The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

PROVISIONS.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. s.—Holders of American beef having given
way considerably in price for both old and new, buyers have come
forward more freely, and a fair extent of retail business has. re-
sulted, but the dealers seem determined to buy only for present
wants, and to leave the holding of the stock again, as last year' to
the importer. A small arrival of new pork has been taken for
London ; the quality of good Irish pork is steady, but not active,
at 90s to 92s 6d per barrel. New bacon sells in small quantities at
our quotations ; as arrivals increase low prices will follow. Lard
sells slowly, without alteration in value; a large parcel offered by
auction to-day. There is no improvement in the demand for
cheese, but, at present reduced rates, this article ought to go freely
into consumption.

JAN. 7.—Although the butter market has not been very active,
yet the prospects improved during the past week, and a fair
amount of business was done at steady rates. Stocks are mode-
rate, and the arrivals small. The trade looks more healthy, but
no change can be made in quotations. The weather is extremely
mild for the season, which. no doubt, operates against the
demand. Waterford and Dungarvon, 106 s to 108 s ; Kilkenny,
Carrick, Wexford, and Clonmel, 104 s to 106 s ; Sligo and Limerick,
98s to 102 s per cwt. landed. Imported from Ireland from the
29th Dec., 1855, to the 4th Jan.. 1856, both inclusive, 5,237 firkins,
162 kegs, 390 crocks, 211 boxes, and 56 barrels butter; 178 bales
bacon ; 1 hogshead and 22 tierces hams; 49 tierces and 32 kegs
lard.

ST. JOHN'S MARKET.—The following are the prices current
in this market : _ _ _ _

tree! r It. Os 6dto Os
Nlutton
Veal
Lamb, per qr l2 6 —l4
Fresh Pork 0 6 0
Cod Fish 0 3 0
Bret
Haddock.... 0 3 0
Soles 0 4 0
Salmon 4 0 0
Furbot 1 2 1
Fresh Butter 1 2 1
Salt Ditto 0 10 1
Lobsters .... each 1 6 0
Eggs v• 124 9 8
Potatoes -fpeck 0 9 1
New Ditto .. To lb 0 0 0
Cucumbers.. each 0 0 0

id Peas v peck Os Cti to Oa Od
7 Peaches .... each 0 0— 0 0
8 Nectarines 0 0— 0 0
O Melons 0 0— 0 0
8 Asparagus v 100 0 0— 0 0
4 Filberts ....v qrt 1 10 2 0
O 6rapes,Eng.. tft) 5 0- 0 0
4 Ditto,Foreign 2 0- 0 0
6 Pines, For... each 0 0— 0 0
0 • Do. Eng 5 0— 0 0
4 Fowls .. v couple 3 6 0 0
4 Ducks
1 Geese each 5 0— 7 0
O Turkeys
9 Hares
O ,Rabbits vcple 2 0— 2 1
O Grouse..
0 'Partridges

LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET.—The latest quota-
tions in this market are as follow:--

Hay,old,vst 048d4 1s (id Potatoes, s. 4. s. d.
New
Clover
Ditto, Green 0 0— 0 0 Cattle
Vetches
Straw, Wheat 0 3;— 0 4 Carrots 0 0— 0 0
Oat
8ar1ey......- 0 34 0 3l'Manure ...... . 6 6 8 6

SHIPPING -NEWS•

TUESDAY, JANUARY I.—Wind S S.E., fresh.
All RlVED.—Cicero, from New Orleans—Monasco, Gamage,
Mobile—Rydai;Muuritius—Foam, St. Mid ael's—Veloz, Castro,

Corunna.
SAlLED.—Baltic; Morse, for Philadelphia—Express, Burdick,
Mobile—Antilla, Garry, Singapore._

Visitor, hence at Corfu.
Lord Vernon, hence at Rouen.
Eugene, Hezevich, hence at the Scheldt.
San Manuel sailed from Barcelona for this port 6th December.
Camen sailed from Santander for this port 24th December.
Elizabeth, Holderness, and Jessie, hence at New Orleans.
Margaret, Havre, Northern Belle, anti Lisbon, hence at Havre.
Albatross (s.s.), Balaklava, and cleared for the Black Sea ;
Sarah Sands (s.s.), from Balaklava ; and Phcebe (s.s.), from Tre-
bizonde, and cleared on her return, at Constantinople.
Tamaulipas (s.s.), Chenowith, from Santander, and left for
Constantinople; Milan (s.s.), Bruce ; and Spartan (s.s.), Milburn,
hence at Gibreltar.
QUINISH, BY TOREEMORY, DEC. 26.—The Ohio, Ferguson,
from Ireland for Liverpool, with oats, was driven on shore
on the south side of Ross (Mull), on the 24th of December,
and it is feared will be a total wreck. One man drowned. Part
of the cargo expected to be saved.
PORTASKAIG, ISLAY, DEC.—The Christian Charlotte, from
Liverpool for Newcastle, drove on shore on Collonsay the 24th
of December, and has damaged her rudder. The vessel' is ex-
pected off without much damage.