The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Monday

The Cotton Market has been steady to-day, and
the, full prices of last week were readily maintained.
As the day wore on the demand became more active,
and the day's business resulted in sales amounting
to 18,000 bales, of which one half—namely, 9,000
bales—were on speculation and for export. The
operations were chiefly in Bengal and Egyptian.
Some anxiety is manifested for the receipt of the
America's advices.
Our local Share Market opened this morning
with a very steady feeling, and continued so
throughout the day. At the same time the dealings
were of a limited character; but in the after part of
the day sellers were enabled to command and obtain
better prices. The sales comprised—Blackburn at
82-. Eastern Counties,9 5 16,1 East Lancashire, 234.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 968, 1 1. London and
N. Western Stock, 106,1 Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 341 Midland Stock, 821, k, 1. North
Eastern—Berwick Capital Stock, 21k, 1„ I. South
Eastern and Dover, 221 I, 1,1, 4, k St. Helens'
Canal and Railway, 5 per cent. B profs., 105. Do.
6 per cent. C prefs., 121 k. In local shares the
only transaction reported, Borough Bank, at 10a.
The following are the closing rates of the day—
Blackburn, 8k 8 11-16. Chester and Birkenhead,
651 66. Caledonian, 31/ 318. Chester and Holy
head, 18 18*. Eastern Counties,9 5-16 og. East
Lancashire, • 23i 231 Great Northern, 231 231
Ditto A Shares, 91 10. Great Western, 661 661
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 96k 96:4. Liver-
pool, Crosby. and Southport, 18k 18g. London
and North Western Stock, 1061 1064. Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. 342 341.
Midland Stock, 821 821 North British, 10 10*
North Staffordshire, 5 411 South Eastern and
Dover, 22k 221. Scottish North Eastern, 121 13
North Eastern—Berwick, 21,i 211. York and
North Midland; 30: 308. Leeds capital Stock, 181
18*. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 18 lip. Dutch
Rhenish, f, kd. Great Western of Canada, 241
24k. Ditto New Shares, 211 16 21-p. Great Lux-
embourg, Ilk 1014. Grand Trunk of Canada,
12 9-16 12 11 16 1

The timely arrival of the Australian clippers,
White Star and Heather Bell, with gold to the
amount of over three quarters of a million sterling,
has given an easier tone to the Money Market.
There is still, however, a pretty strong demand for
discount accommodation, and full rates of interest
are charged.
The Consol Market to day was without change.
The dealings were to a moderate extent. The
opening price for money was 93, after which 92i
was paid. For the Account sales began at 93, arise
of per cent ensued, after which 93} was accepted.
The New Three per Cents were done at 934 and 938.
The foregoing prices were sustained until the close
of business, when the latest quotations given were
931 to 938 for both money and ac,!ount. Exchequer
Bills were held at par to 3s premium.
Little business was transacted to-day in Railway
Shares on the London Stock Exchange, still we
do not note any change in prices. The following
transactions were reported :

Eastern Counties .... ... , ..,, ...
...
... 93g
Great Western ...., ..... ..... .... ....... 661 ... 66g.
Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and North Western Stock
London and South Western
South Eastern and Dover
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 844- .. 85
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Janet. 4.,1,- ... 47,-
Caledonian .... ......

Eastern Counties 9 5.16..7-16
East Lancashire
Great Northern

Ditto A . 789 .. 794
Great Western
Lancashire and Yorkshire....
Leeds Northern
London and North Western
London and South Western . ~ lO6l 106,1
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 34 .. 344
Midland Stock
North British . ... 399 .. 404
North Eastern and Dover . . -
York, Newcastle, and Bervick ......
York and North Midland ......
Chester and Holyhead
ureat south Western
Great Western of Canada

There was very little business transacted in the
Manchester Share Market to-clay, and the closing
rates are quoted as follows :—Leeds, 061. Cheshire
Junction, 65. Sheffields, 34 4. Great Western,
66 4 f. East Lancashire, 23 13-16 4. Blackburn,

We are in receipt of Trieste advices to the Ist
inst. inclusive; and from the circular of J. C.
Hitter and Co., we learn that improved accounts
from Liv ,rpool gave an additional impetus to the
cotton market there, realising higher prices, which
were not maintained to their full extent, and as the
actual small stock, with but 7,000 bales American
expected, held out fair prospects for the course of
the article there. Generally speaking, a quiet tone
had pervaded the other markets in Trieste ; but a
revival of trade was expected, of which, in fact,
symptoms had set in ; and, on the roads to the
interior becoming easier for the carriage of goods,
an improved business generally would certainly
ensue. The circular alluded to says--,
Great calm continues to reign in the Wheat market, and
prices are more nominal than otherwise. Indian Corn has
again, to some little extent, been the object of speculation,
causing value to improve, though on the whole the market
has closed with less spirit. The full prices at which Linseed
is held tends to restrict business. Other descriptions
generally are calm, Oats excepted, which have been inquired
for by local consumers.

Stocks :-68,000 stajas Wheat. 104,000 do. Indian Corn,
500 do. Rye, 8,500 do. Barley, 15,000 do. Oats, 3,000 do.
Beans, 13,000 do. Linseed, 6,500 do. Rapeseed.
The debate in parliament on Friday night upon
the Bank Charter Act has naturally excited great
interest in egmmercial circles. However opinion
may vary respecting the almost unqualified support
apparently given by government to the. existing
currency system, nearly every one agrees in
expressing regret that the disgracefully defective
state of the laws relating to the winding up of
insolvent banks and other public companies is to
be exempted for the present from special investi-
gation.
Of the 263,220 dollars (or 52,6001) in specie
brought by the Emu, from New York, 200,851
dollars is stated to be on French account.

It is now stated that the attempt to float the
stranded steamer Tyne will not be renewed for the
present.
The dividend of the Stockton and Darlington
Railway Company has beenofficially fixed this week
at 11 5s per 2M share, or at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum. The dividend for the corresponding
half year of 1855 was at the rate of 9 per cent. per
annum.

It has been officially intimated from the London
and North Western Railway Company's offices that
the whole of the 20/and 10/ C shares will be included
in the vote of consolidation to be taken at the
general meeting. In the case of such shares as
are in arrear of calls, the certificates will be ex-
changeable for stock coupons on payment of the
arrear and interest, at any time subsequent to the
general meeting.
The following railway meetings are newly an-
nounced, viz. ,—Great Western and Brentford
Railway Company for the 20th inst; West End of
London and Crystal Palace Railway Company for
the 23rd inst; Scinde Railway Company for the
18th inst.

The following meetings are also announced,
viz., Norfolk Estuary Company for the 24th inst. ;
London, Manchester, and Foreign Warehouse
Company (first annual meeting) for the 24th inst.;
Eastern Steam Navigation Company, for the 10th
inst ; Oriental Inland 'Ream Company (first annual
meeting), for the 20th inst.
The half yearly meeting of the Indurated Stone
Company is called for the 16th inst. The share
holders will be required " to take into consideration
the present position of the company.''
Herapath believes that the South Eastern divi-
dend for the half year just terminated will be at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The Heather Bell has arrived. She brings
81,478 ounces of gold, and 399 bales of wool.