The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-12 00:00:00

MONE CARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, Monday Evening.
The advices from America have bad the effect of
strengthening our Cotton Market, and holders
to-day were more exacting in' their demands, the
result of which was the establishment of an
advance of is 61
.per lb. The sales were about
10,000. bales., The., following extracts respecting
C:t-on from mercantile correspondence received
tchday per the Arabia, will no doubt be read with
interest.

IsTzw YORK, Aram 28,—The European advices by th-
America have disappointed, and our pries have receded
to 14c for middling. uplands, and 141,c for middling New
Or!. ans. The higher grades arc proportionate], dearer,
and good middling uplands cannot be bonght hider 141 c.
The market closes firm, and the Southern advices induce
many ladders not to offer their cottons. The sales amount
to 8.000 bales for the week, mostly on the spq. Stock,
75 000 baits, Freight to Liverpool, 2s 6(1 a bale. We
have recoived the. followina,despatehes, NiZ
NMI/ Onutsxs, APRIL 625,—1t eeipts for the weA,
14,000 balesotgai tat 2,400 is 1856, rind 40,000 in 1855.
Sales, 20,000 ; export to Great Britain, 25,000, against
31,000 in 1855; middling; 17:744 ; freight. 3-16 d. Prices
receded in the eariy part of the week ad, but recovered
immediately. The selection remains bad, and in conse-
quence of the adrioeifrom...the Interior holders offer reluc.
tinily. Several large shipping houses commence again
their purehisa. April 21: Receipts For three days, 4,000
bales ; export to G:eat Britain, 2,000; sales two days,
B,oi o:bales. Market steady.
MOBILE, APAIL 25.—Receipts of the week, 3 000 bales
against 9,000 irt 1856, and 17,000 in 1855. Salts, 4,000
bales; middlng, 13p advancing tendency ; freight,
6. 16d No export to Great Britain.
SAVANNAH, APnit, 25.-=Receipts of the week, 3,000 ;
sales, 1,500 ; export to Great Britain, 5,800 bales ; mid-
dling, 13i ; freight, 11-32. April 28 : Marret dull.
CHARLESTON, APLIL 25.—Receipts of the week, 3,000 ;
sales, 4.200; export to Great l3ritain, 1.800 ;
131 ; freight, tad. April 27: Market firm ; sales, 500
bake.

All our southern correspondents agree in reporting the
plant more backward than has happened for years past,
'and all hopes entertained of a large crop for 1857 seem
destroyed. Mean% bile the receipts become smeller eve, y
week, and point tow Iris a total of 2 900,000 bales. The
defici?.ncv against 1856 amounts to 410
,000 bales, and
against 1853, 245,000, These figures will be largely in-
creased in another week. The last few weeks have
produwd a complete change in the views of many operators
and people who had decided not to do ant, more busin3ss
this season, have commenced fresh operations.

Receipts silica 14 Sept., 27,33,000, against 3 143,000 in 1855.
Stocks, 422.44.. ~ 538,,06 „
Shipinents to G. &Rah, 1,147 000 ,„ 1,400,0.00
The-Liverpool Share Market was on the whole
rather firmer to-day ; still the business done was
,inconsiderable, And in some instances a decline
took place: The following are tIIS sales reported,
Viz. t-g-Ithieltburn, 8 ; Caledonian, 66, a; _4:;
Eastern Counties. 111, 13=16; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 101 i, .2, 11,. d 4 ; London- and North
Western, 1)5, 41, $; do. k shares, PI Manchester,-
Sheffield, and: Lincolnshire, 411 2 ; Midland.
82k, 4., t, g, 1, ; Dovers, 22 1, j , H,3 ;
Grand --Trunk of Canada, 16 5-113, a 5-16, -a
9.16 ;‘ Great Western of Canada, 24 ; do New,
2 3-16 ; LiVerpoOl Borough .flank, 101, The,
following was the business done for the next
account I.L;zoaledoniiiti,- 86$, 0-16, -1 7-16 ;
Lancashire and YerkShire, 102,1 ; London
and North Western, 105$, ; Do. et- shares,
Sd ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 418,
11-16, I 13-16 ; Midland, 821 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 16 9-16, 9-16. The clatsing prices were.
,as follows :-Blackburn, 81, 9 ; Chester and' Bi.-
kenhead, 665, 67 ; Caledonian, 301, 361- ; Chest, r
and Holyhead, 11;181; Eastern counties, 111,
114 ; East Lancashire, 4,38, ; Do. £9 shares,
11-10, 13 16 p ; Great. Northern, 241, 24$ ; Great.
Western, 665, 67,; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
10141011- ; Do. S 9 shares, 1, 1 1-16 p ; Liverpoil,
Crosby, and Southport) 101, 191 ; London and
North Western Stock, 104$, 1041 ; Do. A shares,
3-16, d ; Manche-ster, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
41$, 42; Midland Stock, 824, 82$ ; North British,
10 1346, 10 ; forth Staffordshire,, 5, 4 d ; South
Eastern, 2.04. 22 9-16 ; Scottish North Eastern,
13k, 13$ ; North Eastern-Berwiek, 211, 21 1316 ;
-York and North Midland, 321, 33 ; Leeds Capital
Stock, 201, 20$ ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, ;
Do., New Shares, $, > p Dutch Rhenish, 15-16,
d ; Great Western of Canada; 231. 24 ; Do. New
Shares. 2, 2$ p; dreat tttscen2hciiire,' 'lOl 104 d ;.
Grand Trunk of Canada, 16t, 161. The following
vere, the continuations paid' :-Blackburn 91 ;
Caledonian I§, 1-16, is 9d, 23, 3 ; Eastern
Counties, 10$d, 11d,.14 ; East Lancashire, 4 ; Great
Western, 3-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
$, 7-16 ; London and'North Western Stock, 4, 7-16,
; Do. 3 shares, 2d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 3s, 3s 6d, 3s, 3s 81 Milian(' Stock,
1, 5.16, ; North British, 1,16 ; South Eastern,
2s, is 104 d ;
,North Eastern-Berwick, 23 ; Dutch
Rhenish, le ; Great Western of Canada, 2s, is 9d,
25,; Do. New Shares, lld ; Great Luxembourg,
81; Grand Trunk of Canada,ls 9.1, 2s, is 61, is 91.

