The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

£31,453,890 1
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Prop.'s capital £14,553,000
Rest 3,110,204
Public deposits. 5,606,412
Other deposits . 11,935,583
7-day, &c. bills. 1,303,685

Gov. securities.£l3,l24,6s3
Other securities 14,021,714
Notes .. .... 8,871,860
Gold & silt'. coin 490,657

£36,508,884 I £36,508,884
Events have been hard upon our SHARE
MARKET this week. Though there has been but
a small amount of business in the aggregate, yet
the fluctuations in prices hive been great. The
raising of the rate by the bank on Thursday coming
quite unexpectedly upon the market, produced
something like a panic, from which it scarcely
recovered on Friday. A depression, however, still
more serious, was caused on Saturday by the war-
like news from the east; this second shock had the
effect of inducing several bear sales, but from
what we can learn very little real stock has been
sold. TO-DAY prices have advanced from one to
two per cent., owing to there having been a small
amount of real buying; the tone of the market,
however, is not strong, and the feeling fidgetty.
The demand for our local stocks continues, and
some extensive transactions have taken place in
them. We annex this day's prices :—Blackburn,
6 15-16; Caledonians, 331 14; Chester and
Holyhead, 221; Eastern Counties, 13 1-16 13;
East Lancashire, 18 3-16; Lancashire and York-
shire, 771 ; London Stock, 1151 ;
Midland Stock, 71-i 72* 4- 14 ; North British,
81; Dover Stock, 214- 1 I ; York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 17i 4; York and North Midland,
30 ; Shrewsbury and Chester gar. 8 per cent, 18.
COTTON.—UntiI within the last two or three
days there was an active demand at full rates, but
owing to the uncertainty of affairs in the East, and
the apprehension of a turn-out in the manufacturing
districts, there has since been a lull, and but little
business doing ; but prices are not lower, except
in attempts to force sales, which could only be
accomplished at a decline of about 1-16 d. per lb.
TO-DAY the market was firm, and the sales
amounted to 5,000 bales, of which about 500 were
for export at previous prices. From Messrs.
HERMANN Cox and Co.'s report, we extract the
following :
" The political disputes on the Continent, and the
Bank raising their rate of discount from 3 to 31 per cent.,
have momentarily checked business ; however, as there
is every prospect of peace being preserved, and as the
higher rate of interest will only check dangerous specu-
lative undertakings, and keep money in this country,
trade will ultimately benefit by it. There is no doubt but
for these causes we should have had an advance in our
market. Our stock of American Cotton is now 549,500
bales against 413,700 last year ; but the quantity afloat
being much less than at the same time last year, from this
time forward there will be a gradual decrease, and in a
few weeks hence it will be again below that of last year."
PRODUCE.—The market for Sugar has been
rather quiet, and a slight decline in prices has been
submitted to; the sales amount to 600 hhds. 8.P.,
7,000 bags Bengal, and 4,000 bags Mauritius. Of
Foreign, the sales on the spot are confined to 600
bags yellow Ceara, and 60 hhds. Surinam. The
arrivals of Molasses have been considerable, and
buyers requiring a concession in price, the sales on
the spot have not been large. The Coffee market is
very dull, and the only sales reported are a few
bags St. Domingo at 445., and Rio at 41s. 9d. per
cwt. Of Rice, 150 tierces Carolina sold at 245. to
245. 6d., and 3,500 bags Bengal at 118. to 118.6 d.
Rum is somewhat firmer. In Tea, there has been a
firm but not an animated market, the time and
attention of the trade being taken up with
clearing at the reduced duty, (18. 10d. per lb.)
Speculators have operated to some extent in com-
mon and blackish leaf Congous, at full previous
prices. Saltpetre is heavy of sale, only 350 bags
sold, 41 refraction, at 275. per cwt. For Rosin
(American), there has been a good demand, and
orn a done
3,700 brls. have been sold at 4s. 6d. to 11s. 6d. per
cwt. Hides exceedingly dull, and only a small
portion found buyers ; wet salted Ceara at 41d. to
4-d., Calcutta Kips at NA. for good dry salted, and
Sincapore Buffalo at 3d. per lb. Olive Oil, in
limited request, and in some instances some conces-
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been a good demand for Palm Oil, and 850 tons on
the spot sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 150 tons to
Arrive at £35 per ton. Tallow dull at 475, 6d, to