Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING.
The sales of Cotton to-day were about 8,000
bales, all to the trade. Prices of all descriptions
were fully maintained.
The Liverpool Share Market remains inactive,
but prices to-day were well sustained. Ths trans-
actions reported are as follows :-Blackburn,
71; Caledonian, 371; Eastern Counties, 11,1-; East
Lancashire, 97; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1004 ;
Do. ..£0 Shares, 1 p ; Lancaster and Preston, 321 p ;
London and North Western, 1031, 1034, 1031;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 434. 431;
Midland, 831, 83*, 831 ; Dovers, 221 ; Dutch
Rhenish, 3 13-16, 34 d ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
14 5-16, 1.41, 14 3-16. The following were the
closing prices :-Blackburn, 78, 8 ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 70, 701; Caledonian,37l, 37i-; Chester
and Holyhead, 184, 181 ; Eastern Counties, 111,
1.11 ; East Lancashire, 961.97 ; Do, £9 shares, , ;
Great Northern, 241 241; Great Western, 641
65 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 100*, 1004;
Da, £9 shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 194. 19* ; London and North
Western Stock, 1038, 103* ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire,4% 434; Midlanl Stock, 838, 834;
North British, 10 15-16,111-16; North Staffordshire,
d ; North Eastern-Berwick, 22a, 221 ;
York and North Midland, 351, 35/ ; Leeds Capital
Stock, 221, 221 ; South Eastern and Dover, 22
3-16, 221 ; Scottish North Eastern, 12a, 121 ;
Buffalo and Lake Huron, 41 41- d ; Ditto New
Shares, 4, 34 d ; Dutch Rhenish, 3 13-16, 34 d ;
Groat Western of Canada, 214, 211 ; Ditto New
Shares,. 4. 4 p ; Great Luxembourg, 11 9-16, 11
7-16 d ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141 141.
A considerable degree of excitement has prevailed
in the neighbourhood of the London Stock Ex-
change to-day, and various conflicting statements
have been circulated in connection with India and
French politics. Although the English Stock
Market at the opening wore a steady appearance,
depression soon manifested itself in consequence
of the announcement that a speculator who dea't
very largely had been unable to meet his engage-
ments. The party in question had operated
for an advance ; and on this account, those who
had entered into engagements with him were com-
pelled to close them. The amount of Stock thus
sold is variously estimated at from 80,0001,
to 140,0001. Accompanying these transactions,
were several discouraging rumours with regard
to the advices which it was alleged had been
received from the East Indies, and some
attention Was directed to the paragraph which
appeared in 14a Presse, mentioning the arrival of
news to the effect that two thousand men belong-
ing to the English army had died in India from
the excessive heat It was also stated that General
Anson had fallen a victim to the cholera, and that
30,000 men had revolted. It was, moreover,
averred that a large number had laid down their
arms, but refused to take part in the embroglio.
Besides this it was mentioned that those inside
Delhi had made several ineffectual sorties. On
the circulation of these alarming rumours it may
be imagined the Stock Exchange presented the
usual features of a panic. Ttie brokers, in discus-
sing the subject, mostly took an unfavourable view
of the reported intelligence, which, being com-
municated to numerous speculators, led to
a considerable amount of stock being pressed
upon the market. At the close of business, that
is at about three o'clock-for many of the members
remained to that hour-the Funds had fallen
nearly per cent. compared with the prices
attained in the morning. In addition to these un-
favourable'influences, the late conspiracy in France
against Louis Napoleon was a subject of general
comment, but as the telegraphic ad vices from Paris
recorded an improvement of nearly 1 per cent. in
the Rentes, it is inferred that no fanner events of
a discouraging character have since occurred in
that country. Consols opened at 94, 924, for money
but they officially closed at 921, 921. For the
Account they were 921, but subsequently receded
to 924, 924, and " after hours" they were 921, 921
The New Threes were 92',2i, 921 921, and the Re-
duced 92*, 924, 921; Exchequer Bills were firmer,
