Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S'MARKETS

LONDON MONEY MARKET.-Thp London .Stock Market opened
more buoyantly this morning; and Consols have been firrn, at an
imp...ovement of a quarter per cent. upon the quotations of
yesterday. Nearly „the whole moraing they have stood at 94 to
W. Lord Stanley's proposed loan of seven millions for India is
to be guaranteed by the revenue of India, and,not, as is generally
expeeted, to have an Imperial Guarantee.
. The London Share Market has been firin, but very inactive.

BOROUGH Hoe MARKET.—Most new hops in fair request, at
full price ; otherwise the trade is heavy, at barely last week's
currency-.

NEWCAST7,E Conx.—English Wheat very sloW of sale, and
Siturlay's rates are barely supported. • Foreign is without
enquiry, but held firmly. Flour is without change ia value, and
but little husinbss doing for Barley; except for fine sorts, which
are 6d. per. quarter Cheaper. Oats quiet, but not lower. Beans
and Peas lime as on Saturday: •

LrvesrooL Cons. —This morning's market brought few
buyeis the business effected was 'altogether of such a retail
character, we cannot alter our, quotations as regards any one
*fide ; and though the buyers were litlle.disposed to purchase,
yet holders did not manifest any anxiety to sell, especially as
regards foreign produce, which from no parts of the world can
come here to profit.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LIVERPOOL,

Monday Evening.

The Liverpool Cotton Market continues to gain
strength, and throughout to-day • great activity
has prevailed, and a large business has been the
result, the sales reaching from 10,000 to 12,000
bales, including about 4,000 taken for speculation
and export. Prices are fully one-eighth of a
penny per pound higher than the quotations of
Friday.

The Liverpool Share Market has been remarka-
bly quiet, and very little business was done, as will
be seen from the following return of actual trans-
actions :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95-'4; London
and North Western, 96 ; South Eastern, 22+, 22
5-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 7 11-16 •, Do. 7 per
Cent 1872, 60 ; Do. 7 per Cent 1862, 34d ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire 6 per Cent, 142 ; St. Helens
Railway and Canal, 4 per Cent D, 992 c. •
The Liverpool Produce Market has, presented
no feature of importance., The business done has
been moderate. The transactions:in Sugar were to a
fair extent, at moderate prices. Eighty-five, tons
of Dyewoods have changed hands. Some small
sales of Ashes were made at 29s 6cl for pots, and
32s for pearls. There was no change in Palm Oil.
1,000 bags of Bengal Rice sold at from 'Bs to Ils
per cwt.

The arrival of the West India mail is reported
this afternoon at Southampton, and the
letters will be delivered in Liverpool early
to-morrow ' morring. The steamer Avon,
from Lisbon and the Brazils, has also arrived
at Southampton, but her mails were delivered
here on Saturday, having been brought forward
by the Thames._ _ .

- The London Stock Market opened heavily this
morning, and up to about mid-day there had been
scarcely a transaction. About noon, however,
there was a rather better tone, which continued
until the close of the market, but after official
hours, consequent upon the tenor of Continental
telegraphs, the quotations again became heavy.
The Government Broker was in the market, and
bought some New Threes on Public Account.
Consols for Money opened and continued
stationary until noon at from 955 to 954,
and, after touching 955, again declined to
955, 951, at which they finally left off. Three
per Cents. opened at 955, 951, and finally closed
at 954 to 955. Bank Stock opened at 229, and
closed at 227 to 229. Foreign Stocks opened
without spirit, but closed firmer.
The Railway Share Market was quite dormant
until about mid-day, when there was an im-
provement, and the market closed very firmly at
the following quotations :-Ambergate, 65-, 64 ;
Caledonian, 855, 66 ; Do. Preference, 103, 105 ;
Eastern Counties, 62, 63; East Lancashire, 95,
97; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 71, 72 ; Great
Northern, 1041, 1051 ; Do. A., 88, 90 ; Do. 8.,
137, 139 ;
.Great Western, 565 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 955, 96; Brighton, 108, 1095 ; North
Western, 955, 96 ; South Western, 94 93 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 38, 39 ; Midland,
1015, 102 ; North British, 611 621 ; Do. Preference,
111, 113 ; North Eastern-Berwick, 931, 934 ; Do.
Leeds, 48, 485 ; Do. York, 781, 7817. North
Stafford, 44, 45; South Eastern, 74, 745 ; Turkish
Sixes, 891, 901; Do. Fours, 1025, 103 ; Great
Western of Canada, 155, 165- ; Do. New, 44,
42 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71, 74.
At the London Indigo sales, 785 chests were
withdrawn, 915 were bought in, and 471 were sold.
The second-hand goods in B catalogue were sold
at very irregular prices. The goods in A catalogue
were sold at previous rates. The sales close to-
morrow, and the auctions of Guatemala Indigo
commence on the 17th inst.
The trading accounts from Paris to-day are of a
very unfavourable character. It is stated that
from all parts of France information has been col-
lected, which tends to show that trade has every-
where relapsed into complete stagnation. Sud-
den heavy failures are reported, and these had
produced great uneasiness in the manufacturing.
districts. At Orleans M. Bordier had been de-
clared bankrupt. The Paris Flour market con-
tinues dull.

CHILD SMOTHERED &c.—On Sunday night, a child,
named Catherine Grant, was overlain in bed, in a house
in Bleinheim-street. The body of a child was found
yesterday in an ash-pit in Maddox-street. The body of
another child was found in 4 box in Andley-street, yester-
by by a boy.