Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-03 00:00:00

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36 feet 3-10ths

PRIVATE TREATY, •
The splendid new Ship
EGERIA,
ister, and 1,082 tons builders'
L. Length, 178 feet 5-10ths ;'breadth,
2 feet 9-10ths. Built at Saint John,
builder of the well-known and favour-
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1,066 tons reg
Want

I\.y., 4ulD CIIIIII.I.GL U.• Yu,
ite ship Rowena, and classed seven years at Lloyd's. She 1:
acted. of the best seasoned heckmatack and Savanna'
Ane ; her frame is diagonally strapped outside with iron

ana iron stneeu .
fastened with yellow metal bolts ; has pitch pine masts, top-
masts, &c., a beautifully finished cabin, and outfit of the best
Liverpool manufacture, and of extra sizes. She is fitted with
Cunninsham's patent topsails, and all recent improvements.
combints great speed with

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carrying capacity, altmther making her one of the finest ships
ever built in the colomes.--For further particulars apply to
Messrs. Liston, You
CUNARD,
and Co.. Merehants ; or to
WILSON, & CO., Brokers.

. FOR PRIVATE 'SALE.
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Now building at an outport, and can be
4.1 A launched shortly,
A very handsomely-modelled and useful
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building under special survey to class nine years A 1 at'Lloyd'
Length over all, 204 feet ; breadth. 29 feet : &nth_ 17 fept

Inches ; about •ii 2 tons builders' measurement, about 690 tons
register, and about 550 tons, exclusive of engine room; will
carry about 830 tons dead weight, besides a'tout 130 tons of
coal in bunkers, on 15 feet 6 inches draft of water. is flitted
witk water ballast tanks, which may be used either for ballast
.or cargo; has two tubular boilers, fitted with superheated

?paratns, and direct-acting en,

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power ; has a half-poop 60 feet long, and a full forecastle 34
feet lone : is exnerted to qtnnm from nines +n tan lrnnta

workrniiiship and 'quality-of material will be fi;iind oninsiec:

prices of several kinds of. produce are lower. Some
descriptions of Ceylon coffee have declined Is. per cwt.
For:sugar, demand inactive, and prices show a decline
of 6d. to ls. per cwt. Rice in good demand. Tea
unaltered.—. Daily News.

STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE.
October Ist, 1859,

Mr. Griffiths, in his weekly circular, says :—The pre-
iminary meeting of the Iron Trade of these districts,

which invariably precedes each quarter day, was held
at the Swan Hotel, Wolverhampton, on Wednesday last,
P. Williams, Esq., Chairman of the Association, in the
chair. Representatives from most of the leading firms
of the district were present, and a resolution was
moved by Mr. Barrows, (firm of Barrows and Hall),
and seconded by Mr. Freer (firm of- Brown and
Freer), and passed unanimously, confirming .the same
prices for the next quarter' which have ruled during the
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last three months, for all kinds of Staffordshire Iron.
This decision has taken no one by surprise, the present
position of the trade leaving no alteinative for the
Association but a continuance of former rates. The sheet
mills of all the works in the district are actively em-

ployed, and there is every prospect of a continuance of
the present extraordinary demand for this sort of Iron ;
the leading houscs are also well supplied with
orders for Hoops and - Boiler Plates ; at the same
time, it must be admitted, that orders for

best and common Bars,

particularly the latter
)rt, are not so abundant. The demand for superior
Nail Rods for China continues unabated, and a fair
business is being done in commoneFsbili, both-for ex:
port and home consumption. The falling-off in the Bar
Iron department must be accounted for by the competi-
tion of the North Staffordshire and Shropshire houses
in this kind of iron. The meetings at Birming-
ham 'and Wolverhampton were moderately attended;
very little business done in Pig Iron, and inferior
qualities were offered at slightly reduced rates. Makers
of Hydrates and All Mine brands continue firm at
current rates. The official liss of prices of Finished

ion Stafford-shire Bars,l7 lOs

at the works ; Best Bars, £8 10s. ; Sheets, £9 ; Doubles,
£lO 10s. ; Nail Sheets, £8 10s. ; Latten, £l2; Boiler
Plates, £9 ; Best and Best Best in proportion ; Common
Rods, 17 10s. ; Hoops, £8 10s.;- Canada Plates, £l2,
and all other sorts in proportion. • Current prices
of Pig Iron :-Staffordshire cola Blast, £4 10s. ;
Best Native Hydrate Pigs; £3 15s. to £4 ss. ;
first-class All Mine Grey Forge Pigs £3 7s. 6d. to
£3 15s. ; Good Mine Pigs, with a Modicum of Flue
Cinder, £3 ss. • Mine. Pigs, deteriorated by Cinder,.
£2 12s. 6d. to £3 ; Melters, Nos. 1,2, and 3, £2 17s. 6d.
to £3 2s. 6d. ; superior makes of All Mine Melting Iron,
£3 10s. to £4, according to make and quality. Favourite
Shropshire, £4 Is. 6d. ; and Forest of Dean, £4 10s.
The Glasgow market for Scotch Pig Iron has been quiet
during the past week, -with steady prices. Yesterday
(Friday) rather more business was done at 51s. lid. and
51s. 3d. prompt; and 51s. 41d to 51s. 6d. one month open ;
market closing firm. Present 'quotations both for warrants
and shipping iron, being as follows :-Buyers, mixed
Nos. at-51s. ; sellers, 51s. 6d. prompt cash ; three months
open, 9d. to ls. higher. Shipments for last week were
11,486 tons, against 10,476 tons for the corresponding
week of ast year. Copper : 3,474 tons of ore
were sold at the ticketing on Thursday last ; ave-
rage standard, £129 ss. ; average price per ton
Compared with the preceding • week's sale,