Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

FOR DUBLIN

The IRON DUKI
parry, sails from the Prine(

or other vessel of the Com-
Pierhead

KINGSTOWN

,ry Monday and Wednesday Eimning, at
from . KINGSTOWN on Tuesday and Saturday
3'clock, until further notice. For particulars,
_9 -1221

4i'liey also sail their: Cargo Vessels (as below) from the Clarence
Dock to Dublin Quay. (with or without pilots), of which shippers

Saturday...
Monday ..
Tuesday ..
Wednesday

at 12 0 mum Thursday
at 1 0 p.m. Friday ...
at 2 0 p.m. Saturday
at 3 0 p.m. Monday .
at 3 0 p.m.'

at 4 0 pan

at 6 0 il.m

at 7 0 p.m
at 9 0 p.m.

From DUBLIN for BELFAST, every Monday, returning every
Wednesday. _

..'"'4'}WICBANGOR, BEAUMARIS„ AND CARNARVON.
The PRINCE OF WALES, or other Vessel, commenced the
Winter Sailbws on the 16th October, and leave Liverpool every
Wednesday and Saturday, and Menai Bridge every Monday and
Friday.
All Goods for the Prince of Wales must be sent to the Clarence
Dock. Goods for Carnarvon may be landed at the Menai Bridge,
and in that case forwarded by the Fairy steamer.
For further particulars apply to Mr. Timothy, Menai Bridge ;
Charley and Malcolm, Donegal Quay, Belfast; City of Dublin Com-
PanY's Office; 15 and 16, Eden Quay, Dublin ; or to
JOHN K. ROUNTHWAITE, Agent. 20. Water-street.

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ITELLEWELL'S, CIUTTA PERChA SHEET,
--1- 2 3, QVADEANT,
_A DRIVING BANDS, ROUND and FLAT
LIME-STREtr CLOTHES Lncrs, WHIP POINT, SOLES,
53, CASTLE-STR;.E
T. SOLUTION, t& c. Gutta Percha Tissue, &e.

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, used in the Roya
Laundry. The ladies are respectfully informed that this
Starch is exclusively used in the Royal Laundry, and Her Majesty's
Laundress says, that although she has tried wheaten, rice, and
other Powder Starches, she has found none of them equal to the
Glenfield, which is the finest starch she ever used. When you ask
or Glen& :d Id IJent Starch, see that you get it, as inferior lands are
ft,e4 Rbstituted. WattleyepooTi ant Co., Glasgow and London.

lIELLEWELL'S, WATERPROO F WA GOON,
2 & 3, QUADRANT,V V CART, and DICK COVERS" GM
1 LIME-STREET, A pOoNF, P RIVING G LOVES, NORSE C 0,2 fU 7
63, CASTLE -STREET. WOO:kn Horse and quartfr gohs, &e.

TTELLEWELL' S 1 BED and CRIB SHEETS,
2 & 3, QUADRANT, NURSING APRONS, DRESS & BONNET
LIME-STREET. PRESERVERS, BIBS, TEATS, CORALS, Sponge
53, CASTLE-STREET. Bags, Baby Jumper Straps, &c.

JACOB STOWER, /\ JACOB STOWEIt
British Wine Merchant, Export Oilman,
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4s, Harrington street, 48, Hirrington street
Liverpool.
STOWER'S Liverpool. •

