The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The royal mail steamship America arrived in
the Mersey yesterday, early in the afternoon.
We have received by her our files of American
papers, from which we select a few items of in-
telligence, in addition to that which we• gave
briefly in our impression of yesterday.
Now that the question of the Speakership is
settled, the Congress has at length got to work,
and will, it is expected, proceed regularly to dis-
pose of the businessbefore it. The President had
returned the joint resolution passed on the last
day of the last session, appropriating money for
removing obstructions from the mouth of the
Mississippi River. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, in-
troduced the Post-office Deficiency Bill, with
amendments; which was taken up and discussed
at length, after which the Senate adjourned. In
the house numerous private petitions were pre- j
sented and referred to appropriate committees.
The next subject of excitement is the Presi-
dential election ; as a preliminary to which the
National Democratic Convention at Charleston is
regarded as most important. "There has not
been," says the New York Herald, " for twenty
years so much excitement in advance of any
election. And this agitation is not confined
altogether to the politicians. There is a deeply
settled feeling .upon the part of the people at
large that- the country is going through a most
important crisis, and that it is more than probable
that upon the wisdom, the tact, and the sagacity
of the members of the Charleston Convention will
depend the perpetuity of our institutions, and,.
pt rhaps, the actual existence of the republic.
After a lowg and careful investigation into the
came of the shocking catastrophe at the Pember-
ton Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts, the coroner's
jury have brought in their verdict. They find
that the evidence does not warrant the belief
that the owners of the mill were cognisant of
its unsafe conditiOn. Without referring to the
character or insecurity of the foundations of
the building, they attribute the immediate
cause of the disaster to defects in the cast-iron
pillars which supported the floors, and the
thinness of the brick walls upon which the floor
timbers rested. The responsibility of the fearful
loss of life which resulted from the fall of the
mill is divided between Mr. Albert Fuller, the
former contracting agent of the Eagle Iron
Foundry, at West Roston, who supplied the
pillars, and Mr. Charles L. Bigelow, the archi-
tect and superintendent of the building, whose
duty it was to test, the quality of the 'rol, and
under whose immediate supervision the entire
work was executed. lt is manifest from the
language of the jury that they place the heaviest
responsibility upon Mr. Bigelow.
The Herald thus notices the . commercial pros-
pects of the country :—The prospects of the
Spring trade, thus far, haVe been rather satisfac-
tory than otherwise, The effect of the political
excitement growing out of the ,lohn Brown raid,
and the contest for the speakership, would, it
was expected, have stopped altogether the
Southern purchases. The non-intercourse mea-
sures adopted by the Virginia, and recommended
by several of the other Southern Legislatures,
of course tended to confirm the apprehensions
entertained by our merchants on the sub-
feet. So far, these fears have not been
realised. Not only dog* the Southern
trade open with its usual briskness, but it is ob.:
served that. the purchases are much larger than
those made in any former years. Whilst western
men are haying but little, the southern merchants
seem to be investing all the cash they can spare
in goods, which are evidently not intended for
present demand. As there is a superahlindame
of goods in the market, this disposition is fortu-
nate, for it makes up for the falling off in the
western trade, occasioued by the lack of money in
that regiop.

cogivtEgow,.

NEW Yoßg, Feb. 7.

