Glasgow Courier. — 1859-10-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LATEST MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.  OLL/1100W, MONDAY EirMIIING.  The Spanish affair slightly vr. eakeneilj the English funds to-day, but the market improved before close of business at 951 6 for money and account. The share market also declined in sympathy with the funds, but rallied, cloning Grin. Caledonian, 904 i; Eastern Coon. ties, 554 64; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 78 80; Great Northern, 1020 30; Great Western, 74 11; North West. ern, 95 i; Midland, 1054 60; North British, 594 4; Berwick, 890 900; Cantata, 144; Trunks, 9i 4. Our Stock Exchange market was weaker to-day, and prices of the more speculative stocks declined, but the market closed rather firmer. A considerable business transacted. Caledonian, £904 i; Edinburgh and Glasgow, £780; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, £270 o:Glasgow and South-Western, £99 l 9; Grand Trunk of Canada, £9 lls 6d; North British, £59; do. Border Union Guar. 50 per cent., 29s 6d. Our pig-iron market has shown a gradually declining tendency since our last. A good many lots warrants changed hands to-day at 51s 7d and 51s 6d, various cash terms, the latter rate obtainable at close. 0.m.b., No. 1,51 s 9d; No. 3,51 s 6il; No. 1, Gartsherrie, 555; Coltnese, 545; Gleugarnock, 535. We to-day quote our cotton market as firm, with prices very steady.  The British Trident, O'Neill, from Melbourne, has reached Liverpool with 32,700 ounces gold, equal to £128,000. The progress of trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week has been satisfactory. At Leeds a moderate inquiry has prevailed for woollen cloths, and most of the mills in the neighbourhood are making full time. Business at Manchester has continued steady, and India goods have been at slightly advanced rates. Piece goods at Bradford have remained dull; yarns, however, are a shade firmer. Considerable activity has prevailed in all departments Of the hosiery trade at Leicester, abd fully late micea_have been realised for all descriptions of useful gocals. The lace business at Nottingham has been inaffiltve, and at Birmingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and W'olverhampton, no material alteration has taken place in the general progress of business.  By the letters from Bombay we learn that the im port market had become less active, and though it was attributed in a great measure to the unsettled state of the weather, cutting off communication both with the coast and the interior, it will probably be eventually found that the native system of buying on speculation, both of goodrin store, to arrive, which had previously created such activity in the market, was about to receiv a check, from the diffieulty of getting rid of these specu. lativc purchases as quickly as desirable. Eight vessels, with about 30,000 bales of cotton on board, had sailed for Liverpool since the departure of the previous mail. Freights remained depressed, at 12s 6d to 15s for Liverpool, and there were no less than eighty vessels in the port unchartered. The cotton market was quiet, and seeds firm.  There was no change in the London corn market to-day. The business done was at last week's rates for all articles. The sales of cotton at Liverpool to-day amounted to 10,000 bales; market firm, and unaltered in absence of the steamer's news.  The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending October 15 amounted to £523,840, and for the corresponding week of 1853 to £481,540, showing an increase of £47,100. Another large Russian failure has been announced, the house being that of M. Gutschkoff, an extensive manufacturer at Moscow, and formerly mayor of that city. His liabilities amount to about £240,000, and he is said to have committed suicide.  During the past week the movements of the precious metals have not been very important. The imports have comprised about £699,564, including £412,764 from Australia by the Dover Castle, and £llB,OOO by the Yorkshire. The Parana, from the West Indies, has brought £119,000. From the United States the Vanderbilt has brought £20,000, the Arabia £20,000, the City of Baltimore £4,800, and the Tagus, from the Peninsula, has arrived with £5,000. The exports have been £497,232 to the East Indies and China by the Pere, and shipments to the continent, through the London Custom-house, estimated at £37,580, the total amounting to £534,812.  The London indigo sales concluded to-day. Total quantity disposed of 6,000 chests, of which 3,500 were taken for export, 1,500 for speculation, and 1,000 for home trade. Compared with last July rates prices were as under :—Bengal fine shipping 6d to Bd, low consuming, including Oude's par to 3d; fine Kurpahs 6d to Bd, low and middling par to 3d; Madras fine 3d, ordinary par.  The following is the report of Messrs Bowes &Brother of the wool sales now taking place at..Liverpool:—Publie sales of 19,500 bales wool commenced here on the 19th inst., and will terminate 27th inst. There is a full attendance of buyers, and steady competition; the principal demand is for the home market, the operations for the continent being very limited. Prices for most wools show no material change since the August sales, but are generally in favour of sellers; in some instances, however, the extreme rates lately paid by private contract are not now obtainable. 604 bales Port-Philip have realised an advance of id to Id per lb. upon the average rates of the London Augttst sales. 3,303 hales East India, already sold, have sustained last sales' prices, and in some cases are rather dearer. The Oporto fleece, Egyptian, and Iceland, are chiefly withdrawn. 1,500 sheets domestic offered; combing kinds have realised full rates, short kinds dull, and rather easier. The public sale of Buenos Ayres wool at Havre is postponed until the 10th proximo, on which day, or probably the 17th, the London sales of colonial will commence.  The Asia from New /ork reached the Mersey to-day with specie of the value of £45,000. News unimportant. It was stated that Lord Lyons had been instructed to demand explanations of the conduct of General Harney in occupying San Juan Island. General Cass was preparing to answer in vindication of Harney's course. The New York stock market had been dull, but closed with more buoyancy. The money market was rather easier. Sterling exchange quiet, at 109 f to 110 on London. Cotton very dull, and he lower; middling uplands 11i ; receipts of the week at all ports 92,000 bales; no change in the crop prospects. Coffee quiet. Flour active, and 10c to 30c higher. Wheat also active, and 3c to 5c dearer. Corn scarce, at an advance of 4c to Sc. Iron inactive. Spirits of turpentine dull and easier. Tobacco steady. Freights quiet and steady. New Orleans, Oct. 11--Cotton active, middling 10fic to 10hc. Freights 9so 1-16 d.  The letters from Queenstown announce the arrival there, on Thursday, of no less than 42 vessels, nearly the whole of which being from European ports, an analysis will show how the Continental tonnage is distributed in that trade. It will be perceived that there is not a single American ship in the whole list. Subjoined are paniculars: