The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

THE COTTON TRADE.

We have the pleasure to annex the usual annual tables
in reference to the cot tc n trade, and a carefully prepared
scale of the weekly fluctuations in prices during the year
1556. _ _

he points which deserve especial notice appear to be—
Bales. Against Against
in 1855. in 1854.
Import into the king3om 2,461.907 2,276,363 2,173,214
Export from „ 358,700 (319,600) (323,145)
Stock in „ Dec. 31 332,740 486,470 626,450
Consumption of ~ 2,256,937 (2,099,443) 1,951,192
„per week 43,402 40.374 37,331
Stock in Liverpool 281,430 428,810 551,340
Of which American
The inferences deducible from the figures before us are
highly encouraging, and exhibit the prospertiy and con—
tinued progression of this most important branch of our
national industry.
It will be seen that prices have ranged considerably
above the average of late years, and yet, under this dis•
advantage, and in face of a severe pressure upon the
commercial finances of the country, which at one period
raised the value of money to 7 and 8 per cent, and though
the country was just emerging from a costly war, we have
consumed a larger quantity of the raw material than in
any former year.
Another striking fact not included in the table on which
these remarks are based, is to be found in one of our
brokers' circulars, namely, the vast consumption of cotton
on the Continent, which in 1856 " proves to be 1,364,000
of all names, or per week 26,231 ; of this, America supplied
1,069.000, or per week 20,557 ; consumed of all names in
1855, 1,200,000. The above include Spain and Russia.
The import to Russia in 1856 was 178,000, and it is herein
assumed she bolds 60,000 more than on the previous
season. The consumption of cotton in America was in
1856, 653,000 ; and in addition 110,000 spun inland, never
reaching the ports, not included in the list of 3,527,845.
Adding all this to the Continental consumption, we get
2,127,000 of all names. Then comes for Great Britain
2,257,100, of which 1.684,122 were American; all these
show of cotton consumed in ,1856, 4,384,000, or per week

84,307, of which 78,635 were American. It would seem
that still Great Britain spins more cotton than all the
rest."

The total quantity given as the American crop of
1855 6 was 3,527,000 bales, and yet we stand in Great
Britain with a❑ available supply of that description of
Cotters of oily 178,000 bales, and the most reliable
estimates of American production for the current season,
rank it no higher than 3,000,000 to 3,100 GOO bales.
From other sources of supply no great increase is looked
forward to, wi h the single exception of, India, whieh will
yield it is supposed more by 100,00 ► to 200,000 bales than
its produce of last season, and the intelligence just to
hand of open hostilities between this country and China,
leads to the calculation that our supplies of cotton from
Bombay may be further swelled in consequence of the
suspension of shipments from that port to China direct.
Placing, however, the probable aggregate supply for
the year as higs as any fair calculation warrants, there is
still room for anxiety lest our cotton manufacturers may
be impeded by I deficient supply at a time when the
commercial propeets of the year now opening in reference
to this staple, as well as to business generally, are in other
respects suggestive of great prosperity.
LEECH. HARRISON, AND FORWO.D.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 7.

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OFT THE foRT AND INWARD MOUND.
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