The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.
THE Money-market has had so little to disturb its
quietude during the week, that it presents scarcely
anything on which to remark. There has been no
intelligence from the seat of war of any decisive cha-
racter, and, it being the holiday season of the year,
when incidents are of rare occurrence, the Public
Funds have maintained their value with hardly a
variation, and the amount of business done has been
but limited, being confined to purchases for invest-
ment. The return of the deposits made on account of
the French and Turkish loans has rendered money for
commercial purposes more easy, and the rate of dis-
count for first-class paper has slightly declined. The
Bank returns on Friday show a decrease in the stock
of bullion to the extent of £158,317, which may be
attributed to the short arrivals of specie ; but as the
foreign exchanges, in the rates for Hambro' and Paris,
have slightly advanced, there is less inducement to
make shipments to the Continent. Upon the " other
securities" there is an increase of £703,314, which is
compensated by an increase in " other deposits" of
nearly the same amount. The changes in other items
of the account are comparatively unimportant.
The tone of the Manchester markets during the
week has been healthy, and a moderate amount of
business has been done, while prices have been firmly
maintained. Stocks are low, and any increase in the
demand for exportation will, no doubt, lead to an
advance in prices. The Woollen trade shows signs of
improvement, the home demand being steady, while
Yarns and Wools keep up their price. In the Hosiery
trade a fair amount of business is doing, and prices
are very firm. In the Lace trade there is but little
doing.
The arrivals of specie during the week have
amounted to little more than £120,000, but the ex-
ports have also been light.
The Corn markets generally have been firmer, and
prices have slightly advanced within the last week;
but this is not unusal at harvest time, when faimers
are otherwise occupied than in bringing supplies to
market.

(The SHARE MARKET has been very quiet during
the past week, and in the absence of public buying
the prices have gradually receded. We do not expect
much improvement until we have more decided news
from the Crimea. To-day the market opened flat, but
improvement.
Blackburn, at mid-day, and closes at the
Blackburn, 5 ; Great Western, 561- ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 831 ; London Stock, 97+ 7 -1; Sheffield
Stock, 25-g-; Midland Stock, 70i i; Dutch Rhenish,
lip ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance
Company, 64.
COTTON.---The market during the week has been
irregular, the animation which was evident at the
commencement having declined towards the close.
Prices, however, have been little affected, with the
exception of a decline of about 1-16 d. per lb. on mid-
dling qualities. The sales for the week up to Friday
amount to 44,940 bales, of which 4,710 were taken on
speculation, and 4,610 for export, leaving 35,620 for
the trade. To-DAY the advices per Asia were received.
The sales reached. 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for
speculation and export, and the market closed steadily.
The following is a comparison of present rates with
those of the corresponding period of last year :---

New Orleans, ;middling
r
Upland, middliaing
„ fair

1854 1855
513.- 61
5 6 3-16
6,4 6/

PaonucE.---The Sugar market has been further
stimulated by a speculative inquiry, and prices have
advanced fully ls. per cwt. In Coffee no sales worthy
of notice. An improved demand for common kinds
of Tea, others without alteration. For Rice only a
moderate demand. Palm Oil steady. In Tallow a
fair amount of business at 575. to 575. 6d. for P.Y.C.
TO-DAY, there continues a very good demand for Sugar,
and higher prices have again been realised ; including
Saturday's business, the sales are 70 hhds. Barbadoes
at 38s. to 405., 550 bags Benares at 41s. 6d., 100
hhds. Porto Rico at 395. 3d. to 425. 3d., 50 hhds.
Cuba at 40s. 6d., 800 boxes brown Havana at 405., and
7800 mats Mauritius, to arrive, at 395. per cwt. No
transactions are reported in Molasses, and only a
small parcel of Demerara Rum, at previous prices.
100 bags St. Domingo Coffee have realised 475. per
cwt. A fair amount of business has been concluded
out of the late arrivals in both Congous and scented
Teas, at former prices. We have had a very animated
' market to-day for Rice, the transactions comprising
15,000 bags Arracan at 12s. 6d., and 400 bags Bengal
at 15s. 6d. from the quay, besides 500 tons Bengal; to
arrive, at 13s. 3d. for broken to 14s. 6d., with 50 tons
at 15s. ; also 700 tons Arracan, to arrive, the price
not reported, with 300 tons at 12s. 3d. per cwt. 50
bags Saltpetre have realised 355. for 82 per cent. re-
fraction, and 500 bags Sago Flour, to arrive, 235. per
cwt. We have also to report 2,000 bags yellow
Mustard Seed at 705., and 1,000 bags ordinary Bom-
bay Linseed at 755. 6d. per quarter.
WooL.—The market has been rather quiet during
the past week, buyers having, stocked themselves
pretty freely at the public sales in London, and at our
last auctions. Stocks of good, useful, low and middle
qualities Foreign Wools are very small, and the late
advance is firmly maintained. Egyptians continue in
good request ; but late imports having been chiefly
sold to arrive, we are still without supply. Some
sales of Smyrna have been made since the auctions at
about the medium rates, and of Donskoi at extreme
quotations. Of Turkey Wools, Scopia, Bosnia, &c.,
the market is almost entirely bare : these descriptions
are inquired for, and would realise full prices. Imports
for the week :---Irish, 35 ; Scotch, 497; East India,
446 ; Portugal, 89 ; Mediterranean ports, 638 ; Ice-
land, 305 ; United States, 63.
MErAis.---Our Scotch Pig Iron market has been
quiet during the past week, and prices fell gradually
until Friday, when they dropped suddenly to 775.
The market, however, quickly rallied, and closed on
Saturday at 80s. for store warrants f.o.b. at Glasgow,
which price has been maintained to-day. In other
articles no alteration to notice.

