The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-31 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ... £29,406,690;G0vernmt. Debt £11,015,100
(Other Securities 2,984,900
iGold coin &bu11'n.15,406,690
Silver bullion ...

£29,406,690' £29,406,690
BA.RICIRG DEPARTMENT.
Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000'G0v. Securities £13,537,638
Rest ... 3,3331780 Other Securities 14,297,849
Public Deposits 2,646,783 Notes ... 7,135,195
Other Deposits 13,894,599 Gold & Silver Coin 689,576
7-day & other bills 1,232,096

£35,660,2581

£35,660,258

Notwithstanding threatening appearances, the
SMILE MAIEKET continues pretty firm. The con-
stant tendency to depression is solely the act of
speculators, which they are allowed to create in the
absence of any extensive buyers. Stock was very
scarce for the settlement just paid, and a back had
to be paid on most stocks. We annex this day's
prices:—Chester and Birkenhead,lsl; Caledonians,
25.1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 • London
Stock, 1001 4 -1-; Midland Stock, 6160 s 1; North
British, 74.
PRoDucE.—The markets generally during the
week have been very inactive, without much altera-
tion in prices. Rice, Palm Oil, and Tallow, were,
however, dearer, and Tea ld. per lb. lower. To-
DAY there are no transactions to notice in Sugar,
but on Saturday the sales consisted of 50 hhds.
Antigua at 335. to 345., 95 hhds. St. Lucia at 335.
to 348. 6d., and 70 hhds. Trinidad at 345. 6d. to
the Refiners, with 100 hhds. Antigua at 355. 6d.
to 365. 9d., 2,500 bags good middling to fine white
Benares at 38s. 6d. to 415., 1,100 bags low to fine
yellow Dates at 335. 6d. to 375., and 200 hhds. 70
brls. Porto Rico and Cuba at 375. 6d. to 395. 6d.
per cwt. to the grocers ; 50 puns. St. Lucia Mo-
lasses are reported at 16s. per cwt., and 50 puns.
Demerara Rum at previous rates. The Tea market
continues active, and there are buyers of common
Congou at former rates. There is nothing to notice
in East India Rice, and only 20 tees. Carolina at
235. 6d. per cwt. We have also to report 300 bags
Sago Flour at 235., 60 ban's Plate Lac at 555. per
cwt., and a small lot of green Ebony at the ex-
treme rate of 210 7s. 6d. per ton.
COTTON.—The business during the week has
been very irregular, owing to large arrivals and
apprehensions of war, inducing some holders to
realise. Prices were, in consequence, rather lower,
varying from id. to -td. per lb., but chiefly on the
better qualities. The weekly sales up to Friday
were 36,620 bales, of which 7,280 bales were taken
on speculation and for export, leaving below 30,000
for the trade ; but this is not a correct test of con-
' sumption, as several parcels of recent imports are
;on spinners' account. To-DAY the advices per Ca-
nada were received, but had little effect on this

market, which is quiet. The sales were 6,000 bales,
of which about 1,000 were ofi speculation and for
export, and previous quotations were unaltered.
The following is a comparison of present rates
with those of the corresponding period last year
1853. • 1854.
New Orleans, midd1ing......... 5 1.

fair
Uplands, middling
fair ......

13-16 d.." sid.
31d.
5 11-16 d ON.

SALES. IMPORTS.
►
DESCRIPTION.IPRICES. Week Prey'. Week r This STOCK
ending ously ending Year.
Jan. 27. this yr. Jan. 27. Jan. 27
------
Sea Island 9 @33 780' 1130 ••••
Stained 4 101 1201 80 3215 48393
Boweds 4 7 6190, 20460 325030
Mobile 4l) 6,1 1530 9420 } 8803 86058 • "
New Orleans. 8i 16620 50970 6456
Pernams, &c. 6f 8 720', 3350 124724650
Bahia, &c.
Maranham 61 71 390 2920 2113 10785 34810
Demerara, &c I 80 ....280
Egyptian .. . 6 11 1950 9860 838 1965 73970
100 225 225 3700
Surat
Madras
Bengal — I • 210 4421 565 3540
36620 114030 18163' 187236'656460
WooL.—Since the close of our public sales, on
the 21st instant, there has been but little anima-
tion manifested in the market. Manufacturers

the 21st instant, there has been but little anima-
tion manifested in the market. Manufacturers
having stocked themselves for the present, do not
seem anxious to operate further ; prices, however,
continue very firm, with every prospect of being
firmly maintained for some time to come. The
next series of auction sales in London are fixed to
commence on the 9th proximo, when about 40,000
bales, foreign and colonial, will be brought for-
ward. In English and Irish there is a little more
doing, and prices are looking up. Scotch, for the
moment, is neglected ; prices nominal. ;Imports
for the week, 2,234 bales, viz., 1,488 Pernam and
Alpaca ; 584 Mediterranean ports ; 55 East India;
40 Portugal; 20 Scotch ; 25 Irish ; and 22 coastwise.
TIMBER.---We give the following extracts from
the annual circular just published by Messrs.
A. F. and D. MACKAY :
With regard to Colonial Wood, the business at the
commencement of the season was in a fair condition.