Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Evening.

The Cotton Market remains-very steady. To-
day the sales reached 10,000 bales, including 2,000
on speculation and for export,- at full prices.

The business done in the Liverpool Share
Market to-day was of a very meagre character, and
prices continue in their downward tendency. The
transactions are thus reported Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Chester, 68/,- 681 ; Great Western,
63a ; Lancashire and 'Yorkshire 91. shares, p ;
Lancaster and Carlisle, third shares, 7 p ; London
and North Western, 8 shares, d ; North Eastern,
231 ; Dovers, 221, ; • Liverpool Union Bank,
134 ; South African and General Steam Naviga-
tion, 7f, it, The following was the business for
the next account :—Chester and Birkenhead, 69 ;
London and North Western, 1033 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43i, 44 ; Midland,
834 ; Dovers, 222 : North. Eastern, 234 ; York and
North Midland, 371. The lollowing were the
closing prices :—Blackburn, 78, 8 ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 68, 60 ; Caledonian, 38 381 ; Chester
and Holyhead, 181, 188 Eastern Counties, 118,
113, ; East Lancashire, 96, 968 ; Do. 91. shares,
it, 9-16 p ; Gi eat Northern, 24k, 241; Great Western,
6:31, 63a-' ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. 100,
1001; Do. 9/. shares, -if, 1p; Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 'l9l, 19•4 ; London and North
Western Stock, 103, 1031 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 432 .43i ; Midland Stock 83k,
831.; North British, 11 5.16, 11 7-16 ; North
Staffordshire, 41, 4 d ; South Eastern, 24, 222 ;
Scottish North Eastern, 121, 12i ; North Eastern
—Berwick, 231, 23-a; York and North Midland,
371, 38 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 22, 221 ; Buffalo
and Lake Huron, 4L, 4 d ; Ditto New Shares 41,
4d ; Dutch Rhenish, 3-1, 3 d ; Great Western
of Canada, 21f, 22 ; Ditto New Shares, e, 1 p ;
Great Luxembourg, 8, 82 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 131 138. The following were the Con-
tinuations paid :—Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
; London and North Western Stock, , Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 3s 6d, s ;
Midland Stock, 5-16,1, ; South Eastern, is 9d,
1-16 ; Dutch Rhenish, is ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 1-16,15, 1-16.

The Funds having been unexceptionally de-
pressed yesterday, the news from India, though
sufficiently grave, has imparted a feeling of relief,
and prices exhibit a recovery of about I per cent.
Consols for Money closed at 9Oi to 91, and for the
kccount at 914 ; Exlhequer Bilis, 5 to 1 dis, and
the New Three per Cents. at 91,- to 9a.

The advices from the chief Continental Money
Markets are not favourable, and the Bourses are
generally depressed.

There has been an active demand for money in
discount circles to-day, and the rates were firmer.
This augmented inquiry is ascribed to the approach
of the 4th of the month, the requirements of the
agriculturists, and other demands usual at this
season of the year. There is no immediate ex-
pectation of any reduction in the Bank rate of
discount.

In the London Railway Share Market there was
not very much business transacted to-day, and
prices were tolerably firm. The following were
the closing quotations :—Caledonian, 78i; Eastern
Counties, 111-, Ilk; East Lancashire, 96, 97 ;
Great Northern, 97, 983; Do. A., 913, 9.2;
!..2r.rent Western, 63k, 634; Leeds Northern, 43k, 41 ;
London and North Western, 103 k, 103 Z-; London
and South Western, 100-1; Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 431., 41; Midland Stock,
831, 83i; North British, 45, 46 ; York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 932, 91i ; York and North Midland,
ni 764
There is not much doing in the General Produce
Markets. The receipt of the Indian news has
caused an advance of id per lb in Tea, and is 6d
to 23 per cwt in Saltpetre. The improvement in
Sugar progresses steadily, and to-day the dema^d
was satisfactory at 61 to is advance on Friday
last. Cocoa sells freely, but coffee remains out of
demand. Russian Hemp is firm, with more
doing ; but Tallow is quiet. Spot, 58s 9d ; Sep-
tember, 59s ; last three months, 57s 6d to 58s.
The London Wool Sales progress with considerable
spirit, and prices are very freely supported.
The Manchester Market is quiet, but firm. The
news from India is quite as satisfactory as had
been expected. In yarns for the Continent, prices
may be pronounced dearer all round by s i per lb,
but buyers are becoming more cautious, and have
operated very sparingly at the advanced prices
now asked by spinners We still hear of some
business doing in 30's water twist for Germany,
and warps and pin cops are in fair request at ex-
treme rates, but there is little else doing, except
in doubled yarns, of which the finer counts, such
as 80's and 100's, are commanding rather more
attention. In India yarns, the demand, for the
time being, is suspended ; while in the home trade,
buyers are holding off and operating only to sup-
ply their most urgent wants. For cloth there is a
steady and general demand, with the exception of
India shirtings, &c., which are quite neglected.
Prices on the whole are very stiff, and even dearer,
for mast kind of goods, but the advance does not
equal that on cotton or yarns, and does not, there-
fore, improve the position of the manufacturer.
At the London Corn Market to-day the supply
of grain and grain produce was small, and a good
inquiry prevailed at the full prices of Monday.
Oats were a fair sale, and 6d dearer. Barley
unaltered. Flour firm.

The imports of Continental silver intended for
remittance to the East continue very heavy. The
steamer Albion has arrived in the Thames
from Boulogne, and the Clarence from Antwerp.
These two vessels bring a total of 124 boxes and
35 bags, representing an estimated value of about
120,000/.

It is still thought that the Ripon on the 4th
August will take out about one million sterling in
silver, the sum now engaged being about 900,0001.
Of the 61.3001 in specie brought by the Niagara
from New Yolk, only about 12,0001 went to London.
This amount was at once taken for remittance to
the Continent.

The supply of bar silver ex the Orinoco remains
on sale.

A eon dueta, with about 400,0001 in silver, arrived
at Vera Cruz at the latter end of June.

The Jupiter has arrived from Hong Kong.

The Great Northern Railway Company advertise
the details of their arrangements for the carriage
of goods direct to Manchester, Ashton, Staley-
Bridge, and places on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway.
We understand that the arrangements for an
amalgamation between the Oude and Central Oude
Railway Companies have been completed.

The Lake Ontario and Hudson River Railroad
Company invite applications in England for an
issue of 000,000 e. in bonds, bearing interest at 7 per
cent. These form part of a total of 800,0001. of which
206,0001. has been taken amongst the shareholders.
'.l..hei;e bonds fall due in 1879, carry a right for five
years of conversion into stock, and are offered at
par. The total share capital of the company is
£1,250,030 of this, £1,020,000 has already been
allotted, and a payment of 10 per cent. made
upon it.

With reference to the market for American
railway securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports
as follows Transactions in American securities
in London during the past week have been on a
limited scale. We note a moderate inquiry for the
shares and bonds of the Erie Railroad. Illinois
Central Shares have also been done to some extent
from 17 to 171 prenliU.O. Construction bonds,
which are reported as very scarce in New York,
are otraed here at 90, but C-cly in small quan-
tities."

BIRTHS.
On the 27th inst., at Garston, Mrs. Frederic J. HalowS, .of a son.
On the 28th inst., the wife of Mr. Wm. Every, Ashleighi „Leeld, of
a daughter.

c.". Bits o tilarriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent
to our Office daly authenticated.