The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

,PARTMENT.

Gov. securities.£l3,464,s3B
Other securities 15,447.272
Notes ..... 11,132,095
Gold & sihr. coin 566,211

£40,610,116

The SHARE MARKET during the past week has
been unusually quiet. In prices we have little
change, real business being so trifling. The bulls
and bears have the market in their hands :—Chester
and Birkenhead £22, 31d ; Caledonians, 321
Eastern Counties, 123-; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
75 -1 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 93; Ditto Third
Shares, 13tp ; Liverpool and Southport, 171;
London Stock, 1181; Ditto Quarters (C) 11p;
Sheffield Stock, 301 b ; Midland Stock, 741 ;
Dover Stock, 231 1; York, Newcastle and Berwick,
171 ; North Union A Stock, 251 ; Borough Bank,
111; Royal Insurance, 1p; Pacific Steam Com-
pany, 541; Ditto New Shares, 2p; Steam Towing
Company, 51.
PRODUCE.—Notwithstanding the occurrence of
Good Friday shortened the business time of the
week, the amount transacted was, on the whole, a
full average. For Sugar there has been a steady'
demand, and 1,200 hogsheads West India and
7,000 bags Bengal, sold at full prices. For Foreign
Sugar the demand has not been quite so active, but
a good business has been done, the sales consisting
of 1,700 bags Pernambuco and 2,700 bags unclayed
Manilla, at previous rates. Of Molasses 250 puns.
Cuba Muscovado sold at 18s. 9d. per cwt. In
Coffee the home trade is dull, but for export there
has been a brisk demand, the sales amounting to
80 tierces Jamaica, 150 bags Ceylon, 250 bags
Brazil, and 4,000 bags St. Domingo. Of Tea there
is not much offering, but good congous are in
request, and fine greens are improving, and holders
are firm. In Rum and Spices little or nothing
doing. Of Rice the sales amount to 50 tierces
Carolina at 21s. to 225., 1,200 bags A.rracan, at
9s. 6d., 400 bags Madras at 9,. 6d., and a ,small
quantity Bengal at 9s. 6d. to I is. 9d. per cwt. In
Guano, the trade in Peruvian has been confined
to second hands, owing to the importers declining
to make further sales, and prices have ruled at
£9 15s to £lO per ton. About 500 tons Bolivian
have changed hands at £7 7s. 6d. to £7 10s. per
ton. Linseed is not so firm. In Turpentine and
Tar little doing. In Hides, the sales amounted to
2,540 Buenos Ayres. In Olive Oil little doing.
Sperm Oil in moderate request. Of Seal and Cod
Oil the sales were 50 tuns. Of Palm Oil 200 tuns
on the spot, sold at £33 ss. to £33 108., and 300
tuns to arrive, at the latter rate. In Tallow a small
trade, at 465. for Y.C. ; other kinds scarce. The
sales of Jute amounted to 800 bales, at £lB 17s. 6d.
to £2l 10s. per ton.—The occurrence of Good
Friday caused a close of the markets on Thursday,
and business was not resumed until TO-DAY, which,
being Easter Monday, induced very little activity.
Of Sugar we have only to notice a small parcel of
Bengal, at 393. 6d. for Benares, and 375. per cwt.
for Dates; and no sales in Molasses or Rum. No-
thing doing in Coffee; but several parcels are adver-
tised for public sale to-morrow (Tuesday). Very
little activity in the Tea market, but prices are
unaltered. No offer was made for the Java Rice
brought to auction this morning, but by private
sale 450 bags Bengal are reported at 9s. 6d. to 9s. 9d.
per cwt. for broken. A small parcel of Saltpetre
sold at 255. 6d. to 265. 6d. per cwt.; 50 tons Cam-
peachy Logwood, at £7. 17s. 6d to £8 per ton ; and
35 cases yellow Castor Oil, at 31d. per lb.
COTTON.—The firmness which was apparent in
the early part of last week was not maintained
throughout; yet, though the market was brought
to a close on Thursday, the total amount of sales
was a fair average. American, particularly of the
lower qualities, was freely on offer, and prices, in
some instances, slightly gave way. Surat was also
dull, but Brazil and Egyptian without change.
To-DAY the market opened with an improved
demand from the Trade at prices fully equal to
those of last week. The sales amounted to about
9.000 bales, of which about 3,000 were on specula-
tion and for export. The advices per Cambria,
from Boston, have not yet come to hand, but the
market closed with firmness.