The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT

iNotes issued .. £34,071,925 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & buln. 20,052,771
I Silver bullion .. 19,154

£34,071,925

£34,071,025

BANKING DEPAB.TMENT

Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Gov. securities.£l3,962,6BB
3,083,969 I Other securities 14,135,952
11,846,420
677,265

Public deposits
Other deposits

9,297,726 Notes
12,264,343 Gold &
1,423,287 I

ilv. coin

7-day, &L bills

£40,622,325

£40,622,325

Our SHARE MARKET, after a remarkably quiet
week, appears likely to become more active. There
is a greater disposition to do business, and better
prices are offered. We annex the day's quotations :
—Birkenhead, L. and C., sid ; late Chester and
Birkenhead, 22 1; ditto £22, 2M; Blackburn,
7 13-16 ditto pref., 251 ; Caledonians, 34 ;
Eastern Counties, 13 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
; Leeds Northern, 18; London stock, 1261 ;
Midland stock, 80i ; North British, 101 ; Dover
stock, 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
181; York and North Midland, 301 ; Royal Bank,
450; Royal Insurance, 3.16
COTTON.—Although there was a fair demand
during the week, the apprehensions as to an ex-
e supply prevailed to some extent, and the ad-
vance of yd. which had been obtained the previous
week was not supported. This depression was more
evident towards the close of the week, when the
publication of the aggregate stocks showed an unex-
pected excess of about 46,500 bales, of which 42,930
is American and 12,570 Brazil, Egyptian and \Vest
India, while there is a decrease in East India of
about 9000 bales. So large and unexpected an
increase in the stock on band led to a very limited
demand, the sales on Friday amounting to only
4000 hales. To-DAY the market opened without
any improvement, the huiness being confined to
the wants of the trade, who have taken 4000 bales
at about Friday's rates. Since the market closed,
the Niagara has arrived with ad vices from New
York to the 21st ult. Considerable improvement
had taken place in prices at New Orleans, which will
no doubt operate upon this market.
PRODUCE.—The recent improvement in the Sugar
market has been well maintained during the week,
there being an active demand for almost all descrip-
tions, particularly for foreign for the home refiners.
In Rum there has been little doing, with a tendency
downwards ; and in Molasses literally nothing.
Rice is also in but slow demand, with but little
alteration in prices to notice. For Coffee there
has been more demand, and higher prices
are generally looked for. In Tea transactions
are few, but holders are firm, awaiting the alteration
in duty, which will, no doubt, be made by the new
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and which, it is con-
fidently anticipated, will have the effect of enhancing
the value, particularly of the lower descriptions.
In other articles we have little to notice, the dulness
of the season limiting transactions to immediate
wants. TO-DAY there was a good demand for Sugar,
the transactions comprising 20 hhds. Barbadoes,
at 355. to 40s. ; 800 bags Benares, at 38s. 9d. ; 1,000
bags brown Madras, at 31s. 6d. per cwt.; and
24,000 mats Manilla, the price of which did not
transpire. Of 180 tons Campeachy Logwood,
which were offered by auction this morning, about
100 tons realised £6. 17s. 6d. per ton. In Tea,
Molasses, Rum, and other articles we have no tran-
sactions to notice.

WooL.—There has not been much doing here in
foreign Wool this iveek. The tone of the market
is, however, healthy, and former rates are well
maintained.

IRON.—The wild speculation in pig and other
descriptions of Iron is beginning to attract attention,
as likely to result in most disastrous consequences
to the unwary, who have been tempted to embark
their little all in the enterprise. When we reflect
that Pigs have risen from 355. to 755. per ton within
the last few months, and that the present stock in
Scotland is 100,000 tons larger than ever known,
and with a greatly increased market, it is only mar-
vellous that parties can be found to lend a hand to
any such delusion. But let the public take a
warning in time—a month, nay a week hence, may
be too late.

FIRE LAST NIGHT.—A. fire broke out about six o'clock
last night in the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Jordan and
Getty, near the Potteries, in Sefton-street. The engines
belonging to the town, and those of the West of England
Fire-office, were quickly on the spot. and a plentiful
supply of water was obtained from the dock ; but the
wind blowing fresh, the fire spread rapidly, and the da-
mage was considerable. We understand that Messrs.
Jordan and Co. are insured in the Phoenix-office.