The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Cotton Market was not so buoyant to-day,
d the demand not being so active, has had a
~ressing
influence upon prices, which, howevernot ,
quotably lower. The sales were 6,000 bales,
#l4,."eieh 500 were on speculation and for export.
e
e had a dull day in the Liverpool Stock and
if Market. The business done was very limited,
ke
degree of inactivity prevailed until the close.
transactions are reported as follows :
Alte:skter burn,
84,
13-16,
4Caledonian, 311.
and Holyhead, 191. Lancashire and
reshire, 974, . London Stock, 1664, a. Man-
Ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 3411. Mid-
-83, 21 21Newry and Warrenpoint, North
Mid-
st
,fielc, 7 11-16. Dovers, 22,1, 1, I, 4, ',51, -4. Mid-
" 4:3 Pref, 9S. North Union A, 237. Dutch
I ~en,ish, I p Grand Trunk of Canada, 13a.
`a, Western of Canada.24l, 5,4 i. Do New, 21 p.
es,cleeing prices were :—Blackburn, 8 11-16, 81.
14,"•8;er and Birkenhead, 651, 651. Caledonian,
?4 Chester and Holyhead, 19 101. Eastern
„"tities, 9 7-16 9 9-16. East Lancashire, 231 23?-,.
at Northern, 221 23. Ditto A shares, Pe, 91.
drat Western, 681 681. Lancashire and York-
're Stock, 971 97-1. Liverpool, Crosby, and
lithport, 182 181. London and North Western
heit, 1061 1061. Manchester, Sheffield, and
celn, 341 341. Midland Stock, 821 ,821- North
lish, 10 101. North Staffordshire, 41 4; d.
'nth
, Eastern and Dover, 22 7-16;221. Scottish
°Jul Eastern, 131 131. North Eastern—Berwick,
e
4 21-7 e York and North Midland, 30f 301.
es
npital Stack, 18 9-16 18 11-16. Buffalo and
'''e Huron, 2lp. Dutch Rhenish, 7-16 eat Western Western-. of Canada, 241 24 Do. New
rea' 2!-, 21-p. Great Luxembourg, 11 101 d.
'area' 2!
of Canada, 13e, 13 11-16.
Tai re is an absence of that activity which pre-
it ,d •
h in monetary circles at the end of the year.
pre-
h° business transacted in London and Liverpool
B,s
ng the Bill Discounters is generally of a much
( extensive character than of late. The liquids-
:4 of the liabilities which fell due on the 4th of
e month, although it had caused much stringency,
Slsince afforded a great deal of relief, inasmuch
tt,' ho
enquiry has since diminisherl and the sup=
"„,°' available capital has become abundant
"),,,;" we shall leave the dividends to render
",;,`essed assistance to those requiring discount
Ceslraodation. Bills now having been negociated
:even less than 51 per cent, it is not surprising
(1 impression should prevail that an early
sitlll.ction to the extent of per cent in the
urntra rate of the Bank of England will be
e,csirm• Althoughpresent indications do certainly
iin,,sr this idea, it is impossible to calculate what
isir.“atf:nees may arise to prevent such a measure
he`g adopted. With regard to the Stock Market,
411.1° is really no new feature to describe. The
show a marked disinclination to transact
ta -trss, and the operations are generally confined
lain e rnembers of the House, who loudly corn-
For " the limited commissions they receive.
Leehseveral days past the same quotations have
:du Current, and the changes in the market
'ts4ll" exceed 1-16th per cent. A few special
book nsfers have been effected, but until the bank
„
karlietare re-opened on the 16th instant, the
44 will not be much influenced by bona fide
nsaction
tortleac transactions in the funds were unimportant
1433'. The prices were precisely the same as
trt,),,eurrent yesterday. Consols were heavy at
ase,;„"4-& for Money, and 941 to 1 for the February
ladi war :latc; Bank Stock was marked 2161 to 218, and
e
" Stock 2191 The New Three per Cents.
Billn , •
and the reduced 941 1. Exchequer
continued flat, being par to 3s. premiumi
Th F
Fast
India Stock has been dealt in at 219,
te"ees oreign Market was exceedingly dull, and
g
lions teas no particular alteration in the quota-
notice. Turkish 6 per Cents. were 95Z a,
theg rather flat, and no business recorded in
mn 4, Per Cent. Guaranteed. Russian Small Bonds
Ceu7i; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 ; French 3 per
1-o,tss 67f 50e ; Belgian 41 per Cents., 989 ; and
gtell 21 per Cents., 611 It is rumoured that the
L-°4lln. issioners of the Venezuelan Government,
n,otated for the arrangement of the English
w,:?t, are now disinclined to adhere to the terms
o,'eh they recently agreed to, and a meeting has
`qt.). called in consequence.
ti tae London Railway Share Market was dull
• A few of the heavier. stocks, including
ree'at Western and Midland, were slightly lower.
