The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

ports of raw material, showing a large diminution
under every head.

. Imported Exported
Month ending Month ending
5ep.5,1854 Aug. 31,1855 5ep.5,1854 Aug. 31,1855
134,447 116,356
180,408 94,565
430,562 319,944 79,727 257,327
. 622,362 441,660 110,219 112,625
. 15,912,869 10,341,684 3,004,482 4,360,732
60,893 49,243

Flax, cwt. ..
Hemp, cwt...
Raw Silk, 1b...
Cotton, cwt...
Wool, lb.
Tallow, cwt...

Of silk manufactures the totals stand thus :---
Taken for Home
Imported, Consumption,
Month ending Month ending
Silk manrturesSep. 5, 1854 Ang. 31,1855 Sep. 5, 1854 Aug. 31,1855
of Edrope, lb.. 88,571 74,290 89,583
Do.lndia pieces 24,644 31,516 16,223

72,974
7,379

In the importation of other articles there has been
the same tendency to a general decrease. Flax and
leather manufactures, hides, timber, and metals, except
copper, all present a heavy falling off.
Our SHARE-MARKET has been firmer during the
past week, and prices have advanced some one per
cent. from the lowest point, but this has scarcely been
maintained to-day, The pressure in the Money-market,
the abundance of stock, and the want of confidence in
railway accounts, especially in those of the London
and North-Western, inducing daily sales of real stock,
continue to have an unfavourable influence upon this
market, and it closes this evening with a gloomy ap-
pearance, indicative of a further fall. Foreign and
local stocks are very firm, especially Rhenish, Luxem-
bourg, and Canada. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire, 15d. ; Caledonians, 30?-, 4 b 1 ' • East Lanca-
shire, 17+ • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 761 * 5-1 6* 6
51; London Stock, 921 2 1 17-6 ; Midland Stock,
65* 541 South Eastern, 174 ; Dutch Rhenish,
4p ; Great Western of Canada, 241 ; Luxembourg
constituted 9 8i 13-16 sd; Royal Insurance 317.6 4.

COTTON.—The pressure on the money market has
not been without its effect on Cotton, and holders
having pressed sales more freely, prices have declined
from 3-16 d. to id. per lb. The sales for the week up
to Friday were 35,960 bales, of which 2,300 were
taken on speculation, and 3,230 for export, leaving
30,430 for the trade. TO-DAY the advices by the
Atlantic were to hand, and the market assumed a
firmer tone, though no advance is made in quotations.
The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for
speculation and export. The following is a compari-
son of present rates with those of the corresponding
period last year:—
•

New Orleans, middlin 1854 1855
g
fair
31
Upland, middling -16 5 11-16
„ fair
PRODUCE.—The inquiry for Sugar has continued
active and prices have advanced 6d. to ls. per cwt.
Coffee in good demand. Little doing in Tea. In
Rice a large business at 3d. per cwt. advance. Palm
Oil in good demand. Tallow and Rum in fair request.
TO-DAY, a steady business continues to be done in
Sugar, at full prices; including Saturday's sales, the
transactions consist of 200 hhds. Demerara from 435.
to 475., 1,500 bags Dates at 475. to 475. 3d., and 2,500
mats Mauritius, to arrive, the price not reported.
There is nothing to notice in Molasses or Rum. 80
bags washed Rio Coffee have realized 545. per cwt.
The Tea market on Saturday and to-day has been
rather excited, and a general disposition has been
shown to do business in most kinds; common Congou
has been sold to the extent of 3,000 chests, at 9d. per
lb. Rice continues in fair demand, 4,000 bags Arra-
can being reported at 12s. 100., 850 bags Bngal at
16s. 3d., with 200 tons for arrival, the price of which
has not transpired. 300 bales Jute have realized £l6
per ton, being its previous value.

WOOL---During the past week there has been less
demand for all descriptions of wool. At our public
sales, which commenced on Tuesday and terminated
on Saturday, there was a fair attendance of buyers,
but a want of animation in the bidding, and prices may
be quoted Id. to id. per lb. lower. The imports for
the week are 585 bales East Indian, 260 Portugal,
116 Mediterranean, 301 Scotch, 36 Irish, and 51 Coast-
wise. Total, 1,349 bales.

