Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Monday Evening.
There is no material change to notice in the
state of the Cotton Market. To-day the sales
were about 9,000 bales, of which one-fourth were
on speculation or for export. Prices remain vary
firm.

COTTON STATEMENT.
(From the New York Shipping List of October 5.)

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Date. Receipts. Total Clearances. To Great Britain. Stocks.
1859 ... 169,995
1858 ... 144,000
1857 ... 53,000
Owing to the improved appearance of Continental
politics, there has been a good deal of activity in
the Liverpool Share Market to-day ; and very
little stock being offered, prices advanced nearly
1 per cent., and closed at the best point of the
day, with a hardening tendency. The sales tol-day
consisted. of—Birkenhead, 771 ; Eastern Counties,
11 ; Great Western, 641; ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 97, 61, 7 ; London and North-Western,
95k, 5, /, Dittol- Shares, 15-16 d; Midland,
-106,.51c, 641, a ; North-Eastern, 891, 90 ; Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 331, 4; Rovers,
231, 3-16 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 5/ ; Grand
Trunk of Canada, 9•-', ; Great Luxembourg, 7/ ;
North Union A, 237. .
CLOSING PRICES.
Ches. & B'head —774 771 •N.Stafford 4B 31d
Caledonian 921 92/ N. E. Ber. c. Stck . .90 901
E.Counties.. .. 11 3-9 114 York capital Stck .. 74 74*
E. L. Stock Leeds Stock 451 451
G. N. Stock ....1021 103 S. Eastern ..23 3-9 238
Great.We.sterns _651 653 Dutch R'nish 41d
Lan. and York _971 97* Gt. tuxem ..7 8-9 7 11-3,
Ln. & Nor. West. 96 961 G.T.Canda ..9 13-9 9 163
41-shares G.W.Canada 141
M. S. and Lincoln 35-Z 35a „ new shares 61- 6d
Midland Stock ..106a 10614 Lomb.-Venetian 2 21p
N. British St. . .. 60 601 „ new shares

The market for the Public Funds and Securities
exhibited an upward tendency to-day, and a fresh
advance has taken place in Consols. The scrip
of the new Indian Loan has been quoted 1031.
Consols closed at 964 to 961 for money, and 964
to 96 for the account. The new Three per Cents
were done 94' to 95.
The London Railway Share Market was ex-
traordinarily buoyant to-day. Owing to the re-
ported amalgamation, Caledonian Stock has risen
1 per cent., closing at 021 to 921 ; London and
North-Western, 95 to 954 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 97+ to 971 ; Midland, 1064 to 106 D
and Dovers, 77 to 77+.
The stock of Sugar at this port on Saturday
was 30,909 tons, of which 10,382 were 8.P., and
20,527 foreign. Stock same period last year,
26,619 tons, of which 9,287 were 8.P., and
17,332 foreign.

LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE.
LONDON, Monday Evening.
Increased firmness is reported in the Market
for Public Securities, a further advance, amount-
ing to s per cent., having taken place. There is
still an absence of active speculation, but the
supply of stock is rather limited, and steady pur-
chases for investment are being effected, which
promOte an upward tendency. Consols are firm
at 961 to 961, for Money and Account. The Indian
Loan also exhibits renewed buoyancy, the pre-
sent quotation being 1021 to 103. The New
Threes, Reduced Annuities, and Exchequer Bills
are also firmer. Foreign Securities are also well
maintained, but there is very little alteration in
prices. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 100, 102.
Mexican Bonds, 3 per Cent., 221, 221* Peruvian
Bonds, 41- per Cent., 901, 911. Portuguese
Bonds (1853), 3 per Cent., 451, 461. Russian
Bonds {1822), 5 per Cent., 109, 111 ; ditto
41 per Cent., 98, 100. Sardinian, 5 per Cent.,
W
86, 87. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 45',
461. Turkish 6 per Cent., 78, 79 ; ditto New
Loan, 6 per Cent., 68, 69 ; ditto Guaranteed, 4 per
Cent., 1021, 1021. Dutch 21 per Cent., 651, 661;
ditto 4 per Cent., 991, 1001. In the Railway
Share Market the dealings are very limited, and
confined almost exclusively to the arrangement
now in progress for the settlement of the Account.