Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-08 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

COMMERCIAL

The returns of gold by escort from the various gold-
fields up to September 10, of the present year, were
1,555,835 oz., and those of 1858, for the same period,
were 1,631,934 oz. 16 dwt.
The total quantity of gold brought down to Mel-
bourne by escort since the opening of the gold-fields, in
1851, is estimated at 16,651,107 oz. The returns dur-
ing the current year have, as will be seen by the above
statement, exhibited hitherto a considerable falling-off,
as compared with the corresponding months of the pre-
vious year. The highest returns for any vear were in
1856, when the escorts amounted to 2;625;968 oz. In
1857 the quantity was 2,481,020 oz. ; and Abe returns
onR r--- 9 271,268 oz.

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Since the date of our last summary the following.
extra-colonial vessels conveying gold have sailed from
Robson's Bay :

&hate, to SllO2 . . . . 7,laz
Red Rover, to Hong-Kong . . 6,716
Royal Charter, to Liverpool .
Orwell, to London
Eagle, to Hong-Kong .. .
Red Jacket, to Liverpool, . .
Swiftsure, to London . . .

The shipments of gold during the first eight months
of the current year have been as follows, fractional parts
being omitted :—January,_. 199,068 ounces; February,
189,275 do. ; March, 203,590 do. ; April, 188,973 do. ;
May, 170,133 do. ; June, 239,533 do. ; July, 178,944
do. ; August, 213,368 do.
As compared with the shipments of gold during the
corresponding months of 1858 there has been a decrease
similar to that which we have remarked as exhibited in
the escort return's. The largest quantity exported in
R 111.0116 year was 1856, when the shipments amounted
to 3,003,811 ounces. In the following year the amount
declined to 2,729,655 ounces ; and in 1858, there was
less gold exported than three years previously, the
amount being in 1855, 2,576,745 ounces ; and in 1858,
2,536,983 ounces. According to present appearance,
the export this year will exhibit a still further. decline.
The total quantity of gold exported from the opening of
the gold fields to the end of August, 1859, is 19,192,629
ounces 8 dwt. 15 grs.

In the general money market, capital is reported as
still available at 8 per cent. for sums of £l,OOO and
upwards, on approved mortgages. For smaller sums
from 10 to 15 per cent. is obtained. Since the arrival
of the July English mail, the banks have lowered the
rates of exchange on London to 11 per cent. on bills at
60 days. Freiiht on gold by sailing vessels is from
21d. to 3d. per ounce, deliverable in London ; insurance
11 per cent.
In the stock and share market, diking the past
month, the introduction of a large number of new
mining companies has been the most prominent feature.
These projects have, in some cases, been of an unques-
tionably reliable character, but in others they have
rested upon mere conjecture and the vaguest specula-
tion.
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Things have now assumed a quieter tone, and the merits
of the numerous companies recently formed, already pre-
senting a list of about 60, are now carefully examined
and weighed.
The total amount of imports for the first eight
months of the current year is £10,221,834, against
£8,513,417 for the same period of 1858, showing an
increase of £1,708,387. The exports during the same
period amounted to £8,935,346, against £8,665,333,
showing an increase of Z 270013

Vessels Arrived.—SHIPPING
Apnegounst 22—The Alice Walton,
Holme, .from Leith;
LonndFoowler, from Corinas ;
Anglesey; Alliabe, from •,141.he Zoboahr Mor-
rison, from Liverpool. 24—The lock, Wright,
Perry, Kiddie,
from London. 25—The Commodoreoo
from Liverpool. 28—The Constance, from
Bordeaux ; Morning Light,' Gilles, from Liverpool ;
Black Swan, King, from London. 29—Thee Sardinian,
Trevellick, from Glasgow ; Cleadon, Fentie, from
London • 'Olivia, Jones, from Newport. Sept.
Hannah '•
Nicholson, Rouse, from Mauritius. 7—The
Emeu, Monroe, from Suez ; Harvest Home, Harvey,
from Calcutta; Tricolour, Price, from Calcutta. 12--
The Morning Star, Matthews, from Liverpool. 14—
The Water Nymph, Stewart, from London; Napoleon,
Currie, from Boston ; Sussex, Fothergill, fry. London.
Vessels cleared out.—Aug. 16—The Amazon, Dann-
berg, for Guam. 17—The Leopard, Beehan, for Mau-
ritius. 19—The Susanna, Mathieson, for Guam ;
Echunga, Davies, for Guam • Peter Maxwell, Marshall,
for Callao ; Red Rover, Putman, for Hong Kong.
20—The Eagle, Williams, for Hong Kong ; Horizon,
Schmidt, for Guam, 22—The Orwell, Weynton, for
London. 24—The Royal Charter, Taylor, for Liver-
pool. 26—The Adelicia, Hopwood, for Guam. 27—
The Merchant Prince, 11PKay, for Bombay. 30—The
Gen. Neill, Clarke, for Calcutta. 31—The Telegraph,
Henderson, for Guam. Sept. I—The Nepaul, Muir, for
a.11ao; Henrietta, Fourcade for Mauritius. 2—General
Jessup, Gay, for Guam. 3—The Sir William Eyre,
Shaw,a for Callao. s—The Laurence Brown, Pierce, for
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. nghai ; Continent, Gibbs, for Guam. 7—The Linda,
Bethen, for Point de Gale. B—The Lockett, Popham,
Guam ;
,Jaeket, Kirby, for Liverpool.
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