Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1859

ha- pleased, but he had to complain ,that he found
`gentlemen here in active co-operation with the. Man-
chester officials in.opposition_to the bill._ _ jitear, _hear.)
He had, however, no doubt that the, government would
allow the parish of Liverpool to rate their own= docks,
and it was a great pity the bill did not go into committee
and then have had a fair and full discussion. lie thought
it right to make these few remarks on the subject.
The routine business of the board was then transacted,
and the board adjourned.

MONETARY. AND 031,11jF4.13P1AL
- • LIVERIOOL, TIM'S* Ev 4,7
Another large business has _ been _done 1n 1,.
Cotton market to-day, the sales :reaching 10,000
bales, of which about 2,000 have .been `taken for
speculation and export. Prices continue very firm.
The Liverpool Share Market has been quiet 'to=
day,. without any important change in prices,
The following were the transactions :—Eastern
Counties, 11 13-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
93Z ; London and North Western, 931, ' 93Z ;
Ditto, One-eighth shares, 11 d ; Midland, 98i,
981 ; South Eastern, 21k, 21 3-16, 211,
21 1-16 ; Dutch Rhenish, 5d ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 71 ; Great Western of Canada, 151 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 31 per
Cent., 69 ; St. Helen's Railway and Canal, 6 per

mug.
`he

Cent. C, 124: Sales were made after,officiallours

in Lancashire and Yorkshire at On, 93! ; London
and North Westerns at 934 ; Midlands at 98-a ;
South Eastern and Dovers at 21 1-16. The
final dosing prices were : —Blackburn, 111,
111 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 62, 62-1 ;
Caledonian, 831, . 831 ; Chester and Holy-
head, 48, 4841 ; Eastern Counties, 111, xd

11 13-16 ; East Lancashire, 91* xd, 921 ; Do. £9
shares, L xd, 6p ; Great Northern, 1011 xd,
1021; Do. A, 87 xd, 88 ; Great Western,
551 xd, 551 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
934 xd, 93-2.; Do. £9 shares, T.-, xd, p ; London
and North Western Stock, 93* xd, 931 ; Do. one-
eighth shares, 1* xd, 1 1-16 d ; Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire' 371, 371; Midland Stock,
xd, 98:4 ; North British, 571, 581 '; North
Western, 131, 131 ; North Staffordshire, 5,
41 d ; North Eastern—Berwick, 904 xd, 911 ;
York and North Midland, 75 xd, 76 ; Leeds
Capital Stock, 461 xd, 47 ; South Eastern
and Dover, 21 xd, 21* ; Dutch Rhenish,

5, 4 15-16 d ; Great Western of Canada,
15z, 15a; Ditto New Shares, 5, 41- d ; Great
Luxembourg, 6Z-, 6t ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
71,

Messrs. J. P. Platt and Company, have issued
their monthly statement of Freights, from which

we quote :
AUSTRALIA : The early part of last month Freights
continued very high, particularly for Melbourne, thereby
attracting the attention of shipowners to putting extra
ships on the berth, of which we have now several.
*Though' latterly a decline of fully 10s. per ton from
the highest
,quotation has taken place, rates still
remain firm. Weight is offering very eely, and a
difficulpy in placing it on reasonable terms. Our to-day's
-quotations are :—To Hobson's Bay, for Fine Goods, 40s.
to 455. ; Earthenware, 375. 6d. to 40s. per ton measure-
' meut ; Weight, 40s. per ton; and to Melbourne Wharf,
7s. 6d. to 10s. per ton additional. For Sydney we have
several large vessels loading ; freight for Fine Goods,
455. ; Earthenware, Hardware, Scc., 40s. to 455. per ton

measurement; Salt, 425. 6d.' per ton weight. To
Adelaide, 40s. per ton measurement; 355. per ton
Weight.
The following Corn Averages, for the week
ending the 26th7have been issued to-day :,---Wheat
40s. 3d. ; Barley 335. lid. ; Oats 225. Bd. ; Rye
315.; Beans 425. 2d. ; Peas 415.. 7d.
Private advices from Alexandria of the 18th of
February, in speaking of the corn trade say, that
the greater part of the transactions in wheat had
been for the fulfilment of contracts falling due in
February and this month. It is added that as
these engagements are for a greater amount than is
calculated to remain in the country, prices have
been forced up to a figure that excludes operations
for export: The transactions in contracts have
been almost confined to the buying up by specu-
lators of those unfulfilled, and a good number
have been cancelled by sellers paying the difference
in price. 3,000 ardebs, deliverable from the next
crop in September and October, have been sold at
piastres 671 to 68. The daily arrivals from the
interior are only to a moderate extent, say about
2,000 ardebs.

