Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-21 00:00:00

-East Indian Peninsular Railway Company • purchase
20,p00 tons of rails last Friday ; one half *ere takem b
the; atent Shaft Company here, at £3 Is. per ton, dt.
1 livered in Liverpool, and the other 10,000 tons by Messrs.
Snowdon and 'Hopkins; _of Middleibsiro',7at £7 I:oal,r.db
livered in London. The prices at which thiscompaav ha'
bought these rails show a very large margin-in fa:iiiill‘
.the South Staffordshire purchase, and we ltegtoinfornsth
Railway Companies onCefdr all, that 'Bent StaffOrdshir
Iron cannot be put into the Rails at a less:,price, :than
_this Staffordshire contract has been taken at, we are
,selling Cinder Pig Iron now at £2 7s. 6d. to £2 12s. 6d.
per ton, but Staffordshire Mine Iron made from
,Pins,
'Grains, Gubbin, White Stone, and Ctakis from the'
Dudley District, and New Mine, Balls, Blue Flats, Poor
Robin's, .and other good mine 3 from theßilston District;
.:-cannot, and . indeed -will' not be sold for a fraction less
than £3 10s. to £3 12s. .6tl.- pet ton ; besides these
t local advantages for makin s, s• gold Iron, Stafford-
shire
•
imports all the best pigs froM all other available
districts, including- Shropshire (made.' froth :the fatiftsis-j
penny stone, blue flat and white flat), and forest of
Dean (the mines of which locality being unparalleled
for quality). With all these'. M.A.:class .nirxtlires of
- piis, a quality of Stagordshire iren
,is proattopck here
. infinitely superior for .flails to that made in .mest'oth6r
le ealities -; - and -we happen _to- know. that..th e_ diroctors-of
the railway in question jase,ertaineci somethingsubont
- the mines of the distriet," before -giving -one thil
-. contract, and no dmilitsgtlier boards whp have the ;intes ••
rests of their shareholders at heart, Will make the 'smile'.
is uires with respect to the relative merits of Staffords:
share and other district Iron, before.. giving -.out Rail,
pdptracts in future. TWo of the large works in the'
.neighbourhood .(if Nirolvethampton, are -now 'engagedOn '
small Rail orders, for which good Staffordshire...prises
-t will be , paid,--Pig Irgn..:_ Market flat, very., little
-e
bisines§ done tbiS week, even-in'the Vest brands ;'Cin:-
der and other inferior kinds arc easily obtainable, at these-,
(laced rates reported last week.-The official list of prices
of Finished Iron is_as follows :. Common
,Staffordshire,.
Bars, £7los. at the works ; best Bars; £3 l'Os.. "Sheets, £9.-'
:Disables *XIO 10s.; Nail Sheets, £S 10s.; Latiiii£ll-,T
Boiler Plates, £9 ; Best and-.:Best. Best in- proportiowi-7
' COMmon Rods.,_£7 10s.; hoops, £8 10s. s Gas Strip,
£8 ; Canada Plates, £l2, and all oilier sorts in propor-
tion. Current prices of Pig Irons: Italfordshire Cold-
Blast, £4 10s. • Best Native rc)ilrale Pigs, £3 15s to
£4 2is6l.l.lsYrirst-class Alll/line Grey Forgo Pign, £3
10s. to £3 155.; Good Mine Pigs, with a modicum of
Flue Cinder, £3 to £3 ss. ; Mine!Pigssldeteriorated. by
Cinder £2 12s. 6d. t0,.£3 s Grey Forge Cinder rig Iron,
£2 7s. '6d. to.£2 12s Ca: ; Melton; Nos. T.;
,2, and 3, £2
-15 s. to £3 2s: 6d.; superior Mine, Meltinglren, £31.05.-to
£4,.. according to make and
.quality,. Favourite Shrop,
shire and Forest of Dean brands, £4 10s. The Glasgow
market for Scotch Pigs has improved during the week.
Prices yesterday (Friday) being Mixed Nds. 'Warrant's,
bUyersi.:s2o.. 40: ; sellera,.s2s. 6d;- ~.4N4?.. 1,..G-.M.13-7.
buyers, 625. 3d. • sellers, 525. 6d. No. 2, G.M.8.,.
buyers, 525. ; sellers, 525. 3d. No. 1, Gartsherrie,
555. 6d. Calder, 545. Oct- .„ Coltneo,,-54aii?ni 1, Glen-
garnock, 535. 6. Copper : The sales at the Swansea
and Truro Ticketings, on Tuesday, and Thursday last;
cleared off 6,356 tons 'Of- Ore, and the advance in the
in the Standard.-at the former ticketing, if .compared
with the corresponding.sale of last month, is £5 14s. 6d.
per ton ; and theT adifiince.. at; :the '.lTru!ro ticketing
is £3 2s. per ton, if compared with the corresponding
:sale of last month. The market for the metal is firmer,
'Bursa Bum ht fetched £1)1755., anclCapitilla isasibeen
more sought after. For English the market continues very
- 'firm, and we think an advance in the price of the metal
by no means improbable.-=Tin : English in 'moderate
demand; Foreign fiat.; 'Brined, -£133; Straits,: £l3O.-
Tin Plates : Market fiat, very moderate. demand, . lately •
reduced current rates maintained with ditilculty..-.---
Spelter : The stocks on hand are' being eleai.ed.off week
by week, I,2ooli:ins having Changed' hands at £2O 15s. -
to £2l, and a small sale took place yesterday (Friday)
at £2l 2s. 6d.- &Importers are now demanding, £2l to,
.£2l 10s.-1-LLead i Market flat, with-no signiefietiiining
animation ; prices unchanged.- - . - . ___ __ ._

LIVERPOOL C.QTTON MARKET.-7-Nov. 19.
„
We have to report a very quiet market for Cotton
to-day ; in fact, scarcely sufficient doing to- test. prices.
Thu sales, including. 20 Pernambucolild., 210 _Egyptian
70. to Sd., 600 Surat 4d. to 51d., are reported-5,000
bales, of which 500 axe on speculatiQn and forexport..'

