The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening

There has been very little change in our Cotton
Market to day. The sales are estimated at 6,000
bales, of which 1,500 were on speculation and
for export. Messrs. Wright, Jun., in their circular
issued tor the Arabia, say -
Our Cotton market opened this week with the same
dull feeling which has characterised the bnsiness for some
weeks past, as noticed in our last circular of the 27th ult.,
per N,agara. Later adviCes per Persia, Emeu, and Kan-
garoo, failed to have any influence, as their tenor *as
anticipated. Although the accounts point more clearly to
a crop not exceeding 3,000,000 baleS, the average weight
is found to exceed last season's, and would be equivalent
to a yield of 3,E00,006 of the same size bale, that a good
portion of this is occasioned by sand and dirt, and the
large quantity of unmerchantable stuff high prices
induce planters to scrape together, is overlooked
at the moment,' bat can scarcely fail to be felt
when the import no longer offers a selection of good
working qualities. Some time, however, Must elapse
before this is more manifest; in the Interval holders meet
the demand liberally, withott pressing stock, though par-
cels to arrive continue to be brought forward and sold at
a loss on the last quotations ruling at the shipping ports,
and to such lists speculation is chiefly confined. Prices
remain unaltered, but with an increased difficulty in real.
ising the inferior descriptions, of which there is a large
quantity On the market. The total sales of the week
amount to_ 53,030 bales, of which 36,440 are American.
speculators have taken 4,160, and exporters 4.370, leaving
44,500 bales of all kinds to the trade. The import for
same time is 93,953 bales, of which 64,672 are American.
The quantity known to be at sea from American ports is
about. 208,000 bales. Prices to-day,
New Orleans Fair.. Bid Middling-7 13.16 d Ordindry.. 6d to 74d
Mobile • • 82 • • 7101 6d to 7d
Atlantic „ 7 9-161 61 to 7d.
Total tak'n for Coneption, 183 ~
7..419.180 bales. 1856...594 680 bales
fl Export (adtuaD .. 42,751 „ 50,6t1 .
ASierican Brazil Egyptiln E Indies W moles T'stal
Stock this day.. 397,920 46 670 18 440 55.090 6so 428.800
Same time 1856.282,23 D 58,7130 39.390 24 450 2,330 407,210
The Liverpool Share Market was rather unsteady
to-day. Little business was done, but prices were
not lower. The following were the transactions :
-Caledonian, 34 -, 1; Chester and Holyhead,
171 ; Eastern Counties, 118,3-.16; Lancashire an
Yorkshire, 102, Ig.; Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport 9/. shares., 1 1 16,
.1-lp ; London and
North Western. 1051„ ,--70 Midland, 82, 11,
-1. a, 21 North Eastern, 211, 9.16 ; Dovers,
22k, 1. 1, I, 1, ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
eolnshire 101 shares, 121; Grand Trunk of Canada
141, 13-16, 1, I, 1516, 15, k ; Great Ltixem-
bourg 10 9 16 ; Gre It Western or Canada 26
The following were the cloning prices :-Blackburn,
84, 81; Chester and Birkenhead, 661, 661 ; Cale-
donian, 34 9-16, 34 11.16 ; Chester and Holyhead, 18,
181 ; Eastern Counties, 11.1, 11 3 16 • East Lanca-
shire, 991 xn 99 ; do. 9/ Shares, e, 1 p; Great
Northern, 28t, 241; do. A shares, .102, 101 ; Great
Western, 661, 67 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
102, 1021 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 191
1.9'1,; do. 91. Shares. 1, 11 p; London and North
Western Stock, 1055,1054 ; ditto 1 Shares, A.; 1.16 d ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 381, 39;
Midland Stock, 811, 82; North British, 111.
111 ; North Staffordshire, 5, d.; North
Eastern--13erwick, 211, 211 ; York and North
Midland, 311, 321 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 20, 201 ;
South Eastern and Dover. 22 9-16, 22a; Scottish
North Eastern, 13, 138; Buffalo and Lake Huron,
11, 11 p ; Dutch Rhenish, par, 8p ; Great
Western of Canada, 261, 261 ; do., New Shares,
31, 3+ p ; Great Luxembourg, 108, 10 9-16 d;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 15, 151.

