The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-05 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Cotton Market to-day was steady, but there
was not much enquiry. The sales reached 7.000
bales, including 1,000 on speculation and for export.
Compared with FridaY's rates,:prices are much the
same, except Egyptian qualities, which are Id
dearer. The total sales since Thursday are 37,00)
bales, and the imports in the same time IQOOO.
The Liverpool Share Market was not so firm
to-day. With little business doing prices show a
slight decline. The transacttons reported were—
BlackbUrn, Bg, , 13-16. Eastern Counties, 91.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96k London and
North Western, 1064. Manchester, Sheffield and
Lincoln, 34, 41. Midland.
.82k. Dovers,
224.
Blackburn, 6 per Cents., 211. Dutch Rhenish,
3-16 p. Borough Bank, 101. Royal Insurance, 2-2 p.
The following were the closing quotations :
Blackburn, 84 84. Chester and Birkenhead,
65' 653. - Caledonian, 31,4 311. . Chester and
Holyhead, 188 18g. Eastern Counties, 914 9 7-16
East Lancashire, 23k 231. Great Northern, 23
23k. Ditto A Shares, 9i 91. Great Western, 661
6.61. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 964 94
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 183 181. London
and North Western • Stock, 106 k 1061 Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 341 343. Midland
Stock, 82i 82k. North British, 10 1-16 10 3716.
North Staffordshire, 5 41d. South Eastern and
Dover, 22-1, 22 5-16. Scottish North Eastern-, 123. 13
North Eastern—Berwick, 21 211. York and
North Midland, 30 301,. Leeds capital Stock, 17118.
Buffalo and Lake Huron, 11 lip. Duteh Rhenish,
3.16 tp. Great Western of Canada, 24 13-10
24. Ditto New Shares, 21 2 13.16 p. Great
Luxembourg, 118 108 d. Grand Trunk of Canada,
121 124.

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There was a moderate business done in the
Public Funds and Securities to-day. Consols for
Money opened at 938, afterwards advanced to 93k,
and closed at 931 ; ditto for the Account, 931,
and closed at 931 to 938. Exchequer Bills were
done at par to 2 p.m, and Three and a-quarter par
Cents at 931 to 938. Bank Stock closed at 216 to
218.

The London Railway Stock and Share Market was
very quiet to-day, and prices were barely maintained.
The closing prices were :-Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and East Junction, 41 4. Caledonian, 63 4.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 53 54. Eastern Counties,
94 1. East Lancashire, 941 954. Great Northern,
931 94. Do. 78 80. Great Western, 66 4.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 4. Leeds Nor-
thern, 174 18. London and North Western, 10611.
London and South Western, 1064 4. Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341. Midland
Stock, 824 4. North British, 401 411. South
Eastern and Dover, 744 4. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 844 854 York and North Midland, 604 61.1.
Chester and Holyhead, 36 37. Grand Trunk of
Canada, 124 4. Great Western of Canada, 244
25. Ditto New, 24 4. Great Southern and
Western, 111 113. Mexican, 214 22. Paris and
Strasburg, 32133. Ditto Lyons, 544 4. Northern
of France, 374 4. Russian, 107 109. Scottish
North Eastern Aberdeen, 241 251. Paris
and Orleans, 53 55. Western of France, 331 341
Central, ditto, 44. Geneva, 9 10. Bezieres. 2 3
Ardennes, 14 21. Sambre and Meuse, 81. Namur
and Liege, 74 8/. Great Luxemburg, 54 4 Antwerp
and Rotterdam, 6 4. Dutch Rhenish, par 4.
Lombardo Venetian, 64
Messrs J. P. Platt and Co.'s shipping circular
just issued, supplies us with the following informa-
tion regarding freights to Australia, the United
States,. &c.

