Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening.
"The market for Cotton to-day was quiet, and
prices remainedoo unchanged. The sales were re-
ported as 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for
e2cport, or taken on speculation.
in the Liverpool Share Market the tone con-
firmed the improvement ent of the previous day,
wa
and the buying
general, and of a high
class, particularly- for London and North
(f
th West-
ern Stock, based upon the impression
gaining ground) of the solid and favourable
character
of the accounts of that great company.
Hovers were very strong,
with with an improving
and the market closed
tendenrac;!ll strenth and
11 13-16;Eastern Southern
Great Southern
and C ties,
transactions included Blackburn,
112-;
and vlestern, 113 -ouGreat Western, 691 7, 1 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 100,,`,,`-,, 997, ; Lancaster
.)
and Carlisle Con s re,
Stock 209 London and
North-Western 9fl
i, j
1 2 1 ; Manchester,
ffi Sheeld, and Lincoln '1
,38,7', 'Nfidland, 1101 '4 1 ;
Newcastle and Carlisle,ti
Stock
110 •, North Eastern
Berwick Stock, 951 ,
" i York Capital ,

781 ; SOuth-Eastern, 254 =; Grand Trunk
of Canada, 81 ; ditto, 6 per cent. Debentures,
75 ; Birmingham Guaranteed, 76i.

CLOSING PRICES.

Chester & B'head 73 73:.; N. E. Ber. c. Stock 95 951
Caledonian .... 941 94 Yorkcapital Stock 79 79
E.Connties 11 9-1611 11-16 Leeds Stock .. .- 481 481
G. N. Stock . . 1071 1071 S. Eastern 251 26
Great Westerns.. 691 693- Dutch Rhenish .. 41d
Lan. and York. 100 1001 Gt. Luxem.......61 6l
Ln. & Nor. West. 901 991 G.T. o± Can.B 11-16 8 13-16
„ 1-shares 7-16..1d G. W. Canada .. 122- 121
M. S. and Lin 381 ex d 381 , new sh9re3 71 71d
Midland Stock . . 110 1101 Buff'. &L. Huron 431- 41
N. British Stock.. 611 611 Lomb-Venetian 11 2p
N. Stafford .. 3FI Great Ship . ,10/6 11/0

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Saturday Evening.

Sinca the long and anxiously looked for financial
statement Of the. of the Exchequer was
made, a considerable impetus has been given to
prices on the Stock Exchange, and the markets
generally have shown an improvement. Consols
opened very firmly, at 4to per cent. higher
than last night, and are now quoted 94.1 toy for
money, and 941 to for the account; Reduced
Three per Cents. have been dealt in at 944 95 and
94 ; India Debentures, 971 and 97 ; Ditto
Bonds, 3 pm. ; Enfaced Rupee Paper, 971; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 235. pm. large and small. Business
in, Foreign Stocks is almost suspended, though
the few operations have been effected at well
sustained values. New Turkish Sixes realised
66i, and 65 ; and the Four per Cent. Guaranteed,
1011 ; Sardinian Fives have been done at 851 ;
and the Russian Three per Cents. at 971. There
has been a fair business done in English Railway
Securities, and prices generally exhibit a very
firm appearance. Great 'Westerns have augmented
10s. per share, Caledonian and Eastern Counties
to a like amount ; London and North-Westerns
are per cent. higher, and South Easterns have
risen about I tot per cent.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan is firmer
at 1034 to K.
Canada Scrip remains steady at 2 to 17 pm;
Turkey Bank Shares are I dis. to par.
French Rentes at a quarter past twelve were
quoted 67f. 85c., and subsequently 67f. 80c., the
market described as rather firm.