The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

WETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening.
is no change to report in to-day's Cotton
The sales are estimated at 7,000 bales,

Speculation, and for export, with some
. ity in prices. Messrs. Wright, junior, in
circular issued for the Africa, make the
remarks respecting the movement of the

idling the week t—
'ast circular advice 4; were dated 9th instant, per
The Africa and 'City of Baltimore have since
With dates to 2nd inclusive. The report of advanc-
active markets, tailing off in receipts, comparative
'dents, detention of a heavy supply on the Bar at
flans, and more especially the inferior quality of
arriva's, have one and all failed to produce the
effect in our Cotton market, which continues in
unsatisfactory state, for so many successive weeks
the ruling feature. The daily demand would
n. probable sales of 10,000 bales, but the trade
4cir purchases to such small quantities that,
close of business they are found not to
an average of 6,000, of which Speculators
totters take 500 or thereabouts. The position
matters doubtless influences all parties, and
borders to meet the enquiry with ample suppl es.
the current qualities are maintained with tolerable
3 but to realise quantity a concession from last
would, and has bean, submitted to, 1,600 bales
fair boweds having changed hands in a line at
the low grades are, however, difficult to move,
be noted id lower. Arrivals of gold haVe been
'; but, with an active demand for accommodation,
:ssiin is generally adverse to any immediate relief
folded to the commercial public, and, under the
Inaeasures now enforced by bankers, trade is kept
!Sliding, and the motive power is curtailed in
foe total sales since yesterday week amount to
les, of which 30,860 are American. Speculators
2,120, and exporters 5,620, leaving 34,770 bales
to the trade. The' import for same time is
of -which 66,763 are American. The quantity
be at sea from American ports is about 172,000
PRICES TO-D !Y.
Fair.. Sid Middling—ad Ordinary.. 6d to lid
„ „.8,1 .„ ..71a „ 6d to 7d
7 0-161 .. 61 to 7d.
4 for Cons'ption, 1857..567 540 bales. 1856...718.300 bales.
Export (actual) „ 52,291 52,216
American Brazil Egyptian E Indies W ladies T'tal
LY .402 490 ;47,150 19 06) 89,470 760 558,930
'56.392,020 63,080 32,750 45,410 2,150 535,510
- Liverpool Share Market to day there
fair amount of business done, and prices
quoted slightly higher. The day's sales
follows --Blackburn, 8-8.; Caledonian,

stern Counties, 114, 13-16, ; East Lan-
-si. Shares, 4p ; Great Northern, 244 ; Lan-
and Yorkshire, 1024, 4, 4 ; Do. 91. Shares,
'London and North Western, 1054, 4,8, 6,
Do. 4 Shares, 1-16.1, 4, 1-16 ; Man-
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 394, ;
_a
. 824. 1, ; Leeds Capital Stock, 324,
22, 4,4, 4; Manchester, Sheffield, and
iire, 61. New Shares, 114; Buffalo and
Iron, 4p; Grand Trunk of Canada, 16, 1-16,
16, 4 ; Great Luxembourg, 104(1; Great
of Canada, 254 ; Liverpool and Lon-
and Life, Bp. The following were
1g prices :-Blackburn, 84, 84; Ches-
Birkenhead, 664, 67 ; Caledonian,
-.16 ; Chester and Holyhead, 174, 181. ;
Counties, 11 11 1.6, 11 13 16 ; East Lance-
'. 99 ; Do. 9/. shares, 13-16, 4p ; Great
24 11 6, 24 5 -16 ; Ditto A shares. 104, 104;
astern, 67, 671 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
1024, 1021 ; ditto 9/. Shares, 14, 11 p ;
1, Crosby, and Southport, 194, 191. ;
and North Western Stock ; 1054, 106 ;
1, 1-16 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
394; Midland Stock, 824, 824 ;
tritish, 114 114 ; North Staffordshire,
North Eastern-Berwick 214., 214 ;
ld North Midland, 324, 321 ; Leeds

stock, 20 201 ; South Eastern and Dover,
16 221 ; Scottish North Eastern, 13, 131 ;

