The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-15 00:00:00

MONETARY AND, COMMERCIAL

LIVERTOOT„ Tuesday Evening.
There was a modbrate dethand for Cotton to-day
at steady prices. The sales were 4000 bales,
apeculators and explrters taking fully one half.
The Liverp9l Q.,_,1:.;;v market was Gm and higher
to-day, but the linsiness done was. not very large.
The transactions consisted of :—Caledonian, 81j,

S, 1, a; Eastern Counties, 118. 9-16, 9-16;
East Lancashire, 981 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1018, 1, it, 102, 1,2, k; London and North Wes-
tern, 1041; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
396, f, a ; Midland, 816, I, 8,2, a ; York Capital
Stock, 318 ; DoVers, 221, -4. 4, II; York and
North Midland, 32 ;' Sheffield,B Rotherham,

and Goole, N. D , 20 ; Dutch Rhenish, 3 16d ;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 152-. 0.16, I; Royal

Insurance, 3t- pm.; Steam Tug Company, 10.
The closing prices were as follolas, being the
highest quotations of the day :—Blackburn,
Ba. 81; Chester and Birkenhead, 86, 664; Cale-
donian, 84 5.16, 34 7--16; Chester and Holyhead,
171, 184 ; Eastern Counties, 11 9-16, 14-i ; East
Lancashire, 981 xn, 99 ; Dd. 91: shares, 048, ; p ;
Great Northern, 931, 24.1 ; Ditto A shares. 10,1, 10i;

Great Western. 4, Gfi ; Llneashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 1016, 102 ; do. 9/. Shares, 1 1-16, 1 3-16:p ;

Liverpool, Crony, and Southport, 191, 19:11 ;
Lorsinn and North Western Stock ; 1044, 1058 ;
it Shares, 1-16 d; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, t'6,l, 391 ; Midland Stock, 811-, 82 ; North
British, 11 1 16, 11 316 ; North Staffordshire,
5, 4 d ; South Eastern, 221, 22 916 ; Scottish
North Eastern, 13, 13k ; North Eastern—Berwick,
211, 21k; York and North Midland, 311, 32 ;
Leeds capital stock, 194., 208 ; Buffalo and Lake
Huron, 14, 11. p; Dutch Rhenish, 3 16, 1-16 d ; Great
Western of Canada, 261, 26k; do. New Shares,
3,3,4 p ; Great Luxembourg, 101, 100 ; Grand Trunk
of Canada, 151, 151. Thd folloWing*ere the Con-
tinuations paid—Blackburn, 01, 10d, 9d, 10d
Caledonian,•l-16, 21, ; Eastern Counties, la, 11d,
10d, 91 ; East Laocashire, 1 ; Great Western, 3-16 d ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire Steek, 1, 5-16, 5-16, 7, ;

London and North Western Stock, 9:16, 1 7-16,
; Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 3s, k, 2s 9d,
Is 6d, 2s ; Midland Stock, 5-16, 1, 5-16, ; North
British, 1 16 ; South Eastern, 2s, is 9d, 2s, ls 93,
2s; North Eastern-Berwick, 2s, is 9cl, 2s; Buffalo
and Lake Huron, la 4cl; Dutch Rhenish, is ;
Great Western .of Canada, 2s ; do. New Shares,
10d, 11d, Is; Great Luxernhourg, 9d, thl ; Grand
Trunk of Canada; 1-16, Is 6d, 2s 3i.
The Money Market is quiet and somewhat
easier, and some are sanguine enough to expect a
reduction of 1 per cent. by the Bank Directors on
Thursday next. The Funds to day at the opening
showed firmness, then became weaker, and prices
were quoted 1 per cent. lower than on yesterday.
Consols for Money were quoted in the early part
of the day at 921 to 92k, 93, and closed with buyers
at that figure. For the Account the closing price
was 931 to 931. Excheqtter Bills *ere quoted at
dis to 3 pm) and New Three Per Cents at 911 to
914.
The London Railway Share Market was slightly
better to day, and a few of the leading Stocks
show an advance of' half per cent. The business
done, however, was not large. The following were
the closing prices :-Arnbergate. Nottingham, and
East Junction, 51, 5 ; Caledonian, 681, 681 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 56, 57; Eastern Coun-
ties, 111, 111; East Lancashire. 98k, 99a; Great
Northern, 961 ; Ditto A, 86, 87; Great Western,
661 67; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101 a, 101-2;
Leeds Northern, 391 401; London and North
Western, 1011 1041 ; London and South Western,
100, 101; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
39k; Midland Stock, 81i, 811; North British,
44, 45 ; South Eastern and Dover, 751-; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick. 88, 87 ; York and
North Midland, 631, 641. After . official hours
the transactions were at the following
quotations :- Caledonian, 681, 651; Eastern
Counties, 111, 11 a ; East Lancashire, 983, 991;
Great Northern, 961, 97 ; Do. A;-* 861, 871 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1013, 1011 ; London
and North Western 1041 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire,. 391; Midland Stock, 811,

