The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-10 00:00:00

THE COTTON TRADE.

We have received the following important table of the
Export value of the late cotton crop, as it will appear in
the official statistics of the Treasury Department for the
financial year ending 30th June last. We give the values
at each port; the figures being entirely accurate, and, with
a single and very slignt exception, derived from official
sources :

Exported from Pounds. Value.
New Orleans
Mobile
Charleston .........1 20,411,505 14,411,564
New York. 104,211,6741 1,651,210
Savannah
Apalachicola
Galveston
Philadelphia
Boston 2,045,095 233,195
Key West
St. Marks
Baltimore
Vermont
Niagara

Grand Total 1,111,405,670 $109,646,357
Previous year 1,093,230,539 87,965,732

Increase, 1853
Average price per lb., 1853
Average price per lb., 1852..
*The figures at Baltimore from Ist April to 30th June,
1853, are not official.
Aveiaging the above total weights at 450 pounds to the
bale, would give an oxp ort
From July 1, 1852, to June 30, 1853 ....2,475,681 bales.
From July 1, 1851, to June 30, 1852, ....2,435,292 bales.

Increased exports, 1853 40,389 bales.
The exports from the port of Now York for the present
week are as follows :

Cotton, bales
Flour, bbls

... 2,196 $ 108,357
. .. 34,930 234,573

Wheat, bush.
Corn, bush.
/

. .222,572
.. 2,750

345;259
2,295

Miscellaneous.

428,748

Total . .

$1,119,232

NEW YORK MARKETS—OcToBER 29.
MONEY AND STocßs.—We are unable to quote any ma-
terial improvement in the market for Money, so far as it
effects mercantile paper and time negotiations on Railway
Securities. The former, when strictly prime, is done at 12
per cent., the lower grades meeting little encouragement,
even at more extravagant rates.
The rapid rise in the Stock Exchange since Monday was
partially checked, and the market closed dull, and at a de-
cline of 1 to 11 per cent. on Railroads, both speculative and
investment, while the Coal Stocks continued moderately
firm.
ASHES . —Pot continue depressed at the recent reduction,
and the sales do not exceed 50 bbls. at $5,62-1. Pearl are
in request and firm-150 bbls. brought $5,50, the former
price. The stock yesterday in the warehouse of Mesars.
Lester, Palmer & Co. consisted of 1229 bbls. Pot. and 651
do. Pearl—together 1880 bbls.
Export from Ist to 25th October.
1853. 1852.
POT bb15.829 1,429
PEARL 75 174
CorroN—There has been an active demand, at gradually
improving prices, and the market closes firmly at an advance
of to -I of a cent per lb. The sales include 3135 bales for
export, 2430 for home use, and 1678 on speculation—to-
gether 7243 bales. We shall hereafter adopt the New
York Classification and the official quotations of the Cotton
Brokers' Association.
Atlantic. Other.
Ports. Florida. Gulf of Ports
Inferior nom. nom. nom.
Low to good ordinary 71 to 81 71 to 81 74 to 81
Low to good middling 9:1, to 104 9!,-, to 10- 9 to 11
Middling fair to fair 10 to 111 102 to 111 111 to 12
Fully fair to good fair —to -- to —to
Good and fine —to —to —to
The arrivals have been from—
Port-au-Prince 37 bales.
Texas ll
New. Orleans 271
no nue GOES
Georgia 635
South Carolina 1,276

