Glasgow Courier. — 1857-08-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LATEST MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.  GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The English funds have • firm appearance, but to-day we cannot quote any change in prices. Consols for money, 911 ; do. for account, 911 I; three per cents., 911 2. The share market keeps firm, and in some cases an advance has been established. Caledonian, 781- f Great Northern; 96 8; Great Western, tffif 4; North Western, 102 f f , Midland, 841 f ; North British, 451 6; Berwick, 95; 81; York, 78 9; Canada!, 21 ; New, par ; Trunks, 121 I . It has been officially intimated that the directors of the Caledonian Railway Company ' have resolved to recommend a dividend at the rate of 3f per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock of the company—balance over about £9,400, including balance from previous halfyear.' Our Stock Exchange market to-day was very firm, and • considerable business transacted, prices of railway stock having an upward tendency. It has been officially announced to the Exchange that the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway have agreed to recommend to the shareholders at their meeting on the lit proximo, to declare a dividend for the half-year to 31s1 ult, at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum. The following business was done:- Caledonian, £7Bl 1; Edinburgh and Glasgow, £62; Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, £331 ; Glasgow and South-Western, £102; Grand Trunk of Canada, £l2l f ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £4O; Forth and Clyde Canal, £ll6l, City of Glasgow Bank, £13113 Us; Clydesdale Bank, £l3l I; Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank, £4 19s; Union Bank, £lO6.  The pig.iron market has been quiet during the last two days, with almost no business going on; tun. warrants offered to-day at 69s 6d, 14 days, while same rate would have been paid one month open. No transactions reported. No. 1, g m.b., 71s 3d; No. 3,66 s 3d. In our cotton market the improved tone is fully maintained, and In many cases an advance of from to Id per lb. has been paid for the current qualities of American and Egyptian since Friday last. • We cannot report any change in our local grain market to-day, and last week's rates for all articles may • be repeated. At the Glasgow weekly auction hide and skin market, 33, St. Enoch's Lane, the following prices were obtained to-day :—Market hides-75 lb. to 83 lb., 6d; 65 lb. to 74 lb., .51c1; under 6.5 lb., 50; heavy cows, cild ; light, 60; bulls, did; west country hides, old; calf skins, 7 lb. to 12 lb., 7d; light calf skins, 2s 6d each; lamb ,ns, Is 8d to 3s lid each; ahorelings, Is Ild to 3s 61 each.  skins,  The following properties are reported to have been sold to-day :—The farm of Wester Carnoquhill, Balfron, realised £l5O above the upset price, £3,200; a chapel in Alloa brought £220, being the upset price; and property at Cumbernauld, sold for £4lO, being an advance of £lO upon the upset price. The London corn market is reported quiet to-day, with no change from Monday's rates. The Liverpool cotton market is buoyant to-day, and very high rates have been paid. The sales have reached 15,000 bales, and 3 000 of these were taken for speculation and export.  Owing to the breaking of the cable, the £l,OOO shares of the Atlantic telegraph, on which £9OO has been paid, are now offered at £250 discount. Just before the accident there were buyers at .4.5 discount. There is no change to notice in the Dundee flax market. Holders continue willing to meet buyers, but the business doing is not important. Common qualities might perhaps be purchased on rather easier terms, but the finer kinds are held with comparatively greater firmness. There is a good demand for fine tows at full rates; common qualities, however, are still without demand. For the better Colts of codilla there is rather more inquiry. Jute is very firm, and there is considerable disposition to purchase at current rates. There is no change in the price of yarns.  Accounts received from the Mauritius give most encouraging reports of the prosperity of the agricultural interests of the island. The remission of the prohibition of the importation of coolies by the Indian government had been promptly succeeded by the arrival of between 300 and 400, whilst the assurance thus afforded of a continuous supply of labour would soon send down the onerous wages the planters had been obliged to give to induce the old hands to renew their engagements, and afford a sensible relief in this item of expenditure. The lasterop would be shipped by the end of July, and it was estimated to reach 220,000,0001 b., being within 11,000,0001 b. of the crop of HA which, it will be remembered, was the largest ever known. The present year's crop, however, would be still greater, the estimate being 240,000,0001 b. Sugar-making had commenced, and would soon be general. A rumour has been circulated that a merchant at Liverpool, lately deceased, has left liabilities estimated at £300,000, of which £lOO,OOO are upon forjed acceptances. The precise facts have not transpired, but the statement is believed to be true. The death of the defaulter is stated to have been by suicide, and his losses are supposed to have been incurred by heavy , speculations both in cotton and shares. At a meeting of the creditors of Carr & Co., Newcastle, held in London yesterday, the course determined upon by the meeting was to wind up the estates under inspection, so as to ensure full returns to the creditors, and to give Carr & Co. time to consult with their friends, and perhapa make a suitable arrangement without the transference of their property. The amount of debts represented was about ,L 540,000.