Stocks at second board continue heavy; U.S. b's of
'74 1004; Erie cony of '7l, 28; do. 4th M., 50; Illi-
nois Freeland bonds, 98 ; Cumberland, 15; Erie
8; Pacific Mail, 79 ; New York Central, 701 ;
Reading, 39; Michigan Southern, 6; Do. Guaranteed,
131 b. 60; Panama, 1301; Jllinois Central, 56i ;
Cleveland, Coluinbus, and Ginn., 86; galena and Chi-
cago, 58; Chicago and Jock Island, 621.
Ashes unchanged; sales 120 'barrels, pot $5 25c. ;.
pearls, $5 37c.
' .Qatou quiet and unchanged, sales 800 bales, at 111 c.
for mid. uplands.
receipts 523 bills, sales 12,200; State and
Western more actiye and Sp better, with a fair. specu-
lative .4erpand, unsound to #f ' Igc. • superfine State
$5 to $5 Sc., extra state $5 29c. to $5 35p.. roipid hoop
Ohio $5 35c. to $5 70c., superfine Western $5 to $5 10e. ;
common to good extra Western, $5.20c. to $5 35e.;
Southern more active, sales 2,100 bbls, mixed'to good
$5 4Qc. to $5 70c ; fancy and extra $5 75c. t(*) $7 ; 1,000
ibis Canada extra 45c. to $6 75c. Wheat a shade
firmer, with tuure doing, sales 27,000 bus. Milwau-
kee club $1 171 c. to 11 183 c., white Capda $1 38c,
in store, Canada club $1 20c. delivered, white southff4
$1 511 e. for choice. Corn quiet, sales §,3QO 14us,,liew
white hind yellow $BO to $B2.
*el, steady ; sales, 625 brls. ; country mess, $5 to
$5 25F.; prime,'sl to $4 Si. 2; repacked Chicago, $9 to
$9 75p.; prime mess, $l7 to pp. pork more active;
Mies, 4,40,.0 brls., including 1,909 kris. new mess ;
buyer's option, 9f f 44TP1!, and 1,40 new
primp, same time, $l4 4Qp. i Mess, $l7 31e. l'or Old, $lB
12c. to 618 25c. new ; prime, '612 to sl2' 25c. for Old,
$l4 37c. for new; Western prime mess, $l6 to $l6 50c.
Cut meats, steady; shoulders, 7e. ; hams, nc. to 91e.
Pacon, firm ; sales, 200 boxes ; long clear middles, 91c.;
10,0,00 Q lbs. shoit clear smoked do., 12;ic. for California.
Pressed hogs, %c. to 7fc. for Western. Lard, firm ;
k 0
5F bri.s., 191e.' 11e7' Flutter, dull ; Ohio, 11c. to
; kitate, tbe. to 2Qp.
Rice firm, sales 300 tcs. 3fe. to 42e. Sugar steady,
sales 1,000 hhds. muscovado"' 7c. to 72c. Coffee firm ;
sales 2,339 bags Rio 12c. to 121 c., 100 gOv't Java
151 c. Molasses dull ; 50 brls. New Qrleans 52c., 50
hhds. muscovado 26c. to 27c. Spirits of turpentine
firm ; 400 brls. 44c. to 45c., crude nominal at $3 50c. to
56ic. Poinnion rosin quiet at $1 50c. to $1 6.0 c. ''iron
firin ; Scotch, $24 to $25. Linseed oil,. 57c. to 58e. ;
lard, 95c. ; sperm, $1 40c: 1.0'61 42/. ; whale,. 45e. to
's3c. ; 8.A.;'24e. ; Mg' Grande, `23e. ;
Western snit, 81e. TOhaeco : 5p bads. Kentucky, 4c.
to lie. Tallow firm at 104 c to lop. • •, •
Frejghts to Liverpool firm. Cotton, 7-32 d. to Id. •
flour, 2s. ; grain, 6s. 61d.
P1114414ELP014, Feb. 7.-41011 r LletiVe firm Rt
#5 OP, to 65 87ic, Wheat firm ; white $1 60e. to
$1 60e., red $1 32e. to. $1 34e. Corn active, and ad-
vancing; yellow 760. to 770. Pork 18c.; sides 91C.,
shoulders 73e. Lard firm at 111 e. to 12c.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-Flour unsettled ; Howard-street
$5 371 c. to $5 50c. Wheat firm; white $1 35c. to
$1 50e. Corn dull ; white and yellow 70c. to 73c. .Pro-
visions steady. Mess pork $lB, prime $l2 50c. to $l4,
sides 10e.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 7.-Cotton depressed. Sales
da 1,500 bales.
UnsoNis.A.Ti, Feb. 6.--Provisions firm ; mess pork
held'de sls;', 'but' $l7 506: to 'sl7" 75e..' only arered.by
thOSe holding; 'cirddrS. ilacdu dill at 'gic. to .9.4 e. Flour
active, sales to-day
27;000'baleg.at 101 c. to Tic. fOr 21.1 gar firm,
prices stiffer 14;t qtiotatiofis nii'ehange4.. M4Asse's 39e.
fitprling 7/ to for clear bills
fading; sight exOlarige on-NewTork to 1 dis., 69 days'
2to 21 dip. Freights to LivetPool.
q4lyistoN; gall. 2q.-4Freiglits Two: vessels char-
Wert for Liverpool at id.; a brig for tifeineu at 14C

