The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL FRUIT TRADE.

CIIRBANTS.—Since our last report of the 3rd instant, a considerable
reduction has taken place in the price of Currants, the holders from
soma cause (unexplicable to us) have been seized with something like
a panic, and evinced such anxiety to sell that the consequence has
been a reduction in price, of something like 6s to Sc per cwt, at this
reduction sal, s have been making to some extent, the buyers have
taken courage and are operating freely. The consumption is going
on rather heavily, being about 340 tons in something less than four
weeks; bat the demand for export has fallen off to about 40 tons in the
same time, which will leave us now with a present stock (having had
no arrivals to add to it) of about 3,580 tens, which, as we have noticed
in our last, appears more than sufficient to carry us oa until the new
crop arrives. But still we see no real cause for alarm even in this case ;
fo,, looking at the many casualties that may arise to Num the new
crop, we think the chances are in favour of old fruit at present prices ;
for unless the crop of this year should exceed by much that of last
year, we see no reason to anticipate the growerd will accept much, if
any, less prices than they obtained last year, wh,n the cost laid down
here Was much over what we are now submitting to, for really good
fruit, consequently we look upon it buyers are running very little
risk in keeping themselves well stocked at present
RApINS.—We are still unable to make any satisfactory report as
regards Raisins of any sort. The stocks of all descriptions are so
small, and the demand limited, that the dealers have little to contend
with, and norhing to prevent them obtaining present rates.
NUTS. —We have little to notice in Nuts or any kind; the transac-
tions are of such a retail character, and so very little alteration in
price, as not deserving of further notice.

ORANGES AND LEMONS.—We continue to receive an abundant
supply of all description of Oranges, with the exception of St.
klich,el's (which are over for this season) ; and although the supply
is so great, the demand appears to keep pace with it, and prices are
well supported. The Valencia Oranges lately arriving, have been in
Inch ban condition, that a ruinous loss has been the consequence,
while other descriptions have been paying the shippers and importers
a fair profit. Lemons still neglected ; and wear° not likely to see
any improvement in prices until we get warmer weather.
FLETCHER AND FIRTH.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. The editor of Mackenzie's
Message, says : —We had not travelled on this road, West,
since a trip at its opening, till last Wednesday. The cars
went beautifully ; the road was smooth, and our progress
almost double that of the trial trip.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—We have the satisfaction to
inform our readers, says the Quebec Mercury that the
" monster pig," of Canada West is entirely beaten by a
sucking pig reared in this district by Christopher Nugent,
of Frampton' and n9w the property of Mr. Thomas Walker,
J.P., of St. Sylvester, who has been persuaded to bring it
into the city for exhibition. The animal, which is a sow,
but thirty months' old, weighs one thousand and two
pounds ! It is too fa', to travel by railway., or any ordinary
conveyance, and is now being slowly drawn by two horses,
all the way from St. Sylvester. We trust the owner may
meet with sufficient encouragement while here to induce
him to take the pet to Upper Canada as an itlustration
of what Lower 'Canada can do in the way of raising
porkers. _ _

- EX TRAORDINARY MEETING OF BILL-POSTERS.—A meet -
ing of the bill posters of this city was convened on Wed-
nesday, at Mr. Cox'F, Theatre Royal Tavern. The whole
fraternity of the mural dec,)rators of Manchester were
invited by Mr. Anderson, the wizard, to a dinner and
soiree. About thirty attended. The chair was taken by
Mr. Anderson, Mr. -Hingstou of as vice chairman.
The object of the meeting, a 3 stated by the chairman, was
to obtain, if possible, a better chance of the hills and
announcements of tradesmen aad others being dis Played
on the walls, and to obviate their receiving any malicious
injury. I-. anpears that c)r sotne time past a feud hes ex-
isted among the gentlemen of the paste can, PrinciAgilY
because some of them, in order to bo independent of the
others, had purchased the exclusive right. to certain walls,
possessed the right have been
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bills posted by their rivals, and the
returned by an equal work of destruc-
tion other side. It was proposed by Mr, Goodwin
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beennthat if the wall party gave up their stations, and affixed
a notice to that effect, they should be considered as friends,
and any bill poWed by them remain unmolested. This
proposal was accepted, with the understandiLg that neither
party should in any way interfere with the other, but allow
the public and their employers a fair opportuni y of their
bills being displayed without wanton and malicious damage.
Mi. Andqvsaa urged that there should be free trade in bill
posting as in everything else, and that the wall monopoly
should be abolished. His arguments were favourably re-
ceived, and an agreement embodying the same was drawn
up by Mr. iiingston, and signed by all the bill posters
present.—Manchester Examiner,