Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

SATURDAY'S MARKETS,

LIVERPOOL CorroN.—There has been a general demand
for cotton to-day, and prices continue very firm. The sales
—including 60 Maranham, 8d; 20 Bahia, 6-14; 200
.Egyptian, 7adto 81d; 1,100 Surat, 50 to 6d—are reported
10,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation and for
expo .
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LoNuoNAPßoDucn:--Sugar quiet, with doWniard ten-
dency. Coffee-61n. 'Tea firm, common Congou is 11d.
Saltpetre quiet, 600 bags sold yesterday afternoon. Tallow
steady at 52s to 52s 3d. In all positions with but little
doing.

BOROUGH HOP.—Fine hops are scarce, and the tone
dearer. ,Other kinds move off steadily, at very full prices.
LeNoon. TALLOW. The market is steady. Town tallow
is quoted, 51s. 6d., nett cash ; Petersburg, Y.C. on the
spot, 525. ; March, 525. to 525. 3d. ; April to June, 525. to
525. 3d. ; October to December, 525. to 525. 3d. Market
Averages —Town tallow, 535. 6d. ;, fat by ditto, 2s. 9.41 d. ;
yellow Russian, 535. 6d. ; melted stuff; 40s. ; rough ditto,
245. ; tallow greaves, 16s. ; good dregs, 7s.
LONDON WOOL SALES.—The attendance of home buyers
has been moderate, and the biddings generally have ruled
steady at fully the opening quotations..
LONDON Mnfirtn. —ln the mining market to-day shares
in East Wheal Russell are slightly flatter, (mina to the

realisations. The present quotation is 20' to 30. North
Basset shares are in demand, at to 104. Great Wheal
Alfred are quoted 3/ to 41. A fair amount of business has
likewise been done in shares in Wheal Margaret, Provi-
dence Mines, West Camden; East Trefusisr. Tincroft, and
Buller and Basset mines. A number of transactions

were recorded in the Stock Exchange list. Foreign
and colonial mining ' shares remain steady. Subjoined
is our weekly report of the 'Metal market ::—Nothing
has occurred, to alter the satisfactory position 'of
the metal market, and operations continue to be very
limited in number and extent. • In• copper there' is no
change to note; the market potations' are' firmly main-
tained, and confidence in the continuance of present- prices
is generally felt. Iron is kept in good position by the
large demand for fails, but Scotch pig is still lower, being
to-day 55s 6d per ton for mixed numbers. Lead is •without
change, and. the same may be said' of tin and spelter. Tin
plates are in better demand, and prices have stiffened. An
extraordinary general meeting of the Australian Mining

Company is edged for the -18th inst., "for the purpose- of
considering the letters of Messrs. Forster, Davenport, anti
Hitchins, communicated to the shareholders in the circular
issued by the hoard on the 19th ult., and to take such action
thereon as the shareholders may think. most desirable."'
An extraordinary general meeting of the East India Coal
Company is called for the 23rd inst. The settlement of the
fist of contributories of the Mixon Great Consols Copper
Mining Company is to be proceeded. with by Vice-
Chancellor Sir W. P.. Wood, on the 11th inst.

LONDON MONEr.—Consols opened very firm, on a
pacific declaration from France in the Doily. Yews
of to-day, extracted from the Moniteur. They are very
firm' at 96g. Shares have also improved, and the tone is
extremely firm. French- good, Canadian inactive.
NZWCASTLE CORN. —A small supply of farmers' wheat
has been cleared off at an advance of is per quarter on last
weekra.rates. South country in fair supply, and the turn
in favour of sellers. Foreign held high and consequently
little doing. Flour held firmly, but slow sale. Of oats,
the arrivals from the north are extensive, and sales-moderate
at last week's rates. Bean&and peas unchanged.
WOOL AND WORSTEDJ—Leeds (English and Foreign),
March 1: There has been. rather a quiet business- during
the week, in both English and Foreign wool. 'ln the former
there is no quotable difference in price, and in the latter
prices are also steady. In law wool there is a fair business
doing, at prices current for some time. Bradford, Thursday :
In English wools, the business' doing is comparatively
small, and where transactions take place, prices are
rather in favour of the buyer.. Noils and shorts, from 15d
and upwards, are in fair request, and rates are firm, stocks
being light ; but under that value there is -.not much
business going forward, and prices are easier. In worsted
yarns we have nothing new to. report. The transactions
taking place in this branch of the trade are not of
magnitude. Halifax, Friday evening: The indisposition
to operate in the wool market would seem rather increased
than otherwise on the part of the consumers, and the
tendency of pikes is still furtherin their favour. We have
no change to note in the worsted.'business ; the demand' for
yarns for the home trade continues very fair.