1.40 transactions included East Lancashire, 94t,
11 Great Northern, 931, 3. Great Western, 688,
.IN;r1 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971. London and
err Lancashire
1061- London and South
•er West-
-108. Midland, 821,,, 3. North British, 40.
'Ales "
Ilso,l ars. Brown, Hunter, and Co.'s East India
sebi"Luce Circular was issued this evening, from
peon we find that tn the 24th nit, until the commencement of this year,
opznp_r?dhuco markets generally were closed ; since they were re-
jeu. tere has been a large business doing, and prices of many
generalB have further advanced. One feature in the otherwise
indications of a prosperous condition of trade this yea) ,
ti~hi4lnust be regarded with some anxiety, is the rapid rise in
time (1° of cotton, for if it results in spinners working short
tflete,b.
,al.ldesciiptions of produce would be seriously affected
I There is no alteration in the rate of interest, although
ciowaY is rather easier • the bullion in the Bank of England
slight decrease at the date of the last returns.
We find respect to the important article of Wool,
dorr,4ll(l that the
...st •
oral 'B` IM Ports of Colonial Wool into the United King-
in 18(51nr.in.5g.,1856 Were 217,468 bales against 201,44 bales
.
Port 5'
-"u. 183,833 bales in 1854. The receipts idto this
de leir Australian were 22,392 bales, a small portion of
was sold here at very satisfactory prices, the remain-
/144as forwarded to London. The total imports of Fast
againsattneunted to 45,236 bales (of which 33,991 bales
46,78 :5:713 bales last year, were to this port), against
eckiltititi !lee in 18.55. lt is satisfactory to obs.erv.o the
Wool,
welt increase in 'the receipts in this tdescription of
Vie tjuituAlch in 1848 amounted only to 16,923. bales into
being e' Kingdom. The advantages of in
0 close to the manufacturing districts, which draws
triYl large attendance of home buyers to our sales.
Wool re Wholesome custom adopted of ;always bringing
;44 bt°ryrard at public auction, whereby better prices
414, tlied, have doubtless been the means of so greatly
East Tlng this important branch of commerce ; and as
„e Ildia is a class of wool always in' demand, we hope
u„_ a still further increase in the imports. The next
11,8 Z sales commence on the 15th inst., when upwards of
qua bales East India will be offered, being the largestte
sleeks y Vet put up to competition at one time. As _ the
fa B°f dealers and manufacturers are much reduced, a
Anrable result is anticipated.
fur . very important and interesting document,
'nertlishing the annual progress of Belfast COM-
rils_ce, has just come under our observation.
f.„0" value of the exports of linen manufactures
iat 111 that port in 1855 was about 1.5,000,000
erling, and this year, looking at the increased tilkPort, especially of linen yarn, this amount must
ttheConsiderably augmented. Cottons and mtislins
tha
also largely increased. The total value of
Imports and exports in 1855 was 1.16,265,440,
/4119 it may be safely estimated at between
oaf
and 1 20,000,000 sterling in 1856,
of °wing that Belfast must rank in the first class
„ cenatnereial ports. The document alluded to
heaith
ernesrespect to imports, our supply of salt has diminished
°flo half owing to the increasing ability of the Dun-
wantsalt Works, in this neighbourhood, to supply our local
article • With this exception, and that of sugar and flour; every
B'llallows an increase, some of them considerable,
4r Bcially wheat and Indian corn. The number of tone of
iaipor,ll"r an important decrease, owing to the cessation of
11.5,„ .8 of sack flour from Spain and other foreign ports.
pgtecitlFatt flour also shows a remarkable increase, but corn-
)n
trln, • i tons, the two years compare thus :-1855, 22,333.
