Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COM

aERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, N
There is evidently a much
. business circles generally. A t
ness is being done in the leach'
sumption, and prices are irmiros
sales of Cotton were [nay 5,000
closing very firmly.
The Liverpool Share Market opened with a
steady feeling this morning, but as the day
wore on, a degree of dulness set in, and
at the close the lowest quotations were current.
The following were the day's sales :-Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 621; Caledonian,
381 38k, 371; Eastern Counties, 101, 10 11-16, Hi;
Great Western, 48; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
901, 901. 91, 91k, 911; London and North Western,
951, 95, 941, 941, 941, 941 ; Ditto, I Shares, Ha
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 381, 36i;
Midland, 821, S 2, 821; North-Eastern, 221, 22k,
22i ; Dovers, 18 15-16, 18k, 181; Dutch Rhenish,
6d.; Grand Trunk of Canada, 9, 9 1-16, 9, 8 15-16;
Great Western of Canada, 171 ; Liverpool and
London Fire and Life Bp. The folloWing were the
closine, prices :-Blackburn, 88, 9 ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 621. 621 ; Caledonian, 37, 372 ' • Chester,
and Holyhead, 14k, 15 ; Eastern Counties,
10t, 10 11-16 ; East Lancashire, 80, 90 ; Do.
91. Shares, par, a p; Great Northern, 231, 234;
Do. A, 101, 101; Great Western, 471, 481 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Stock, 901, 901; Do. 9/ shares)
1, p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
181, 18*; London and North Western Stock, 941,
941 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 36k,
361; Midland Stock, 82, 824 ; North British, 11k.
118 ; North Staffordshire, tti, 41 d ; North Eastern -
Berwick, 22a, 221; York and Nurth Midland, 381,
38t; Leeds Capital Stock, 231, 231; South East-
ern and Dover, 18 11-16, 181; Scottish North
Eastern, 1.1, 12 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 5-1., 5* d ;
Do. New Shares, 51, 51 d ; Dutch Rhenish, 6, 51 d ;
Great Western of Canada, 171, 18 ; Do. New shares,
3, 21 d ; Great Luxembourg, 51, 51 ; Grand Trunk
of Canada, 81, 9.
The Money Market remains active, but with a
fair supply there is no great difficulty in nego-
elating first class paper. The Funds to day opened
this morning with firmness, but the bank brokers
appeared in the market and effected sales to the
extent of 300,0001. stock; quotations are therefore
reduced 1 per cenf- below those current on Satur-
day afternoon. Consols for Money closed at 89 to
891, and for the Account 898 to 891.
The London Railway Share Market was inactive
to day, and we must notice a reduction in the price
of several of the leading shares. The following
were the closing prices:-Caledonians, 571;
Eastern Counties, 10 9-16, 10 11-16; East Lan-
cashire, 91; Great Northern, 93, 94; Dc. A 81, 82;
Great Western, 471 48; Great Western of Canada,
174, 171; Grand Trunk of Canada, 36, 37 ; Great
Southern and Western, 96, 98; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 901, 901; London and North Western,
941, 941 ; London and South Western, 84, 85 ;
Leeds Northern, 474; 481, ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 361; Midland Stock, Mt, 82 ;
North British, 461, 471 ; South Eastern and Dover,
621; York, Newcastle and Berwick, 771, 781;
York and North Midland, 91, 92.
A rra.)tion has set in in our General Produce
.Markets. To-day there was a good demand for
Sugar, and several lots changed hands at full
prices.
The Corn Trade is in a very dull state, and two
London brokers engaged in the trade are reporte
to have failed, with liabilities of about 45,000,
each

londay Evening.
better feeling in
tolerably fair busi.
ng articles of con-
ring. To-day, the
bites, the Market

The Europa arrived here this morning, from
Boston, with dates to the 4th inst. The commercial

advises are, on the whole, rather more satistacto7;.
Cotton was firmer on the basis of 143 to 13e per
lb for Middling at New York. At New Orleans,
however, Middling was quoted as low as 91e ; at
Mobile, 'Oil; and at Augusta, Ga., 12c. The
Money Market was quiet, but was slowly imp' ov-
ing. The Bank Returns were favourable. The
following extract from a private letter, received by
a mercantile firm in this town, and dated New
York, November 2, would go to that no more gold
will be sent out of this country to America, for its
importation by the New York merchants does not
pay. The extract is as follows :
Few of those who imported sovereigns Der Persia,
obtuined the full value of them ; 4 dels 81c being the rate
at whie.i they are receivAle for duties at the Custom
House. bought 1,900, which were sold for him at
4d, 1= 84e to the Bulk rf Commzic2. bought 6,000,

and thought himself lucky in stlling at 4 dcls 83c. Some
of the banks refused to give more "hag 4 dol3 81c. Our
sale w conditional up:n the sovereigns bearing the
Victoria stamp, and being up to full weight. Though
re eivable at the Custom House at 4 dole 84e, when of
full weight, sovereigns are not legal tender in payments of
debts between man and man, or otherwise than for

Custom House duties. American c inage is the only
legal tender between man and man. Owing chi fly
to this gold p r &lila and Persia, there has
been a very marked improvement in the demand and price
for sterling bills ; and this has given more activity in
produc.. Ths top price to-day for 80 days' first-class
bankers sterling has been 108, and bills of lading and other
produce drafts, have sold at 102 to 105. Wi.en sovereigns
are sent here, and sold at 4 dols 84,', and the proceeds
sent back in sterling bills, at 60 days' sight, and no bank