The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING

The demand for Cotton continues quiet, and
prices are still favouring the buyer. The advices
brought by the Canada, which arrived here at an
early hour this morning, have not exercised any
Particular influence upon the trade. The estimated
sales today were 2,500 bales, of which 500 were
taken for speculation and. for export, the market
closed with great tameness, few parties being
'llBPused to operate to any extent. Mr. W. P.
'right, of New York, in his circular, dated Dec.
loth, gives the following returns
The following is a statement of the movement in cotton
!nee the Ist September last, as compared with the pre-
cis three years :

1858,

It---- 1856. 1855, 1854. 1853.
RePorta 1,341,000 1,38g,u00 854.000 e 72,000
IPorts to Great Britain 281,000 447.000 364,000 243,000
, France - 128,000 168 000 g ?mg 57,000
•r,„ -I other For. Ports . 83,000 119,000 46,000 50,000
b''.al ExportS • 492,000 734.000 502,000 351,000
--,......____e_r_Lh't°ck and . 650,0 ). 544,001 364.000 463,000
Of Which during the past week, included in the above :
It.e.eeiPts at the Ports 137,000 137,000' 70,000 ' 108,000
=Ports to Great Britain 42 00,1 32,000 48,000 26,000
I-. France., ll,OOO 12,000 7,000 5,000
other Fcr. Ports 19,000 11,000 4,000 5.000
Total p
~.-_____ xnnrts 72,000 55,000 53.000 36,000