i .856, 16,527 tone. With regard to exports, every article
,i4inlenteresting to our local prosperity shows an importahnt
c,Xc .?tati°n--lincn, linen yarn, muslin, provisions (with t e
ilasee--4, of Pork). Salt: The export of rock salt, indeed,
c)f ourralrly quadrupled, showing the greatly increased activity
ihw,ve "al salt mines. The decline in pork is striking, owing,
t° drSFatithe termina4isn of the war, and the consequent
nin °f navy contracts. The tonnage entering the port
62,0 the last seven years compares as follows : —lB5O,
1851 1851,• • 1852, 684,156 ; 1853, 768,505 ;
(90 , 650 938
""P5,41 ne '"U
.9
1855, 744,364: 1856, 773,662. The
trast 41.-: coals, so extensively used in our manufactures, c0n-
?.17‘3.1-3"ovra :--1850. 253,515 tons; 1851, 296,523; 1852,
1856,V 1853, 345,670 ; 1554, 336,217 ; 1855, 333,838 ;
hiu,orts '5,216. The receipts at our Custom house for ditties on
£3.-,B,olswere in 1852,
.£377,667 ; 1853, £393,747 ; 1854,
%".I°o at the 1855, £363,499 ; and 1856, £382,341. To
on ucfu ac amount ot duties paid into the Exchequer,
count,, however, as we have frequently stated

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before, it has been ascertained that at least 50 per cent. must
be added for duties psid on Belfast goods at English and
Scotch ports. Taking this as our basis, the duties paid on
Belfast consumption would, therefore, stand as follows :-
1852, £566,500 ; 1853. £590,020 ; 1854, £552,007; 1855,
£545,248 ; and 1856, 573,511, These figures indicate a very
satisfactory increase for the last two years, and taking the
reduction of the duty on tea, sugar, and other articles into
account, they show that our trade is steadily increasing from
year to year. We have no means of ascertaining the
receipts of the Inland Revenue Department. We may
remark that we have good grounds for stating that
the receipts of this district at that department for the
year just closed, will reach nearly £350.000, which
is considerably in excess of the previous year. We have thus
shown that the trade of our district has fully participated in
the general increase in that of the United Kingdom. The
shipping trade has been in a healthy state throughout the year
and many ships of the largest class now belong to this port,
combining all the improvements of modern shipbuilding. A
largo number of our first class ships are trading oat of the port
to all parts of the world. The shipbuilding trade of Belfast is
progressing steadily, both as regards wooden and iron ships.
During the year just closed, two very fine vessels—a clipper
barque, and an iron sct•esv steamer of 2,000 tons,!were launched ;
and there are tow five vessels in the course of completion—
two Incliamen, of 701) and 1,400 tons, two iron ships, and a
clipper schooner. We hope to see this important branch of
business one of considerable magnitude ere many years in this
town, as there are numerous facilities for successful competi-
tion with other ports.
According to a statement of the trade of Quebec
during the past year, prepared by Messrs. John
Haly and Co., the evidence of the progress of
Canada is very satisfactory
It appears that the ships arrived from sea were 907, with an
aggregate capacity of 471,444 tone, against 677, in 1855, with a
capacity of 346,449 tons, showing an increase, in 1856, of 230
vessels and 124,995 tons. The distribution of these arrivals
was-833 British vessels, comprising 436,593 tons ; 38
Norwegian, 17,730 tons; 15 American, 8,696 tons ; 8
German, 3,015 tons ; 6 Prussian, 2,056 tons ; 2 Swedish,
1,450 • 2 Portuguese, 470 tons ; 1 Hanoverian, 296
tons; Sardinian, 238 tons ; and 1 Danish, 1,000 tons;
the average capacity being 620 tons. The number which
took back cargoes of timber were 860, in addition to 42
new ships launched during the season, forming together
433,821 tons, Allowing for those vessels which made two
voyages during the season, it is estimated that the total of ships
engaged in the export of wood was about 600, of 312,000 tons,
employing about 10,300 men. The number of new ships
building this year i 3 35, with an aggregate tonnage of 26,700,
against 42 last year of 33,235. Freights ranged from 30s to
60.3 per load of 50 cubic feet of timber. The number o
passengers landed in 1856 was 22,439 against 21,274 in 1855 ;
of these 10,353 were from England, 1,688 from Ireland,
2,794 from Scotland, 4,537 from Germany, 2,8)6 from Nor-
way, and 261 from colonies. In addition to the general trade,
that with the other British colonies in North America
was, in 1856, 127 ships, 8,434 tons, against, in 1855, 121
ships, 8,910 tons. A gratifying decrease in the number of
disasters in the St. Lawrence is observable, the navigation
of that river having been assisted by powerful tug steamers
placed on the station during the past summer, while light
houses also are being erected at eaeh point where they are
requisite. The exports of wood from Quebec during 1856
were 19,000,000 feet of hewn timber and 3,200,000 pieces of
deals, against 15,000,000 feet of hewn timber and 2,300,000
pieces of deals in 1855, exclusive of saves and other stowage
Some excitement has been created by the re-
ceipt of intelligence from the United States that a
movement will be made for the amendment of the
Reciprocity Treaty, or the repeal of the act giving
it effect. A statement will be made by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and it is believed that it will
show that the United States have lost largely,
as far as revenue is concerned, while the Canadians
have received all the benefits. The amendment
sought is to enlarge the free list between the two
countries to:all articles actually grown by each re-
spectively. This will include tobacco and sugar,
which are now excluded, and from the duties
on which the Canadian Government is mainly
supported. In this case the Canadian Govern.
went refuses to accept this amendment, then
notice is to be given so as to put an end to the
treaty. The success of the agitatation is consi-
dered in the United States to be certain. In the
official report of the Secretary of the Treasury, at
Washington, we find the following returns given
of the trade between the United States and British
America under the act since it has been in opera-
tion :

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THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.