Messrs. HUGHES and RON4LD., in their circular,
say :--- __ _

The public sales, which commenced on the 25th instant,
had been for some time looked forward to with interest, as the
chief part of the late arrivals of the most current descriptions
had been held over for this occasion. The whole quantity
announced was 9,102 bales, of which were 6,262 bales of East
India: these Wools were not in such active demand as at the
previous sales, and, although nearly the whole found buyers,
still the biddings were without animation, with the exception
of the better bred qualities, which were extremely scarce, and
realised prices nearly in proportion to the last public sales of
15th to 17th August, while on others we quote an average
decline of id. per lb.; and taking into account the very
extreme-rates which in some instances then prevailed, but not
to an extent to form any real criterion, it has been even much
more serious.

Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their Inonthly
circular, say :
There has again been a fair demand for most descriptions
of Wool during the past month, and a considerable amount
of business has been done at very firm prices ; during the
last few days, however, the sudden rise in the rate of discount
by the bank of England, combined with the high rates ruling
in the corn market has rather tended to check demand, and
our public sales, which commenced on the 25th instant,
opened with less animation than was expected, 6,000 bales
East India and 3,000 bales Buenos Ayres, Egyptian, Turkey,
and other low Wools were offered ; we had a good attendance
of the home trade, but an unusual absence of foreign com-
petition, and at the first day's sale, which consisted entirely
of East India Wools, there was an average reduction of id.
per lb.; as the sales progressed, however, more confidence was
manifest and this reduction was partially recovered; iu other
descriptions there was not much alteration. Egyptian Wools
were in good request, and realised full prices ; there was only
a poor selection of Turkey, Smyrna, and Barbary Wools, and
part was withdrawn. In English and Irish Wools a fair
business is doing and prices are pretty well maintained, par-
ticularly for combing and carding Skin Wools, which are
very scarce and much wanted; for Scotch and Laid Wools not
much demand, and no alteration in prices.
Messrs. JOSEPH ROBINSON and Co. say
The raising of the rate of discount by the Bank of England
to 5 per cent., and the continued high value of flour and grain,
have acted unfavourably on the Wool market, and given the
upward tendency of prices a temporary check. The imports
of East India have been large, although showing a trifling
increase on last year's receipts to the same period, and the
tightness in the money market has had the effect of causing a
slight reduction in blanket wools. Combing descriptions,
with which the market is indifferently supplied, are not lower,
and extreme value is attainable, to the close of the month.
As far as can be ascertained at the scene of manufacture, the
want of confidence is caused by fear for the future, and not by
any want of orders. A short time will remove the effects of
the rise in the rate of discount, and we look for a good busi-
ness, at fully recent rates, stocks being light, and the general
trade of the country healthy. Home-grown Wools remain
very firm ; the growers prefer holding to accepting lower
prices. Last year's stock was almost entirely consumed, and
the demand quite an average to thepresent period ; it would
not be a matter of great surprise if even a rise should take
place before the next two months.

LATEST NEWS.

THE CRIMEA.

We have received, vid Marseilles, the following telegraphic
despatch from The Times' correspondentot Sebastopol :

SEBASTOPOL, Sept. 18.
The enemy is firing into the town, but does little harm.
The Naval Brigade is dissolved.

The siege batteries are being reshipped.
Col. 3l'Murdo is preparing his corps for active service, by

VIENNA, Saturday, Sept. 29.
The allied fleets have left Sebastopol.
Their destination is unknown.

MARSEILLES, Saturday, Sept. 29.
The Vatican, which left Constantinople on the 20th of Sept.

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has arrived.
She brings advices from the Crimea of the 18th of Sept.
Despatches leave at 8 p.m.
The Indian mail despatches leave at the same time.

The Moniteur of Sunday does not contain any news from
the theatre of war.

