The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

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latest reports give no positive information on the
subject. The Funds, on the first report being
received, gave way considerably, but soon after-
wards rallied, and have since been less sensibly
affected, as the opinion is gaining ground that the
electric telegraph is being used for mere stock
jobbing purposes. The returns of the Bank of
England showed another diminution in the stock
of bullion, notwithstanding the large receipts from
Australia ; but the decrease was not so extensive
as for several previous weeks. On Saturday a
notice was issued that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer had increased the interest on Exchequer
Bills from id. to 2d. per day, from the 11th of
October. This doubling of the interest had the
effect which might have been anticipated, of raising
Exchequer Bills from a heavy discount to aboit
ss. premium. The other Funds have also slightly
improved, owing chiefly to the absence of positively
unfavourable news.

We cannot yet notice any sensible impros ement
in ordinary mercantile transactions, owing to the
same causes which have produced the stagnation
now of some weeks' duration. The statements
from the East, whether true or false, have no
tendency to induce speculation, and business is
consequently confined to demands for ordinary
consumption. This is particularly the case in the
manufacturing districts, where the turn-out of the
operatives creates a new element in the question
of future prices, and where, also, the high price of
the raw-material, which has ruled for some time,
tends still further to check speculation. Reports
are, therefore, almost unanimous in their statements
of dulness, and the absence of any new feature
upon which to offer any comments.

Our SHARE MARKET has been very steady all
week, with the fluctuations less marked than
during the previous week. The indisposition of the
public to sell, notwithstanding the many rumours
afloat, causes stock to be very scarce, and it is with
difficulty that any large order can be executed.
For the settlement just approaching much stock is
wanted to supply speculative sales, and the bear
gentry will have either to buy back at a higher
rate, or pay what is called a back, for the loan of
the stock. Local shares are very steady.—
Caledonians, 244 ; East Lancashire, 151 ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 63 1 ; London Stock,
103 ; Ditto Fifths, par ; Midland Stock,
60 4 i 1 60 594 i 2 ; North British, 61 ; Dover
Stock, 178 15-16 -I 11-16 a ; Royal Insurance, lip.

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the Ist of Oct., gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits ... £6,738,755; Increase £26,490
Other deposits ... 11,885,565; Increase 1,046,380
Rest ... ... 3,682,113; Increase 16,532
On the other side of the account—

Government securities £12,339,083; the same as before.
Other securities ... 19,124,799; Increasel,9Bl,s76

Notes unemployed ... 6,258,520; Decrease 871,915'
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,773,375,
being an increase of £831,930 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £15,612,562, showing
a decrease of £68,221, when compared with the
preceding return.

The returns of the Board of Trade for the month
ending sth of September, again show a considera-
ble increase, not only on the amount of exports of
British produce and manufactures, but also on the
quantities of Foreign provisions taken for home
consumption. Upon the exports the increase is no
less than £1,426,500 on the month, or £11,149,583
on the eight months of the year as compared with
the corresponding period of the previoirs year.
The principal items of increase are as follow :

Month ending 4th Sept., 1852.
Metals 1,014,319

1853.
1,564,465

Increase.
550,146

Cotton manufactures 1,940,734.
Haberdashery, &c.... 265,613.
Hardwares
Machinery
Linen manufaetures 382,200.
Earthenware
Leather
Beer and Ale 47,976

2,191,239.
494,400.
325,464.
209,763
. 444,022.
. 142,885
. 136,332
. 91,586

250,505
228,787
93,441
81,367
61,822
55,918
49,017
43,611

Total
The only articles which show a decrease are Cotton
yarn, £90,918 ; Woollen manufactures, £51,758 ;
Wool, £16,389 ; Soap, £7,466 ; and thrown Silk,
£1,991. The increase in the Export of Metals is
owing to the demand for railway iron, chiefly for
the United States, and the other articles are such
as are usually exported to Australia.
As regards importation there is a large increase
on the month's consumption of most of the princi-
pal articles, such as—

1852.
Wheat, quarters ...... 352,451.
Butter and Cheese, cwts 53,710.
Eggs, No. 7,632,778.
Coffee, lbs. 2,676,557.
Sugar, cwts.
Tea, lbs 4,693,435
Cocoa, lbs

546,925

88,042
11,600,693
2,970.193
688,380
4,653,090
328,848

Upon raw materials for manufactures there is an
increase upon Cotton, raw Silk and Tallow, and a
decrease on Flax, Hemp, and Wool; the latter
arising from an excess on re-exportation. There
has also been an increase on the imports of Dye-
stuffs, foreign manufactures, and most articles,
with the exception of Timber, which shows no
particular variation.

