The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-31 00:00:00

TOTALS

Ntw Orleans
Mobile ..
Eavannah . .
Charleston .
New York .

Bales.
44,965
2,228
14,807
12,052
2,592

2592

76,634
tao Our. local stock and share market opened this
rnlng with firmness and continued so to the
eelse when the heavy stocks went rather easier.
ke day's sales comprised—Birkenhead and Ches-
i,,,',.'z°s ; Blackburn, 81 11 16 ; Caledonian, 301 *;
-""nburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 8 9-16 ; Lancashire
I,r Yorkshir, 96a-1 Manchester, Sheffield, and
Se aeoln 331 - Midland 82,1 ; North Western, 71;
outh i'laster'n and Dover, 221 a 1 I ; Dutch
tii,,niab, par ; Great Western of Canada, 24g- ;
''') new, 21. After the regular business
bbonds the following sales were recorded :—Black-
,4ll, 8 11-16 ; Eastern Counties, 9 5-161 ; Lanca•
Nu.° and Yorkshire Stock, 964 ; London and
dl'nil Western Stock, 1061-; Midland, 821; Dovers,
. We
, 'e subjoin the latest quotations of the
,33---131ackburn, 82- 84; Chester and Birkenhead,
651- Caledonian, 30* 301. Chester and
I,sll3'head, 181 18ele Eastern Counties, 91 9 5-16.
2,8 t Lancashire, 23* 231. Great Northern, 23
66ut. Ditto A. Shares, 9i 91. Great Western, 654
e . Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 961 961
ia,verpool, Crosby, and Southport, 184 181. London
4d North Western Stock, 106* 1061. Man-
'stester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. 332. 331 Midland
Stock' 821 801 North British 9a 91. North
__ 8 ..., 2. , 4 S
Plsteirdshiee, 4* 4,1-cl. South Eastern and Dover,
22 5 16. Scottish North Eastern, 12* 13. North
liaste"—Berwiek, 20 15-16 211-16. York and
torth Midland, 291 30. Leeds capital Stock, 171 18.
iltiliffalo and Lake Huron, 1 7-16 lip. Dutch
24,,e,r;5h, id, par. Great' Western of Canada,
I-,' '''• Ditto New Shares, 21- 2 13-16 p. Great
I.2Teinloabourg, 11 1011. Grand Trunk, of Canada,
tYI-1,(3-(irain upon the bullion from the Bank of
CRiand still goes on, and is expected to continue,
fightshould the Heather Bell or the Morning
both of which vessels are now expected
your
Australia, soon arrive,. a more cheerful feeling
wow regard to the position of monetary affairs
a dbe engendered. As it is, however, there is
considerable degee of uncertainty, and many
)13'ealls.ik
Diryet incline to the opinion that the
.11,. eetors will be compelled to resort to
1 a:eased restriction. The money market has ex-
periencedis no relief through the minimum not have
Itne been interfered with yesterday, the demand, if
,y.thing, being even more active than before
ae_nscipairoves, threfore, that the wants of the com-
rner •
4t public are still very urgent, and that the
1, -- of next month is expected to be one of the
,4'2aviest experienced for sometime past, Calls are
',"‘'i due upon the Bombay and Baroda Railway,
tile Tilbury and Barking Extension, and other
tares %in 1 t ther with the Foreign Stock and
Share , L , oge
f, , settlements, occasion an extended demand
is )1
accommodation. On the Stock Exchange there
. a brisk inquiry at 6 to 7 per cent on Government
',eeurities.
rn ,
i 'Jae market for Consuls was again depressed
Lo.a_
th_"4Y, owing to the speculative dealings of
di,_ Bears. Encouraged by the unsettled con-
t,-.,'0.11 of monetary affairs, and the prospect of the
t'r'ele drain continuing, these operators are now
b!?seouting their time bargains with vigour, which
mbturally increases the heaviness of prices. The
o^illt,iimprovement in the French Funds has had
R 1 -n"ence, and the market seems to be guided
post exclusively by the change in the prospects
be monetary concerns. Consols for money have
tll2 VI 1, and 93 to 931, while for the sth proximo
Nia-,-' nave been almost stationary at 931. The
flitch quotation is 93*. Exchequer Bills have
her declined, being 7s to 2s premium, and the
;1:11-1cla are 981 to 99. East India Bonds were marked
havll'enunt to par. The Ne w Three per Cents.
to°l,l3,een 93,11 ; and the Reduced 93! .1- Bank
,I, e• is 2171
Lavne transactions in the London Railway Market
bllati e ibi tetel
en very limited, and prices generally showed
e
variation from yesterday's quotations.
:11i(idenian and Great Western advanced about ss,
and -vand es., South Western I.os, and Lancashire
(I ,i.-torkshire, 7s 6d ; Chester and Holyhead
have
linhed ss. The French lines are very inactive,
Iltie,-4„e, C'nadia.n have improved. Grand Trunk
bard- ".',A,vanced 10s, and Great Western ss, Lom
rates. `venetian venetian and East Indian ruled at steady
P.,..xet—, The transactions comprised Bristol and
iNette-r',.....G0i 3 ; Great Western, 66 651 ; London and
leit,„; western, 1064 ; Manchester, Sheffield, an d
(I'lli 331; North British, 39i 9 ; Midland, 821
k Berwick Capital Stock, 83i-
the he„,Bers- D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that during
Ar4„":st week there has been a good demand for
been-lsican Securities generally. In the various
stocks a moderate amount of business has
, d
'IN one. Of the first class railroad bonds there
kere en some considerable purchases for invest
hite,"'h,lailst the more speculative bonds and shares

leen offered more freely at lower prices

(1-4ne busines; transacted in Colonial Produce
,/141 ;1. the ast week has been very active, the
°Y aucption having again been numerous.
aqvah'llgar a brisk enquiry has prevailed, and an
1111i0-1,"" of 6d. per cwt. has taken place. Coffee
aetio; have
higher prices, but the trans
uave not been very extensive. Tea hasl
Ithdr—,uted firm, common congou realising ls
for i4„„L'ler better kinds is 2d per lb. The demand
tiotlrst—he has not increased, and rather lower quota-
riat4W,ave been current ; cocoa is steady, and in
titia,,,`4° dealings have been circumscribed. At the
°the; °,ll. sales previous rates were maintained in
411 bueseriptions of spice no material alteration
Ileteieclnoted. Saltpetre has been heavy. Coebi-
Per lb. cheaper, and cotton firm. Tallow
Th,:en quiet at full quotations.
'4lr(4olie Was a meeting held yesterday of the
I)ders of the Maraquita Mining Company,
13 I.: D"ries, Esq , in the chair. A dividend of
1114 r share for the half year was agreed to, and
flik,ePort on the progress of the mines, afrer some
i'llo‘l.."l°h: was adopted. On the question of
441-iti‘lng the directors at the rate of 5001 per
v;z 111 for their services from the commencement,
I:'lle'Vt,iDeriod of four years, a ballot was taken,
41‘,-).4 '4O numbers declared were 39,694 shares in
Thel. of the allowance, and 2320 against it.
27,53 elbourne advices just to hand mention that
'lttEtr,,°lloces of gold, worth about 110,0007, were
°etob-' at the customs on ono day the 21th of
er,for tranernistion to London by the Heather