LATEST NEWS•

THE WAR.

The Moniteur of Saturday contains the following despatch
from General Pelissier

" CRIMEA, August 23.—Closely pressed by our miners in
front of Battery No. 52, the enemy decided upon firing, last
night, five mines against it. They produced no effect, how-
ever, and did us no harm."

The Moniteur of Sunday publishes the following :
" The Minister of War has received the following telegraphic
despatch from the Commander-in-Chief of the army in the
East :

CRIMEA, August 24, 10 p.m.
Last night we carried an ambuscade on the glacis of the
Malakoff; 500 Russians made a sortie to retake it, but were
brilliantly repulsed with a loss of about 300 men. The work
has been turned, and remains definitively ours.

General 31`11ihon has arrived.
The health of the army is excellent?!

The Moniteur also publishes the following letter from the
Emperor to General Pelissier, dated August 20 :
"General,—The new victory gained on the Tchernipp.
proves for the third time, since the commencement of the
war, the superiority of the allied armies over the enemy in
the open field ; but if it does honour to the courage of our
troops it does not testify less to your excellent arrangements.
Address my congratulations to the army, and receive them
also for yourself. Tell those brave soldiers who for more
than a year have supported unheard-of fatigues that the end
Of their trials is not far distant. Sebastopol, I hope, will soon
fall under their blows ; and, should that event be postponed, I
know from sources which I believe to be sure, that the Rus-
sian army cannot maintain the struggle in the Crimea during
the winter. This glory achieved in the Crimea has moved
your companions in arms in France ; they all eagerly desire
to share your dangers. Thus, with the double wish of re-
sponding to their noble desire, and of procuring rest for those
who have already done so much, I have given orders to the
Minister of War that all the regiments that have remained in
France shall go out gradually to take the place of those that
return. You know, General, how much it has grieved me to
be kept away from that army which has added a new lustre
to our eagles ; but now my regret is lessened, as you hold out
to me the prospect of a speedy and decisive success which will
crown so many heroic efforts.
" General, I pray God to have you in his safe keeping.
" Writte:. at the Palace of St. Cloud, August 20, 1855.

"rNAPO'LEON."

The Alexandria has arrived at Marseilles from Constanti-
nople. She left on the 16th inst., and has brought 1,100
invalids. The report of the Russians being only three hours'
march from Erzeroum is confirmed. The English cousul had
removed his archives to Trebizond. The spirits of the troops
at Kars are excellent. The Russians had lately launched
several vessels, which had been on the stocks at Nicolaieff.
The allies have placed 150 new mortars in position before
Sebastopol.
The Belgian brig Rubis has been pillaged at Sulina.
Crimea letters to August 14th have arrived. They are not
important. The entire army was under arms at 3 a.m. on the
13th, but returned to the tents a few hours afterwards. It is
believed reinforcements haVe reached Sebastopol.
General Simpson was indisposed.
The Archduke Michael was believed to be in Sebastopol.
An httack on the Tchernaya appears to be expected.
Mr. Coppinger of the commissariat is dead of fever.
The night of the 13th passed quietly.
The Russian reinforcements are said to consist of a regiment
of grenadiers.
The English cavalry was withdrawn from Baidar.