The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF THE N

made, as it

sincerely trust that their successors will pursue a course more
consistent with the true interest of the Company over which

and injurious-policy from which the undertaking hai already
suffered so materially, both in a pecuniary sense, and in the
estimation of the general public. The &Mask Railway
Gazette.

DESTRUCTION OF ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUND-

LAND, BY FIRE,
INCLUDING THE MERCHANTS' OFFICES AND STORES,
MILNERS' FIRE-RESISTING SAFES AND
BOXES, OF TWENTY SIZES AND DESCRIPTIONS.
IN NESTS, FOR EXPORT.
ry Internet and Protracted Evaporation in

tested, out of the

Consols for money and the account have r
the week 951 to N. The market has been w,
though no great amount of business has been d_.
chequer Bills hare been from 14s. to 18s. Inc
has been steady from 25S to 2GO. The market w:
heavy yesterday, and eGnsols for money and
closed at 954- to 2. At present it does not arm ..
either the Montpensier marriage or the scarcity in Jr
will have any further effect on the Stock Excha
day Consols for account were done at 952, ant
954- to 95, the market having a sli

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Money has been easy on good paper. There a
defalcations on the 4th, and advances on first clay
rities were readily obtained at three per cent. 'I
now little cause to apprehend any tightness throe
autumn, though we still remark that bankers a
caution.

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The most remarkable feature of the present time is
absence of speculation in every way. Neither in trade
money, or commerce, de we observe any great specula'
transactions. So quiet a period has not been observe
for years past. We refer this entirely to the excess
excitement of last autumn. It is the natural reaction
the insane speculation of that period. There is certai
no want of means foractivity, if the disposition prevail
nor is there the slightest reason to apprehend that r
sure which some persons have supposed likely to o
The immense stock of bullion in the Bank cellar
sufficient answer to all such fears.
In the Foreign market we noticed the contin
pression of Portuguese and Spanish Stock. TF
bas been heavy at 41 and 42 for the Four per C
MrLivElits' the latter has fluctuated 37 and 38 for
• contents. Cents. account. The closing price yesterday

the Th

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rise is looked for on the Completion of the marriages.
Mexican was done yesterday as low as 231, being a de-
cline of fully 1 per cent. within the last few days. The
other descriptions have remained with little variation.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 59i ; Belgian Pour—
andlt-Half, 97 to 98.
The inactivity in the Share market continues. The
brokers complain that they have actually no business.
The sales are few, and generally at somewhat declining
lookaptriiocne sf
for
in any
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inpieassrstu.ienunTaahtruenrraeol, and
thicaes.
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The corn averages in the Gazette of last night show
that wheat has reached 545. per quarter. The six weeks
average is 50s. lid., so that there is little doubt that t
4s. duty will soon come into operati-m. The foreign
rivals are declining. By the Gazelle sheet there
only 14,000 quarters of wheat imported for the wee'
ing on the Ist of October. The colonial arriy•
11.000 quarters. Of Indian corn the arrivals
4000 quarters. The improbability of any
of foreign wheat coming in, even at the preser
rates, will probably tend to keep prices up. Th
have risen greatly in the ports of the United Stat.,
all over the world stocks appear to be firmly held

were only

great arrivals

At a meeting of the reform burgesses of Rodney-si
Ward on Friday, Mr. Thomas Booth was announces
their candidate at the forthcoming municipal elee
Our readers are aware that Mr. Samuel Holme was
duced some time since to consent to offer himself foi