Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-05 00:00:00

prevailing element
markets held to-day, there was a decided tendenci

and at the

Various count

to lower prices.
The public sales of Co

'nial Wool in London are

progressing steadily at the enhanced rates established
at the commencement of the series. The Liverpool
sales have terminated. During their progress there
was a fair average attendance of the home trade, and
about the usual number of foreign buyers. The
happy termination *Of the war on the Continent, with
the favourable prospect of an abundant and early
harvest, infused- considerable •spirit into this series,
And the result, with few exceptiOns, has been
favourable to importers. For East India there
was an unusually

active competition; and on

some sorts considerably higher prices were readily
*iven; fine arid. {riddle whites realising an advance
of fully Id. per. lb., and
.other sorts, id
upon our last sale rates. Of foreigr
was only a pOor
Peruvian, of which about, 3,600. ballots sold • at a

d. pr lb

Wools the

th the exception of

Slight advance on previous current 2rotesi—a large
!proportion, Chiefly consisting of second-hana.Wools,
was however withdrawn for higher prices. ; The
Buenos Ayres, principally of low and middle quali-
ties, was neglected, .and chiefly withdrawn; was
the case also with Russian, which was held' ther
above.market Thelew lots of Egyptian Tur-
key,.&c:, sold at about' previous current rate.! For
the English Skin and Meer_
petition, and-the greater part sold,.

there Was a'fair corn-

the advance

reelitly-established on these 'descriptions

Tho Ptirio Conotittii;otmc/ of TucA.ay ,oifirma
the intimation already given , that the Russian Go -
vernmcnt will. shortly'bring forward again,the loan
which was announced sonic months ago. As the
postponement of the loan at that period was ocea:
sinned' solely by political considerations, it is highly
probable that, the peace of Europe being restored,
our contemporary will prove correct. The h nour-
able conduct of the Rtissian Government in rel acing
the previous-subscribers from their engagemeii , and
returning the deposit, may now be expected to ope-
rate to its advantage. -

yesterclay.

. .
(Frog
'The Funds, op

Me Daily News City Article.)

.went was met by bong fide sales, and prices relapsed, finally

closing'se

aolvever, more

favourable. In the other departments of the Stock Ex-
change a good deal of steadbaess 'prevailed. The demand
. money again active,—the applications at the Bank have
not become sufficiently active
rise. 3 per cent, in a. week or two

to warrant expectations of a

(. wi.,4l,te Tinzes City Article.)

WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The tendeney 'to linprovement
caused by the. rise on the Paris Bourse was' not fully main-
tained. The demand_ for discount at the Bank hai again

Increasc

rold. withdrawal
suddei

low 24 per ;cent. As there hale beerno
during the last four or five days,. this lass
activity must be attributed mainly to the requiremen
for the harvest, which, owing to the state of the weather,
in early progress through, almost all parts of the kingdon

The great prosperity of trade in the manufacturing
triets is like-wife, probably, exercising a similar influence.
About £18;000 in. Australian;geld Wasi sent into 'Bank

to-day.
The

abundance of money in Germany is remarkable,
the rate of discount at Frankfort having fallen 1.1 to 11

per cent

MANCHESTER SITARE MARKET.—AUGUST 4.
11411ands,•1041'; Dovers, 22 1-16 ; East Lancashires,
Sit ;.:North.British, 57 y ; Leeds; 941'

CORN AVERI.A.GE§,
Week ending My 30.
R 2 3 0 Rye '
1 10 1 Beans
1 5 3 Pease

Wheat
Barley
Oats

LI 15 1

1 17 0

BOROUGH HOP MARKET,

-AUGUST 4

Scarcely any business doing, and to ' force sales lower
rates must be submitted to. The duty is still called
£260,000.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Armusr 4.
Pull supply of each ,kind of fat stock on sale to-day.
Sheep and Lambs, good quality, in request at fully Monday's
prices. Calves—improved demand at advance of 2d to 4d
Per 81bs. In other kinds very little doing at late rates.
BeefZs . . 4s Od to 5s Od
ii!!ltt.ston : : 1411 ticc: t Odl ea
Pork . . 38 Od to 4s 6d
• • 4s 8d to 6s Od
Beasts

TOTAL SUPPLY.
foreign.... 1100 Cows
Sh'eep andnim •
13250 Calves
" foreign 1600 Pigs

„ foreiga.

GLASGOW IRON MARKET.—AuctusT 4.
Nothing doing. We quote No. 1, 518 9d to 528;
Warrants, 52s 3d to 528 4d.; Makers' Iron, 51s 9d to 52. ;
No. 3, 51/ 9d to 52s per ton

ravEupooL COTTON MARBET.—AuausT 4.
A slightly improved tone has been apparent in
market to-etay, and a fair business has
been'tr the Cotton
ansacted, at
steady prices. The sales including
60 Maranham
Surat .............. at 91d.
14700,
430 Egyptian..
................
•75d. to gad.
. 5.1(1. 5k..
'are •repOrted'B,ooo bales; of which 2,000 are on spec ion
JO4 for export.