At the present time we have an unusual large number of
first-class ships on the berth for Australia, which, although
there is an average quantity of goods offering give to
shippers greater choice, and with the exception of the Black
Ball and White Star Lines, some little concession in freight
may be obtained, mare particularly for light measurement
goods. The Great Britain steamer carrying a mail, will
sail punctually on the 16th instant, rate of freight by her
80s per ton measurement for Fine Goods ; 70s for Coarse,
Hardware. &c. Our present quotations are to Mel-
bourne by the packet ships of sth and 20th instant,
50s per ton ; by other vessels, 40s to 453 ; to Sydney, 30s ;
to Adelaide, 30s to 35s per ton measurement. To the
United States an advance has taken place in freight of iron,
being to New York and Philadelphia, 15s to 17s 6d ; to
New Orleans, 12s to 15s per ton-; for dry goods, ea,then-
ware. &c., our last quotations are unaltered. Present price
of salt : Coarse, 5a 64; stoved, lOs to lOs 6d ; factory filled,
13s to 15s per ton. Sackq, common, 84 to 9il ; fine, 15d
to 18d each. Coal : Orrell, 12s ; steam, lOs to lls;
Cannel, 183: Coke, 18s 61 per ton, f.o.b. •
We also learn that the total value of British

goods exported from Liverpool, for the year 1856,
reached the large amount of 54,160,0001; or some-
thing over one million sterling per week. This
amount being very much in excess of previous
years, is a proof that theadvantages obtained at this
port for the rapid and economical dispatch of goods
is becoming still more appreciated•by the manufac-
turers and exporters or this country, and we reason
ably anticipate that Liverpool will Make, during
the present year, even greater strides in its in
portance as a shipping port, increased facilities
being now constantly afforded for transactions of
business in general, and the export trade in
particular.

Accounts from Constantinople, dated the 23rd
ultimo, state that the Sultan had approved of the
proposed bank, of which Mr. Wilkius is the repre-
sentative.

Notwithstanding the large amount of specie
which leaves for India and China to day, viz ,
971,328/ , it is expected that the shipment
on the 20th instant will also be heavier
than usual, and preparations appear to have
been already commenced by the continued
drain of gold from the Bank of England. About
20 0001 was withdrawn yesterday, and consider-
able anxiety is therefore evinced for the arrival of
the Heather Bell from Australia. She has now
been out about 91 days, anl is therefore much
overdue.
The Board of Trade returns for the month and
12 months ending the 31st December have not yet
been issued, being much later than usual.
. The paragraph in her Majesty's Speech alluding
to the question of the currency laws has naturally
excited considerable attention. The sentence does
not possess the merit of perspicuity, but its sense
is interpreted to be merely that the important
question referred to will engage earnest discussion
in the session which has now opened.
From Ireland we learn that the quantity of
flaxseed shipped direct from Riga to Ireland
this year was 33,200 barrels, against 71,700 bar-
rels in 1853, and 51,530 barrels in 1852. From
Holland the total gut ntity exported is not likely
to exceed 6,000 hhds. Prices have advanced from
48s to 50s for prime seed, and 55s for extra
picked. Dutch held .at 883 to 00s per hhd.
At Rotterdam 82s per hhd., f.0.b., has been
paid, and stocks are almost exhausted there.
The supply of flax in the country markets last
week was a full average. In Armagh, Tanderagee,
Cootehill, Monaghan, and Ballybay, the quantity
was about 180 tons, selling briskly at 5s 9(1 to 7s 9d
for hand scutehed, and 7s to 14s for milled, per
stone of 161bs. At Strabane and Derry there were
35 tons, all well bought, at somewhat higher prices
and a feeling in favour of further advanced rates
hand scutched sold at 43s to 47s per 124 lbs. and
milled at 45s to 80s as in quality. Baltic flax is
firm at Belfast. Sales reported of 28 tons XIITCM
at 45/. 10s, and XPLCM at 441. 10-6 Months ; also
of XPLCM at 441. lOs ; AVPCM, 431. lOs ; and
FLSPTR, 451.—net. In yarns the stocks
are generally of a small average, and light
in all coarse numbers of warps and wefts,
and in tows. The demand is steady. Coarse line
.and tow yarns have sustained the advance of 3d
per bundle, noted last week, and sell freely.
Medium and finer numbers are held firmly, at the
late advance, but sales thereat are not yet made to
any great extent. The total export of yarn from
all Ireland, in 1856, was 22,753,4401bs ; from
Dundee, 2:826,8801bs line yarn, and 5,725,4401bs
tow and jute 3, arns.

The Sunderland Herald says that about 200 pitmen
residing in and around Sunderland and Durham are prepa-
ring to take flight in spring for AustrAlia.