Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN "TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1859

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening.

The Liverpool Cotton Market has been active to-
day, and a good business has been done, the sales
reaching 9,000 bales. Prices have been firm, and
the market closed steady.

The Liverpool Share Market has been very active
all day, and a large business has been don, as will
be seen by the following transactions-Eastern
Counties, 12 5-16, 121 ; Great Western, 595 •, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 961, 95:1 ; London and Brigh-
ton, 1121 ; London and North Western, 961, 965, 961,
965, 961, 96 ; One-eighth shares, 5, 13-16 d ; Midland,
1025, 1025, 1021, 1021, 1025, 1021, 102 ; North
British, 605 ; North Staffordshire, 45d ;
South Eastern, 215 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 85.
After official hours, sales were made in Caledonians
at 841, Lancashire and Yorkshires at 96, and Mid-
lands at 1024. The final closing quotations were as
follows :-Blackburn, 114, 111 ; Chester and Birken-
head, 634, 641 ; Caledonian, 841, 85 ; Chester and
Holyhead, 48, 481 ; Eastern Counties, 12 3-16,
121 ; East Lancashire, 921, 93 ; Do. £9
shares, 1, K p ; Great Northern, 103, 104 ;
Do. A, 88, 89 ; Great Western, 591,
594 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 95-5,
964 ; Do. £9 shares, 5, 2 p ; London
and North Western Stock, 955, 961 ; Do. one-
eightit shares, 5, 4 d ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 38/, 381; Midland Stock, 102,
1021; North British, 601, 61 ; North Western, 135,
134 ; North Staffordshire, 41, 41 d ; North Eastern
-Berwick, 924, 93 ; York and North Midland,
76, 762; Leeds Capital Stock, 47, 471 ; South
Eastern and Dover, 21 .5-16, 215 ; Dutch
Rhenish, 44, 4 9-16 d ; Great Western of Canada,
151, 154; Do. New Shares, 51, 5 d; Great Lux-
embourg, 7, 74; Grand Trunk of Canada, 89,
8 15-16 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 14, 14 p; Do. New
Shares, 4, 1 p.

There was rather more business done in the Liver-
pool Corn Market to-day, and an advance of ld
per cental in the price of wheat was established.
The flour trade was dull, and in other articles there
was no change.
The London Stock Market opened with a firm
tone, but subsequently became less buoyant. Consols
at noon were quoted at 961 to 96Z, but at the close
they stood at 96h to 96i, at which they finally left
off weak.

There was a large amount of business done in the
London Share Market in the early part of the day,
and prices were generally higher, but in the after-
noon there was a reaction, and the market finally
closed weak, at the following quotations :—Amber-
gate, 61 ; Caledonian, 841, 85 ; Do. Preference, 103,
105 ; Eastern Counties, 601, 611 ; East Lancashire,
93, 94 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 73, 74 ; Great
Northern, 103, 104 ; Do. A, 89, 91 ; Do. B, 133,
134 ; Great Western, 59, 591 ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 95, 961 ; Brighton, 112, 113 ; North.
Western, 951 961; South Western, 931, 931 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 381, 39 ; Midland,
102, 1021 ; North British, 601, 611 ; Do. Preference,
111, 113 ; North Eastern Berwick, 921, 931 ; Leeds
Northern, 461, 471 ; York North Eastern, 761 771;
North Stafford, 41, 41 ; South Eastern, 71, 711 ;
Turkish Sixes, 931; 931; Do. Fours, 103, 1031 ;
Great Western of Canada, 15Z-, 151 : Do. New, 51,
; Grand Trunk of Canada, 81, 9.
The enquiry for Money generally diminished
yesterday afternoon, and the applications at the
Bank were only upon a moderate scale. The brokers
were borrowers at some of the joint-stock banks
early in the morning, but the majority were
abundantly supplied before the conclusion of business.
In several instances the balances over at the close of
the day were large. It was, however, expected that
the demand would revive to-day or to-morrow, as
funds will be required to pay for the Silver now
being purchased to remit to the East.
By the mail from Bombay to- day the rate of
exchange exhibits an advance equal to about 1,1 to 2
per cent., which will stimulate the transmission of
silver to the East. The announcement that the
government have loans open to the extent of several
millions wnc not wpti the system adopted in
this respect being considered unsatisfactory.
The Colonial Produce Market continues without
general animation, but a better inquiry has prevailed
to-day for some few articles, and it has not been
altogether barren of results, although the aggregate
business is but small. Two floating cargoes of sugar,
some moderate parcels of coffee, rice, saltpetre, and
spelter, have changed hands ; and in all cases prices
have been tolerably well supported. The tallow
market has still an improving tendency.
The weekly reviews of the state of trade in the
manufacturing districts show that operations up to
Thursday had been unfavourably influenced by the
doubtful position of political affairs, but that since
the renewed hopes of a peace arrangement a stronger
manifestation in favour of recovery had been exhi-
bited. Connected with the home departments the
transactions had been encouraging, but the appre-
hension visible respecting exports continued great
from the rapid progress of the spring season. At
Manchester business had been very flat, though the
letters this morning speak more encouragingly of
the future. From Wolverhampton and Leicester
the accounts are not unsatisfactory. Trade at Not-
tingham has been rather quiet, and in Sheffield,
with the exception of one or two branches, it has been
comparatively dull.. In the letters from Birming-
ham and Halifax, it is announced that the opera-
tions for home purposes have not experienced any
great decrease, the demand for shipment having,
alone been affected. The Irish markets seem to
have suffered more in proportion than others.