Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

V'stern

of Canada, 14 14k. Joint Stock. Bank and Mis-
cellaneous Shares have bees very dull, no &Itera-
tion being apparent in price&
There is no chauge to notice in the Minting
Share Market during the week, and though the
settlement of the fortnightly account somewhat
affected th 9 amount of businessixansactions early
in the week, a great increase of business took
place afterwards, and some few shares, which had
previously been dull, rose in value, and became
in good demand. On the whole, the market is
iii n very healthy state, and an increased desire
is shown on the part of the public to invest in
(Pond dividend Mines.
The movements of the preeious metals during
the past week have not been quite so extensive
as of late. The imports have amounted to
£244,827, comprising £20,490 from the United
States, by the Asia, and £76,488, by the Saxonia
£120,000, from the West Indies, by the Atrato ;
£620 from Alexandria, by the Ripon; £5,575
from Lisbon, by the Topaz ; £9,304 from Africa,
,by the Ethiope; and £12,400 by the Warrior.
The exports have also been limited, viz., £44,225,

The London Produce Markets this week have
been dull, and, excepting for tea and some other
descriptions of China produce, lower rates have
been established. Since the receipt of the late
news from China, some speculation has taken
place, and the trade, many of whom were not
well supplied, have also operated, causing a rise
of 1 id. to 2d. per lb. in the common and medium
kinds of Congou. Very large qnantities of Ceylon
and East India Coffee have been offered at auction,
which the importers have shown a disposition to
realise, accepting prices ls. to 2s. below those
previously current. An extensive business has
been done in sugar afloat, thirteen cargoes having
changed hands, but at lower rates; the public
sales-have gone off without animation, and quota-
tions generally show a fall of about 6d. per cwt.
An improved demand has existed for saltpetre,
which shows a rise of ls. to ls. 6d. per cwt. Rice
is without change. Sales of cassia lignea have

n made at 3s-. to 55., and of ginger at 3s,

vt. advance

;srs. Woolloton- and Son, of LondOn

the early part of, the summer a few parishes in
x, the Weald of Kent, Farnham, and Worcester,
severely attacked with vermin, much, speculation
place, and there was a rapid advance in the value

all prospects of a blight, the re-action in the market was
severe, sales were almost impossible, and we have now
to report that a duty of £280,000 is expected to be

realised. From the simples at present on offer, we anti-
cipate that the growth of 1859 will be not less remark-
able for choiceness of quality than for being the fifth crop

au ou,...coolvai 6acuua vcyvuu idIG UV Midge ILL quantity.
As prices cannot fair to be very reasonable, a great de-
mand is to be expected. The best districts of Middle
and East Kent have been entirely exempt froth vermin,
and from them is grown an immense crop-of the highest
quality. This result, coupled with the fact that the best
hop growing districts in Bavaria have this season a crop
largely in excess of their necessities for home consump-
tion, ought to operate against "exorbitant prices being
given on this market for Golding hops. It will be re-
membered that last year the continent of Europe was
convened to import from England a very large quantity
of hops, and thereby contributed to the rise which took
place in our market. No similar demand can be
expected this year. The consumption for home and
export trade continues to increase ; but, notwith-
standing occasional failures from blight, so does the
growth of hops increase. From the year 1792 to the
present time, the gross produce of each period of ten
years has gradually increased, so that the last eight
years from 1852 to 1859 inclusive have given a total
duty of £1,852,000, or an annual average of £234,000 ;
being an increase of more than forty per cent, over the
Average et the preceding ten and twenty years. During
the same period, the increase of acres under cultivation
has been only nine per cent., according to the parlia-
mentary return. These facts suggest the consideration
as to how-far modern improvements in cultivation
operate on• the production of such immense crops as the
past five years have witnessed. Of course, failures in the
crop must and will recur at some period; and, with the
greatly increased consumption, a growth falling short of
the necessities of the trade would greatly enhance prices,
and a saleable value might be put on those parcels of
old hops remaining in the hands of speculators, for
which, at the present time, it is difficult to name any
quotations,