It announces the departure from Paris of the reigning
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha for Coblentz, at which city there
is at present a sort of Congress of German Princes.

All the Paris papers of Saturday publish the two following
elegraphic despatches from Prince Gortschakoff:—
ST. PETERSBURG, Wednesday Evening, Sept. 26.
Prince Gortschakoff writes from the Crimea, under date of
,he 23rd of September :

After landing 20,000 men at Eupatoria, the enemy, who had
30,000 men on our left flank, made daily reconnaissances, but
yesterday they withdrew, after an encounter with our infantry
on the heights of Ourkussa.
The second despatch is vid Berlin :

BERLIN, Sept. 28.
Under date of Sept. 26, in the morning, Prince Gortscha-
koff says:

Yesterday the enemy landed.at Enpatoria to the number of
33,000 men, and occupied different villages in the neighbour-
hood, from which they withdrew towards evening, to bear
upon onr left flank. •

Nothing of importance has, however, occurred.
Our Cossacks have had an encounter with a French foraging
party near Kertch, and made 25 prisoners.

:BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.]

LONDON, Monday Night.
The Globe states that the rank of Major-General is likely

TH E NV AR.

The Times' Crimean correspondent writes on Sept. 18 :
" Since Saturday last, very little has occurred to meet the
eye, and the news may be briefly stated.
" The Russians continue to strengthen their position on the
north side, and to hang on their old points of occupation,
from thence to the ridges over Aitodor.
" The French have moved large masses of the corps of the
left siege army to the rear between Baidar and.Tchorgoum.
" Our Batteries are disarmed.

" The roads to the camp are undergoing repair, and the
Army Works Corps, assisted by soldiers, is engaged in the
formation of a new road from Balaltlava, which will run pa-
rallel with the line of railway.
" Everything around indicates the intention of putting the
army into winter quarters on the site of its present encamp-
ment. But there are signs, equally unequivocal, that a blow
is to be struck at the enemy ere the troops set themselves pas-
sively down to encounter the rigour of the winter. In the
first place, great activity prevails throughout the Land Trans-
port Corps, several divisions of which have received orders to
hold themselves in readiness for immediate service. Colonel
MacMurdo has been required to furnish head-quarters with an
accurate estimate of the amount of supplies which he could
convey, and of the number of mules and horses fit for duty.
"In one division the captain has been ordered to prepare
mules to carry 250,000 rounds of ball cartridge, that is 50
rounds per man for a force of 5000 men. The officer in charge
of the small arm reserve ammunition has been warned to
prepare for taking it into the field. The troops of the Royal
Horse Artillery and the field batteries have been turned out
in marching order, and were under the impression on Mon-
day morning that they were really going to start at once.
" Our sappers and miners are at work sinking great mines
to blow up and destroy the unrivalled docks which have cost
Russia so much anxiety, money, and blood.
"On the open quay parties of our men are constantly en-
gaged in burning old stores, clothing, boots, belts, shakos,
bags, and such articles as the enemy left behind.
" The sappers and these parties are not disturbed by the
Russian-guns, but ifa knot of officers or horsemen collect, the
enemy unexpectedly sends a shot or shell amongst them, and
does a little mischief to the remains of the town. They could
sweep some of the chosen look-out places with grape, but it is
believed they are waiting for a grand collection of generals,
staff-officers, and officers to astonish with a broadside.
" Mr. Lange,. paymaster of the Rifle Brigade, was slightly
wounded by a shell from the north side, and his horse was
killed.

" The French have a mortar battery, with which they shell
the Russian working parties.

" At an armistice, on Tuesday, for the interchange of
letterl for prisoners, the Russian officer who conducted it,
and Ao is supposed to have been the commander of the
Vladimar, is said to have expressed the same opinion as the
Russian Admiral did on the 10th--` With this before us,
(pointing to the ruins of Sebastopol,) peace is further off than
ever.'

" The Russians have a very large park of artillery on the
other side of the harbour.
" Captain Rowland; 31st, has been appointed Town:Major
to Colonel Wyndham.
" The French cavalry are going to Eupatoria."