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening.
There is no change to notice in the Liverpool
Cotton Market to-day. The sales consisted of
5,000 bales, including 500 chiefly for export, at
barely previous rates.
The amount of business doing in the Liverpool
Share Market to-day, was very limited, yet prices
were well supported, and in some instances a slight
advance was obtained. The following are the
day's sale :-Caledonian, 85/, 85a ; Eastern
Counties, 12;.5-i ; London and North Western,
97, 974, 964, 97 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 394-, 3911; Midland, 102!, 1021,
1024, 1024 ; Dovers, 22 7-16, 221 • St.
Helens Railway and Canal F shares, 1051 Royal
Insurance, 41 p. The following were the closing
prices: - Blackburn, 11 3-16, 11 5-16; Chester
and Birkenhead, 661, 67 ; Caledonian, 851,
86 ; Chester and Holyhead, 481, 484; Eastern
Counties, 12 9-16, 124 ; East Lancashire, 951,
96 ; Do. L 9 shares, 4, 4 p; Great Northern, 106,
107 ; Do. A, 90, 91 ; Great Western, 56, 561;
Lancashire and Yorkshire. Stock, 981, 984 ;
Do. L 9 shares, 174 p; London and North Western
Stock, 964, 971; Do. one-eighth shares, 4, 11-16 d;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 391 394 ;
Midland Stock, 1024, 1021 ; North British,
624, 63 • North Western, 134, 134 ; North
Stafordshire, 41, 49 d ; North Eastern-Berwick,
931, 94, ; York and North Midland, 771, 78 ;
Leeds Capital *Stock, 484, 49 ; South Eastern
and Dover, 221 221 ; Dutch Rhenish, 41,
41 d ; Great Western of Canada, 161, 16/ ;
Do. New Shares, 4, 34 d ; Great Luxembourg,
74-, 71; Grand Trunk of Canada, 84, x bonds, 81.

The market for the Public Funds and Securities
opened steadily to-day, but afterwards was not so
good, although, the Government broker again
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-purchased considerably. Consols closed at 951 to
96 ; the New Shares at 96a to 961, and Exchequer
Bill at 37 to 40 pm.

The London Railway Share Market commenced
good, and advanced, particularly Midlands. Sub-
sequently, however, there was less firmness, and
prices went off lower, but slightly above their
weakest point. Caledonians were very heavy, and
at one period were 1 per cent lower, but improved
before the finish. Foreign Stocks closed at about
opening prices.. Russians were firm. Banks,
Mines, and Miscellaneous Shares continue
much the same. The following were the
closing prices :—Ambergate, 61, 6t ; Caledo-
nian, 85, 86; Do. Pref., 103, 105; Eastern Coun-
ties, 62L 63,3-; East Lancashire, 95, 97; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 69, 70; Great North-
ern, 1041, 1054 ; Ditto A. 88, 90 ; Ditto
B. 132, 134 ; Great Western, 56, 561 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 971 981 ; Brighton, 113, 114;
London and North W
estern, 96t, 971 ; London and
South Western, 941, 95 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 39, 391 ; Midland, 1021, 1021 ;
North British, 621, 631 ; ditto Pref., 112, 114 ;
North Eastern—Berwick, 931, 94 ; Leeds, 481,
49 ; York, 771, 78; North Staffords, 41-, 4y d ;
Dovers, 743, 75 ; Turkish Sixes, 91, 914; Ditto
Fours, 1053, 106 ; Great Western of Canada, 161,
161; ditto New, 4, 31 ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
91, 91 ; Bank Stock, 226, 228.

-Today the Sugar Market here was without
change, but remained very steady. About 500
bags were sold at full rates. 110 puncheons De-
merara Rum were disposed of at steady prioes, but
little was done in Coffee. Rice is neglected ; the
whole of the Bengal Rice offered to-day being
withdrawn. Saltpetre realized 405., for 6-1 per
cent refraction. In London the business in Sugar
was only moderate, but prices were supported.
Coffee was quiet, native Ceylon being rather
cheaper. The demand for Tea is increasing ; and
sound common Congou is not obtainable under
114 d. per lb. Tallow is steady.
The attention of foreign buyeis at our Wool
Sales continue pretty large. This day Messrs.
T. and H. Littledale and Co., offered 2,062 bales
East India Wool, all from Bombay, for , competi-
tion, and the entire catalogue was disposed of at
advancing rates, the qualities being superior,
realising 131-d to 16d per lb. F.F.M. brought
per lb., and A.A.P41.1F. 15d, and DENSHAW & F.W.
16d par lb. Messrs. Browne, Hunter, and Co.,
sell to-morrow. The catalogue consists of 1,811
bales East India.