POTTON,
(Fronz Tr. P. Wright and Co.'s Circular.)
The Asia arrived on Sunday, and we have not yet
the particulars of what the effect of her accounts has
been on the southern markets. The extension of " free
trade" in the commercial intercourse between Franco
and , England and the recommendation of Louis Napo-
leon„ of the abandonment of the protective policy hitherto
prevailing throughout France, 'wets with general favour
here, and important results are expected to grow out of
these Peril kWahstireft. ::'" I
'in this market Ihe'demand during tbc last week was
moderate from our domestic spinners and exporters,
owing to the dull accounts from Liverpool to the 14th
January per America. On Saturday, we had the news
per North American and City of Baltimore, to the 19th
January, and yesterday per Asia to the 21st January;
sufficient time has not elapsed to test the effect of this
news, the sales continuing on a moderate,scale, with
rather more firmness on the part of holders, The sales
for the week amount to 4,500 bales, closing at the
annexed nuotatiops. Ttict Heat n~e~ fqr suriaUflmO' ha%
2;449'Vales o,kird;''‘,2,ol; Leu
(HkoVet,'Bl7';, Ilimikieg, '672 ;. Bl'cnien, 480; Ant-
vierp; 22g. "Total,' 5,722 bales. 4 • ••• ,
COTTON IN TRANSITII -has . heen dull 0C sgie, mid •
rips' piNet' hate ijiriklqfe QAtcm find
°settiers of been oulpelle4 either to
Igo 910.6yarc.l.AP,,c19c4netl, Tke result of
the transit of Plioltl°lr "Yeunsatisfactory to
holders. Theretiliiipa. arbbe.ase, greaton.___ lack. of
,iiitryieHig's
tlaiewipaaist
a general thing New York 4,t, iil
ray
I weekCv°
806oni
in
ihiat, amounted to 3,500 bales, attileirrwe. geueicl7 pasrierees:
by 'liqbea;q:u:::ilawl7t. :41:1:614.16:5";.
portOloy 11 '144 ' 4 Vfoet later
a tj lain` to 'rd' irfrtaltt,'slioa -
` +ith more iu3dera'te sales.
lOang. the" decline
ns.atfantilt,ilt‘Yhelecib.iyii
bales
B.aatl.tixmeowreo!siti
eeawiis.s. causedTh e
a reactiOn; and' led to a large I.),iisiireis, 'say 12;000 bales
at Mobile, 'and ?7;1(4),O,
Asia's news reached t
t
advised dl its etrect• ,
e south 74enfecleanf'rebc4:ived.
tllfltlf 3:Htti B:ll°Eah°:ft;tellwirl. 04.et°t:g1 hoceTld:Pinl ilese e.::;kapri 6--Qolt4l 11,14e;looll ran. iltia4:l 11
3beshetiarr:Yintgel )dal!ib,
1100e°tnt. for e.:0011: !eel. baag'.mb:TbesaabaeEri:iliekellei:lalee.
s.
aetivc Sterling
eSxaelbesantgoe-,naly0,7:12t70,001008 bpaefilrerseni.
and 106 .to 107 with bills of lading atattactoteeddini.fq,laitdtvirhiinn—:
4potatioin3;—tiveqd,?ll"f Liver' 'rife Mia's friss rer,eived; market
111 e.; strict g,o_ p
12C. Freight to Liverpool, 9-164,
MouthE, Feb, 3.—Receipts for the week, 34,000 bales;
same week last year, 29,000. Sales for the week, 18,000
Middling, 10P, yeT lb. forh week' to cir6tit
reig~it to Liver=
Bp.p6c
bo!apin,ii:e`,3,o94uottA.o2:_44llloPans
to-day,
12,59.0 ba es.
mrket
Middling, unsettled, aisiiodl:z x ci)iet
re dli:'l2bl.tyg4Pl:l' eI 17.1::Satalhi.ga lta4e-
14iddling? ; fitript 1.044 Y.:
'
Citi?P.—The estimates 01,P §P.oll::::°o4::::situltid.O.cua.lfg.thoe:ew
large receipts fOr weelq,
New
4-1 millions, with some 'evei higher, are r;
in. The buil,: of the receipts
coming in from -Red River and other tributaries.
2xports continue large, France is now gaining

apidly on last year. This week the excess is increased
to 32,000 bales; next week a further material increase
will be shown. To other foreign ports the shipments
will also soon be in excess of last year ; they are now
39,000 bales less than to same dates last season.
The following is a statement of the movement in cotton
since the Ist September last as compared with the previous
four years : _

• 1860. 1859. 1858. 1857. 1856.
Rec. at Ports... 2,933,000 2,471,000 1,433,000 2.015,000 1,987,000
Ex. to G. 8.... 1,227,080 762,000 524,000 541,000 763,000
„ France 365,000 303,000 190,000 204,000 260,000
„other F. P. 177,000 216,000 126,000 143,000. 190,000
Total Exports.. 1,719,000 1,281,000 840,000 888,01 Ni ,213,000
Stock on hand 1,040,000 920,000 612,000 786,000

Of which, during the past week, included in the above

• Rec. at Ports ... ;65,000 132,000 110,000 72,000 82,00 I
Ex to G. B.
~ France
~ other F. P 26,000 16,000 11,000 9,000 13,000
Total ExpOrts • 133,000 82,000 63,000. 86,000 91,0.0
SUMMARY—REcEters..lncrease at the ports compared
with last year, 462,000 bales. EXPORTS.---InCrease to Great
Br;tain, 465,0u0 bales; increase to France, 32,000; decrease to
other Foreign ports; 39,000. Total increase in exports, 458,000.
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool for cotton, firm at 3-16 d. to
7-32 d. per lb. ; and to Havre, Ic.
EXCIIANCI-M4.—On London, 1081 to 109 per cent. ;
and on Paris, 5.171 to 5.181.

PASSENGERS PER R.M.S. AMERICA, WM. F. MILLER,
COMMANDER, FROM BOSTON AND HALIFAX.—Froin
Boston :—Lieut Ropitolf, Messrs. A. S. Macropodri,
E. J. Ileyer, Hugh Cullinen, E. Lord, jun., J. Davies,
consul passenger, M. C. Eardley, Mrs. Eardley and maid.
From Halifax :—Messrs. Bell (landed at Queenstown),
J. H. Turner, S. Strong, J. S. Bessonet, Barron, J. Yen-
ning, J. Finn, McMurray, J. Lee, W. Dudman, C. J.
Dewolfe, A. Bannon, E. Greenell, McGlenchy, G.
Alexander, J. Hunter, Mrs. Heay, and Mrs. Williams
and child.