CORK COWL—White wheat, 23s 3d; red 18s to 225;
barley, 13s to 15s 6d ; oats, lls 8d to 14s.
CORK BUTTER.—Firsts, 126 s ; seconds, 1265; thirds, 100;
fourths, 79s : fifths, 56s per cwt. 200 in market.
CARLISLE CORN.—There was a fair supply of all kindU- of
grain at market this morning. Wheat met with dull sale

at about last week's rates. - Oats and barley a good sale,
owing to the demand for seed.

GLASGOW IRON. - No. 1,50 s. 3d to 50s 6d; warrants,
Rs 9d to Rs ; makers' iron, 50s 3d to 50s 6d ; No. 3,
50s 3d to 50s 6d per ton. Market firm.

OPOWEING. INTELLIGENCE.
(A few pickings by a friend of the "Man in the Moon.")

The day of the Grand National proved more attractive
than Tuesday, for it induced hundreds to flock to Aintree
who would not go there to see horses race, but who would
go there to see them junzp. Anaverage quantity of people
had been upon the course on the previous afternoon, but for
the steeple chase their numbem were more than trebled.
The sun shone brightly, and spring seemed coming; as the
railway whistle was heard to summon the sight seers to
the trains awaiting their pleasure. The black bird's whistle
is not often heard between Liverpool and Aintree. What
a contrast between this drive and the many lovely ones
that frequenters of a race-eourso• enjoy in their various
trips during the summer. A native of Newmarket or of
Chichester mnst see it to believe it. At one place there is
nothinc, but smoke and dirt, at the others fresh air and
cleanliness. The hotels in the town were full, and the
foreigners, who were anxious to see the horses sank,- les
barrieres, did not think they should be in time unless they
started with an undigested breakfast. The race itself was
fixed for a quarter past three. Betting in the town was
not very brisk, the only noticeable .alteration being the
high favour into which "Half-Caste and Jean du Cluesne
were rapidly advancing ' • and the only answer to the
universal question, " Ilrhat about the Brewer ?". was the
unvaried—" They- back him as if it was over."
The new Book Calendar gives a very cheering view of
turf prospects. One two-year-old of Mr. Merry's (Brother
to Rainbow) is enraged fifty times already ; and two others,
Trovatore and Lady Falconer, forty-six and forty-two times
respectively. A
.yearling (Cantatrice), belonging to the
same gentleman, is in for twenty-five ; but, so far, Vir, the
first-born of Virago, is only in two stakes, and those at
Newmarket. Lord Glasgow has about tweutp-one matches
on hand, with £4,150 as their half forfeits ;.,,while Mr. F.
Robinson has nineteen, with £4,250. One of the latter, is
for £2,000, h. ft. The lame Clarissa colt has been named
Young Melbourne, and Lord Glasgow has matched three of
his produce for 1862 against three by Sir Joseph Hawley's
new fancy, Charleston, who is to bring back the Fleur-de-
Lis strain into England. Old Melbourne is not dead yet,
and thus the newspaper elegies upon him have been wasted.
Tiddington's subscription is full; and Ignoramus's dam,
Omoo, and Avacanora, are among the arrivals at Voltigeur's
paddocks. The Americans have offered 1,200 guineas for
Oulston, but we believe that no bargain has been made ;
and Ralpho's dam has had a splendid colt foal to Fandango,
who bids fair to do much for English stud farms.
The Border Chief goes fo Derby, and I think he will
just be good enough to win the Steeple Chase.