The Times' Berlin correspondent's communication of the
29th states that the journey of the King was made to coun-
teract the strong philo-Austrian feeling in certain Prussian
provinces, where the population is nearly exclusively Catholic

Tuani, Sept. 27.
The English steam transports Golden Fleece and Jason are
at Genoa, to convey the Sardinian reinforcements of 3,000
men, which will be despatched on or before Oct,lo.

THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET.
Consols opened at the final quotations of Saturday, but
from the continued sales of Money stocks declined about
k per cent. Railways about per cent, lower. Turkish
bonds higher in the morning, but receded slightly with.
Consols. Canada Land steady at the final prices of Saturday.
Great Western Canada (new) 11 2 pm.
CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Account BBi Bank Stock
Three
FOREIGN STOCKS.
Mexicans
Russian
Do.
85 8 Great West. Canada... • 25a a

RAILWAY SHARES.
Ambergate,Nottinghatn, London, Brighton, and
and E. Junction 3,3 4} - South Coast • 95 7
Caledonian
Do. Preference
East Lancashire 69 71 Lincolnshire 234 i
Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 49 51 Midland Stock ~
Great Northern 854. 64 North British 254 64
Do. A• 67 9 Do. Preference.. 94 8
Do. B
Great Western . .....
Lanc.and Yorkshire 754 6 York, Newcastle, and
Do. Fifths — Berwick ... .......... 684 94
Leeds Northern l2 13 York and N. Midlad.. 454 63
On 'Change, a cargo of 4,000 bags of Havannah Sugar sold
at 295. 6d. for No. 13; 150 tons of Rice, at 16s. 3d. for Bengal
and 13s. for Neeransie ; 2,300 bags of Saltpetre, at 355. 6d. to
385.; Tallow, 58s. 6d. to 58s. 9d.; Scotch Pig Iron, 795. 6d.
to 80s.; Linseed Oil, 435. 6d.

-4/..
LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's
Circular.) —A fair supply of Wheat from Essex and Kent, and
a portion sold at the prices of this day week; some quantity
remained towards the close. Foreign met a retail sale at
fully last week's rates. Moderate supply of Barley, best
malting quality brought an advance of ls. per qr., other des-
criptions unaltered. Beans and Grey Peas bring last week's
rates ; but white boiling less inquired for. Oats meet a fair
demand, finest a trifle dearer. In Flour little doing.
.ARRiver.s.
English. Irish. Scotch. Forei:rn
Wheat 13439 8930
Barley 1607 50 12
Malt 12233 150
Oats IG32 2920
Beans
Peas —
Flour

20421

40 5343 sks. &
2739 brls.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—First quality meat
sold readily; inferior dull. Beef, 38 8d to 4s 10d; Mutton,
3s 6d to 6s ; Veal, 4s 2d to bs 4d ; Pork, 4s 2d to 5s Od.
—Beasts, 4,930; Sheep and Lambs, 23,170; Calves, 186;
Pigs, 347. Arrivals :—Holland Beasts, 2,183; Ditto Sheep,
3,670; Ditto Calves, 154; Ditto Pigs, 50; Spanish Beasts,
123 • Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton
Beasts, 1,700.
LONDON PRODUCE MARICET.—LittIe doing in colonial
produce, but full prices are obtained for Coffee, Sugar, Rice,
and Saltpetre. In Tea many purchasers; ordinary sound
Congou, 91d. Cotton quiet, but not cheaper. Linseed Oil
dull at 435. to 435. 6d. on the spot. Scotch Pig Iron brisker,
at 795. 6d. to 80s. cash, mixed numbers. Tallow held for an
advance, which limits business :—Stock, 28,429 casks, against
31,725 casks same time last year ; delivery, 2,916 casks,
against 1,633 casks same time last year.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—East Lancashire, pref.
qrs., 8 3-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76i it; Midland, 65;
*65 ; Dover, 171 ; Dutch Rhenish, pin.
LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—Lancashire, 751; Manchester
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23* ; North Western, pref., 144
Craven Moor, 20s.
WIND AND. WEATHER REPORT.—London, wind S., very
fine • Cardiff, S. Hull, Haverfordwest S.W., Edinburgh, N.E.,
rain ; Whitby, S., Cambridge, Poole, Portsmouth, Cowes,
Southampton, Exeter, Gloucester, Nottingham, S.W., Gains-
borough, N.W., Manchester, E., Lancaster N.E., Brighton,
Plymouth, Sheffield, W., fine ; Aberdeen, Scarborough, S.,
Derby, Great Grimsby, S.W., Boston, S.S.W., Perth, Glasgow,
E., York, Berwick, N.E., Sunderland, Leicester, S.E., Carlisle,
Maryport, Whitehaven, Leeds, E.N.E., Swansea, W., cloudy ;
Bristol, S.W., unsettled; Leamington, N.W., windy, rain ;
Stoke, N., very cloudy.