811; North British. -44, 45; South Eastern 1
and Dover, 75z ; York, Newcastle and Ber
wick, 86, 87 ; York and North Midland, Ulf
Cold wintry weather has prevailed in all sections
of the kingdom during the greater part of the week,
and a considerable fall of rain being added to the
accumulated moisture of several previous weeks
keeps the land in such wet condition as at least to
delay to a very late period the planting of the
usual breadth of spring corn and grass seeds, if
not in some degree to curtail its extent. The
markets of the country generally, notwithstanding
diminished supplies of home growth, have con-
tinued to exhibit a drooping tendency, and the
value of Wheat, in most of them, is again reduced
about is per quarter ; the last day or two, however,
somewhat more tone has been observable, and
Mark Lane yesterday showed returning firmness,
with a disposition to purchase more freely than of
late. The Gazette returns state a further consider
able falling off in the supplies of British Wheat,
the quantity for the week ending the 4th inst.,
being only 85,465 quarters, the two preceding weeks
being 98,784 and 106,868 quarters respectively.
At the various Grain markets held to-day there
was a fair demand experienced for both Wheat and
Flour, and prices were well maintained.
The traffic returns of the Grand Trunk Railroad
Company of Canada, for the week ending 14th
March, show a total receipt of £10,525, against
£3,793 corresponding week last year ; being an
increase of upwards of £6,700,
By the City of Baltimore we have advices from
New York to the 2nd instant. There was little
change in commercial affairs. The Money Market
was perhaps rather easier. An advance of 1 to I
per cent. had taken place in Exchange on London
The Cotton Market was growing rather more
buoyant, and advancing in prices. The Breadstuff
trade was dull, and Flour had declined 5 to 10 cents
per barrel. Freights were rather firmer.
The following are the closing quotations of the
Foreign Exchanges :—Amsterdam, short, 11 161 to
11 171; Do. 3 months, 11 191 to 11 194 ; Rotter-
dam, do , 11 19/ to 11 191 ; Antwerp, do., 24 45 to
25 55 ; Brussels, do , 24 45 to 25 55 ; Hamburg
do., 13 84 to 13 8111; Paris, short, 25 25 to 25 30 ;
Do., 3 months, 25 65 to 25 70 ; Marseilles. do.,
25 679 to 25 721 ; Frankfort, do., 1.191 to 119 ;
Vienna, do., 10 32 to 10 36 ; Trieste. do., 10. 33 to
10 37 ; Petersburg, do., 361 to 37 ; Madrid, do . 49
to 491.
The annual meeting of the Demerara Railway
Company is called for the 28th instant, at Liver-
pool.
It is stated that the prospectus of the Imperial
Ottoman Railway, for uniting the Danube, Black
Sea, and Mediterranean, will in all probability be
almost immediately issued. The promoters are
of course aware that the present is an unfitting
time for launching an undertaking of this
magnitude ; but it appears that, if the con-
cession is to be preserved, they have no choice.
other parties at Constantinople being anx'ous to
secure th't concession of sections of these lines. As
the Ottoman government urges an immediate
compliance on the part of the promoters with the
strict letter of the agreement, it is prop BPI to
organise the undertaking without delay. For the
present, however, the only payment is to consist
of a small deposit, all further calls being post-
poned for some months. The total capital is to be
five millions, of which one third is reserved.for, and
has already been chiefly taken up in Turkey. Each
section of the enterprise is to be complete in
itself.
A report has just been issued by the directors of
the European and American Steam Shipping Com-
pany. This company, it will be remembered, was
formed to purchase the larger vessels of the General
Screw Steam Shipping Company, which is now
being wound up. In order to refund the money
borrowed to pay off the non-assentient shareholders
in the latter company, the director§ propose to
create six per cent. preference shares. Particulars
are gives relative to the proposed commencement
of the company's additional trans-oceanic lines.
A special general meeting of the Australian
Agricultural Company is called for the 28th instant,
" for the purpose of electing a deputy governor, in
the room of Charles Dashwood Bruce, Esq. ; and
four directors, in the room of Thomas Dyer

Edwards, Esq., Edward W. T. Hamilton, Esq.,
Hon. John Thornton Leslie Melville, and George
Robert Smith. Esq., who have resigned their seats
at the board."