Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-05 00:00:00

SHARES.

Lancas.. & York. 98/ 9
L. & N .11r est... 97 7,-
L. and S. West.. WI. 7
Leeds Northern.. 48+, /
Man. Sheff. & Lin 37 it
Midland Stock ...1071„ R
North British ... 601
N. Staffordshire..
S. E. & Dover .. 811 2
York, N. &8.. . 94 -b
York & N. Mid... 78

The following appeared in. a part of our
impression of Saturday
COMMERCIAL.
The Daily News says the tallow market is still falling.
The Herald says that the tea market remains dull
generally, although several contracts are reported to
have been made, the terms of which are kept secret.

The Times, in its weekly review, says the produce
markets during the week have been steady, although
the speculative demand appears in some cases to have
partially subsided.
The Times says that little alteration has occurred in
the freight market during the week ; and, referring to
the necessity of establishing higher outward rates to
India and China, states that shipowners, nevertheless,
daily prefer taking the offers made to holding on for

better. *Unity of purpose in refusing to accept ti „at
which -certain: to bring a loss would alone yit'Ad a
remedy.

MONEY MARKET, &c.

Last night's Bank return shows an, incrdaso .nf
£32,848 in the stock of bullion.

Indian railway securities, which now carry nearly
six months' accrued interest, have b'ln sought after with
comparative eagerness -during th.e • last few days, and
have even attracted some exchaan from the New Indian
0
Loan.--Daily 2%7-cu.&
. .
The. Tiws says British railway stocks have shown
less animation 10-day,- and. in a few instances a • slight_
reaction has taken place. The market, however, remains
intrinsically firm, there being few real. sellers. The
indisposition of the publie_to take foreign securities, in
the existing stateof continental politics, tells in favour
of investments in this de»drtment: The aggregate
traffic returns Of the United- Kingdom, for the week
ending November 26, show an increase f £46,050 over
same term last year. .- •

The funds to-day experienced but a sligl4 variation-;_
at the close firmness was _shown. In other markets
much firmness prevailed. The scarcity of English
guaranteed railway stocks continues to form a feature. -
The demand for money to-day was more active, in pre-
paration for to-morrow's engagements.. Accommodation.
-was not procurable below •24,..per cent._ The sum of
£12,000. -in gold .was withdrawn from the Bank to-day
for exportation. The exact amount of specie engaged
for exportation to the East, by the steamer Delta; on the
4th instant, 'is £83,726. This is the -smallest xemittance
for many months past. The foreign exchanges this
afternoon were steady at former rates.—Daily :News.
• The funds opened, steadily this morning; and almost
immediately experienced an improvement of 4-, from..
which, however, there was finally a reaction, notwith-
standing the receipt of firm prices from Paris. The
demand for discount has been more active to-day, in
.preparation for the,4th. In-the Stock 'Exchabge; how-
eyer, the supply has been good at 2•to 21 per. cent. In
the foreign stock market.there has been- a-. further rise
in Venezuelan,. on the announcement of .remittances for
the dividends due'ois. the Ist of January. PeruVian 4
per cent. dollar bonds have also improved considerably,
it being: -uridersto6d that the dividends - which have
hitherto been payable solely.in NeW York, are .hence-
forth.to be paid-also in London, at a fixed exchange- of
4s. to the dollar. Mexican were slightly lower.—Tilizes.

STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE.

