Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

bIONETAM AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Evening.

The Cotton Market was very buoyant to-day,
and a large business was done at improving prices,
quotations now being fully id per lb. higher than
on Saturday last. To day the sales reached 20,000
bales, inaludiug 4,000 on speculation and for
export.
The Liverpool Share Market was quiet to-day,
except in Caledonians and Sheffields, for both of
which, there was a further speculative. demand at
higher prices. Grand Trunks closed khetter. The
days's transactions were as follows :-Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 66-1; Caledonian, 421
42*. 41-1 ; Great Western, 561; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1.00, 1001, 1001, 1001; Lancaster
and Carlisle, 77, 77a : London and North
Western, 100, 100 h ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 41, 41k. 41-1- 41.1 ; North British, 12i ;
Dovers, 21, 211; Grand Trunk of Canada, 12,
12 11-16; Liverpool Union Bank, 13 ; Lancashire
Insurance, par. The following were the
closing prices :-Blackburn, 71, 8 ; Chester
and Birkenhead, 66, 661; Caledonian, 421„ 421 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 17, 1.7.-} ; Eastern Counties,
111, xd 11 7-16 ; East Lancashire, 96k, 97 ;
Do. 91. shares, 4, 9-16 p ; Great Northern, 24.
241; Do. A, 11, 11h; Great Western, 66, xd 54;
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 1001, 104 ; Do.
91. shares, t, 11- p; Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, 19, 191 ; London and North Western Stock,
100, xd 100 k ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 411, 411-2-; Midland Stock, 811, xd 82;
North British, 12i.• xn 12k; North .Staffordshire,
41„1-, 4 d ; North Eastern-Berwick, 231, xd 238 ;
York and North Midland, 40, 401; Leeds Capital
Stock, 254, 251; South Eastern and Dover, 211,
21 546; Scottish North Eastern, 12k. 12k ; Buffalo
and Lake Huron, 4-1, ; Do. New Shares, 4, 31 d ;
Dutch Rhenish. 32-, 3f d ; Great Western of
Canada, 211, 21,1; Do. New Shares, 1, k p ; Great
Luxembourg, 7,7 k ; Grand Trunk or Canada,
12 11.16: 12*.
The Market for the Public Funds and Securities
to-day was rather firmer, and the downward ten-
dency seems checked. So much, however, hinges
upon the progress of affairs in India, that
speculation is for the moment completely stagnant
in the Stock Exchange. The present quotations
of the Funds are considered much .too low to
invite operations for a fall, especially as any con-
siderable decline would certainly bring the public
forward as investors. On the other hand,

speculation for the rise is checked by
the knowledge that the outstanding trans-

actions in that direction are very heavy,
and by the magnitude of the charge enacted at each
successive settlement. The rate of continuation on
Consols yesterlay remained nominally at 7-16 fo
per cent, but 5 to 51 per cent per annum may be
considered the closing terms—the tendency being,
if anything, a shade easier, now that the bulk of
the transactions have been carried over t.) the next
settlement. To-day Consols for Money closed at
902. to 901, and for the Account at 9O to 90i;
and after official hours the latter stood at 90
13-16 to 90 15-16 ; Exchequer Bills closed at 5 to 1
dis.

In the London Reilway Share Market to-day,
there was a moderate•business done at firm prices.
The following were the closing quotations :
Caledonian, 841, 814 ; Eastern Counties, 11-1 ;
East Lancashire, 96. 97; Great Northern, 96, 96i ;
Great Northern A, 871 881 ; Great Western, 553,
563; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1001, 1001; Leeds
Northern, 502; London and North Western, 1001 ;
London and South Western, 924; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 411, 411; Midland
Stock, 821; North British, 501, 513; South
Eastern and Dover, 691, 691; York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 93, 94; York and North Midland, 804.
After official hours the following wero the
prices :—Caledonians, 811. 841 ; Eastern Counties,
111 ; East Lancashire, 96, 97; Great Western,
561; Great Northern 963 ; Do. A Shares, 87, 89 ;
London and North Western, 1004; Lancashire and
Yorkshire 1004, 1004; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 4171, 414 ; Midlands 814 823 ; North
British, 504, 51; York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
93, 94; York. and North Midland, 804.
In the General Produce Market no material
change occurred to-day. Rice, however, was in
excellent demand, and prices are looking up.
Messrs. Browne, Hunter, and Co., in their circular
of this afternoon, say—
in the absence of further intelligerce from India, which
is m)st anxiously awaited, but little change has taken
place in our Prodnce Markets since our circular of 24th
nit., with the exception of Saltetre, which has again
advanced in value. A speculative ff eling has beea mani-
fested for Bice, is consequence of the prevailing. report of
the disease in Potatoes again appearing, which is said to be
more general, and to a greater extent than- for some years
past, prices have in consequence slightly risen, and should
the accounts prove not to have been exaggerated, a further
improvement may yet take place.. The upward tendency
that was apparent in the Sugar market has again Nees
decked, and the advance folly lost stocks having increased,
and the purchases of the trade having been confined to the
supply of their immediate wants.