The Liverpool Share Market has been in a very
(Net state all the week, with rather a downward
tendency • but no marked change took plaea until
, y „
Friday, when the directors of the Bank of England
raised the rate of interest on loans or Government
securities, which caused the market suddenly to
become very depressed, and shares have gradually
fall celined in value ever since, and they now show a
of from 1 to 11 per sent on the prices current
till% day week. Tonight the market closes heavily,
et the following quotations :-Blaekturn, 8 7-16 to
„t'
16 Cb Ister and Birkenbea;-1, 63 65k. Caledonian,
CSO6
cia Chester fir d Holyhead, 182 19. Eastern
hulltiti" VI 5-16 0 7 16. East Lancashire, 238 231.
5
Teat
Northern, 22/ 23. Ditto A shares, 9x 94.
"Teat Western, 671 671. Lancashire and York-
Zhirc Stock, 96i 961 Liverpool, Crosby, and
euthport, 18/ 181. London and North Western
t°ek,, 105/ 106. Manchester,. Sheffield, and
331 331. Midland Stock, 82 821. North
343ritish, 9: 0; North Staffordshire, 41 41021.
?rih Easternßerwick Capital Stock, 21 1-16 21
York Capital Stock, 30 301. Leeds Stock,
.61 18t-- Scotch North Eastern (late Aberdeen),
b 4 13/. South Eastern, 221 22 3-16. Dutch
iTienish, par tp. Great Luxembourg, 111 lld
nfislo and Lake Huron, la lip. Grand Trunk of
2lnada, 131 131. Great Western of Canada, 241
qa Do. New Shares, 21 21p.
both here and in London there is an active
~,,ernand for Money, and full rates of discount are
RCerent. I.Tridez the circumstances business in the
,neh Stock Market is very dull, and the quo
4"nns have ruled heavy. Soon after the opening
decline or about / occurred, but afterwards
there Was more firmness. Consols for money have
ajP;O3l, and 931 Z. For the account they were
marked nd 93f 94. The New 3 per Cents wore
93i- 94 ; the Reduced 932. I; and East
ea•
~`4lit Bonds par. Exchequer Bills ruled steady
he Par to 4s premium, and the Bonds 982 to 99
transactions in the Foreigh Funds were
be~l:tiler more numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents have
14e" heavy at 94,-1 95, but are now 946 95/. The 4
er Cents are 103 1031. In Russian Bonds there
I,ave been numerous bargains. The 5 per Cents
Vvo been 197, and the 41 per Cents 958 961. Sar-
dinian Bonds are 89 891, Chilian 6 per Cents 105,
vraQian 41 per Cents 891, and Dutch 4 per Cents
.„?' In the latter part of the day we learn by our
4-40ndon advices there was a slight recovery in all
.
°scriptoria of stock. In Joint-Stock Bank Shares
t°r iio he transactions were extremely limited, with little
alteration to report in values. Miscellaneous
!shares were also inactive. Crystal Palace iin
roved Y. Canada Land, and Onnede. Government
u.ner Uents., are dull at previous rates.
In the London Railway Stock and Share Market
nioderate business was transacted today, but the
values of most of the chief lines have undergone a
eduction
of fully I to 1 per cent., and, in some
knsta.n
ces, rather more. Great Western, North
!I;ern York declined ss. ; Lancashire and York-
. Trey Midland, North British, North Eastern
4t;
Ls6rwick, and South Fastern, 10s. ; Caledonian,
,; and East Lancashire, 1/. 10s. The French
In,-e have ruled firm, but Canadian and East
sale an receded about 10s. We note the following
Fast 606 1. Eastern Counties, 9it.
1-4`tst Lancashire, 92 2. Great Western, 67,4 2-1-
N.'lencashire and Yorksblre, 96 51. London and
hrlirttil Western, 10.5 t #6. Manchester, Sheffield,
tiritiLkineoln, 331. Midland Stock, 82 11 North
elu' 39. South Eastern, 73k.
cennsiderable quantities of American wheat and
t,?,,er' and Egyptian wheat and beans have been
t%',,v,_ed here during the past week, but against
fo. 'nere is an active and rather extensive demand
Ind.wheat and barrel flour, and the export of
tra.l'an corn seems to exceed the importation. The
e Still remains without activity, so that the
Iv:actions are rather limited. To-day the market
keytaree, and the dealings in all the leadingarticles
eote restricted but generally speaking pricey were
le nlileh, if anything worse than on Friday. The
I, graphic accounts of the markets held in Dublin,
feels a, and Hull, to-day correspond with the general
trg of the trade in Liverpool. Little business
„„ansacted in either, and prices favoured buyers.
.arcir,Aletropolitan agricultural cotemporary, the
4„co" Lane Express, of last night, states that all
bre.„ll.4,te hitherto received agree as to the generally
the c° appearance of the growing plants ; and
keep '°,lllParative dryness of the subsoil is likely to
q li,uem well in heart. The fact that prices are
cents maintained with large foreign arrivals, and
litePued complaints of the condition of home
I%r ace, shows a general confidence that no foreign
ese,will be found in excess at the season's close.
nq~Spanish inquiry has rather lessened the
aura, roue purchases from all parts of the Penin-
k4..4 abating anxiety there for the present. Scarcely
tii! Change has taken place in foreign markets, and
Ba', satisfactory issue of the late conferences, gives
theurity for a renewed influx of Russian corn in
("ning spring. The Persian war, if waged at
Nritil4 likely to affect the price of wheat ; and
lieer„ the help of America and Egypt, Europe.
VeStprovided for, up to next harvest.
Wier mtve not any change to remark in the Colo -
Pr
duce Markets to day. The dealings in
wias were limited, whilst hardly anything was
bged
tlikn 14
rum, coffee, or molasses. Rice has
teite hands at lOs to lOs 6d per cwt for white
tsroaea, Bengal. Jute and hemp are in demand at
gene terms. The London Colonial Markets are
Ore tirally very firm, and most of the leading staples
f the .g2"l demand at full rates. In consequence
uivices received from China, recording the
_ Rre_
of
:ktell.Ll hostilities, there have been rather
ea."'Ye Operations in tea, at 111 d to is per lb
le 11;114°4 congou. Holders are firm, and evince
ltnib.,74°Position to sell even at the enhanced
t t
es • Sugar and coffee command previous
ellari With regard to tallow, Messrs.' Smith and
'tatedestO: their circular published last evening,
444nceuci demand last week was good, and prices
fnd th,, • The stock is now held in
pr few hands,
tno,°cPects of foreign supplies for the next
wC.‘a are not equal to as average consump-
t;lat it nlst so very moderate is the home supplies
than anseerna certain the trade will require more
"erage quantity of foreign. The price of
taiier Must therefore advance until substitutes
h,t`l,iday`tZe are brought into more extensive use.
qkl to be market opened firmly, and hieher prices.
sae before any sales were made. Since
trPyttrd :e have continued firm, and close with an
4s• iendeney, spot, 60s ; February and March,
h,Pril to TYers. March and April, 589 to 58s 6d ;
4rr, 53 une, 55s 6d to 565; October and Decem-
). 331
tallow, 5 3s
6d. Tallow oil, 375; elaine, '
59s nett cash.
ft 3,4/33,i-ship Canada arrived here at an early
i(fenian,''Rht 2„8,1'.,,.aY, bringing 271,000 dols specie in
and New York advices of the 30th ult. The
qresit Iv money was more active, and rates of
were ere in favour of the lender. Loans on
I,j'n Piii,inade at one per cent per month, even
eetit ;° Securities, and in some cases 1 to 2
jan " Paid for loans of three days bridging
Etvy, anu..,arY• The New York Stock Market was
'4" Prices which had fallen would have been

