The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

:PARTMENT.

Gov. securities..£l3,464,s3B
Other securities 15,396,827
Notes .... 10,665,430
Gold & silt'. coin 599,710

X 40,126,505

Our RAILWAY MARKET presents the same
features as at this time last week,—a continuous
decline and very little business. This is attributed
to the many accidents that have occurred of late,
the gloomy aspect of continental politics, -and the
very unsatisfactory state of the railwaysthemselves,
Sc revealed by the ',it-ley-tee nn the .ate
But for the prospects of the Money Market, the
decline would have been much more serious than
it has been ; we may not, however, have seen the
worst of it yet. Our local stocks, insurance shares,
&c., continue steady and improving—amidst the
crash of railways, investors take refuge in these.
This day's prices are—Ambergates, tad ; Chester
and Holyhead, 21i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
741i1111.1i 5c 41; Ditto Fifth Shares, sd;
Leeds Northern, 15i; Liverpool and Southport,
171; London Stock, 1171 f ic 1; Sheffield Stock,
29i:1 1. 30; Midland Stock, 73.1 g?rig- ; North
British, 81 ; Oswestry and Chester, 141; Dover
Stock, 23 3213-I 3 a 3; York and North Mid-
land, 20; Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent.
pref., 148 ; St. Helen's 41 per cent. pref., fp. ;
North and South Wales Bank, si; Liverpool and
London Fire and Life Insurance, new issue, 61P•;
Pacific Steam Company, 54a; ditto, new shares,
2p.; Copiapo Mine, 7 15-16 d.
CorroN.—There was a decided improvement in
the tone of the market on Tuesday last, and on
Wednesday purchases were made with more confi-
dence, and an advance of fully Id. per lb. on the
previous week was established. The market re-
tained its firmness throughout the week. On Sa-
turday the sales amounted to 6,000 bales, of which
about one-third were on speculation and for export.
To-DAY the advices by the steam-ship Arabia ar-
rived, confirming the short receipts for the week,
but pointing to large receipts for the coming week,
per telegraph ; the consequence is, there has been
less animation, but the sales reach 7,000 bales at
firm prices.

PRODUCE.-The market for Sugar is firm, but
no transactions have taken place in West India,l
owing to there being none on offer. There has been
a considerably improved demand for white Benares,
and prices are Gd. dearer; refiners have taken Mau-
ritius, of the old crop, at 31s. 6d.; Bengal changed
hands during the week. Foreign : 20s. per cwt. for
brown Bahia, 20s. 6d. to 225. for yellow Paraiba,
and 245. to 245. Gd. for white Maceio ; Havana sold
at 225. Of Molasses,loo puns. Barbadoes have been
sold to arrive, at 19s. per cwt. The market for Tea
has been strengthened by the advices by the India
Overland mail, and a good inquiry exists from the
trade and speculators, at improved rates for all sorts,
but sales are in some measure curtailed from want
of sellers. For Coffee there has been a fair demand
for the lower qualities, of which the sales chiefly
consist; they comprise 30 tierces of Jamaica, 1500
bags St. Domingo, at 445. 6d. to 455., and 150 bags
Ceara, at 455. to 465. per cwt. Of Rice, 60 tierces
Carolina obtained 21s. 3d. to 225. 6d. per cwt. ; but
in Eastlndia no sales have been reported. Of Chicory,
60 tons sold at £l5 10s. per ton. Of Rum, 450
puns. Demerara sold at previous prices, and
100 puns. Trinidad to arrive at is. 91d. per
gallon. Of Pepper, a small lot of Singapore
black realised 3d. per lb. Guano is in more active
demand. Madras Indigo, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 3d. per lb.;
Saltpetre, 265. to 275. for 10 per cent. ; and 28s. to
295. 9d. for 5% to 21 per cent. refraction. Hides are
held for higher prices. The sales comprised a
parcel of Brazil, at 61d. ; 200 Dry West Coast, at
4id. to 6d. ; 15,000 East India Kips, at 9.1 d. for
good dry salted; 760 Calcutta Buffalo, at 4.1-d. ; and
3,800 Singapore, at 31d. to 3'.1-d. per lb. for firsts.
In Jute little doing. For Olive Oil a moderate
demand. Rape is lower. Linseed continues de-
pressed ; 31s. 6d. to 325. was accepted to effect
sales. Sperm £92 to £94 per tun. For Palm there
has been a better demand, £33 ss. to £33 10s. being
paid on the spot and to arrive, the sales reaching
1,000 tuns. Nitrate of Soda is lower.
To-DAY there was a good demand for Sugar,
both from grocers and refiners, and an extensive
business has been done, the transactions, including
Saturday's sales, comprising about 1,000 hhds.
Demerara, chiefly at 335. to 365. i including vacuum
pan at 365. to 415., 3,100 bags Benares at 38s. 6d.
to 395. 6d., 300 bags Dates at 365. 6d., 300 bags
brown Pernams at 19s. 6d., with 300 bags by auc-
tion, at about the current rates. 250 puns. Cuba
Muscovado Molasses, from the quay, sold at 185. 9d.
per cwt. Of Coffee, 35 bales ordinary Mocha
brought 505., and 500 bags St. Domingo 465. per
cwt. We have a good inquiry for Tea, at about
prevoius prices. We have also to report 10 chests
Shell Lac at 52, 65 bales Bombay Madder Roots at
375. 6d. per cwt., 5 tons Coir Yarn at £27 to £27
15s. per ton, and 1,000 pockets Calcutta Linseed at
48s. per quarter.
WocoL.-The imports for the week consist of
1,478 bales; viz., 123 Irish, 5 Scotch, 953 Russian,
and 370 from the Mediterranean ports, the greater
part of which have either been sold to arrive, or as
soon as landed, at very full prices, leaving the
market very bare for future requirements, The