The returns of Shipping again show an increase,
both on vessels entered inwards and cleared out-
wards, but the great increase is, as before, on
Foreign Shipping, while that on British vessels is
comparatively trifling, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing statement of tonnage :

ENTERED INWARDS.
Month endedsth September.
• 1852. 1853.
485,861 tons 495,225
255,849 ......424,241
CLEARED OUTWARDS:

British vessels
Foreignvessels

Increase.
.. 9,364
..168,392

British vessels 466,207 485,648 19,441
Foreign vessels 269,277 319,935....... 50,658
Upon the Coasting Trade there is an increase in
the tonnage entered inwards of 1,043,980 to
1,061,435, and on that cleared outwards a decrease
from 1,166,415 to 1,133,231.

Corros.—The continuance of the strike amongst
the operatives, the temporary cessation of ship-
ments to Australia, and the high rate of interest
which still prevails in the money market, have ope-
rated to confine transactions within very narrow
limits, and prices of middling may be quoted about
1-16 d. decline. This dulness prevailed all last
week, but TO-DAY there was a better feeling,owing
in some measure to the accounts brought by the
Niagara. The sales amounted to about 7,000
bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation and for
export, and prices, particularly for fair qualities,
were firmer—being about id. dearer than the
lowest prices of last week. The following is a
comparison of present prices with those of the
corresponding period last year _ _

- 1852. 1853,
New Orleans, middling 5 *
Fair 6i}
Uplands, midddling 6 i 6
Fair.. 6k

It will be seen that while middling and inferior
qualities are td. to I,d. lower than last year, fair is
id. dearer.

PRODUCE.-With the exception of the Tallow
market, .which has been in an excited state, owing
to the rumours of war with the Russians, and Rice,
which sold largely, the Produce market generally
was quiet last week, Teas, however, maintaining
full prices. TO-DAY there has been more disposi-
tion evinced to purchase Sugar, and, including Sa-
turday's sales, the business comprises 350 hhd.s.
Demerara at 325. 6d: to 345., 800 bags Dates at
345. 6d. to 365., 330 bags grainy Bengal at 375. 6d.
to 405., and 40 brls. Porto Rico at 38s. to 395. 3d.
per cwt. 120 puns. St. Vincent Molasses (indirect)
are reported at 16s. 6d. per cwt. from the quay.
The sales in Rum are confined to 25 puns. Deme-
rara at previous rates. Of Coffee, 120 bags St.
Domingo have been sold at 445. per cwt. The Tea
market is firm, and we have to report some few
sales at previous rates. There has again been a
large business done in Arracan Rice, nearly 21,000
bags having changed hands since Friday, at 11s. 9d.
per cwt. We have also to notice 20 chests Shell
.Lac at 48s. per cwt., and 30 hhds. Cocoa-Nut Oil
at £47 per tun. .

Wool.—the reports from all the manufacturing
districts are very flat, and anything like animation
has ceased to exist in this market since the close
of the public sales last month ; there is little or no
Inquiry for any description, and until political mat-
ters wear a more peaceable aspect, we cannot ex-
pect to see much doing, prices generally a shade
lower. Imports for the week 2,196 bales, viz., 1,173
East India : 144 Portugal; 493 Mediterranean
Ports ; 18 Bue-aos Ayres ; 12 Irish ; 265 Scotch;
and 91 Coastwise. In Yorkshire a mere retail busi-
ness is being done, and in order to effect large
pals, much low ato wud be oubmittcd UPI