The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

MONDAY NIGHT.
of 2`xE Week
has been one of anxious expectation
tethragence from the seat of war in the Crimea,
Ulm ng of importance having been received. except
l',gh the suspicious channel of the electric tele-
r„,pa until the arrival of the official despatches, on
teliana.,37 afternoon, at Marseilles, which we expected
Met a° been able to publish to-day, but theyhave not
Nieela received. In the meantime, the value of the
Z funds has been fairly maintained, there
owilK an apparent absence of speculation, while,
t° the payment of the dividends, money has
4earllnore easy, notwithstanding the payment of
to Y £400,000 as an instalment on the Turkish
p!la The returns of the Bank of England on
°day show a diminution in the stock of bullion
rbe extent of £67,861; but this is accounted
the Y the payment of dividends, the decrease in
1/1311°Iie deposits being £3,211,443, while the
decrease
in the private deposits is £1,617,517, the
the increase
in the other securities £1,560,855, and
rh crease in circulation of notes £639,199.
e •1
ari-kire
, also a decrease in the rest of £610,557,
st.e'ettg from the payment of dividends on Bank
lee ;so that if these several items be taken into
,°,llllt, balancing the two dividend payments
trust the other changes, say £3,822,000 against
b,:817,571, the difference in bullion is nearly
h-e'enullted for. Since then, however, there have
co very large receipts of gold, and as such a
gee'
amount of securities has been set
a,ee' we may calculate upon a far more favourable
arance of the bullion account in a short time.
been
"otwithstancling the many statements which
published respecting the recent failures
e Wthee town, there is some reason to believe that
. settlement will be far more favourable than
fO7, anticipated. At any rate, there is no ground
ntlieving that they will affect any other houses
ejta" those immediately interested. It is not un-
tie:4on, however, for such occurrences to give
to various rumours, the majority of which are
-*out the slightest foundotion.
kylth reference to the affairs of Messrs. M'llenry
CO., it was announced this morning that a
L
V.,„lllent of the accounts had been prepared by
• rY, and would be published in the course of
N'lay. 'Upon inquiry of Mr. Fry, that
ia, gentle-
stated that the accounts would not be pub-
ed, nor would he furnish any particulars as to
e 7 result of the investigation. We have, how-
vo!r, learnt from other sources, that the account
,eh has been prepared shows a dividend of 95.,
04
wit Lit is the opinion of some who are acquainted
all the affairs of the house, that a very liberal
wance has been made for the realisation of
Fassets, or the dividend would not be so low. The
blities are not so large as have been stated, the
11r, e arising principally from the transactions
Oa Mr. Oliver, and the prospect of settlement
meekmore favourable than was anticipated last