lower but for some few orders received from
Europe. Foreign Exchanges were heavy and
irregular, and sales were made at less rates. The
rates of bills on London being done at 108 to 1081
The Cotton Market had a quiet but steady
.enquiry, and holders were enabled to obtain full
prices. The market for breadstuffs of all kinds
was quiet; but in the majority of instances full
prices were paid. All descriptions of provisions
were in demand at fully former rates. There was
little doing in freights to Liverpool ; but there was
a demand for vessels to the Mediterranean and
Spanish ports.
Later commercial advices from Havannah have
reached us. They state that the approach of the
holidays although affecting the general trade and
shipping business almost to stagnation, has not
quelled the fever of speculation in new crop. Over
20,000 boxes have been contracted for at a rate
round for all classes at n dols. per 100 lbs.; and
10,000 hhds. Muscovado sugars at 58 dols. do ;
other contracts covering 8,000 boxes and 5,000
hhds , have been closed at equal rates. The stock
of sugar in the warehouses waiting market is
45,500 boxes, and but one or two thousand at
Matanzas. The rates for old sugars is still very
firm for whites through at 7 do!s. to 81 dols. per;
100 lbs. ; yellows do., equal to Dutch standard,
Nos. 13 to 20, at 54 dols. to 7 dols. do.; browns
do., Nos. 11 and 12, at 5 dols. to 5,1- dols. do
Cuouruchos do , Nos• 8 to 10, at 4 dols. to 4; dols
do. ; and Muscovadoes of new -erep at 5 dols. to
51 dols do: Exchange \Vas dull and declining;
the rate on London was 4 per cent.
A good general business continues to be done
in home Mining stocks, and prices are fairly sup-
ported. The chief feature of the market during the
last two or three days has consisted of the ;violent
fluctuations in Great Wheal Alfred Shares. These
stood at 141 on Thursday last, and were sold yester-
day as low as 01. Some rally has since taken
place, but the market for this stock is still very un-
settled. As regards foreign Mines, the transactions
reported to-day in the Stock Eichange are in
Santiago de Cuba shares at 2t, and United Mexi-
can at 3i.
It has been stated that the next steamer for
India and China will take out about 300,000, but
there is reason to believe that the shipment will be
much larger than that amount, although the hosti-
lities in the Celestial Empire will naturally cause
a diminution in the exports compared with those
hitherto made.

'l'he half-yearly meeting of the London and
Greenwich Railway Company was held this day—
Josiah Wilson, Esq , in the chair. The accounts
were laid before the shareholders, and showed a
net balance, available fora dividend, of 11,1601 12s,
from which the directors recommended a dividend
at the rate of 5s 2d per share for the half year.
The dividend was agreed to, and a vote of thanks
was passed to the Chairman and Directors of the
company, when the proceedings terminated.

Our latest accounts from China, per the Over-
land Mail, state that fighting had re•commenced
at Canton, and the Americans had made common
cause with the English. It is added that three
Americans had been captured and beheaded, and
that their heads had been stuck by the Chinese on
the city walls. Business was, of course, wholly
suspended, and a report was current that Shanghai
had been attacked and taken by the rebels. This,
however, is believed to be without foundation.
The result of the foregoing intelligence on the
London tea market has been a great increase of
purchases. Large transactions took place in com-
mon congous at 111 d to is per lb. and the chief'
proportion of the teas previously on offer have
been withdrawn.

Commerttai itteilt trace.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-JAN. 13,

We have to report a dull market for cotton to-day, the
demand has been extremely limited, and with moderate
offerings, prices are about the same as yesterday. The sales
—including 300 Sprats 58d to 57-,d—are reported 2,900
bales, of which 500 are on speculation and for export.

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.--JAN. 13;
SUGAR : The market remains quiet, and we have only
to notice the sale of 40 hhds Porto Rico at 54s per cwt.
MOLASSES, RUSI, and COFFEE : Nothing has occurred.
RICE : Of the quantity offered by auction, 1,500 bags
Bengal were sold at 103 to 10s 6d per cwt for white broken.
GINGER: 365 pockets (Bengal) have realised 18s per
cwt in bond.

JUTE : The public sales went off with fair spirit, and
about 1,001) bales found buyers, at £l5 lOs to £2l 15s for
good common to fine, including a few bales extra fine at
£22 15s per ton.
CASTOR OIL : 60 cases have brought 51d per lb for dark
yellow.