In the earlier part of the day the market for the
Public Funds and Securities advanced about per
cent, but it subsequently declined. At noon
consols- for money were quoted at 931 to 94, and
closed at 934 to 93k. Consols for the account
closed at 941 to 94k, and after official hours were
quoted slightly higher, viz, 04 3-10 to 94 5-16. The
New Three per Cents closed at 924 to 92k.
In the` London Share Market to-day the business
done was to a limited extent, without any material
alteration in prices. The general tone, however,
was downwards. The closing prices were as follows:
.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and East Junction,
51. Af ; Caledonian, 721,72 f; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
57, 59 ; Eastern Counties, 11, 1.1 , ; East Lan-
cashire, 98. 99 ; Great Northern, 97, 98 ;
ditto A. 88, 89 ; Great Western, 68g, 661; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 101.4. 1011; Leeds Northern, 404 ;
Loudon and North Western, 1041, 105 ; London
and South Western, 1004, 101 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 41i, 41i; Midland
Stock, 82i, 82r; North British, 424, 434; South
Eastern and Dover, 741, 754; York. Newcastle, and
Berwick. 84874; York and North Midland 651, 65f.
After official hours the following were the prices
paid :--Caledonian, 724, 721; Eastern Counties,
11k, 111; East Lancashire, 984, 99; Great Northern,
971 ; Ditto A., 88, 89 ; Great Western, 601, 67.;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1011, 102 ; London and
North Western, 1054 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 424, 43 ; Midland Stock, 82,1 ; North
British, 424 434 ; South Eastern and Dover, 754 ;
York; Newcastle, and Berwick, 864, 87*; York and
North Midland, 651 651

The am3unt of bills drawn by the East India
Company during the last fortnight upon the three
presidencies of Madras, Bengal, and Bombay has
amounted to 115 3001 lOs 1d... . •

The Traffic returns of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company of Canada, for the week ending
April 11, show an income of 9,974/, against 4 4811;
for the corresponding week last year, being an
increase of ,11.493/.

Telegraphic intelligence has been received from
St. Petersburg, to the effect, that the whole of the
fleet of merchant vessels which wintered at Cron
stadt, has put to. sea. Some steamers bad also
arrived out from England. The navigation may
thus he regarded as fairly opened.
We learn that at a meetin.,; of the Antwerp and
Rotterdam Railway Company, hoid at B.useels,
the English directors elected we►e Captain Shaw
and Messrs Samuel Laing and H. S. BouHereon,
and the Belgian directors Messrs Matthjeu and
De Catero. It is stated that arrangements are
being made for the reception of the heavy traffic
The second annual meeting of the Bombay.
Baroda, and Central India Railway Company is
called for the Ist June, and the annual meeting
of_ proprietors of the Bank of Australia for the Bth
June.

Vice Chancellor Wood proposes, on the 23rd
inst, to make a call of 11 per share on the class 1
contribu,ories of the London and Penzance Ser-
pentine Company. . .
The meeting of the Unity Bank was held this
day. Mt. Sheriff MeChi in the chair. The re-
port of the .directors- stated -that the bank had
opened upwards of 1,400 accounts, discountea
bills to the amount of 1,500,0001,, on which a loss
had accrued of only 1,1001., and after payment of
current expenses, interest on deposit and current
accounts, and making deduction for bad and doubt-
ful debts, had realised a net profit of 2,4151 4s 10d.
It was the opinion of the directors that it would
at present be undesirable to diminish the funds of
the company by the payment of a dividend, but

Arriv 11 for the week ending Mal 19 last year, 2,373 casks, and de-
livery 2.291 casks. The arrivals last week. comprised 60 casks from
Ai:4r lie, 63 casks from South America, and 4 casks from other
places. Total, 127 casks.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—MAY 11.
There is au Inereatted demand for hops of all descrip
tions, at advanced rate.

LONDON CORN MARKET,—May 11.

The supplies of foreign wheat and flour during the, past
week have been small, and the quantity of English wheat
on sate OAS morning by no means large. Nevertheless,
the tra le ruled dull, and much remained over unsold at a
late hour; in some instances a reduction of is to 2i per
quirter was submitted to upon secondaty and inferior
qualities.
Barley was rather firmer than otherwise, and oats must
be noted 6d per qr dearer from last Monday.
Beans and peas steady.

LONDIN FROM MAY 4 TO MAT 9.