A sale of ships took place to-day at Messrs.
Kellock, and Cornpan,fs Office, when there
was a good attendance, and the following was the
result :—The Barque Seaßower, of 297 tons, sold
for 1,1001. The new Schooner Mary Tatham, 86 tons,
6901. offered, withdrawn.. The Ship Tornado,
1137 tons, 7,300/. offered, withdrawn. The Brig
Erie, 122 tons, sold for 1701, considerably wormed.

The substantial Ship Bonsall, 1,060 tons, with-
drawn. The British-built brig Souvenir, 179 tons,
9001. offered, withdrawn. The brig Duchess,
229 tons, sold for 9451. The Barque Pathfinder,

345 tons, sold for 9501._
The London Wool sales to-day have gone off some-
what slowly as regards the bidding, but we have
no change to notice in prices. For the Continent
very little is doing.
The London Stock Market to-day has been very
sensitive, in consequence of a variety of rumours
that has been in circulation in reference to Lord
Cowley's mission, Consols opened at about an
eighth per cent. advance .on yesterday's closing
prices, but they subsequently declined, and left off
at an eighth lower, viz., 9574 to 95k. Other stocks
closed as follows : Three per Cents., 96 to 961
Bank Stock, 228 to 230; Exchequer Bills, large
and small, 35 to 38 pm.
The London Share Market was quiet, and influ-

enced by the price of Consols, had a tendency to

decline. The final closing prices were as follo.Ws :
Ambergate, 61 ; Caledonian, 831, 84 ; Do. Prefe-
rence, 104, 105 ' • Eastern Counties, 584, 594 ;
East Lancashire, 92, 94 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
701, 71; Great Northern, 101, 102 ; Do. A., 86, 88;

Do. 8., 131, 133; Great Western, 55, 55-1 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 93, 931 ; Brighton,

109, 110; London and North Western, 93, 934;
London and South Western, 92, 924 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 37, 374 ;
Midland, 984, 984 ; North British, 574, 584; Do.
Preference, 112, 114 ; North Eastern —Berwick,
904, 91 ' • Do. Leeds, 464, 464 ; Do. York, 751, 751;
North Stafford, 4Z, 4;,-7; South Eastern, 70, 704 ;
Turkish Sixes, 904, 91; Do. Fours, 1024, 103 ;
Great Western of Canada, 154, 154 ; New, 54, 5 ;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 74, 71

„
In the interval of suspense and intense anxiety
whilst Lord Cowley is endeavouring to ascertain
what amount of concession can be extorted from
Austria, under the pressure of financial embarrass-
ments and of a threatened attack by France, the
Stock markets throughout Europe naturally
exhibit extreme sensitiveness.
The enormous transactions in Lombardo-Vene-
tian shares continue to form a prominent feature.
London now appears to be the leading market
for these securities, owing partly to the bold-
ness with which the dealers operate, but chiefly
to the steady investments of the English
public, who arc apparently mindful of the
high premium recently borne by this property.
The supply of these shares thrown upon the
market during the last few days by continental
sellers is extremely large, yet has been absorbed
with remarkable celerity.

In the Discount ;Market yesterday, the demand

was rather active, and. the instan'ces in which
transactions took place in the best paper below 2
per cent. were . somewhat exceptional. At the

Bank, little business was done ; but the continu-
ance for a day or two longer of the activity
witnessed " out of doors " yesterday would
probably render the money-dealers applicants at
that establishment for the advances usual at this
period of the quarter.
It appears that the price at which the Sardinian
Government offers the 2,000,0001. of new stock is
79 per cent.
The amount of specie engaged for transmission
to the East by the steamer Ripon to-morrow is
comparatively limited, being 139,6321., of which
10,6781. is gold and the rest silver. The particu-
lars are as follows : for Madras, sovereigns,
10,178/. ; for Calcutta, silver, 85,670 i. ; for Singa-
pore, silver, 375/. ; for Hong Kong, silver, 18,0591.,
and sovereigns, 5001. ; and for Shanghae, silver,.
24,8501. The remittances to China exhibit a con-
siderable decrease, compared with the recent.
shipments.
In the interval of suspense whilst Lord Cowley is
endeavouring to ascertain what amount of concession can
be extorted from Austria, and of a threatened attack,
the stock markets throughout Europe naturally exhibited
extreme sensitiveness. The Funds opened this morning
with a dull appearance, and continued inanimate, when
Consols suddenly rose per cent., although the Paris
Bourse at the opening was worse than the previous day.
The rise here is partly ascribed to a report of a conside-
rable rise in the Austrian Funds at Vienna. The final
quotations of Consols were per cent, above those of