Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-18 00:00:00

I OTTINGIIAM ALE.

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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening.

The Cotton market to-day was quiet and steady,
and the sales amounted to 7,000 bales, of which
2,000 were taken on speculation and for export.
Respecting the week's Cotton market, Messrs.
George Holt and Co., in their weekly circular,
say :—" There is again hardly any change to
report in the Cotton market. The business on
each day of the past, week has only been
-moderate in amount; but as there is much
confidence shown by holders, and no pres-
sure of Cotton for sale, prices are in all
instances, firmly supported. Buyers in this
market already find a great scarceness of the.
clean and better qualities of American Cotton,
and from the tenor of the advices from the
United • States, it would appear that there
is as great a difficulty in meeting with such
Cotton there—the receipts being now almost •
entirely of the common qualities, contain-
ing much leaf and dust. We now quote
middling Uplands 61d. ; Mobilg, 6 11-16 d. ; Or-
leans, 61d. The committee of brokers place fair
Uplands, 7 1-16 d. ; Mobile, 71d. ; Orleans, 71d.
Surats have been in fair demand at last week's
prices. Brazils and Egyptians very firm, the
tendency in these articles is to advance, but
there is no quotable change to notice in the
prices during the past week. 3,440 Ameri-
can and 70 Egyptian, are reported to have been
taken on speculation; 2,690 American and 3,210
Surat for export ; so that the deliveries to the
trade for the week have been about 41,600 bales.
The Liverpool Share Market was in a very
-good position, and a sound though not very large
business has been done. At the close the tone
remained good.. The transactions reported include
Blackburns, at 111 ; Caledonian, 94 ; Great West-
ern, 69 s 9 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1001 h ;
London, Brighton, and Southern Counties, 1111 ;
London and North Western, 99-1, , • ; Ditto One-
eighth Shares, •-?-„ 5-16 d. ; North Eastern—Ber-
wick Stock, 95, 6 ; Shropshire Union Railway
Company, 49 ; South Eastern, 26 7-16, 1, 7.16, 1,
7-16, 1; Preference Oxford W. and Wolverhamp-
ton 6 per Cent., 122 ; Bank of Liverpool, 20,191;
Royal Insurance, sp. The directors of the Eastern
.Counties will recommend a dividend of 9 per cent.
per share, carrying forward £3,000.

CLOSING PRICES.

Chester & B'head 73?-, 734- N. E. Ber. c. Stock 951; 96
Caledonian .... 93.1 941 Yorkcapital Stock 791 791
E.Counties.. 11 9-16 11,1 Leeds Stock .... 48,1 491
G. N. Stock .. ..1071 108* S. Eastern ..26 7-16 26*
Great Westerns.. 687,- 691 Dutch Rhenish .. 6 4Zd
Lan. and York. 104100 Gt. Luxem6 13-16 6 15-16
Ln. & Nor. West. 991 99* G.T. of Can. .... 81 84-
, 1-shares ..7-16 5-16 d G. W. Canada .. 12;1
M.. and Lin .. 381 38;1 I, new shares 81 741
2
Midland Stock ..1111111t Buff. & L. H. .. 58*
N. British Stock . . 611 62 Lomb-Venetian 1-1 2 p
N. Stafford .... 3t- 3*-d Great Ship ....11/6 12/6
The General and Colonial Produce Markets
have been firm, but without much demand. Sugar
was rather more in demand at the beginning of
the week, and prices were paid which were not
previously obtainable ; the business, however, has
been chiefly restricted to refining descriptions,
and the market closes steadily. There are no
sales of Molasses reported. Rum is without
alteration in the market, and the sales reach 160
puncheons, good marks bringing last week's rates.
In Coffee nothing has been done on the spot, but
a oargo of St. Domingo (3,300 bags Port-au-
Prince) was sold afloat, for the Mediterranean, at
60s. 6d. per cwt. In Rice there has been an
entire absence of demand, but holders refrain
from unduly pressing sales, and • prices remain
without any quotable alteration. The trans-
actions in Tea have been on a very small scale,
owing to the proposed new Customs' regulations ;
prices keep firm.
In Ship's Stores generally there has been a good
demand, and prices show an upward tendency.
There is an active demand for Beef, and the sales
are again on a liberal scale, but the arrivals con-
tinue far in excess of the deliveries ; hence stocks
have accumulated to a point never before reached
at the same period of the season. Prices are pretty
well maintained few all fine qualities, but some
sales ex ship are reported at a decline. Pork : con-
• siderable sales of both new and old are reported.

This week Price paid Cur Prices
Description. this week mid. fair. Stock
Import Sales
---•
1440 Sea Island... 41d Q2O ltd Ql5
14839 9890 Upland
5990 Mobile 4, 81 7
32212 i 23450 New Orleans 3;- 91 64 7
2500 Brazil 7f 9i 7 8 • 34440
2414 1710 Egyptian 7, 11 a 81 8220
232 West India 7 7 2350
5990 East India 3 5i 41 41 84520
49757 50970 Total Total 613410

The same amount of animation noticed in the Cotton
Market, at the date of our last, has been experienced
throughout the present week, and with only a moderate
demand, freely met by holders. Prices of American have
favoured the buyer, but not sufficiently to alter quota-
tions. Brazil and Egyptian continue readily saleable at

LONDO:

PRODUCE

SUGA.R.—The market has been steady, but not active,
this week. The trade have bought what their wants
require, but speculators have not been in the market.
Prices are quoted the same as last week. Refined firm
lumps, Ms. to 535.
COFFEE.—The public sales, which have been to a fair
extent, have gone off at the full prices of last week.
TE .—There has been but a small amount of business
done this week, but prices are unaltered.
CorroN.—A limited business only done at previous
rates.

SALTPETRE remains steady.
Spicus.=Nutmegs, mace, and ginger have sold at
advanced prices, in consequence of the proposed re-
duction in duty, but other sorts have sold heavily.
RICE.—A fair business done at previous rates.
Rum.—Prices are unaltered.
IluAsruy.—The late advance has scarcely been sup-
ported.
Markets generally steady, but inactive this week.