The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

Ottier Securities
Gold

NG DEPARTMENT,

000:Gov. Sect

ther Securities

£34,165,7991 £34,165,795
Our SHARE MARKET has been somewhat more
active from the more probable pacific solution of
the Eastern question, but there has been no per-
ceptible increase of real business in it -

In the
absence of this, prices, which had advanced up to
Saturday two or three per cent., have again receded
materially, and the market closes this evening
with a gloomy aspect at about the quotations of
this day week, and in some instances lower than
this. We learn that the New Stock Exchange is
to be inaugurated with .a grand banquet on Thurs-
day next, and that the business of this department
of our trade will be conducted in that building
after that day. We annex this day's prices :
Chester and Birkenhead, 20 ; Caledonians, 33* 2;
Eastern Counties, 124 ; East Lancashire, 18c 18;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 762. 4 +516 61 6;
Liverpool, Crosby, and. Southport, 171 c; Midland
Stock, 71+ 1 1; Dover Stock, 21* 2if 1; Dutch
Rhenish, 2d.

COTTON.—The market has presented very few
features to notice. Prices have been firmly main-
tained, and would no doubt have gone higher, but
spinners not being in want, have held back from
purchasing. On Saturday and To-DAY the sales
amounted to 15,000 bales, of which about 4,500
were on speculation and for export. _

PRODUCE.-There was a good demand for all
descriptions of Sugar at former rates to 6d. ad-
vance, and the sales comprise 850 hogsheads RP.,
2,500 bags Bengal, and 1,000 mats of Mauritius,
the latter from 355. 9d. to 365. per cwt. for grocery
quality. The inquiry has continued active for
Foreign, and full prices have been realised, the
sales comprising 300 cases 3,500 bags Brazil, at
17s. to 21s. for low to fine brown Bahia, and
17s. 6d. for low brown, to 20s. 6d. for good yellow
Pernam, 220 hhds. Foreign West India, at 355.
for Porto Rico, 355. to 355. 6d. for Cuba Museovado,,
and 335. 3d. to 335. 6d. for Surinam ; a cargo of
white Bahia is also reported, at 225. 9d. per cwt.
afloat, for a near port. In Molasses but little doing.
In Coffee a fair business, and steady prices paid for
the ordinary kinds of Jamaica. Black Pepper
realised 4d. per lb. In Rice little done, the demand
having considerably abated. Rum in good demand,
and the small stock enabled importers to realise
an advance of 3d. to 4d. per gallon. The transac-
tions in Tea were again very limited, and 'vices
without alteration. Saltpetre in fair request, and
1,100 bags sold, at 255. 3d. to 265. for 91 to at
275. 6d. -to 28s. 6d. per cwt. for 5 to 41 per cent.
refraction. No sales of Turpentine, but of Tar,
1,000 brls. sold, 700 of which, being American,
brought the greatly advanced price of 20s. to 215.,
and 300 brls. Stockholm, 20s. per brl. American
Rosin in demand, and 3,800 brls. sold at 4s. 4d. to
lls. per cwt. Hides firm ; some salted River Plate
made full rates. Olive Oil in steady demand, prices
having advanced on most of the better sorts. About
50 tuns of Seal Oil sold, at £33 for pale ; Cod £32
per tun ; brown Rape Oil 375., and pale 38s. per
cwt. American Spirits of Turpentine, 455. per
cwt. The sales of Palm Oil amount to 870 tons on
the spot, at £37 to £3B ; and 350 tons to arrive
at £36 15s. to £37 10s. per ton. A limited inquiry
for tallow : Petersburgh Y.C. selling at 525. 6d. to
535. Petersburgh clean Hemp, £37s. 10s. per ton.
Jute in active demand ; 1,650 bales on the spot
sold at £2l to £22 15s. per ton. On Saturday and
TO-DIY there has been a very good inquiry for
Sugar, resulting in the sale of 90 hhds. Jamaica at
335. to 375., 120 bags Dates at 345., 120 hhds. and
350 brls. Porto Rico at 35s 6d to 38s 6d., 1850
boxes Havana, afloat, at 21s. 9d., 250 cases brown
Bahia at 205., 2300 bags brown and white Pernams
at 18s. to 235., 550 tons brown Bahia, afloat, for
an out-port, at 205., besides 2900 bags, to arrive,
at 19s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing doing in Molasses,
Rum, or Coffee. The Tea market is quiet, dealers
waiting to see the effect of the China news. A
small lot of broken Bengal Rice has been taken at
10s. 6d. per cwt. A better demand for Saltpetre,
850 bags being reported at 275. 3d. to 295. 6d. per
cwt. 800 bags Sago Flour at 19s. to 19s. 6d,
chiefly at the former, 900 bags Myrabolams, at 9s.
6d. for sound, and 9s. 3d. per cwt. for damaged and
re-packed, '2OO bags Sumatra Pepper at 4d. per lb.,
and 450 bales Jute at £2l lOs to £22 per ton.
FRUIT.-There has been very little doing until
within the last few days, when an inquiry sprung
up for new
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WooL.-There has been a good deal more in-
quiry, and more business done, particularly in
clean, useful descriptions, such as Turkey, Smyrna,
Russian, Egyptian, &c., and prices generally are
rather firmer ; there is also considerably more
inquiry for East India, but as present Stocks are
held for next public sales, there are no trans-
actions of any moment to report from this quarter.
Imports for the week, 1681 bales, chiefly Portugal
and Scotch. There has been a very extensive busi-
ness done in English and Irish fleece Wools for
the Yorkshire markets, at id. to Ad. per lb.
advance on recent quotations. Irish Wethers have
met with ready purchasers at 161 d. to 161-d. per lb.
delivered 'in Yorkshire, and Kent Fleeces have
realised 116 d. to 161 d. per lb. Holders are now
wanting more money. The sales concluded in
London on Saturday. The biddings during the
last few days were very spirited, and the prices
obtained were fully id. higher than the spring.
IRoN.-There is again great activity in this
market, owing to the immense consumption for ma-
chinery, iron steam-ships, &c. Scotch pigs have
advanced to 675, with a prospect of a still further
rise. The demand for Welsh rail-iron is most ac-
tive, and the Staffordshire iron-trade shows the
greatest activity, orders having been received to a
considerable extent both for the foreign and home
market.

THE COMMITTEE of PIILIVILEGE has pronounced that
the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres has not a Just claim to
the dukedom of Montrooe.