, and Lake Huron, 1, xn i p; Dutch Rhenish,
'49d ' • Great Western of Canada, 251 xd 261;
• Shares, 21 xd 21 p ; Great Luxembourg,
i d ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 101, 161.
following are the Weekly Traffic Returns
up to this evening :-Bedale and Leyburn
fast and Ballymena. 1 3831; Birkenhead,
vire, and Cheshire 2,7191; Blackburn 9901;'
.441.1 d Exeter 6,2411; Caledonian 12,4601;
0 and Holyhead 5,0351; Cork and Bandon
'''°l kßlackrock, and Passage 1711; Deeside
Dublin and Belfast Junction 1,2541; Dundee.
4,11c1 Aberdeen Junction 1,0391; Dundalk and
Alen 4491; Dublin and Drogheda 1,5451;
,and Wicklow and Dublin and Kingstown
.ast Anglian 8751; Eastern Counties and
,ion 25,8191; East Lancashire 6,3581; ,din..
and Glasgow and Stirling and Dunfermline
Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, and Scottish
5,984/ ; Glasgow and South Western 6,577/,
North of Scotland 1,1491; Great Northern
;„Great Southern and Western 5,7911;
IYestern 28,5371; Kendal and Windermere
hneAster and Carlisle 5,5821; Lancashire
rkshire g 3,220/; Llanelly Railway and Dock
London and Blackwall 1,4671; London,
and South Coast 15,425 ; London
firth Western 59,588/; London and
Western 15,371/ ; London, Tilbury,
Ahend 9001; Manchester, Sheffield, and
4ire 9,827/ : Manchester, Sheffield
°n, and Altringbam 9741; Mary port
4rlisle 9931; Midland 30,801/ ; Midland
11?
,Western 3,9791; Newcastle and Carlisle
4L.; North British 4,7161; North Eastern
Ni; Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford
'Sge icorth Staffordshire Railway and Canal
VNorth Western 8131; Oxford, Worcester,
1).°1-verhampton 3,8631; St. Helen's Canal and
,1/7)% 1:5171; Shi:f.,wsbury and Birmingham
; ShrewSbury and ..lhester ,?,645/; Shrews
Od Hereford 1,3171; Sco3igli, North Eastern,
usrdeen 3390/ ; South Devon ,',2t55/ ; South
tIP18,5151; South York and River Dun 2,6111;
Wales 6,4481; Taff Vale 4,3081; Ulster
. Vale of Neath 1,6711; Warrington ..tnd
Ittitl/f°l't 1731; Waterford and Kilkenny 3541;
to°rd and Limerick 1,0691 ; West Hartlepool
Ikeur and Railway 2,815/ ; Whitehaven and
48 3751; Whitehaven Junction 4721; Dutch
i
itburg
2,4931 ; Eastern of France, late Paris and
k l'rg 35,4751; Grand Trunk of Canada 10.5251;
%finxernbourg 8671; Great Western of Canada
le ) ' Northern of France 41.600/ ; Orleans,
111//111z, and Branches 46,0401; Paris and Lyons
1 Sambre and Meuse 1,117/ ; Western and
nrvaterri 29,860/.
tcMarket for the Public Fnnds and Securities
Oh? firm today, closing at 931 for Consols for
tth.e' and 931, to 931 for Consols on account.
lbil,ller Bills quoted at 4 dis to pm, and the
i:tt eree per Cents at Oli to 92.
,cll4q,e London Share Market to day there was
b Lone, and although the business transacted
4 Ilt limited, prices were firmly maintained
ktber °flowing - were the closing prices :-
g, ate, Nottingham; and East Junction, 51,
i,tittedonian, 694, 691; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
ilit; Eastern Counties, 111, 111. ; East Lan-
Y' 99,100 ; Great Northern, 961, 97-i ; Ditto A,
!dgOreat Western, 671, 671 ; Lancashire and
Ettt,lre, 1021102 t ; Leeds Northern,4o,4ol; Lon-
,tallorth Western, 1051, 106 ; London and
1 ti'Yestern, 1011, 1021 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
it,
biloolnshire, 391, 40 ; Midland Stock, 821, 83;
it) ft'''lltiSh, 441, 45 ; South Eastern and Dover,
;114 "a; York, Newcastle,, and Berwick. 861, 80;
ai ti,d North Midland, 641, 05. After
),, fouLlours the business transacted was at
iltet,:°Wing quotations :-Caledonian, 691, 691;
i ,tlt:Et':‘, Counties, 11 11.16, 11 13.16 ; East
I°7, S',2re. 99, 100; Great Northern, 961, 971; Do
tilttti ; Great Western, 671, 671; Lancashire and
!ptire, 1021, 1027, ; 'London and North
I,in, 105*, 106 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
‘, ) Zolnshire, 391; 40 ; Midland Stock, 821,
b orth British, 44, 45; South Eastern
t, (),,er, 751, 76 ; York, Newcastle and Ber-
et
be_flthe past week a fair amount of business
:N
oein transacted in our Grain Market, and
khledi ' ,Wheat and Indian Corn are fully sup-
Teptibt? 0 feeling towards improvement being
th trot _to at Tuesday's meeting. Flour, however,
~,Bn. oiv,e so readily, though its value is un-
,jl iii,; The weather is cold for the season, but
I,l['°l.kasPeote for a good stand are favourably
D upon, and accounts from near Continen-
-4t4613,rt0 are highly propitious for a bountiful
' At today's market there WAS it better