Our advices from Birmingham, concerning the
Iron Trade, state that—

Speculative action has been stopped; otherwise it is
not improbable that an advance in the price of Wrought
Iron might have been sought at the quarterly meetings
which have just closed. We are satisfied, however, that
any attempt of that kind, even if had been sucessful for
the moment, would ultimately have been mischievous,
because. it would have had the inevitable effect of
checking the operations of consumers; the consequence
might have been that the advance could not have
been sustained for many weeks, and the return of
trade
.to more enduring prosperity would have been
retarded. By far the more prudent course is to adhere
to a moderate range of prices for a time, so that under-
selling may be to:a. limited extend only ; and in order
that shippers may not be deterred from coming into
the market. We believe that such are the views enter-
tained by the leading firms, and that for a couple'of
months at least no attempt will be made to depart from
the present scale of prices. The Birmingham meeting*
passed off satisfactorily, a feeling of ease and confi-
dence prevailing, not only as regards the existing state
of the trade, but in consideration of the prospect of
the maintenance of. a steady and even brisker trade as
spring advances ; an anticipation which is not without
good foundation, seeing that at the present time the ex-
port trade is comparatively dull, and that, too, after a
lengthened period of inactivity. The quantity of pig
iron sold in the course of the week was considerable,
sufficient to preclude the possibility of any accumulation
of stock ,• the price of best hot blast ranges between
£3 12s 6d and £3 15s. per ton. In various parts of the
district furnaces are being got ready, and it is not im-
probable that in February several will be blown in.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Metcalfe
and Co., distillers, of West Ham, was held to-day.
The previous meeting was adjourned with a
view to some arrangement being made with the
loan creditors. It now appears that, upon the
matter being brought before these gentlemen,
they agreed to defer their claims for five years,
upon condition, however, that some arrange-
ment should be made with the trade creditors.
The latter accordingly agreed upon certain terms,
which were consented. to by Mr. Mure. They are
as follows :-5s in the pound to be paid at once,
5s in March, 5s in June, and 5s in Decembei. In
addition, Mr. Mure offered to pay 5 per cent. on
the instalments. A:short discussion having taken
place, in the course of.which sympathy was ex-
pressed for the firm, the proposition was unani-
mously agreed to. In the meantime the business
of the firm will, of course, be carried on as usual.
With reference to the market for American
railway securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports
as follows :
We have to note a very inactive market for American
securities during the past week, though quotations have
not, like almost every other class of stocks, given way
in consequence of the political complication of European
powers. These continually recurring disturbances ought
to, and probably eventually will, induce investments in a
country which, like the United States of America, is not
at all likely to be affected by such causes. Small parcels
of United States Five per Cent. Bonds, 1874, have been
taken at 95. For New York Central and Pennsylvania
Central Bonds there is a steady demand. Illinois shares
improved to 32, but close 33 dis. sellers. Construction
Bonds steady at 80 to 81. Free Lands are wanted at
82, but none are offering. _ _

The following are the Railway Traffic Returns
for the week :—Bristol and Exeter, 5,2911; East
Lancashire, 6,2991; Great Western, 25,8341;
Great Northern, 21,8961; Lancaster and Carlisle,
5,782/; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 23,0011; Lon-
don and North Western, 60,6651; London and
South Western, 13,148/; London and Brighton,
11,391/; Manchester, Sheffield, &c., 9,6621;
Midland, 31,9531; North Eastern, 29,741/ ;
North Stafford, 6,8041; North London, 2,3181 ;
North Devon, 3431; Oxford, Worcester, &c., 4,2361;
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1,6421; Shrewsbury
and Chester, 2,709 ; South Eastern, 15,1441; South
Devon, 2,1637; Shropshire Union, 7111; West
Hartlepool,3,l69/ ; West Cornwall,4sl ; Belfast and
Ballvmena,l,lls/; Cork, and Bandon, 2651; Dublin
and Wick10w,1,2471; Waterford and. Kilkenny,293/;
Dundee and Arbroath, 502/; Edinburgh ana Glas-
gow, 5,653/; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee,
3,0621; Glasgow and South-Western, 5,685/;
Great North of Scotland, 1,2537; Scottish North