The Weekly Traffic Returns received tip to this
evening were as follows :--Bedale arid Leyburn
1171, Belfast and Ballymena i,020/, Birkenhead,
Lancashire,
CL'eahire 2,4561, Blackburn 926/,
Bristol 1)..-at.land
Exeter 5,4741, Caledonian 11,8551,
Chester and Holyhead 4,7731, Cork and Bandon
238 t, Cork, Blaekrock. and Passage 1 t4i, Deeside
2101, Dublin and Belfast Junction 1..5324 Dundee,
Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 945'i, Dundalk and
Enniskillen 4561, Dublin and Drogheda 1,423/.
Dublin and Wicklow and Dublin and • Kingstown
1,1781, East Anglian 9t51, Eastern Counties and E.
Un. 22,698/, East Lancashire 5,8091, Edinburgh
and Glasgow and South bunferinline 5,324/, Edin-
burgh, Perth, Dundee and Scottish Central 5,5581
Glasgow and South Western 6,0351, Great North of
Scotland 1,3351, Great Northern 20,1031, Great
Southern and Western 6,221, Great Western
25,395/, Kendal and Windermere 121/, Lancaster
and Carlisle 5,4721, Lancashire and Yorkshire
21,416/, Llanelly Railway and Dock 3134 London
and Blackwall 1,2101, London, Brighton, and South
Coast 10,5301, London and North Western
59,3061, London and South Western 12,1721,
London, Tilbury, and Southend 8341, Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 9,3311.
Manchester, South Junction and Altrincbarn 738/,
Maryport and Carlisle 9411, Midland 28,7031, Mid-
land Great Western 3,903/, Newcastle and Carlisle
3,2011, North British 4,620/, North Eastern 32.1151,
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford 1,0641, North
Staffordshire Railway and Canal 6,970/, North
Western 7281, Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhamp-
ton 3,726/, St. Helens Canal and Railway, 1,5301,
SbrewAbury and Birmingham 1,644/, Shrewsbury
and Chester 2,815/, Shresbury and Hereford 1.210/,
Scottish North N:astern (late Aberdeen) 3,356/,
south Devon 2,439/, South Eastern 14,319/, South
York and River Dun 2,329/. South Wales 6,3851,
Taff Vale 4,560/, Ulster 1,330/, Vale of Neath 1,5631,
Warrington and Southport 122/, Waterford and
Kilkenny 333/, Waterford and Limerick 1,089/, West
Hartlepool Harbour and Ritilway 3.0891, White-
haven and Furness 4001, Whitehaven Junction 444/.
Foreign ; Dutch Rhenish 2,3571, Eastern of France
33,4851, Grand Trunk of Canada 11,4381, Great
Luxembourg 787/, Great Western of Canada 10,4681,
Northern of France 36,3521, Orleans, Bordeaux and
Branches 46,373/, Paris and Lyons 39,7141,
Sambre and Meuse 1,117/, Western and North
Western 26,636/,

The Money Market keeps stringent, and the
private discount houses have advanced their rate,
and brought out in unison with that of the Bank of
England, viz , 6i per cent., under which no bill
can be discounted. This has had the effect
of checking speculations in the Funds, and
Consols were very heavy to-day, with a
declining tendency. For money, at noon, the
quotations were 931 to 934, and the closing rates
were about the same. For the account, the closing
prices was 931.

In the London Share Market, a very slack de-
mand was experienced for the leading stocks and
shares, but prices were steady. The following were
the closing quotations:-Ambergate, Nottingham,
and East Junction, 54, 5r5,- ; Caledonian, 682, 691 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 56, 57 ; Eastern Counties,
111, ; East Lancashire, N. 100 ; Great Northern,
964, 974; Ditto A, 86, -88 ; Great Western, 67,'
67-1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1021 ; Leeds
Northern, 401, London and North Western,
1052; London and South Western, 1021,
103; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 384. 39 ; Midland Stock, 81i, 824 ; North
British, 444, 454; South Eastern and Dover,
751, 752 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
864, 874-; York and North Midland, 634, 64 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 34, .36 ; Great Southern
and Western, 105, 107; Grand Trunk of Canada,
14a, 148; Great Western of Canada, 261 ; do. new,
31 ; Mexicans, 234, 232 : North of France 414 ;
Paris and Lyons, 411 f Paris and Strasburg, 354,
36 ; Russian, 104, 106 ; Paris and Orleans, 62f ;
Central of France, 244, 242 ; Sambre and Meuse,
94, 10 ; Namur and Liege, 84, 9; Great Luxembourg,
61, 61 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam, 71 ; Dutch
Rhenish, 134 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 61, 62.
After official hours the transactions were at the
following prices : - Caledonian, 69} ; Eastern
Counties, 114,111; East Lancashire, 991 100 ; Great
Northern, 964, 974; Ditto A, 86, 88; Great Wes-
tern, 672, 674 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 100 f.
London and North Western, 1052, 106 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 384, 39 ;
Midland Stock, 814, 824 ; North British, 441, 454 ;
South Eastern and Dover, 73k, 734 ; York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 864, 872; York and North
Midland, 634, 64.
The country markets held this week have shown
more steadiness, -and the decline in the value of
Wheat appears for the present arrested, while in a
few cases a slight improvement is apparent. The
deliveries of farmer's wheat are on a:Somewhat
reduced scale,. and millers being low in stock, a
more active demand has been experienced for
granaried parcels. The' Gazette returns for the
week ending 28th ultimo are 98,784 quarters against
106,868 quarters the previous week. The trade