j,ll,9siness in the Cotton manufacturing districts
b:q11. very dull, owinc, to the distrust occasioned
still
failures, and the check to the home de-
-137,d from the unexpected rise in the price of
es eat and Flour. The accounts from India are
hadn unfavourable, and prices have consequently
a downward tendency, though the decline has
th Yet been but slight. In the Woollen trade
is very little doing, as the raw material is
kecl for previous prices, and the rates for mann-
t
11,epur the
goods being unremunerative, more than
t}the demand
mills are idle, in anticipation of improving
kau hosiery
by reducing the stock. In the Lace
trades there is also very great depres-
upg but without any alteration in prices.
40.-tle Corn markets during the week have consi-
at'nlY advanced, both for Wheat and Flour, and
:ither rise has taken place in the price of bread.
otes circumstance occurring so immediately after
of the most productive harvests ever remem-
§, and for which there was an especial thanks-
has naturally created very considerable
tiew''isfaction. By some it is attributed to the
Wheat not being yet in a condition to convert
ye. flour without the admixture of dry old wheat,
107ett is said to be scarce : but there are many
0 entertain the opinion that it is owing to spe-
'
„,,'l4tion, induced by the absence of importations
any great extent, and the facilities afforded by
'isit_e ready command of capital or credit. The war
"4% stopped any supplies from Odessa, and it is
dated, that the want of water for the mills in the
tiZted States has reduced the stock of flour in
ountry. In the face, however, of such an
lustf,'A'l,t supply of home produce, consumers are
to dissatisfied that they should be compelled
oft .as high prices for bread as during the time
e greatest scarcity.
witver S. HARE-MA. BRET has been steady all week,
Prices showing an inclination upwards. The
th,Btate of commercial affairs tends more than any-
-171, ng else to keep things quiet in this market at,
e sent. Money is pretty easy, at 6 to 61 per
t. We annex this day's prices :-Caledonians,
30 29i- ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 71-k
Lancaster and Carlisle Thirds, 81-p; London
I_e, k, 101; Midland Stock, 681 ; South Eastern,
11-16 ; Liverpool United Gas, 189.
LeoTTON.-There has been a very fair amount of
""mess during the week, and prices have been
p 1.11,, supported. The sales for the week, up to
.`taY, amounted to 46,400 bales, of which 4,110
ta:re taken on speculation, and 5,360 for export,
°big 36,930 for the trade. TO-DAY the sales
were about 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on
relation and 500 for export, and the market
ked firmly without alteration in prices. The
tit:wing is a comparison of present rates with
Be of the corresponding period of last year :-
1853. 1864.
New Orleans Middling 5 15-16......... 6i
Upland Middling
Fair
Co' in
T. and H. Littledale and
sas;) in their fortnightly circular, issued to-day,
te,;_`-` There has been more doing in the Colonial
be-4ets during the past fortnight, and sales have
ken
th considerable. Hollers of foreign sugar have
tieett e
market freely, and prices have further
"ed 6d. to ls. per cwt. Molasses and Rum
13,:e been- in favour, and are again rather dearer.
rapid advance in the Grain market has had an
~fluence on the value of Rice, and prices have
v
ter teed ls. per cwt. There continues a demand
cha-noney, but in the rates of discount we have no
business has been done in Sugar at former rates.
eonding Saturday's business the transactions
ao;.Prise 300 hogsheads Trinidad at 28s. 6d. to
at •,6(1-, but chiefly at 30s. 3d. ; 80 barrels Antigua
to mss. 6d. to 335. ; 2,850 bags Bengal at 375. 6d.
hrs. for Benares, and at 395. 6d. to 40s. 6d. for
Nsnw. Cossipore, and 300 hogsheads Porto Rico at
e,„• to 355. 6d. per cwt. Rum continues in good
tel,,est, 130 puncheons Jamaica having been sold
eofrvanced prices. 1,000 bags St. Domingo
Tee have been disposed of at 455. per cwt. The
ls'market continues firm, but transactions are not
A!e; sound common Congon is worth 10i-d per lb.
Dance
demand continues for Rice, and a farther
E,36o'ne,e has been obtained ; the sales amount to
°N's Arracan, at 12s, for Larong, to 13s. for
boan, sle ; 2,000 bags pinky Madras at 13s. ; 350
low middling Bengal, ' at -13 s. 6d. • and 100
es Carolina, at 225. 6d. per cwt. 400 bags
12 t
tetre are reported at 235. to 275. per cwt., for
tiq ? 7 Per cent. refraction ; 200 bales Jute, at
<l.O 15s. to £2O per ton for common to good, and
N'icaeases Castor Oil at 41d. per lb. ; also 30 tons
U a Wood, at £lO 7s. 6d. to £lO 10s. per
tit an. -1-600 pockets Calcutta Linseed were offered
efter !.°ll, and withdrawn at 655., the highest
i
emg 625. per quarter.
iu 0 °°T"---The trade has been flat this week, and
Th
Vir rider to effect sales of most kinds of English en,'
elower rates would have to be submitted to.
htte4draon sales opened on Thursday with a large
the e-411ce of buyers, both for the home trade and
-uutinent . Good Sydney Wools and Clothing,
to
ld.PhiliP, were eagerly taken in advance ofld.
Wiuch Per lb. on July sales. Combing Wools are
4)40 tile same. The imports during the week
by thilneto 1,810 bales, of which 394 are Australian,
4'41 Ai'lliding Star, 770 East Indian, 604 Turkey
4editerranean, and 42 Scotch and Irish.
l'eryET 41'8.7-The market duringthe week has been
gine+
Y
'• The prices of Scotch Pig Iron have
uall
ego given way, and the present quotations
Glasgo` 6d. to 818. for store warrants f. a. b. at
Tin has been rather more in demand.

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4 3ra xan. TABES.—Para, Ist ; Cruiser, 2nd ;
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'``4ro th LATE TOR 2 YEAR OLns.—Polestar, Ist;
Third, 2nd-9 ran.
.ICAP OP SWEEPSTARES.—Guy Mannering, lst;
hw—rlghton 2nd-6 ran.
11,1t/It ran
-1113 OP 10 Sous.—Nathan, ISt ;
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1140, Alt.zs op 10 SOtift—Nieotine,
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-LNG ./AT TATTERSALTIS--YEsno.n.e.T.
141011
%tle ; inbaxl3llllE.-4 to 1 apt Orinoco; 6 to 1 agst
itst 8 4 to 1 agstliervine ; 20 to 1 .agst Sherly ; 40 to
.-Peed J 4,41 he Pl ough Cruiser 60 to 1 agst Qnince.
,--20 to 1 agst;

—Nathan, let ; einem,

Nieotine, Ist ; Black