Mr' Samuel Griffiths, in his weekly circular says :
" The -Iron trade of South Staffordshire continues in the
same quiet . state as reported in our last, many of the
leading firms having orders on hand to keep their works
in operation for such sorts as Sheets, Plates, Best Bars,
and Rods. The second and third rate firms are not
so .well off for orders for any kind of Iron ; the
orders for Sheets, which have arrived lately, being
generally for small , quantities, and the demand for
Boiler Plates -likewise. is certainly not so good as it was
fourteen days since. On, this account Sheets are a
shade easier in price, particularly Nail Sheets, which
were sold, delicerat in Birmingham on Thursday last, at
£7 15s. per ton, and even at this price the large cut
nail makers (who consume large quantities of Nail
Sheets) are shy buyers. In common Bass, for reasons
referred'to repeatedly in this circular, . very little is now
being done in South Staffordshire;- the North Stafford-
shire houses having monopolised the trade in this kind
for some time past. Welsh Bars are likewise now com-
peting with the local trade here, and several parcels
have -been -sold both in WOlverhaMpton and Dudley,
which have given satisfaction to, the consumers, and at
prices heloif the South Staffordihire quotations. The
accounts from North -and South Wales, Durham' and '
Lancashire, all ,concur in representing the same degree
of languor in the general demand for Iron, which we
haVe witnessed in this- district during the, last two or
three weeks.. We.have advices from Pittsburg in the
:United States, to the effect that the trade is very Much
'depressed- there, several furnaces are. blown out, and
most of the 'mills -and forges. are put on short time.
The unsettled state of European politics, which left
the future for the whole of Europe so exceedingly:
uncertain, has no doubt produced the falling off in
demand for Iron for all great public undertakings, for the
present ; but we have.reason to hope that the brighten-
ing political horizon now 'prosenting itself to Niels'
will increase, and that the advent 'of the European Con-
gress will inaugurate a lasting state of peace and general
confidence both for the Central States of Italy and other
countries.. Pig Irons—A small business was done .only
in Pigs at the meetings this week ; the prices of Hy-
drates and All Mine Brands were well maintained, most
of the makers of. these kinds having sold.their produce
up-to -quarter day. More business has been done of
late in Hematite Pigs from the Lancashire and
Cumberland districts, which bid- fair to compete suc-
cessfully with our "own best' native brands in' this
market. Pottery are not much inquired for here, and the
North Wales Brands. have arrived here less freely
during the last month than usual. There is likewise a
marked falling off in the importations Of .Pottery Mine,
into the South Staffordshire distriot,"which is accounted
for by the decreased demand for Common Iron herd.
The official list of prices of Finished Iron is as folloWs :
Common Staffordshire Bars, £7 10s. at the works ;
Best Bars, £8 10s. ; Sheets, £9 ; Doubles, £lO 10s. ;
Nail Sheets, £8 10s. ; Latin, £l2 ; Boiler Plates, £9 ;
Best and Best Best in. proportion; Common Rods,
£7 10s.; Hoops, £8 10s. ; Gas Strip, XS ; Canada
Plates, £l2, and all ether sorts in proportion.
Current pi ices of Pig Iron—Staffordshire Cold Blast, £4
10s. ; best Native Hydrate Pigs, £3 15s. to £4 2s. 6d. ;
first-class All Mine Grey Forge Pigs, £3 10s. to £3 15s. ;
good Mine Pigs, with a modicum of Flue Cinder, £3 to
£3 ss. ; Mine Pigs,- deterioratel by Cinder, £2 12s. 6d.-.
to £3; Grey Forge Cinder Pig Iron, £2 7s. 6d. to £2
12s. 6d. ; Melters, Nos. 1,2, and 3,' £2 15s. to £3 2s.
6d. ; superior makes of all Mine Melting Iron, £3 10s.
to £4, according to make and finality.—Copper.:" An ad-
vance of £4 10s., per ton on Cake and Ingot, and of
tvd. per pound on manufactured, took place last Saturday
afternoon. We are obliged for the telegrams sent, which,
although When received half our last impression was
printed, we stopped the press to report. We had pre-
viously reported this advance in Copper as probable,
the continual advance of the standard having. indicated
this result for some time past. The Smelters' have
received considerable orders during the week, and
as the altered state of the Standard fully justified the ,
movement, and the demand for manufactured is likely very
materially to increase, there is every probability of present
rates being well maintained. Lead.—The increased ac-
tivity reported in our last in the market for Lead has re-
sulted in an advance of ss. ner ton. Several orders for ex-
port have been given out this' week, and Smelters are re-
ported firm, at the above improved rate. Tin : A rise of
£3 per ton on blocks and bars, and £4 per ton on refined
was announced yesterday by the Smelters. Straits and
Banott are. likewise better in price, and more inquired
for, the market for Banca in Amsterdam having become
more settled, and the prices advanced from 77 florins in
the early part of the month of November to 79 and 80,
which' is the present ruling rate, 300 slabs of Banca
having been disposed of this week at this figure. The
stock of Banca Tin on Warrants on October 31st ,
was 72,352 against 79,216 in 1858, and the deliveries in
Amsterdam last month were 11,341 slabs, against.l2,3l6
in the same period of 18:58, the deliveries last month
showing a falling-off of 1000 slabs as compared with
the- same - month of 1858. The market as 'firm at
Amsterdam at the above price. Spelter : Considerably
less business has been done this week in Spelter ,
nevertheless, in view of the prices ruling in Holland,
although the
.market here, is not so buoyant, we think
the price of- this metal cannot recede. . Tin Plates :
The expOrt demand is still languid, the home demand
moderate, prices unchanged.

ST. JOHN'S AL
s. d. s. d.
Beef lb 0 5 0 71
Mutton
2, Teal
.51;,, 0 7
Lamb, fore qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0
, hind qr „ 0 0„ 0 0
Fresh Pork . „ 0 51„ • -61
Lobsters
1 °
Salmon
Cod Fish .• • If 0 3 „ 0 4
Soles
Bret
/7 0 6 „ 0 0
Turbot
~ 0 8 1 0
Hack ocks • „ 03 ~ 4
Fresh Butter „ 1 2 „ 1 6
Salt ditto
Grapes' for „ 1 6„ 2 0
Do. Eng „ 4 0 „ 5 0
Cherries „ 0 0 „ 0 '0
Damsons...... „ 0 0 0 0
Eggs .........t „
0 „ 121 9 0 0
Peas, peck 0 0 „ 0 0
Potatoes, peck 0 8 „ 2
Asparagus, 11100 0 0 „ 0 0

,RKET.-DEC. 3.

s. d. s.
Fowls, 41 couple 3 0 e 3 6
Ducks
Rabbits, V c'ple 1 8 „ 2 0
Pigeons, „ 10 „ 1 6
Grouse, brace brace 4 0„ 4 6
Partridges per br 2 0 „ 2 6
Black Game „ 5 0„ 5 6
Pheasants,Vbrce 5 0 „ 6 0
Snipes 1 4 „ 1 8
Currants, r. ec w. 0 0 „ 0 0
Gooseberries,p. qto 0 „ 0 0
Strawberries,V qt 0 0 „ 0 0
Larks doz 1 0„ 1 4
Geese each 3 0 „ 5 6
Turkeys 3 0 „ 6 0
Hares
Cucumbers, each 0 0 „ 0 0
Apricots, per doz .0 0 „ 0 0
Peaches, each 0 0„ 0 0
Nectarines d 0.... 0 0 „ 0 0
Pines, for., each 0 0 „ 0 0
Do. Eng „ 6 0 „ 8 0
Filberts, per lb, 1 3 1 Al

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The subject of deepest interest in Europe, just
now,' is that• of the approaching Congress, in-
volving as it does those difficult questions which
have so recently disturbed its peace, and which
must inevitably do so again, unless they
speedily and satisfactorily settled.. Our latest
accounts. from Paris inform us, that several of, if
not all, the Great Powers invited have sent in
their adhesion to the official proposal to assemble
at the time appointed ; and we presume that
England may be included among them. It
appears, however, that the report of the Pope
having consented to be represented, and of his
having nominated Cardinal Antonelli as first
Plenipotentiary for the purpose, is without
foundation.

Notwithstanding that the affairs of Central
Italy must of necessity come under the delibera-
tion of the Congress, the revolted provinces are
still proceeding with the organisation of that sole
Government under which they have resolved to
place themselves. It is semi-officially stated,
that the separate Go zernments of the provinces—
Parma, Modena, and the Romagna—are sup-
pressed from the Bth of December, after which
day the new Federal Government will come into
operation.

The Prince de Joinville, who, it is understood,
has not finally relinquished his hopes of receVer--
ing the crown of his late father, has publicly
answered an assertion publicly uttered a few
days since by Mr. Roebuck, M.P., that his Royal
Highness had been making a plan of the coasts
of England, and had sent it to the French Min-
istry,—with the view, it is to be inferred, of
aiding in any attempt that might be made
to invade this country. The Prince declares
that he has made no such plan, and that
le has sent nothing of the kind to the French

WE could not, surely, be wrong in character-
ising the late " Financial Reform" demonstration
here as a miserable failure, when we find the
Liberal journals, with scarcely an exception,
falling foul of it, and representing it as anything
but the " glcrious" affair which, under Liberal
anticipation, it was expected to be. Even the
Times declaims against it, as a thing completely
mismanaged and botched. "Never," it declares,
"was an affair so ill got up. Everybody,
from the intended chairman downwards, was
indisposed. The apologies were countless, On
the platform were a few. old fixtures, who might
have been stereotyped, but that there were no£
half the usual number." Now, in these few brief
sentences, there is contained a disparaging of the
whole proceeding, far more severe and far more
significant than anything we have said, who are
of quite another and an opposite party. We
apply the term disparage in its fullest sense, as
involving all that is implied in its definition of
"to treat with contempt, to mock, to flout, to
reproach." The leading journal, in its chagrin,
does all this, Liberal though- it be. We are,
aware that it is a very convenient thing, on
such occasions for people to be " indisposed,'
and to make that their eieuse for not
"marching through Coventry" with those of
whom, even as political associates, they have
little reason to be proud. POlitics, we know,
like
.poverty, will "make men acquainted with
strange bed-fellows." And the occasion in
question furnished no exception to this. And
yet we almost wonder that Mr. BRIGHT, if no one
else, was not, provoked 'to exclaim with Shaks-
peare's Duke of Milan, as one weak apology
after another was brought before the meeting,—

" Begone, I will not hear thy vain excuse !"
Still, it was a strange and heterogeneous gather-
ing. Yet it was to be taken, no doubt, as a fair re-
presentation of the "great Liberal party;" or, at any
rate, of those features of it which ar.athiotelif
ofmuageohts,t
prominent, and the most flashy, and in a popular
point of view, perhaps, the most influential also.
But to regard it for a moment as a Liverpool
political demonstration—that is to say, as any-
thing indicative of the predominant political
feeling of such a community as that of Liverpool,
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