The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

rary character, as prices are higher in the districts of produc-
tion, farmers positively refusing to sell, unless they procure
their own ideas. Generally speaking, trade in woollen manu-
facturing is healthy, army orders are abundant, and there is
not much complaint of want of home and export orders, so
that, on the whole, business may be considered satisfactory;
the only annoyance to the consumer is, the advancing value
of wool, and the small margin of remuneration for labour.
Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD say

There has been an active demand by private contract, and
owing to the extremely limited supplies of all kinds of foreign,
the less current descriptions have met with more ready sale at
improved rates. Mogadore, Mazagan, Egyptian and similar
kinds have been much inquired for, and everything has been
cleared off. Barbary, Smyrna, and Turkey have been in
more favour from the scarcity other descriptions. Peruvian
meets with ready sale, prticularly the better qualities, and
most of the late arrivals have been at once taken for exporta-
tion. Alpaca has been in very great request, there is
nothing on the spot, and some large contracts for arrival
have been entered into at 2s 6d per lb. Mohair has been in
good demand at full prices, and the tendency is for a further
advance. Russia wools hare been more in request, and,
during the last few days, sales of Donkey have been made at
full quotations. Iceland has been in good request, and new
arrivals are likely to meet with ready sales at current rates.
An active business has been done in English, but the tone
has been rather quieter during the past week, consumers
being moderately well supplied. Irish has been -in good de-
mand and prices have ruled very firm. In Scotch there has not
been :much done, old stocks being nearly exhausted, for there
is a fair inquiry, particularly for laid Cheviot, cross, and
white Highland. Sheepskins of all kinds are very scarce,
and meet with ready sale.

TIMBER.—From the monthly circular of Messrs.
HOLME, SLATER, and CROOK, we extract the follow-
ing :

The arrivals into the Mersey, containing Timber from Bri-
tish North America, during the month are, 50 vessel, 32,859
tons, against 32 vessels, 24,671 tons, for the corresponding
period last year, viz., 20 vessels from Quebec, 15 vessels from
St. John, 15 vessels from other pelts. The consumptive de-
mand continues satisfactory. St. John Birch, of good quality,
continues in request. Old and inferior Wood is most unsale-
able. The market is almost cleared of Hackmatack and Yel-
low Pine Sleepers. Of Baltic Timber the arrival during the
month is 1 vessel, 351 tons, .cgainst 7 vessels, 1;828tons, for
the corresponding period last year. No sales to report ;
cargo has been stored on an importer's account. The stools of
good Red 'Deals is almost exhausted ; the 'nominal 'value is
£2l to £.22 per standard. Common Deals ,axe dillietilt`bf-sale,
and'White Wood partictdarly so. Red 13attens of good quality
,are light in stock, and command £l9 to £2O per standard.
Common Redwood are unsaleable at £lB to £l4 per Attndard.
Whitewood, to erect sales, can only he sold at thevame rate
as Spruce, say £8 te lOs per standard.

,AfETALs.—The market for Scotch Pig Iron ~.has been
"study ; prices !to-day have ruled from 74s.'tD 745. 3d.
.fdt store \varmints, mixed mmibers, f.o.b. at Glasgow.
other met is there has been little doing.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR.

A despatch from Kamiesch, July 29, says :—" This port and
Balaklava are crowded with vessels lately come from France
and England. A grand expedition is preparing."

Official despatches are said to have been received by the
French government, announcing that the bombardment of the
Malakoff works and Redan had been resumed, and that impor-
tant operations were going on preliminary to a grand attack
on Sebastopol.

The Viceroy of Egypt is said to be in negotiation with the
Bedouins to serve in the Crimea.
Letters from Constantinople state that Schamyl, who was
lately reported to be dead, had effected a diversion in Georgia,
which brought him near Tiflis. The Russians had abandoned
the attack on Kars.

MARSEILLES, Saturday, August 4.
The Thabor, which left Constantinople on the 26th of July,
has arrived.
The advices from the Crimea are to the 23rd of July.
The Thabor brings 100 invalids.
Despatches leave at 9 a.m.
The Golden Fleece has arrived from Kamiesch.
The Glasgow leaves with artillerymen.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ,k g. 4th, 1855,
General Simpson has reported by telegraph to-day that the
Russians made a sortie last night, on the Woronzow road, as
far as the Cheveaux de Frise, but were repulsed, without loss
of our side. Few deaths from cholera.
Gcrtschakoff writes on the Ist that there was re change ilk
The position of affairs.
Letters to the 24th, Via Marseilles, state that the works (of
tie Allies were within severity metres of the Malakhoff,and
the batteries were being armed very rapidly, 'The Rusiians
have increased their works on the north side, andhateinrried
their heaviest esnon into the fauborg of Karabelriais. No
piaitive 110001114 had been received of Sohaniyl's 'thcrvements•
An English ,division is cruizing before Arabat;to prevent the
Russians *cm. repairing the roads. It is-said "thdt, after the
evacuation cof Kertch by the Allies, the •Rusiians ft-entered it
and burnt all the depots of corn that still remained. The
Allies eeeripied the' ort of St. Patil, about a!ltague distant
from Verteh, and during an ineargiontci the hibtrior of Kertch
carried off 600 oxen.

The Presse d'Orient, of Marseilles, Says 'cholera has broken
out rit Adrianople.
The Daily. News Paris letter states that Canrobert is eft-
faceted in France. His departure from the Crimea is ascribed
to an old wound which has and gives great pain. The
Emperor ordered him to ,resign, and he Las given up his islivi-
sidn'to ArMahon.