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 Pos-
sessed by any other nation in the world. . With the ample
resources which the trustees of the will of Sir Thomas Gresham
have at command, 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 to Guildhall, and the
Load Mayor's Court to the Mansion-house, and of the Exchange
Assurance Company to the house formerly occupied by the
banking firm of Esdaile and Co. _

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

The consumption of British plantation sugar last year was
116,000 hogsheads and 10,700 tierces, exceeding the deliveries.
of 1836 by about 10,0(10 hhds, and 1330 trs. The stock is now
about 16,000 hhds, and 1930 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 hhds, being less than the quan-
tity delivered ;n 1836 by only 420 hhds; the quantity of barrels
and bags delivered last yew 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 1210 barrels, Szc-, against 4568 Wads 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 2431 hhds
were taken, exceeding in puncheons the clearances of 1836 by
2200. The stocks at the commencement of the present year
were 10,2.30 puncheons and 250 hhds, against 11,970 puncheons
and-4690 hhds, 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 fur the navy must be
increased, for runt also in the present year..
The venation in the value of the British Securities has
scarcely amounted to one quarter per cent. this week, and the.
amount of business which has been done is inconsiderable, es-
pecially in speculation. Money has been rendered more plen-
tiful by the payment of the hail-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 90g, and for
the next account day between 92% and 921, which letter 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 98i, 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 Ponds (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 260,1 261.
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 from llio
Janeiro, or other ports of the Brazilian empire. The price
of the Stock has fallen from 73 to 70 and 701, from vrhich.a
slight rally took place yesterday afternoon to 711. The price
of Portuguese Five per Cents has not fluctuated more than
per cent., yesterday being at 2911, and of the Three per Cents,
1911. Spanish Stock has been more lively. at about 20. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents at a rise from 521 to '521, and the
Five per Cents from 1011 to 1012. French Three per Cents
were yesterday sold at 79 50. Exchange at 251. 50c. The price
of the Repnblican Bends has varied only about -I per cent., the
latest sales of Colombian having been utade at 241, and of Mex-
ican at 264.
The Railway Shares command' higher prices. The Great
Western have risen from 651 to 681 or 131 prem., the London
and Birmingham from 161 to 166 or 76 prem., the New Shares
from 261 to 30 or 25 prem., the North Midland to 25 or par, the
Manchester arid Leeds to 18 or 3 prem., thda Brighton to 4i or
die., and the Greenwich to 181 or 11 disc. The shares of the
Canada Company have improved to 28 or 2 prem., -aucl of the
British American Bank to 17 or 3 discount each.
1 ALF-PAST TWELVE.—The Bank return 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 £.99.000.
—viz. to £lO 992,000. The securities in the hands of the cor-
poration is decreased by I.:121,000. now being £22,606,000. and
the stock' of bullicn is now so high as .£8,896,000. or £723,000.
more than was apparentiby the statement made up lust month.
But a slight variation has taken place in the balance of profits
in favour of the Bank. The Best is stated at £2,709,000. or
£3OOO. more than it was in December last.

No alteration. has yet occurred iu the quotation of British
Securities, Consuls fur Account are worth 921, and fur money
91. Exchequer Bills retudin at 56, and India Bonds at 522

premium

Spanish Consols are rather steady at 20, and Portuguese New
Bonds at 29k. Brazilian Bonds realise 711; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents are worth 522+ to a.
Shares maintain the itnprovement. Great Western are at 13
premium, London and Birmingham at 75 premium, and the
Brighton all discount.