ST. JOUN'S MA
s. d. s. d.
Beef .V lb 0 s,lcrD 0 7i
Mutton ...... „ ' 6.t „ 0 7A
Veal -
Lamb, fore qr „ 0 0 „ 0 0
„ hind qr „ 0 0,, 0 0
Fresh Pork
obsters „ 6 „ 0 10
Salmon
Cod Fish „ 0 3 „ 0 5
Soles ..... „ 0 5 „ 0 7 •
Bret
Turbot
Haddocks •.„ 0 3 „ 0 6
Presh Butter „ 1 2 „ 1. 6
Salt ditto
Grapes, for „ 2 0 ;, 2. 0-
Do. Eng „ 4 0 „ 5 0..
Cherries „ 0 0 „ 0 0
Damsons •„ 0 0 „ 0 0
Eggs P 124 9 6 „ 9 9,
Peas, 13ck 0 0 „ 0 0
Botaboes, IP peck 0 0„ 0 0
Asparagus, y 9 100 0 0 „ 0 0

,RKET.—Nov. 19.

s. d.
F0w14,0 couple 2 6- fi 3
Duek4 ' • 2' 6 „'3 -0'
Rabbits, 0 c',ple 2. 6 „:3
Pigeons' „ 1 0„ 1 4
Grouse,o brace 4 0 „ 4 0:_
Pnrtrldges per br.l 6 „ 2 0
Rktr,k• Game •„ • • 4 6 „- 5 6 •
Pheasants,obree 5 0 „ 6 0
SrilfieS
Currants, 0 0.„ 0 0
Gooseberries,qto 0.,„ 0 0
Rtiiiiberfres,op.4lo- 0 „ '0 0
Larks 0 •doz 0, G „ 0.10 -
Geese ......each 3 0 „ 5 6
Totkeys 3"'o ~ 6'. 0
Flares.
Cucumbers, each 0 0 „ 0 0
AforiebtS; per do .0' ~ 0 0
•P‘,aches,.moh...,. 0-0 .„. 0 0 •
Nectarines d 0.... 0 0 , 0 0
Pines, for., each 0' 0 ;,.0•
Do... Eng „ 5 . 0. „ 7 0 -
Filberts, per lb. 1 ;3 r, 1, 6

LONDON WOOL MARXP.-Nov. 19.
We have no J3hange to notice in the :valtie -.er the
We•eldiapaseit te_7d_ay,_ biaings
have ruled firm.

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LONDON PRODUCE ILI.RAT.—Nov. 19.
SUGAR.—Firm, with fair inquiry.
Corrm.—Demand steady. ,
• TEA.—Flat.
RlCE.—Quiet. '
SALTPETRE.—A shade better for the week, a fair
business doing.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET.—NoY..I9. .
Market. quiet; 595. on the spot, 5Ss. 6d. to 585..9d,
for the. year.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—Nov. 19.
The market for new hops continues firm, at fully pre.
viou-s,g,uotations; but in other kinds very,little doing.

DONCASTER CATTLE MARKET.—Nov. 19.

Average show of cattle, :princilially_ drape' cows,: and
Irish stock ; and as there was a good demand for all
kind shown, all would change hands , at. about. late
currences. We could not quote any -sheep :market.
Pigs, strong ones, making more money, while small
ones are little lower, dad bad to sell. Pork, Gs.. 3d. to
Gs. 6d. per stone.
• . - • • .

NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET.—Nov. 19.
Good supply of Wheat from the country, which has
been cleared off at the extreme rates of Tuesday: South
country commands a ready sale_a_full prices. _ Of foreign
there is not much offering, and holders are still above
the market price. Flour brings Is. per sack advance,
with a better sale. Barley for malting very firm, at
fully last week's prices. Grinding qualities good• sup-
ply, prices well supported. Oats not a brisk sale, but
prices keep firm. Beans and Peas still Slim, and un-
changed in value.

DONCASTE R'6oilN ;CI.A.RKT.-.Not.. 19.

The supply of Wheat short for the season 'of the
year, but rather in excess for. last week. Fanners
required a considerable advance, and' little 'business
done for some time except in inferior qualities, which
moved off frecly at 6d. to is. advance; fine•now and old
white Wheat,,abeut 6d. dearer, with a slow sale. Bar-
ley'more plentiful 'than last week, and- prices rather
lower, except for grinding samples, which were fully, as
dear. Oats and Beans ran:l'2r dearer, with a moderate
supply of each.

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GLASGOW IRON MARKET.—Nov. -19.
• No. 1, 525. to 525. 3d. ; Warrants,:s2s. 4d. to
40. ' • Makers' Iron, 525. to 525. 3d. ; No. 3, ols. 9d,
to 525. Market steady. ...

CORK CORN MARKET.:—Nov. 19.
White Wheat 235. 6d: to 255. ; Red, 245. to 265.
Barley, 13s. to 178 ; Oats, 125.,41. to lfiz‘ 9d.'