The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-09
THE UNION.
FOREIGN.
From The New York Herald.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
state Of the Markets. .Se.


TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
state OF the Markets. sc.
The packet ship Liberty, Captain Norton, arrived off
Sandy Hook Tuesday afternoon.
She sailed from Liverpool on Monday the sth ult, and
brings two days later intelligence
The packet ship Queen of the West Captain Wood
house, sailed on the day for New York Also,
others.
The packet ship Henry Clay, Captain Nye, hence was
gong into Liverpool on the sth
The news brought by the Liberty is important only in
a commercial point of view.
The destuiion and distress which still prevail in all
the countries--in Ireland, in France, and in Belgium
continue TO press severely upon the chances of relief for
ENGLAND. France depends upon her produce for
food deficiency of twenty four days consumption in
her usual corn harvess is loss that can be supplied hy
energy and foresight She is better off than England
because she has no landordsm TO contend with tearing
out the heart OF the soil for rent and leaving roenness
for the aborer in the place of food In France and in
Ireland we have contrast which shows the cause of
excessive misery.
It IS said that larger breadts of grain than heretofore
are sown upon the more extensive farms in Ireland The
small holdings are, however, almost wholly neglected
the peasantry not having the to purchase seed
English Monetary and Commercial Intelligence.
tFrom the Liverpool Albion March 81
SATURDAY EsISoThe past week has been character
zed BY Want OF animation in every department of bust
rate degree OF activity prevailing in the stock exchange
the tenders for the loan being accepted Although the loan
eh Is national affair the scrip has merely local hab
ntion in the metropolitan stock exchange, and
considered that the government have acted wisely in limit
ing 1t three per stock provincial opinion il is
to be eared will have little weight Nevertheless there
are parties IN Liverpool, of strong minds and sound
mercia views who in this further creation of n three
cent stock strong symptoms of permanent addition
the national debt and also that the claims against Ireland
Tor repayment OF onehaf the amount will be enforced
by the government The basis o.. their reasoning that
while EsO0oo0p only borrowed, debt Of 5i7 9s
81 Is con'raeted and rs, ia fairness only Ei000O00, by
the original terms can be claimed for Ireland should
amount repaid would probably appear as swelling the
annual income than in qnidatng the Irish moety of the
debt ihasnulch rs u would be unequal accomplishing
the latter The scrip having been premium OF upward
OF II per cent during the greater part OF the week. the
owed at par, could doubt have been obtained under
81 per cent, and the intention Of the government up
apparent Every addition To the national debt being tax
upon commerce. Liverpool has little to feel gfaiied
creased business IN stock exchange
The Hbernin steamer, which left This Thursday for
Boston, took out nearly E300 900 in specie.
An uneasy feeling begins 10 manifest itself in regard to
the money market, which increased by the appear
alce yesefd Y, OF an advertisement
ern Railway Company, inviting loans in not less
than 5000 IT the interest OF Considering who
IS at the head OF this concern and the position the company
occupies in the railway world, the high of interest OF
eea IS OF the Increasing DEAFNESS olmoney, and
ms mad an uniavorabe Influence hr share market The
Great Western Company have also borrowers al
~ Per cent for five, seven, ten years.
The market has exhibited exception to the pre-
valng dne and the business transacted in Brunswick
year Il appears from the circular o, Of aNy aeny this
that the imports into Liverpool Ireland for the last five
months have been l3 quarters wheat, "a 700 sacks
miour WIN only tritng quantity OF oats, oatmeal. bar
ley Ne Our exports thler during the period amount
10 $4,000 quarters OF wheat 100000 barres flour
SACKS OF hour i20000 quarters OF Indian corn
refs oil indian meal, 1880 quarters beams and
3ooo quarters OF peas; so that Ireland from whence this
market formerly drew its principal supplies, has now be-
come our greatest drain The enigma stocks
gram IN the country is far from being solved The
stocks OF foreign both here and in London being
y exhausted while France, Holland, and Belgium are all
importing, aud their prices rule higher than ours Some
few purchases have been made in the London
marker on french accounts and in the Baltic, wheat
which was purchased for delivery England has been
sold profit for France few now loading in
Liverpool with flour for Lisbon Against this however
we can state that several vessels their Eng
land from ports in the Medteranean but then large
portion OF their consists the
and ifeigh which high 22. per quarter in
uary, had fallen lbs. the 2ls February. The follow
my vessels had sailed from thence for England from the
January 10 2lst February nancy ~ laden entirely with
wheat and beans four with beans cotton and lnseed and
two with linseed
he cotton market has partahen of the general quiecent
state OF trade but prices thereby reduced holders
being firmly convinced that spinnes fast running ont
OF stock, the weekly quantity they have
aken from Liverpool since LIST OF January only 1876
baies against z9o55 IN 1916, and it gined that
the reduction in the hours olnbor equal ANYTHING like
ms deficiency AT present there is struggle between
short crop and 'shor time" which the next !
accounts from America, be looked forward
70 VITA great Interest," as they will furnish pretty good data
Tor The calculation OF the extent of supplies. The SPIN
ners nave taken above their this week.
having purchased 1900 bales, while spectators
taken SOD and exporters 200 bales making together the
period only 1928 bales estimated stocks are
1867 200 bales against $50 bales corresponding pc
Rod of last
The sales to-day about 5000 bales, steady prices.