Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

TRADE CIRCULARS.

WOOL.
The following sales are, announced to take place in
Liverpool during the present and ensuing week. From
the enumeration given, it will be seen that the wool
trade of Liverpool is on the increase.: This is not to
be wondered at: NO port in Europe has such numerous
advantages in respect to the wool trade as Liverpool
has,.considerihg its vast import facilities; and stillmore,
when its close proximity to the seats of manufacture in
which the raw material -is worked up., and from which,
as -a necessary- consequence, it- must- in its new—audit:li--
proved form be re-distributed, or exported.
John L. Bowes & Brother, 800 East India, 300 bs. Oporto, &c.,
130 unwashed Lima, 70Donskoi, 150,sundries. • -
Wm. Greanie & Co., I,ooo'sheets English'skin, and fleece., ,
T. & H.'Littledale & Co., 2,000 East India.
Bradbury & Cook, 500 ballots alpaca, all faults; too bags
mohair. .
T. & li. Littledale & Co., 20 bags mohair, 400 ballots alpaca,
450 do., all faults.
Wil kun Greame & Co., 400 ballots alpaca, all faults ; 50 bags
mohair.
R. W. -Ronald & Son, 30 bags mohair.
John L. Bowes & Brother' 150 East India, 150 bs. alpaca.
William Grrame & co., 1,500 East India, and 500 bs. polo,
Turkey, Egyptian, &c., 300 Oporto and Lisbon, 250 Peru and
Lima, 300. Donskoi, &c., 100 Iceland, 5a sundries.
T. & H. Eittledale & Co., BOO East. India, and 500 bs. Peru, 200
Mogadore.

Perkins & Robinson, 350 Bast India, 320 bs. Donskoi,,l6o
trn-
warhrd Buenos Ayres, 600 do. Lisbon, 200 Oporto, 150 Scotch;
190 sundries.

R W. Ronald & Son, 1,500 East India

Bradbury& Cook, 100 East India, 500 bs. white Donakoi,
200 grey do., 600 Calmuck, 250 Turkey,
R. W.Ronaid& Son, 1,500 be. EaSt India, 150 unwashed Don-
skoi, 100 washed do., 350 Iceland and Iceland foils, 400
washed Oporto, 70 Turkey, 10 sundries.
R, W. Ronald & Bon, '330 bs. fine Buenos Ayres, 160 brook-
washtd Odessa, 250 unwashed Lishon,.9so washed Peru.
Buchanan, Browne, & Co., 170 bs: East India, and 4,000 sheep
• skins.
Browne, Hunter, & Co., 1,800 East India, and 200 bs. Syrian,
35 Egyptian, and 70 Oporto.
Edmund Buckley, 400 East India, and 40, ha. Buenos Ayres,
560 unwashed Lisbon. ,
Male. Gr€ame; 1,200 East India, and 300 be. unwashed Lis-
bon, English, &c.
T. and H. Littledale & Co., 2,680 East India.

George Ward, 5,000 Scotch, -and sundries, by
private. • - - • , -

IRON TRADE. •
In his weekly circular, Mr... Samuel Griffiths says:,-
South Staffordshire Iron Trade.—As is_ usual after the
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quarterly meetings, very few transactions have taken
rplace- in Pig Iron during the past week ; the, price,
nevertheless, 'for good All' Mine Brands is well main-
tained, and makers continue firm- holders. The mills and
forges of all the leading houses,gr in acttve operation,
little scarcity of 'orders being felt by tho makers of
marked brands. On the other hand, the second and third-
rate houses are not quite so well off for specificatioris,
owing to the slackness of Liverpool orders, which was
noticeable in the general business' done at quarter-day.
Considering that we are, only just entering upon the
new year, the state. of the trade is quite as good as can
be expected, and we are glad to be able to state that the
Opinion expressed, in this circular, on the 7th instant,
with regard to the future prospects of the trade, is
-entirely coincided in by the leading inerchants and brokers
of London, a great number. of whom we have had
the pleasure of -seeing since our last report. The
eminent firm of Stitt Brothers, of Liverpool, in their
annual circular, issued on the 17th instant, write as
follows:—" This year has opened with a good pros-
pect of such a settlement of continental difficulties, as
will secure the freedom of Italy, and again combine.
France and England, in a course of action, which will
not only secure peace, but ,a development of commerce
with its blessings ; difficulties, doubtless, have to be
removed, but at present the aspect of affairs is highly
favOurable. , The official list of prices of Finished Iron
is as follows :--Common Staffordshire Bars, £7 10s., at
the works ; Best Bars, £8 10s. ; Sheets, £9 ; Doubles,
410 10s. ; Nail Sheets,' £B.lOB. ; Latin, £l2; Boiler
Plates, £9 ; Best and Best. Best in proportion ;- Com-
mon Rods, £7 10s. ; Hoops, £8 108. ; Gas Strip,
£8 ; Canada Plates, 412; and all - other sorts
in proportion.' Current prices of Pig Iron : Stafford-
shire Cold Blast, £4 10s. ; best Native Hydrate Pigs,,
£3 15s. to £4 2s. 6d. ; ,first-class All Mine,;-Grey Forge
Pigs, £3 10s. to £3 15s.'; good Mine Pigs, with a
modicum of Flue Cinder, £3 to £3 6s. YMine Pigs, de-
teriorated by Cinder, £2 12s. 6d. to £3; Grey, Forge
Cinder Pig Iron, £2 7s. 6d. - to_ £2., 12s. 6d. ;
Melters, Nos. 1,2, and 3, £2 15s. to £3 2e. 6d. ;
superior makes of All Mine Melting' Iron, £3 10s.
to £4, according. to ' make and quality. Favouriie
Shropshire and Forest of Dean Brands, £4__ 10s._
The Glasgow Market for • Scotch PiKs.---The prices in
our market have again ruled high during the past week.
The announcement of the liberal policy of the Emperor
of the Freneh:—although not confirmatory' of the
rumours as to the reduction- of duty on Iron—gave
marked confidence to operators, and business took place
from 575. to 585., cash. , This latter price was reached
on Monday. Since_then there have been some slight
fluctuations, and to-day the closing price is 575. 9d.
sellers, and 575. 6d. buyers, cash. We have no new
feature in the demand for shipping iron; which is still
very quiet. Shipments last week were 7,478 tons against
6,821 tons in corresponding week last year. Iron
Trade of Northumberland, Durham, and Oleveland.—
Mr. R. Hoyle, in his annual statement, says that the
average number of .furnaces in this district in full Work
throughout the year may be estimated at 68, being 10
more than in 1858, yielding a total of 620,000 tons.
Four iron furnaces, have been completed and put into
blast during the past year. There are five now
building, and nearly ready for lighting, and a com-
mencement has been made to erect six more. In this
rapid multiplication of furnaces there is danger
that Iron making may be overdone. The disposition
however, manifested by capitalists to invest their money
in the iron trade of this district, notwithstanding the