Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Friday Evening.

An animated tone prevails in our Cotton Market.
:To-day-the sales were fully 12,000 bales, of which
6,000 were on speculation, the' l market closing
quietly,. but steadily. Since this day . week the
demand was of rather a limited character, unti
yesterday, when' the unlooked-for reduction of
per cent. in the Bank rate of discount caused more
activity, and as holders had previousiy insisted
upon full rates, they were fully strengthened in
their views, and have consequently obtained a
partial advance upon the quotations of last Friday
for almost all descriptions of American. Brazil
continues in fair request. for Pernams and Maran-
ham extreme rates are obtainable, and Maceios are
id per lb. dearer. Egyptian are less freely offered
at 1 per lb. advance. Surat has commanded
attention, especially the better qualities, which are
scarce and rather dearer. Speculators have taken
2,740 American, 390 Bahia, 70 Egyptian, and 180
Surat ; and there are reported for export, 2:760
American, 140 Egyptian, 2,160 Surat, and 40
Bengal. The total sales of the week were 43,200
bales.

The Liverpool Share Market to-day has been
stead with a fair amount of business going forward.
The 'day's transactions were as follows :-Birken-
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 701, 70, 1. ;
Blackburn, 81; Eastern Counties, 111 ; East Lan-
cashire 91 shares, 4p ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1001; London and North Western,, 1041, 1; do.
one-eighth shares, 1 7-16 d ; Manchester, Shef.
field. and Lincolnshire, 441, 5,8, , 8i ; Midland,
831, 84,- 1 ; North British; 10/ ; North Eastern,
231; York Capital Stock, 351; Dovers, 221, 1,1,
1, 9-16, .-g;. 5-16 ; Dutch Rhenish; 21 d , Grand
TrUnk of Canada, 15 3-16; -1. 3-16;. Liverpool and
London Fire. and Life, 81 la: The following were the
closing • prices :=Blackburn, 81,. ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 701, 701 ;
.Caledonian, 371 371 ;
Chester . and Holyhead, 181, 181 ; Eastern Coun-
ties, 11 11-16, 11' 13516 ; East Lancashire, 97,
971 ; Ditto £9 shares, 13-16,4 p ; Great Northern,
241 25 ; Great Western, 641 651 ; Lancashire -and
Yorkshire Stock, 101, 1011 ; Do, £9 shares, 1,
1-16 p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 191,
191; London and North Western Stock, 104,
1041; ditto one-eigthth shares, 3-16, 4 d ; Man-
chesale Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 451. 451 ;
Midland Stock, 831, 84; North British, 10i, 101- ;
North Staffordshire, 5, d ; North Eastern-
Berwiek, 23, 231; York and North Midland, 35k,
351; Leeds Capital Stock, 229, 2.21; South Eastern
and Dover, 22 9-16, 22,1 , Scottish North Eastern,
121, 13; Buffalo and Lake Huron,_ 1, 4 d; Ditto
New Shares, I, 4 d ; Dutch Rhenish, 21, 2 d ;
Great Western of Canada, 23, 231; Ditto New,
Shares,ll, la p; Great Luxembourg, 111 111 d
Grand Trunk of Canada, 151, 15 3-16.
The Weekly Traffic Returns received up to this
afternoon were as follows:-Bedale and Levburn
1111; Belfast and Ballymena 1,0661; Birkenhead,
Lancashire, -and Cheshire 3,0011; Bristol and
Exeter 7,5031; Caledonian 13,4991; Chester and
Holyhead 5,7881; Cork and Bandon 2411; Cork,
Bleckrock, ar.d Passage 2481; Deeside 3051;
Dublin and Belfast Junction 1,2681;--Dundee,
Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 1,1421; Dundalk
and Enniskillen 4341; Dublin and Drogheda
1.5891; Dublin and Wicklow, and Dublin and
Kingston 1,6671; East Anglian 1,0001; Eastern
Counties and Eastern Union, 26,2121; East
Lancashire 6,8921; Edinburgh and Glasgow
and 'South Dunfermline 5,8061; Edinburgh,
Perth and Dundee 3,1821; Glasgow and
South Western 7,2511; Great North of Scot-
land 1,232/; Great Northern, 21,2421; Great
Southern and Western 6,4651 ; Great Western
34,058/ ; Kendal and Windermere 225/ ; Lancaster
and Carlisle 6,4261; Lancashire and Yorkshire
24,4371; Llanelly Railway and Dock 544/.; ...London
and Blackwell 1,7031; London, Brighton, and South
Coast 15,119/ ; London and North Western 62,612/;
London and South Western 19,9321 ; London,
Tilbury, and Southend 2,1401 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 10,0161; Manches-
ter, South Junction, and Altringham 1,2421;
Maryport and Carlisle 1,036 ; Midland 29,9381;
