Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-23 00:00:00

MONETARY.. AND COMMERCIAL
LivEitroot,'Tued4 Eiening,

The- tone of -the Liverpool-Cotton-Market-
.has, -
not undergone any change. to-day, and, vntb,,
small business, prices have again been in fav, our of
buyers. The sales amount to 5,000 bctos, and
include 1,500 taken for expert and
SPPAtilation.
A very 'limited amount of busr,
...ss has again
been done in the Liverpool Share .Market, and the
tendency of prices all day • has, been at a lower
point, particularly some of 41).'e leading class of
stocks. Sales of London, and. North -Westerns
have been made at 941, 9.41 z, Lancashire and York-
shire have been dealt ;,a at 94, 94Z, but were after-
wards done at 95k. Midlands were sold at 101. The
following were the, actual transactions of the day :
Caledonian, 83;-, 83/ ; Eastern Counties, 12 ;
Lancashire ard. Yorkshire,- 95, 911, 95; 94-Z, 95,
951, 95, 95k-; Lancaster and Carlisle, 86 ; Ditto one-
,third shares, 122 p. ; Lancaster and Preston £lll
shares, .51 p. ; London and North Western,
941, 95, 94!, 95 ; Midland, 101; South Eastern,
214 ; butch Ithenis.h, sd. ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
; Ditto 7 per cent. 1867, 59.

-in the general Produce markets there has been
no great amount of business done, but the feeling
of the market was not more depressing than for
some days past. At the auction sales this morn-
ing there was a moderate competition for Coffee,
but most of the finer qualities were taken in for
higher prices than those offered. 900 bags of
Ceara were sold at from 45s 'to 49s for ordinary
to very good ordinary ; 1,000 bags of loiv Arracan.
Rice were sold at 6s 3d. The Jute offered by
auction was not sold, the biddings being below
previous quotations. Very little business was
done in either Sugar or Molasses.
The transactions in the Corn Exchange to-day have
been very limited, and the trade presented no new
feature. With the limited demand for both
wheat and flour, holders continue to show great
firmness, and hence there was no material change
in the Price of either article.
_ _

In the Manchester Goods Market to-day, there
has been no change of importance. Owing to pro-
ducers being under heavy contracts for India, China,
and Germany, the demand continues tolerable,
but the uncertainty which still attaches to conti-
nental politics materially checks operations, and
the amount of business actually done has not been
large. At Bradford, on Monday, there was
less animation in the Wool Market, but still a
good feeling prevailed. There was a fair busi-
ness done in Worsted Yarn, for home consumption.
Prices generally showed no change. At Roch-
dale, on Monday, there was only a small business
done in Wool, in anticipation of the forthcoming
sales in London and Bristol, where, it is expected,
the high prices will for the most part be main-
tained. Prices in Rochdale - from the highest
prices that have prevailed there skins have
declined one penny, and brokers from a half-penny
to three farthings. Short wools have not fallen
quite so much. The demand for flannels was
generally flat, but a healthy demand existed for
the home trade. Of the Scotch Wool trade, we
have the following report from Glasgow :
The wool market during the past week has continued
steady. A better feeling exists amongst spinners, wher
show a little more inclination to go in for good parcels.
The uneasiness produced by the war feeling has not yet
subsided, and caution is exercised in purchasing. Stocks
throughout the country are very high, so that consumers
require constantly to purchase for immediate wants.
Blackfaced laid and white continue firm ; laid washed
Cheviots are in good demand, as spinners using this
class, have considerable orders on hand. Good parcels
are soon picked up. There is not much doing in white
worsted wools. Skin wools are firmer, .there being an
improved demand for this class of wool in the Yorkshire
districts.

The London Stock Exchange continues to show
that a strong feeling of distrust still prevails as to
the ultimate issue of the present unsettled state of
continental affairs. To-day the market for. Public
Securities opened heavily, and with no disposition
to enter into operations, but towards the close
of the day the tone was better, and Consols
improved about a quarter per cent. At noon
Consols for Money were quoted at 94k.
but they closed at 94 to 951, and finally left off
at the same point. The quotations for other
securities were :--Three per Cents, 95a 951 ; Bank
Stock, 228, 230.; Exchequer Bills—Large and
Small, 335, 338.

The London Share Market showed much the
same tone as the Consol. In the early part of
the day there was no disposition to do business,
and prices were quoted lower, but in the after
part of the day they improved, and closed tolerably
firm as follows :—Ambergates, 61, 64 ; Caledonians,
831, 841 ; Ditto pref., 103, 105 ; Eastern
Counties, 591, 601; East Lancashire, 94, 96;
Edinburgh- and Glasgow, 704, 711; Great
Northern, 104, 1041; Do. A., 87, 89 ; Do. 8.,
137, 138; Great Westerns, 56, 561 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 95, 951; Brighton, 109,
1091 London and North Western, 941, 951 ;
London and_ South Western, 911, 921; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 37, 371 ;
Midland Stock, 101, 1011 ; North British, 581,
581; Do. pref., 112, 114 ; North Eastern—
Berwicks, 921, 931 ; Do. Leeds, 471, 581 ; Do.
Yorks, 78, 781 ; North Staffords, 5, 41 ; South
Eastern, 73, 731 ; Turkish, 901, 901 ; New, 1021,
103 ; Great Western of Canada, 161 ; New, 4',
44; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71 71
2.
The following is the traffic return of the Grand
Trunk Raihvay of Canada for the week ending
29th January,-1859, and corresponding week 1858
1859, £8,245 4s 91d ; miles open, 880. 1858,
£7,987 lOs 84d; miles.open, 809. Increase, £257
14s ld ; miles open, 71.
The Paris Bourse opened flat this morning, with
prices for Rentes an eigth per cent below the
closing quotations of the previous evening, which
subsequently was increased to a quarter per cent.
In the afternoon there was a fractional improve-
ment, but still great uneasiness prevailed.