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Mary, from Madras ; Bloomer, from Callao—at Deal, 30th
ult., and Asa Thor, from China, Ist inst.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tins Der.
BEDFORDSHIRE STAKES.-6 to 4on Weathercock, oft'. St.
Clare scratched.
CESIREWITCH.-7 to 1 agst Robgill, tk 8 to 1; 12 to 1
agst King Tom, tk; 100 to 7 agstNeville, tk; 20 to 1 agst
Scythian, tk; 20 to 1 agst Sultan, tk; 20 to 1 agst Satyr,
tk ; 20 to 1 agst Monarque, tk ; 22 to 1 agst Brother to Grey
Tommy, tk ; 25 to 1 agst Early Bird, tk ; 33 to 1 agst Musco-
vite, tk ; 33 to 1 agst Joe Miller, tk ; 40 to 1 agst Bolton. tk ;
40 to 1 agst Eulogist, tk; 1,000 to 10 agst Alice, tk; 12 to 1
DERBY. Mr. Sykes and Black Swan, coupled, tk.
--10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, tk ; 10 to 1 agst Yellow
Jack, tk; 40 to 1 agst Verdant Green, tk.

SHOWING THE Towx.—T lads,amed respectively
William Brown, William Hughes, and James Griffiths, were
charged yesterday, before the Police-court, by detectives
Povey and MacCullough, with attempting to pick pockets on
Saturday last, in St. James's market, and also in Mill-street
Both the witnesses spoke distinctly to having seen the
prisoners attempting to pick several pockets in the market,
and also in the street. The prisoners of course, denied all
knowledge of the pocket-picking, and 'declared they were all
honest working-men. Hughes said if it was true that the
detectives saw them attempting to pick pockets, how did they
not at once take them into custody. MacCullough said "We
wanted to make you all right," to get something. Griffiths
said the other prisoners were friends of his who had come
from Manchester, and they being strangprs he was just
" showing them the town a bit," when these two fellows took
them into custody. All three were sentenced to one month,
.-
imprisonment each.
CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPEIIS.—Jam
with higgler, was charged at the police-court, yesterday,nine
y Ornament,
hav-
ing stolen a watch, value about 5.,3
4 , and '
3 ci
the afternoon of
from the house of Elizabeth Thomas,
hado been in the habit
Saturday last. Mrs. Thomas, it appears,i es Kerrigan, a coal
mhe prisoner, who came
of buying small quantities of coal from
she r°was in the act of cleaning
to her on Saturday last' whileigiepretence of ascertaininglwhether
L ined access to the house. Having
out her parlour, and, onbt
she required any
seizingdon e 'hinaself of the opportunity of secretly
together with an ornament to which the
s house,
He
e andwasin
1 Is fastened, and with these he made off.
sotlehewaatevVcedloav
chain of the WI
i himll theg o a
cotu oft '3
secreting e Mrs.cr e t nT hg
something,omas'
doing so
t 1 the same night, but neither the watch nor
taken into cus a y
the chimney ornament was found. The prisoner was remanded
till Saturday, to allow time for tracing the watch.

to be bestowed on Colonel 'Wyndham, in consequence of his
distinguished gallantry on the Bth of September.