The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
The American steamer Baltic arrived eary early
this
Morning, from New York, with advices from
tigolt city to the 10th instant. She brought 195,000
tt \Tars in specie, and her advices report the arrival
6"Nv Orleans of the steamer Daniel Webster from
o;llJuan, with 400,000 dollars. The steamers Star
the West and El Dorado were both hourly ex-
pected at New York. The former has on board
,T 6,000 dollars, and the latter 1,500,000 dollars in
°l,c4cl dust, the produce of California. Thus in one
,eiek there would be received in New York 3,356,000
(Aare worth of the precious metal, a considerable
tr'rtion of which will find its way to Europe. The
tl,sticy market was every day becoming easier, and
'L.tc rates of interest lowering in consequence.
loans
of the stock houses had declined to receive
i„°Blis on call, at a higher rate than five per
Discounts for good paper were readily
.4ected at from 9 to 10 per cent., whilst for
Itilferior from 12 to 15 was paid. In the Stock
Market there was very little business doing, but
Vices were pretty well sustained. The news from
urope taken out by the Niagara, which sailed
hence on the 26th Nov. caused a decline in the
Price of flour of 6.1 cents per barrel, whilst the
general decline from the quotations previously
tie Ported may be stated to range from that point to
it! cents. The exports from the Ist to the 6th
ec. were 99,468 barrels against 26,560 barrels
n year. Wheat was in demand, and a consider-
Zile business for export was going forward, at
previous prices. The demand for exchange for
remittance by the Baltic was only limited, and in
00Ilsequence the quotations on London were not
well sustained at 1091 to 1091.
Ye have received the annual report of the secretary
the Treasury. It is a most interestinn. and
,NPortant document. By it we learn thatb the
l'44Ports and exports have been as follows

Exionzs—YEAß, TO JUNE 30.
Foreign Goods.
410 . Free. Dutiable. Domestic. Specie. Total.
....... 2,538,159 9,514,925 154,931,147 42,674,135 209,658,366
1,894,046 11,202,167 189,869,162 27,486,875 230.452,250
Dec
rease 644,113

1,687,242 34,938,015 -
- - 16,187,260

20,793,884

IMPORTS.

bit Specie. Free. Dutiable. Total.
1-.2 . . 6,503,544 24,181,390 183,252,508 212,945,442
863 . . 4,201,382 263,777,265 267,978,647
The excess of imports over exports was, it appears,
37,526,397
dollars, which the secretary judges to
,)e under profits and freights. This large business
bag given a surplus revenue, which he proposes to
t!auce, by making
rree articles that now pay 58,000,000
Equalling other duties to 25 per cent. reduction 4,500,000

Total reduction .512,500,000
This reduction is equal to 20 per cent. of the
revenue,
which it is not proposed further to reduce
114tilthe public debt is paid. The following are some
°,_f the leading items which. it is proposed to make
tree

LEADING ARTICLES PROPOSED TO BE MADE FREE.
Amount Amt. duty
Name of Articles. Imported. Yielded.
eenic . • $30,523 64,500
Barks used for Medicine and Tanning 318,000 47,720
Zrunatone .. 186,000 29,000
... 723,221 144,700
"lahogany. and all Ornamental Wood
and Firewood .. .. 463.000
Brazil Woods, and other Dyewoods
r, in Sticks .. 355,380
60ehineal • • 414,000
ordilla, or Hemp of Tow or ..
N. Flax .. cwt. 1,562,000
Cara of Tartar .. • • • • 311,000
_Rravings, Etching, or Plate .. 107,000
ax.seed and Linseed .. 633,000
44.aar
titers' Furs 1,627,000
• • • .. .. 358,000
a Rubber .. 681,000
. 1,281,000
gory
.. 238,000
oDens
.. 8,897,317
110
Ragaf Palm, Cocoanut, and Olive .. 455,000
982,837
Iv Hides and Skins, of all kinds
salt and in all conditions .. 5,941,678
4al
'tat 1,059,000
t•• " • •
Petre and Potash . . ilacg
't.lv Sila all kin -ds • - • •
.. 802,000
BPes German 9
-gars Cast Shear or "718,000
ia Plates or Sheets .. 4,709,000
'ln, in Pigs .. 724,000
hatches and parts of watches .. 3,217,000
'fines,
Spelter or Teuteneque .. 628,000
'lnes, except Champagne and
adutlterated Wines 2,114,000
IPinra 346,000
41Phate of Quinine .. 223,000

92,600

17,000
41,000

78,000
60,000
10,000

65,000
162,000
35,000

68,000
120,000
12,000
1,760,000
80,000
60,000

297,000
210,000
97,000
106,000
346,000
427,000
705,000
26,000
321,000
62,000

845,000
172,000
44,000

845,000

189,000