The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-16 00:00:00

try to a higher mercantile station, and character than that pos7
sessed by any other nation in the world. With the ample
.resources which the trustees of the will of Sir 'Thomas Gresham
have at conittand; the hope is generally entertained that a new
exchange will be erected worthy of- the vast commercial im•
portance of Great Britain; that, in fact, a building will be
raised second to none in the World. It will be observed from
the 'full account of the destruction of the Exchange, that the
business. of Lloyd's Coffee=house has been removed to the
London Tavern, that of the Exchange id Guildhall, and the
Lot d Mayor's Court to the Mansion-house, and of the Exchange
Assurance Conipany to the house formerly occiyied by the
bankingfirtu. of Esdaile and Co. . .

The details of the trade of the country in the principal articles
of inipdrt and eipott are in course of being made out for the
last year, and as they must be of interest, not only as indicating
the prospect for the future, but the amount of business done in
the last twalie months we may introduce a series of articles
upon this important subject with much propriety. As our
Colonies ought to claiin first attention, we now give the state
of the Marketi for the principal articles of produce at the close
of the last, and the commencement of the present year.

The consumption of Bi itish piantati.ti sugar last year was
116,000 hogsheads and 10,700 tierces, eiceeding the deliveries
of 1836 by about 10,000 hhds, and 13(X) trs. The stock is now
about 16,000 hhds, and 1900 trs, against 28,300 hhds and 2800
trs, in 1836.. The whole quantity landed in 1837 was 104,670
hhds and 9830 trs, against 113,450 trs, on the previous year.
Of British plantation coffees, deliveries for consumption in
the port of London were 11,870 hbds, being less than the quan-
tity delivered ;n 1836 by only 420 hhds ; the quantity of barrels
and bags delivered last yea' was 8350, showing an increase of
2100 over the quantity taken out of warehouse in 1836. The
stock of plantation coffees at the close of last year was 3360
hhds and 1240 barrels. &c., against 4568 hhds and 2690 barrels,
&c., at the close of 1836.

The quantity of rum cleared last year for home consumption
was 15,390• puncheons and 2630 hhds, against 15.690' pun, and
2238 hhds in 1836 ; for exportation 12,790 pun.' and 2434 hhds
were taken; exceeding in puncheons,the clearances of 1836 by
2200. The stocks at the commencement of the present year
were 10,230 puncheons and 250 hhds, against 11,970 puncheons
apd )1690 hhdi, on the Ist January, 1837. It will appear by
these returns that there is a fair prospect of an increased trade
in sugar, and coffee, and as the supplies for the navy must be
increased, fay rum also in the present year..

The variation in the-. value of the British Securities has
scarcely amounted to ope quarter per cent. this week, and the
amount of business Which has been done is inconsiderable, es-
pecially it speculation. Money has been rendered more plen-
tiful by the payment of the half-yearly dividends, and this has
supported the market to a very considerable degree, other-
wise it is more than probable that under the peculiar state of
affairs as respect Russia and Turkey, and the state of things
in Canada, that prices would have given way to some extent.
It is, however, fully expected that the civil war in the colony
will soon be put an end to, but it will be necessary to keep a
large body of troops there for some time, which must occasion
great expense, and render it more than probable that a new
loan will be required by her Majesty's Government. The fact
that the purchases of the National. Debt Commissioners are to
be suspended, is slightly against Consols. Although the amount
of stock taken on each transfer day was but small, still a gra-
dual, though limited absorption of the funded debt was in pro-
gress, which had its influence on prices. The prices of Con-
sols for money have ranged only between 90% and 90i, and for
the next account day between 92% and 92k, which bitter quo-
tations were very nearly supported up to yesterday. The prices
of the Reduced Three-and-a-half per Cents. have improved to

99, of the New Stock to 981; and of Long Annuities to 14%
without the dividend. The premium on Exchequer Bills; has
been as high as 55, for the New as well as the Old Bills and
India Fonds (New); were yesterday sold at 54 prem., those to
be withdrawn from circulation, only being worth 14 prem.
Bank of England Stock has been steady at 2041 X, and East
India Stock at 2604:261.
The,changes in the Foreign. Market have been very immate-
rial this week, with the exception of Brzzil Bonds which have
again sustained a fall of about 3 per cent., but in this instance
without the receipt of any unfavourable intelligence froin Bio
Janeiro,• or other ports of the Brazilian empire. The price

of the Stock 'has fallen from 73 to 70 and 701. from which a
slight rally took place yesterday afternoon to 714. The price
of. Portuguese Five per Cents has not fluctuated more than
pPr cent., yesterday being at 2944, and of the Three per Cents,
1944. Spanish Stock has been more lively. at about 20. Dutch
'Two-and-a-Half per Cents at a rise from 524 to 52i; and the
Five per Cents from 1014 to 1015. French Three per Cents
were yesterday sold at 79 50. Exchange at 251. 50c. The price
of the Republican Bonds has varied only about 2 per cent., the
I..teSt sales of Colotribian having been made at 244, and of Mex-
ican at 264.
The Railway Shares command higher prices. The Great
Western tave.risen from 651 to 681 or 131 prem., the London
ittd2Birmingham from 161 to 166 or 76 prem., the New Shares
from 264 to 30 or 25 prem., the North Midland to 25 or par, the
'Ma nChesterand Leeds to 18 or 3 prem., tha Brighton to 4i or
and the Greenwich to 184 or 14 disc. The shares of the_
'Canada. Company have improved to 28 or 2 pretn., and of the
British American Bank to 17 or 3 discOunt each.
Tws.i.vE.—The Bank re'turn made out for the
quarter ending on the inst., exhibits the following results of
the average weekly liabilities and assets within that period. The
circulation is diminished by £BOOO. standing at present at
£17,900,000, The deposit account is increased by Li 99,000.
to £lO 992,000. The.securities in the hands of the cor-
poration is decreased by £121,000.• now being £22,606,000. aud
the stock of bullion is now so high as £8,896,000. or £723,000.
more than was apparent by the statement made up last month.
But a slight variation. has taken place in the balance of profits
in favour of the Bank. The Rest is stated at £2,709,000. or
£3OOO. more than it was In December last.

• No alteration has yet occurred in the quotation of British
Securities, Consols for Account are worth 921, and for money
91. Exchequer Bills remain at 56, and India Bonds at 521
premium. -
Spanish Consols are rather steady at 20, and Portuguese New
Bonds at 291. Brazilian Bonds realise 711 f Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents are worth 521 to is

Shares maintain the improvement. Great Western are at 13
premium, Louddn and Birmingham at 75 premium, and the
Brighton at discount.