Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAI

FRIDAY EVENING

There has been a moderate business doing in our
Cotton Market to-day, and prices are generally very
steady. To-day the sales were about 8,000 bales,
nearly all to the trade. The course of the trade

of Me-sus. George Holt and Co

trade moderateljirrstock

so that, while they are Consuming

their previous imichase,s, our market has relapsed into a
quiet state, and the advance noticed in our last circular has
been in-a great degree lost. The decline in American de-
scriptions varies from Id. to Id. per lb., the

,
are without quotable change in V value. We now quote
"middling" Uplands, 7d. ; Mobile, 70. ; and Orleans, 7-td.
The Committee. of Brokers place " fair " Uplands,
..71-4 ;
Mobile, 70. • and Orleans, Bd. Surats have been daily in
large demand, at full prices. Brazils and Egyptians have par-
ticipated in the genetarquietness, and hardly support last
week's &lees. -5;680 American and 900 Surat are reported
to have been taken on ,
speculation • 1,380 American, 11,520

auu Lk) remain, tor export ; so that the
deliveries to the trade for the week have been about 30,800
bale's. The total.sales of the week were 50,340 bales, and
the imports of the week 40,482 bales, and the computed
stock in Liverpool to-day is 691,800 bales.

Want of confidence on the stability of the newly-
made peace has 'operated very prejudicially in the
Liverpool Stock Exchange, and prices to-day are all
lower, with a dwindling appearance. East Lanca-
shire is quoted at 9317 Lancashire and Yorkshire,
951; London and North Western, 94,1-; Midland,
1031 • Dovers, 211 ; Great Western of Canada has
declined to 15. _.. •

The, demand for money has been steadily main-
tained at 24 and 21 per cent. for first-class paper.
There was rather more inquiry at the Bunk, though
not as showing a direct improvement in the require-
ments of the mercantile community. The supply of
paper is rather increasing, some departments of trade
exhibiting greater activity. In the market for the
public Funds and Securities to-day there was a very
dull feeling, and prices declined, closing weak at 9-11
to 94:4- for onsols for money and the account ; Exche-
quer Bills, 27 to 30 ; Bank Stock, 221 to 223 ; and
the New Threes, 95 to 95!.

In the London Railway. Share Market to-day the
business doing was very small, and prices declined in
sympathy with Consols, closing with a still further
downward tendency. London and North Westerns,
94-1- ; Midland, 1031 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 951 ;
East Lancashire, 93.

A further decline occurred on the Paris Bourse
to-day.

A further dividend of Is. 6d. in the pound, making
altogether lls., has been announced under the estate
of Messrs, Sanderson, Sandeman, and Co., bill-brokers.
.who failed in the crisis of 1857. The house possessed
habilities.for a very heavy amount, but in the course
of a short period a great prciportion run off.
The directors of the Electric and International
Telegraph Company have resolved to recommend to
the proprietors at the general meeting, to take place
on the 29th instant, to confirm a dividend at the rate
of 61 per cent. per annum for the last half-year,
At the Australian Agricultural Company's meeting
yesterday, the report and accounts were adopted.
lie dividend declared was 15s. per share, which,
with the distribution of February, makes a total of
355. per share, or £9 4s. 2d. per cent. on the paid-up
capital. It is not necessary at present to call up
more capital ; but the directors have charged the
revenue -of the -year with the cost of completing the
colliery works if the small balance in hand shall be
found insufficient. The operations, although in other
respects not so favourable as could be wished, were
not discouraging, and the explanations of the board
were received as satisfactory. In the land depart-
ment a marked falling off has occurred in the
revenue, the receipts of 1857 being £11,889 against
£6,004 in 1858.

The report and accounts presented at the half-
yearly meeting of the Port Philip and Colonial Gold
Mining . Company were agreed to yesterday, a
dividend of is. per share having been unanimously
adopted. There was some discussion on the general

affairs of the company, and the: result favoured the
views propounded by the directors.
The weather continues very hot and forcing, and

The grain trade here has, consequently, been unusu-
ally flat, and the little business done has been quite
in retail, and at prices slightly in buyers' favour.
To-day's market was pretty well attended, and a
moderate business was done in wheat at the full
prices of this day week. Flour, however, remained
languid, and saleable only in retail at barely late
rates. Oats and oatmeal dull, without any material
_ _

change in value

kt the London Corn Market, to-

full prices

LIVERPOOL COTTON "IVIARKET.—JULY
it market this week has shown much less a

ly; the only description

ave been very lar

chiefly for export

without change. The better qualities of Surat are rather
dearer, other kinds without change. Speculators have taken
this week 5,680 American, and 900 Surats; and exporters
1,380 American, 20 Pernams, 10 Egyptians, and 11,520
Surats. The actual export has been 1,878 American, 157
Egyptian, and 2,571 Surat. To-day's sales are estimated
at 8,000 bales, all to the trade.

RPOOL CORN MARKET.-JULY 22.

Since our last we have had several heavy thunder-storms, an
n has fallen, and many parts of the

immense quantity o.

country have been flooded, the temperature continuing ex-
cessively close and humid. Much Wheat has been laid, and
the crops are now in a precarious position, unless ft change
to more favourable weather takes place immediately. The
trade, nevertheless, continues generally to exhibit the same
apathetic state as recently reported, although at a few of the
markets held this week more firmness was apparent, and in
exceptional cases the value of Wheat slightly improved.
Here the trade has ruled steady upon a moderate retail
business. The Gazette, returns of Wheat for the week ended
16th inst. are 74,665. quarters.
The imports of all articles since our last have been very
small, and are nearly equalled by the exports.
The weather is very wet the greater part of the morning,
and having a better attendance of country millers disposed
to purchase more freely than of late, a fair amount- of
busmess has been transacted in Wheat, at an improvement
of ld. to 2d. per rental on the rates of Tuesday last, and
some parcels have again been taken to hold over ; the choice
of samples, especially of French, was very limited, and,
through this cause, transactions were more restarted than
they might otherwise have been. 'Good fresh Flour is more
firmly held, but we have not much doing in the article
to-day. - - - - . .

Vv
Beans arc unchanged in value, with a moderate inquiry.
Oats and oatmeal dull of sale. Indian corn is in improved
request at full prices, as well for home consumption as for
export to Ireland.

JULY 29

DUBLIN CORN MARKET.—
ThereAd dr.l•
was a very small supply of farmers' Wheat, and
sales were made at full prices. Prime Oats were enquired
for at late quotations, but inferior were neglected. For a
sample of new Barley, very fine quality, in market to-day,
15s. per barrel was refused by the holder. There was a fair
supply of new Rapeseed at 19s. to 21s. per barrel. Maize
in retail demand at late quotations. Foreign Wheat was
not much enquired after.

JULY 99

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.--
-The public sales have gone off with rather
more spirit, but prices are not dearer; 297 hhds., 37 tierces,
and 46 barrels_ Barbadoes sold at 375. to 425. 6d. for low to

SITGAT

brown 355. 6d. to 365. 6d. per cwt.
3,400 bags Rio were offered to-day ; part sold
A 645., being a very full price ; otherwise, the market is
steady.
TEA.—There is some enquiry for blackish leaf, at lower
prices, Common Cofigou quoted at ls. 3d. buyers.
RICE.-2,100 bags Monghane and Ballam were taken in
t lls. per cwt. The market is very quiet.
SerrrETRE is easier.
—7:l bags sold at exl, to 62d., being an advance

.00d yellow ;
COFFEE.—

-Juty 22

LONDON TALLOW MARKET
The market is inactive, but steady; on the spot, prices arc