The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL TIMBER TRAdt

Since the date of our last commercial matters have
experienced considerable disturbance, and •that disturb-
ance has naturally operated in retarding the general course
of business• The elections, which we then referred to as
agitating society, have nearly been completed, and, in the
opinion of .well informed parties, a good working parlia-
ment will be the result ; this is so far ground for hopeful
anticipation as to the future, which hope is still further
encouraged by the very favourable spring weather we
have experienced, holding out as it does a reasonable
prospect of abundant supplies of the leading necessaries
of life. To counteract this, however, in some degree at
least, we are constrained to note the tightness, if not,
indeed, the unsatisfactory state of the money market,
which has caused the Bank of England to raise its rate of
discount to the very high amount of 7 per cent upon
government securities. This is understood to be caused
by the excessive demand of bullion for the Continent. In
the face of these circumstances, it is satisfactory"to record
that the consumptive demand for wood has not suffered
any abatement ; indeed, the requirements of consumers in
most of the leading articles continue not only unimpaired,
but are absolutely keeping up to the average extent
experienced at this early period of the year.

AMERICAN TIMBER.

PrNE TIMBER : Several cargoes of last year's arrival
from Quebec have been sold, but their prices have not
been made public. Quebec is worth from 18d to 19d per
foot for an average of 70 feet.; St. John, of 18 inch average,
we quote at 21d; other ports range from 16d to 17d per foot.
RED PINE : Of this article the sales can only be noted
as of a retail chartieter.

OAK AND ELM : Oak is still in favourable request al
from 2s 61 to 3s per foot, according to quality ; Elm o:
good quality, and of large dimensions, continues scarce
it meets with purchasers ata high figure.

Ifauowoon, as we noted in our last, continues moderate
in stock, and retains its value. For St. John of 14 to 15
inches average, from 17d to 191 is obtainable, and good
and fresh Parshoro wilt command a similar price.
N. B. & N. S• PINE AND SPRUCE DEALS : The consump-
of these favourite articles continues large, and justifies the
preference so extensively accorded to them. Experience
having proved the economy of use in this class of goods,
they have fully established themselves in general estima.
tion, and the demand continues good ; the import has not
been in excess of the demand ; on the contrary, Stocks
have sensibly diminished; St. John Spruce, of good
average quality and specification, may be quoted at from
.e 8 5s to £8 lOs per standard. Other port Deals at pro-
portionate rates.
QUEBEC DEALS have been sold at for first quality
of Pine; and seconds have brought £l2 per standard.
PITCH PINE has not improved in value.

TEAK WOOD: In this tliere have been no transactions
since the date of our last circular.

GREENHEART is wanted; it is worth from 4s 33 to 4s 93
ner foot.
Since our Annual Circular, dated Ist February, 25
vessels, 15,280 tons register, wood laden, have arrived
from British North America, viz., none from Quebec, 18
from St. John, N. 8., and 7 from other ports ; at the same
date last year, 10 vessels, 7;227 had arrived.

TABLE OF IMPORTS.
From Ist February, 15.7, to this date.