viz., 2s discount, to Is premium.
The following list shows the fluctuations in
Consols during the past week :-
LoWOt
px 100 a.
Monday Money ..... 921
Account ...92-14
Tuesday Money .... 924
Account
Wedneslay Money .... 92}
Account
Thursday ....Money .... 924
Acc)unt -
Friday Money .... 921
Account ..... -
...Money .... 928 921 924-
Account ....92,` 921 - 921
In the London Railway Share Market there was
a moderate business done to-day, but prices are
lower than on yesterday. The following were the
closing quotations :--Aanbergate, Nottingham,
Boston, and Eastern Junction SR-, 51; Bristol and
Exeter 91, 93 ; Caledonian 75, 751 ; Chester and
Holyhead 36, 37; Eastern Counties, 111, 111; East
Lancashire 964, 971; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 62,
61; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 34, 344; Great.
Northern, 99, 100 ; Great Southern and Western
(Ireland) 1011, 1054 ; Great Western 641, 65 ; Lan-
caster and Carlisle 70, 71 ; Lancashire and York-
shire 1001, 1001; Loudon, Brighton, and South
Coast 112, 111 ; London and North Western 1031,
1031 ; London and South Western 1014, 102 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 434--, 431 ;
Midland, 831, 834 ; Do. Birmingham and 2Derby
5.4 554 ; Norfolk 62, 64 ; North British 431, 444;
North Eastern-Berwick 91, 92 ; North Stafford-
dshire 41, 4a dis. ; Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton 34, 36 ; Scottish Central 104, 106 ;
Do. Midland 69, 71 ; South Eastern 74, 741 ;
South Wales 80, 91; Hull and Selby 106, 108 ;
Eastern Counties Extension 5 per cent. (No 1)1,
pm ; East Indian 106, 107; Grand Trunk of Canada
56, 58 ; Great Indian Peninsula, Guaranteed 5 per
Cent: 21 211 ; Great Western of Canada Shares
211, 211 ; Madras Guaranteed 41. per Cent. 1.9, .20;
Ditto Third Ex. 5 per Cent. Guaranteed, 1, 4 pm ;
Scinde Guaranteed 5 per Cant 11, 1;, pm ; Eastern
of France 27, 274 ; Great Central Frauce 244, 25 ;
Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares 61, 61;
Lombardo-Venetian 44, 4?-, pm ; Lyons and Geneva
27, 28 ; Namur and Liege 71, 81 ; Northern of
Franco 321, 33 ; Norwegian Trunk Preference 81,
94; Paris and Lyons 521, 53 ; Paris and Orleans,
56, 58 ; Royal Danish 16, 18 ; Sambre and Meuse
74, 8 ; West Flanders 41, 5.
The imports of specie during the week reach nearly
£900,000, viz. :-By the Russian, from St. Peters,
burgh, three casks gold bullion.; the Clarence
from Antwerp, three packages bullion ; the S ultan
from the Mediterranean, 2,8551. ; the Champion of
the Seas, from Melbourne, 32,830 oz. gold, or
131,300/. ; the Candace, from Africa, 1,319 ozs. of
gold, or 5,400/ ; the Vesta, from Oporto, one case
specie ; the Emperor, from St. Petersburg,
10,000/. ; the Canada, ftom America, $1,326,188 ;
or 265,500/. ; the Kangaroo, from America, $51,000/. ;
or 12,2001.; the Fulton from America, $632,162 ozs, or
126,500/. ; the Roxburgh Castle, from Melbourne,
30,629 ozs. gold, or 122,484/. ; the Francis Hen may,
from Melbourne, 24,732 ozs. gold, or 108,828/.
The exports of Specie during the wraele have
been nearly 90,000/1, viz , by the Alvnamhra, for
Lisbon, 20,300/ ; the Calcutta, for, Rio Janeiro,
34,0001. ; the Tamar, for the Brazils, 33,136/.,,0f
which 22,2361. was iu gold, and the rest silver.
The official returns of the. export's of the pre-
cious metals for the week °lading j Lily 3rd, show a
total of 6,000 ounces of Gold., and 2,800 ounces
of silver. Respecting the 'movements in mines
during the week, the
ining Journal of to-day
says :-

Higho.t elnalvt ef
prices. prices.
92-a- 924
924 92t-
S2i 92,1
92* 921
92 .92'4
92g 92i
921 92i

921 921

Saturday

We have veryrijn ehanga to notice in the market, or
np
new to report regardti to mines, this week. South
Frances 280 te, 290 ex
to
tte., of £8 per share, declared on
Monday ; Kccordingreport,
_the prospects in the
new' 110141 lode in the 104 are and as other levels
get nr, important results may broott
te 240 • Devon Consols, 430 Bassets, 230
to 4a4loned. South Tolgus,
140. A.lfred Consols ha
le been more ;,7n request, and
have advanced to 171 18, aving off at
Alfred became flat, and dropped from 31 tto 171
;
off at 2i ; Great Alfred 61 to 63
advanced to 40, 42, and in good demand;East
to 21, leaving
East Basset
just now ehows every prospect of beco • the mine
becoming one of