Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-02 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAI

THURSDAY EVENING.
The demand for Cotton remains very quiet.
The sales to-day were 8,000 bales, including
2,000 on speculation and for export.
In the Liverpool Share Market to-day there
has been a fair business done, at prices which
at one time showed an advance ; afterwards,
however, there was a quiet demand, and prices
were not so good. Some large buying orders of
a speculative character have been brought into
the market to-day, and prices of the most current
Stocks have advanced from /to per cent. The
tone at the close, however, was hardly so good,
and at the finish prices were slightly .below the
highest point.
The Market for the Public Funds and Securi-
ties was rather dull to-day, and with only a
moderate business doing prices declined. Consols
for Money and the Account closed at 05a to 951,
Exchequer Bills 21 to 24, and the New Threes at
961- to 96;1.

In the London Railway Share Market to-day
there was very little business done, but prices
were well
.sustained. The closing prices will be
found below.

With respect to the Wool Trade,
quote the monthly circular of Messrs

we may
Hughes

1 and Ronald—

The public sales of fine colonial Wools have continued
our last, and were- brought to a close yesterday
At the commencement, an average! advance

sales; which, with slight intermission, has-been well
maintained throughout, the final quotations even show-
in.' some further improvement, particular_y iu Combing
Wools, the rise in which is as much as 3d. per lb. The
French have operated freely, and have secured most of
the finest flocks; for other parts of the • continent
the purchases have only ben on a limited scale. The
low Wool sales in London take place, to-day and to-
morrow, and, as the quantity is only small 1,300 bales
East India, and 1,300 bales sundries), we do not look
for any change in value. While buyers Are engaged at
the London sales, business in this market is necessarily
`stricted to some extent, but -*lit to

res,
__ when these are broup.
a close we look for considerable activity, and prices of
all descriptions of foreign and colonial are firm. There
has been a moderate inoniry for Ragt.l;,, at fi,ll

Oporto Lambs' have been in request, but there has not
been much doing in long fleece. *Egyptian is very sale-
able, and good _ white fleece commands very extreme

kr,vaasaaut, alt ucuauiiu, yar!Lcuittrly
gooi combing parcels, which are scarce. A fair busi-
ness has been done in Iceland WOols, from 113 d. to 120.
per lb. Washed Peruvian is in fair demand, at previous
rates. There has been a 'good deal of inqiiiry for Alpaca,
the sales amounting to 5;000 ballots, at former rates.

quotations. Buenos
fkyr2s M'oo's are again engaging more attention, parti-
cularly the better qualities, and there is also more de-
mand for lower kinds._ Cordova is in fair request at our
quotations. English and Irish : After the very active
business of the last few months, at constantly, advancing
prices, it isnot surprising that a temporary hjll has taken
place, which we predicted would be the case when pur-
chasers got well into stock. Notwithstanding this has
now lasted for several weeks, it is only in exceptional
cases that purchases can be made at id. per lb. decline.
Scotch : Cheviot has met with fair- inquiry, but laid
Highland is still rather quiet.. Sheepskins The great
want of stock is very much complained of,-and, in con-
sequence, anything on the spot commands extreme rates.
The Corn Market to-day was rather dull, and
Wheat, Flour,. and Indian Corn, were offered
at lower prices, without leading,' to aO.- buiness.

ohair can

be rem.

Messrs. Brown, Hunter, and Co. rep'ort on the
state of trade—

During the past fortnight there, has been no amend-
ment in the position of our. Produce Markets ; almost
every article has been very dull,. and buyers have exer-
cised great'eaution in their operations. The Conference
at Zurich appears to make but little progress in settling
the Italian question. The Russian and Indian Leans
have been both offered since 'our last circular ; the

toes not meet wit

i much favou

whilst for

atter t

....e bidding's far exceeded the require-
ments of government upon its own terms. • The
Board of Trade Returns just published, show a. very
considerable increase in the export of British and hiAr

manufactures for the sew

the 31st of. July were 'as follows,

—Raw s
coif(

4553 lbs

ation to notice in the Baii

The' Imports of Gold and