The Corn Trade was firmer tc-day, and rather
better prices were obtained for Wheat and Flour.
Respecting the article of wool, the circular just
quoted above says :
The Wool market has been quiet during the last fort-
night, the trade having been engaged attending the sales
of Low Wools in London, wlich commenced on the 25th
alt. The quautity of EI. brought forward amounted to
4.725 bales, the whole of which east with brisk competi-
tion. Fine true bred Wools, of which there was but little
offered, brought very extreme prices, and in some
instances higher than the rates obtained here in July, but
Gress and Blacks were 'ither lower. Prices ruled rather
irregularly, which may be attributed to the indiscriminate
manner in which some of the. Wools were lotted, and the
want of sufficient light properly to examine the bales
The arrivals here of E.I. now amount to nearly 11,000
bales, and our next sales will probably take place at the
end of this m :nth.
It is pointed out that if the offer of the European
and American Steam Company to establish eight
screw steamers on the Mediterranean and the Red
Sea—so as to enable reinforcements to be regu
larly supplied to India by the 'overland route
during the next six months—should be accepted,
it would afferd facilities for a weekly mail from
that country, by the departures being arranged
alternately with those of the Peninsular and
Oriental vessels. The question, it is believed, is
likely to be decided this week.
The Star'of Peace and Californian, which were
appointed to leave Sydney on the 4th and 20th
of June respectively, will, it is 'stated, bring, the
former 91,522 sovereigns, and the latter 50,000.
The following account of the Silk Market
during the
,past month is from the circular of
Messrs. Durant and Co., of London, It indicates
the effect of high prices and of the dullness in the
various money markets of the world in chocking
the consumption of this article:—
The pane of affairs in silk during the last month has
not been less dragging and unsatisfactory than in the two
proceeding. Buyers still hold off most determinedly from
any general buline,s, taking only for their daily require-
ments, notwitheanding the desire of the imparters to be
doing inrlnced them first to be willing sellers of all classes
at the reduction previously established for the lower classes,
and within the last few days even at a furt'aer fall. The
new silk i 3 now about to be landed. It may be with fresh
silk a change may come, bat it can scarcely be for that the
trade have been waiting. The deliveries are good, but only
in fair proportion to the imports of the present season.
Bengal silk has participated, even beyond tha usual pro-
portion, in the general quiet. We heve scarcely any
Omega to guile in general prices, but importers are
disposed to meet the market. Italian silk commands no
attention. Some importers would doubtless accept some
modification upon their high pretension?, bat almost
anything tl'ey could name would still leave their silk far
beyond the point of competition with` China and Bengal
silk.

Some considerable shipments of gold are an-
nounced. The steamer Tt viot, which left South-
ampton for the Brazils to-day, took out 108,335/ in
specie, all in gold, with the exception of 4001 in
silver. The gold, which consists of sovereigns, has
been withdrawn from the Bank of England, and is

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understood to be intended for the Bank, of Rio
J.tneir,.. The steamer Euxine has also taken out
34,2521 in specie for Cadiz.
Of the 00,0001 in specie brought by the Canada,
from the United States, the bulk was on contine.p
Klee will be realised for the remittance ex the
steamer IA Plata . The demand for Mexican
dollars is at present comparatively limited ; and it