The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-17 00:00:00

imp,
orts and only a moderate consumptive deraaoo
ne,
all articles have a downward tendency in valup
Wheat must be noted ld to 2d per 701bs lower °I,:
the fine qualities, and 3d to 4d on the general 10
of samples. Flour is neglected, and quotatio i
partially nominal. Indian corn 6d per qualli
cheaper, but with more disposition to operatey
the reduction. To day's market was very thin'
attended, and the demand for each article restricts'
at a further slight decline in prices.
Less faVourable accounts from China and C'
cutta have increased the previously reported ill'.
position of buyers to follow the upward cow's'
the Manchester market for goods and yarn,
producers would now accept prices lately retus'
although being under orders for soMe One,'
holding no stocks of moment; there is 0.0 p: e.
visible, and, as if by consent, both sand afoot
entering upon new transactions of any maguit-
The Bradford Wool. Market seems to
very firm A steady business continues
be transacted in pieces, and a fair demand',
goods is still noticeable. The upward tende
of prices, which has been observable for some VT
past, is yet the order of the day; rind as.the Is`

in the hands of the manufacturers is A
getting consumed, we may expect
increasing stiffness in rates for goods.
At Leicester, it is stated, a fair business was 131
transacted in hosiery goods, and the wor
classes find fair employment. From Notting b,l
we learn that the lace trade is rather dull, ;
increased activity was soon anticipated. 111
hosiery department there is more animation t',
usual at this period of the year, and a busy seas
is expected.

During the past week an active business II
been transacted in Colonial produce, and if moll,
were cheaper there would no doubt be a revive,'
speculation. For Sugar there h.,ts been rather !
inquiry, and in the early part of the week For!
ruled heavy. There has since been more firtene'
and the demand has increased. Cojee has be;
rather dearer, rice is 6d to 9d per cwt. lower, 110
cocoa has been at nominal rates. Tea has C 0
manned high rates, and holders have no ,t 513°1i
any disposition to press sales. Spices hay.l
steady ; saltpetre is quiet; and rum has re.nt
previous rates. Tallow has been maintained,
stock being in few hands. •

The complaints made of the over-charges at
warehouses worked by the Dock Committee, ara„
last beginning to attract more attention ; parts`
have paid them hitherto, thinking them in n'
cases trifling, and not worth the trouble of cote'
ing. We have reason to know that the Cotton (41
Corn traders are unanimous in the feeling
annoyance at the management of the docks
warehouses, and so ,much so, that one of
largest firms actually hauled a ship, the other (Y
out of the Stanley Dock, rather, than allow her
be discharged there, and even shipmest,:
rarely ever go a second time into that clo‘
as the expenses -. are generally 40 to 50 Pi
cent. more than the same cargo could be d

charged in any of the other docks. The feeli
among merchants is, that these .charges
made by porters on the quay, under cover of
authority of the Dock Committee ; and that,
many cases, they would not be made by the c°
mittee themselves ; and that, such being the
they are really made to pay for the porte'o °` e
neglect or whim.

The East India Company will receive tendergo
the 21st inst., for the conveyance of an iron stet)
ferryboat, in pieces, and 550 tons of dead weige
from England to Calcutta; also for the conveyanei
of 100 tons of dead weight from England to Madr
A comparison has been prepared of the import
wines and spirits in the year 1855, as publisheoe
the Board of Trade, with those of the year
showing the results of an interval of 20 years. 4
1835, according to this statement, the total imPc"'
tion of wine was 9,039,551 gallons, while tbs'
1855 was only 8,946,766, showing a decrease,;
92,785 gallons. The total qaantity of 8134
imported in 1835 was 7,980,717 gallons ; that,
1855 being 10,743,259; showing...an. inavol°,eo
2,762,342 gallons. The total amount of YeT.ss:l
paid on both wines and spirits was in
4,738,881/, and in 1855 4,242,5621, shoWj°^ ip
decrease of 492,3191. • Thus, the total ,incroseo
the importation of wines and spirits, during tePo
period, for the United Kingdom, scarcely occety
15 per cent, while there is a large falling off ina
revenue collected. The latter circumstaDe" of
accounted for partly by a reduction in the &IVO
22s 6d to 153 per gallon on brandy, and partlyo
the falling off in the importation of wines. of
increase in the importation of spirits in the °ff
ports has been considerable, while that in. the Po
wil,
of Loudon has not been equal to 10 per cent.
expense incurred in the collection and assesen3,,
of this branch of the revenue in the latter port I'
however, it is said, increased more than 140.

cent. since 1835; and a proposal -is—nowalierto
to have been made for a further additional:
this outlay. In comparing the returns of J
year 1855 with those of 1790, being an iuteuif,!
of 65 years, the extraordinary fact presents
that there is a falling off of 1,440,249 gallonsdii
the total quantities of wines and spiritsi enteso:
for home consumption. In brandy alone, der
falling off—making due allowance for the cill4tt,
ence of measurement—has been more t:'6l

400,00) gallons. Thus, while the importationsit!
tea, sugar, coffee, cocoa, spices, fruits, sucli
currants, raisins, and plums and other necessity
of life, have increased from 100 to 150 per cent, etl,
consumption of foreign spirits has decreased
considerably.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS,
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,

32, for the Week ending Jan. 10, 1857.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Debit.
Notes issued • . £24,031,465

Credit.
Government -
Debt
Other securities 3,459.9
Gold Coin and
Bullion

9,556

£24,031,465

Total .... £21,031,41