LIVERPOOL (ScoTda) PIG IRON MARKET.—JAN. 13.
Our market for warrants closes at 73s to 73s 6d cash,
and 74s to 74s 6d three months open. No business
reported.
Shipments from Glasgow, last week
Do. Do., corresponding week, 1856
Do. Do., corresponding week, 1855

Aggregate shipments from Glasgow from Jan., 1857, to date.. 10 083
Same period, 1856

Decrease .. 6,273
Price this time last year, 745.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARBET.-JAN. 13.

Our market opened this morning with dulness and some
appearance of decline upon wheats, and having very few
country buyers in attendance, there was no general
demand ; subsequently, the tone of the trade for this
grain manifestly improved, and we have to note a fair
amount of business at the reduction submitted to on
Friday, good clean American wheats, both white and red,
being steadily saleable; in some instances middling and
inferior parcels were offered at rather less money.
The flour trade remains inactive, and is somewhat
cheaper on the week.
Oats and oatmeal unvaried, with a poor inquiry for
either.

Indian corn is 6d to 9d per quarter cheaper than on
Tuesday last, at which several parcels have been cleared
for Ireland

In other articles we make no change, and the market
rules very quiet.
irArrivals and Exports from the 6th to the 12th of Jan.,
1857, inclusive.—lnto Liverpool from Ireland—Wheat,
118 qrs ; barley, 112 qrs ; malt, 30 qrs ; oats, 2.754 qrs ;
oatmeal, 3;985 sacks ; flour, 1,289 sacks and 197 brls.
Coastwise—Barley, 440 qrs ; malt, 590 qrs ; oats, 213 qrs ;
oatmeal, 18 sacks. Canada and other British Colonies out
of :Europe—Wheat, 1,359 qrs. United States—Wheat,
34,561 qrs ; pease, 1,010 qrs ; :Indian corn, 4,436 qrs ; flour,
15,583 brls. Europe, &c.—Wheat, 2 qrs; barley, 1,400
qrs. Egypt—Wheat 7,658 qrs ; beans, 5,558 qrs. Into
Runcorn—Oats, 70 qrs ; oatmeal, 1,353 sacks. Total—
Wheat, 43,698 qrs ; barley, 1,952 qrs ; malt, 620 qrs ;
oats, 3,037 qrs; beans, 5,558 qrs ; pease 1,010 qrs ; Indian
corn, 4,436 qrs ; oatmeal, 5,356 sacks ; flour, 1,289 sacks
and 15,780 brls. Exports to foreign parts—Wheat, 2,798
qrs ; barley, 80 qrs ; oats, 1,960 qrs ; Indian corn. 1,943
qrs ; oatmeal, 253 sacks ; flour, 455 sacks, 2,794 brls.
Ireland—Wheat, 976 qrs ; malt, 20 qrs ; beans, 25 qrs ;
Indian corn, 5,088 qrs ; flour, 597 sacks, 520 brls. Coast-
wise—Wheat, 919 qrs; beans, 12 qrs; Indian corn, 172
qrs ; Indian cornmeal, 12 brls ; oatmeal, 20 sacks ; flour,
511 sacks, 572 brls. R. MAKIN & SONS.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.—JAN. 13
Per stone, 201bs. Per plus. s. d. s. d.
s. d. s. d.iPotatoes, Seedlings 4 0 to 4 2
Ray, 01d...... 0 si to 085 Ditto, Kemps .... 3 11 to 4 2
Ditto, new.. 0 0 to 0 0! Ditto, Whiterocks.. 3 4 to 3 6
Ditto, clover 0 6}'o 0 71/Itto, Balshaws .. 3 4 to 3 6
Green Clover
Vetches 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, cattle
Straw, wheat 0 3 to 03i Per ton.
Ditto, oat
Ditto, barley .... 0 2i to 0 2iiCarrots
Oats, In straw 0 0 to 0 0 Mangle wurzel 0 0 to 0 0
Manure .. 5 6 to 7 6

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—JAN. 13.
There is hardly anything to report in this market, so
that the value of goods and yarns seem to be at a perfect
stand still.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. —JAN. 13.
SUGAR : The large public sales are going off without
spirit, and prices are with difficulty supported.
COFFEE: This article has a firm appearance, and the
sales are going off steadily.
TEA : The market is firm at the advance of id quoted
yesterday. Common congou Ilid to Is.
RICE :.The large public sales went off heavily, and a
decline of 3d was established in many instances.
yesterdayily at full prices.
RUMSPtc Es
remainsare goingfirm.
off steadold
COTTON : 300 bales s
In other articles no material alteration.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET.--JAN. 13.
The market is firm at the annexed quotations :--Town
tallow 59e, nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 60s;
January to March, 593 91 to 60s.