Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

BOARD OF. TRADE
_RETURNS:

The Board of Trade returns fot Septemhershow an in—
crease:a $t per cent. more
,than in the _same. month
lastlear, and 5 per cent. more than in -Sept„ 1857:
The emnpa,rison for the 9 mouths shows arc increase of
13 per cent. oveflast year.
The- Tith,e's' '44 s: that the Board of Trade returns
continues to Offer 'the' best refutation of the- remarks
occasionally lieatd. Of the dulness of husirmsif ; the "faCt
being, that the trade in the country is on, so sound a
footing, and soiree front. speculative excitement, that it
seems to go on with jnenlicable quietude:. During
September, the consurnptioa of imported' articles, has
been scarwly On a corresponding scale with the activity
of- our genera trade. , In the deliveries, oteoffee, tea,.
and sugar there-was. a • falling off, Wines,, spirits, and!)
tobacco show- a moderate increase. . • -

L/KERPOOL. COTTON MARKET.--OtTOBER
There has been a large business transacted in Cotton,
toclay, 'and prices of the middling and hirable grades,
are -A- higher. The salesLL-including 620, Ptritambueo.
at 74 d. for 9d. 300 Bahia, at 71,--d. to 7t d..;. 130 Maran-
ham; 7111; 300 'Egyptian, 70. to,t.lotd. ; 2,00 f
Surat, 44-cl. to.4l.—are reported. 15,00013a1e5, of. which.
3;000 are on speculation and for export '

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.,---OcT. 26..
Silo-Aso-The Market remains without alteration ; no
business of moment, however, has transpired.
Mon.-Thirty puncheons Demerara have found buyors
at previous rates. ,
COFFEE.-Thirty tierces Plantatiom. Ceylon • and a
small lot of Jamaica sold without change.
RICE.-The transactions comprise, 1,550 bags- old
middling Bengal at 10s. 9d. to Ils. par ewt.
We have also to notice 300 bags Bombay LINSPAD at
48s. 6d., in single bags, and 1,500 bags Guzerat RAPE-
SEED at 475. 6d. per quarter.
DYEWOODS.-Ten tons Jamaica Logwood at £4l's. 6d.
DEYSA,LTERIES.-5 cases Perugimitrgols, at 968.; 25
casks Spanish, at 655. ; and 20 casks Red Oporto, at
41s. 6d. at 425. 1 ton Yellow Tartar, at 110 s.. 1 ton
Tartaric. Acid., at ls. 7d. per lb. Small sales of Palermo
Shumac, at 13.5. 100 ban Bark,. at 6s. 9d. per cwt.
1,100 bags of Cutch, at 255. 9x1., to 265. 1,,t30. bales.
Gambier, sound, at 17s. 6d. ; heated, at 165..3d. 7
barrels. Gum, at 305., and 80 sevens Gedda, sound, at
245. to, 21a. 6d. 6 Casks African Bees': War, at
£6 10s. to, £7 10s. 25 tons best 3rds Brionstone, at.
£B. Zs. 6d. 30. tons Nitrate of Soda, at 14s. 6d. to.
15s. 6d. 29 cases Bombay Refined Saltpetre, 71 peo.
cent. refraction, at 355. 6d. Small sales of Pot Ashes,
at 275. 6d. to 275. 9d., and of Pearls at 275. 9d. to 28a.
31 tons old dry Negrohead,lndia Rubber, at ls.
and 1 tons new ditto, wet,, at Is. 74d. per lb., Mast-.
can Fibre : the 20 bales reported yesterday as soantl4 at
£2.& 10s., were stained, no sound under-£2S.
Oms, &c.-Palm, moderate request a# £45 105.,, and
now £46 is demanded. P.T.C, Tallow 60s. 64.,.50uth
American 595., 15 casks- Tuscan at 58s. 3d. Small sales
of fair refining Lard at 565., 100 brls..common ROain on
the spot, and 609 brls. arrive at 40. 2d. ; small sales
of Spirits of Turpentine at 355. per owt.
PIG InoN.-Nothing-done. At, the close the nearest
quotation was sellers.sls. 6d., and_buyers 51s. 3d. cash.
LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARISzET, Oar. 2d,

s. d, s. d.
Hay, old
Ditto, new
Ditto, clover 0 7 ... 0 9
Green Clover P, 0 ... 0 0
Vetches 0 0 ... 0 0
Straw, wheat
Ditto, oat
Ditto, barley 0 2 ... 0
Oats, in straw 0 0 0 0,
Potatos, flukes 3 3

s. d. s. d.
Potatos, kerns 3 2 to 3 3
Do. Seedliiagg, 2 9 3 0
Do. whiterocks 2 4 ... 2 5
Do. Balshaw 0 0 ... 0 0.
Do: Bela-units 0 0 ... 0 0
Do. cattle
Turnips 20..0 ..22 0
Carrots
.0 0
Mangelwurzel 0 0 ... 0
Manure 5 0 6

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.--OuonEn 26.
SUCkAIt.-The small sale of foreign is going off steadily,
The market generally is also steady at yesterday's ces.
PoPPRE.—Good colour), have sold at rather • her
prices, but middling to good middling plantation Cey on, '
655. to 725. ; native garblings sold at 255. 6d. fo 395. 6d.
Cocoa.--Trinidad grey and mixed red sold at 525. to
.525. 6d.
TEA.—Large public sales will commence to-morrow.
Ripß remains steady, with a fair amount of business
done.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI, refraction 21 to 4, sold at'
365. 6d. to 375. ; refraction 10 to 12, 335. 3d.
liinioo.—At the quarterly sales 12,953 chests were
brought forward, of which 4,648 were withdrawn, and
2,902 bought in, leaving 5,413 chests sold, to which may
be added 600 of the bought in. The sales commenced
with great spirit, more especially for the useful and
shipping qualities
wrahteics. The h soldheatoardneadvance
ofßensgualyl,
On
limited,thegood and fine Bengal sold with
less spirit at 6d.
Rofus6sdia.
advance; ordinaryand defective sorts went
btoeing 14
unevenly at about last sale's prices. Kurpahs of good