Midland Great Western 4,1151; Newcastle and
Carlisle 3,2341; North British 4,9371; North East-
ern 36,2141; North Staffordshire Railway and
Canal 8,3451; North Western 9491; Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton '4,2591; St. Helen's
Canal aad Railway 1,6341; Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham 1,7971; Shrewsbury and Chester 2,9181;
Shrewsbury and
.Hereford. 1,3501; Scottish Central
2,6271; Scottish North Eastern, late Aberdeen,
3,641; Sateth Devon 3,8311; South Eastern 19,0701;
South York and River Dun 2,048/ ; South
Wales 7,4071; Taff Vale 5,0421; Ulster 1,5261;
Vale of Neath 1,8021; Warrington and Stockport,
2861; Waterford and Kilkenny 3471; Waterford
and Limerick 1,1721; West .Hartlepool Harbour
and Railway 8,325/; Whitehaven and Furness
4381; Whitehaven Junction 4481; Buffalo and Lake
Huron 9921; Dutch Rhenish 3,1001; Eastern of
France (late Paris and Strasbourg) 35,9621; Grand
Trunk of Canada 8,9811; Great Luxembourg 9601;
Great Western of Canada 9,7551; Northern of
France 38,1191; Orleans, Bordeaux, and Branches
45,1531; Paris and Lyons 36,6791; Sambre and
Meuse 1,394/ ; Western and North Western
35,0091.
The reduction of the Bank rate of discount by
per cent, has not had much effect upon the Funds.
To-day. the demand for Consols was very languid,
and the transactions of a most limited character.
We do not, however, notice any change in priees.
Consols for the Account closed
_at 931 to 934;
Exchequer Bills at 2 dis. to 3 pm. ;' and the New
Three per Cents. at 921 to 93.
In the London Share Market to-day, there was
very little doing, yet prices were Maintained. The.
following were therelosing quotations :-Ambergate,
Nottingham and East Junction, s*-, 51; Cale-
_donian, 754, 751; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61,
63; Eastern Counties, 111, 111; East Lancashire,
961, 971; Great Northern, 99/, Do. A., 911, 921;
Great Western, 641, 65 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1001,, 1011; Leeds. Northern, 45, 46 ; London
and,North Western, 1031 104; London and South
Western, 1001; Manchester, Sheffield,. and
Lincolnshire 454; Midland, 831 84 ; . North
British, 43, 44 ; South Eastern *led Dover, 7el ;
York, Newcastle and Berwick, 92, 93 ; York and
North Midland, 714; Holyheads, 36 37
Great Western of Canada, 231; ditto New, 1,1, ;
Grand Trunks, 151 ; Mexicans, 224, 23 ;. Northern
of France, 394; Parts and Strasburg, 24 29/ ; Paris
and Lyons, 591; Russian, 109, 111 ; Paris and
Orleans, 57, 59; Central of France, 241, 254;
Sambre and Meuse, 8a ; Namur and Liege, 81;
Great Luxembourg, 68, 9 ; Antwerp and Rotterdam,
6;1„ 7 ; Dutch Rhenish, 101 11. After .official hours
the following were the prices paid :-Caledonian,
751, 751; Eastern Counties, 111, 111; East Lanca-
shire, 964 i 97*; Great Northern, 991; Ditto A, 92,
93; Great Western, 641, 641 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1008;. London and North Western,
1041 ; Manchester, neffield, and Lincolnshire,
451; Midland Stock, 83* ; South Eastern and
Dover, 751.
The Corn Market, though not active, is dearer;
stocks are so -much reduced holders show great
confidence, but millets and dealers, deterred by the
seasonable weather and promising accounts of the
crops, buy only for immediate wants. At to-day's
market the attendance. was scanty, full prices
were insisted on for Wheat and Flour, but buyers'
were shy. Indian Corn receded 3d to 6tl per
quarter.
The Produce Markets threughout the week have
been tame. Sugar is in limited request, and prices
have declined is per cwt. Today, however, there was
rather more firmness. In Rice there is little doing.
Coffee keeps very firm. Tea is in active request,
and blacks are Id to 1 d dearer within the week.
GrecaB are extreme.

The following are the latest quotations for
Foreign Exchanges :—Amsterdam bhort, 11 17 to
to 11 18; Rotterdam three months, 121 to 121 ;
Antwerp Do., 25 50 to 25 65 ; Brussels Do., 25 50 to
25 55 ; Hamburg Do., 13 81 to 13 81; Paris Short,
25 25 to 25 321; Do. Three Months, 25 67 to 25
721 ; Marseilles Do., 25 70 to 25 75; Frankfort Do.,
1101 to 119 a ; Vienna Do., 10 31 ,to 10 34 ;
Trieste Do , 10 32 to 10 35 ; Petersburg Do , 36
to 37; Madrid Do., 481 to 481.
Yesterday was the last day for effecting ship-
ments of specie by the Pera for the East. The