Total 2,828
Total import since Ist inst. 18,074 bales.
Export, from Ist. to 25th October.
1853. 1852.
CorroN
Export from the UNITED STATES,
Since Ist September, 1853 bales. 67,797
Same time, 1852 89143
FLOUR AND MEAL.—The Flour market opened heavily on
"Wednesday, owing to increased receipts, the high rates of
freight, and difficulty in effecting shipments, especially to
Eastern ports, but on Thursday, - after the receipt of the
Niagara's telegraphic favourable accounts, some advance
was established, and yesterday there was an increased de-
mand, chiefly for export, the market closing firmly at our
quotatiofig, which show an advance of 61 to 122 cents since
Tuesday last. The arrivals have been large, but as a con-
siderable portion was sold previously, the stock has not
accumulated. Canada is more freely offered, and prices are
12* to 25 cents lower, with a moderate inquiry for the
British Provinces —the sales are 3100 bbls. at 66,621 to
$6,75, in bond, closing heavily at the inside price. - The
sales of. Domestic were : on Wednesday, 18,000 bbls. ;
Thursday, 16,000 ; and yesterday, 19,000. Included in the
above were some 10,000 bbls. to arrive at $6,50 to $6,75 for
common State, detiverable in November, the inside price
before the arrival of the steamer at Halifax, and 56,75- to
$7 for common to extra in December —at the close these
prices were refused for parcels for future delivery. We
quote :
Sour ' per bbl. 5 371 to 5 621 -
Superfine No. 2 6 to 6 18i
State, common brands
State, straight brands 6 50 to—
State, favourite brands 6 56k to 6 621
Western, mixed do
Michigan & Indian straight do . 6 50 to 6 561
Michigan, fancy brands 6 56k to—
Ohio, common to good brands 6 431 to 6 561
Ohio,.round hoop, common 6 50 to 6 5641
Ohio, fancy brands.
Ohio, extra brands .
Michigan & Indiana, extra do
Genesee, fancy brands 6 621 to 6 68
Genesee' extra brands 6 75 to 7 50
Canada (in bond)
Southern flour with a fair demand and moderate supply, has
advanced 61 to 121 cents. with sales of 2,700 bbls., the mar-
ket closing steadily at $6,811 to $6,931 for mixed to straight
brends Alexandria, Baltimore and Georgetown, $7 to $7,121
for favourite, and $7,14 to $7,50 for fancy. Rye flour is
scarce and firm, with sales of 200 bbls. at $4,62k to $4,75
for fine. Buckwheat flour is more plenty, but. with an
active demand, sales are making at $2 to $2,25 per 100 lb.
Corn meal is plenty and scarcely so firm—the sales are
400 lbs. Jersey at $4,121 ; brandywine is scarce and
nominally as last quoted.
Export, from Ist to 25th Octeber,
1853. 1852.
Wheat Flour... bbls. 192,210 97,468
GRAIN.—The wheat market opened scarcely so firm on
Wednesday, and'on the common descriptions, which are
are plenty, some decline was submitted to, while prime
samples, which are scarce, are supported. Since the Nia-
gara's telegraphic accounts came to hand, an increased de-
mand has been manifested, and prices are 1 to 4 cents
higher then on Tuesday last, chiefly on prime Western and
Southern, the market closing fir at quotations—sales,
32,500 bushels common to prime White Canada $1,40 to
$1,50, including a parcel of very inferior at $1,25. in bond ;
47,600 common to prime White Genesee, $1,53 to $1,60 ;
33,900 fair to prime White Michagan, $1,48 to $1,57 ; 3000
handsome "White Upper Lake, $1.51; 41,500 ordinary to
prime White Ohio, $1,40 to $1,48 ; 2800 mixed do., $1,41;
26,100 ordinary to prime White Southern, $1,40 to $1,50 ;
and 14,200 Red Southern, $1,39 to $1,42. Rye continues
firm, with a good demand—the sales are 9500 bushels at 921
cents, cash, and 93,60 days. Barley is in fair demand, with
sales of 3400 bushels good mixed, and 4000 good two-
rowed at 82 cents. Oats are dull, but with a moderate sup-
ply prices are firmly supported. Southern and Pensylvania
have slightly advanced, but other kinds are without mate-
rial change. Corn has continued in fair demand for export,
and the East at steady prices —the sales are 70,000 bushels
within our range. Chiefly mixed Western and mixed Sou-
thern, at 76 to 77 cents. afloat and delivered.
Export, from Ist to 25th October,
1853. 1852.
Wheat
.bush. 1,090,942 543,101
Corn
InoN.—English Bars remain quiet. Prices of Scotch Pig
continue unsettled and irregular, some 500 tons having
changed hands, in lots, at $32 50c. to $35 cash, and $36 to
$37,6 mos.
P ROVISTONS. —Western Pork has been in moderate demand,
part for export, but the continued difficulty in obtaining
monetary accommodations has had a depressing effect on the
market, and prices are 121 c. to 25c. lower than on Tuesday

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DISPUTE' BETWEEN THE CITY OF
DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANY,
AND THE CHESTER AND HOL Y HE-AD
I€A4L WAY UOMP ANY_
The half-yearly meeting of tbe City of Dublin
steam Packet Company took place in Dublin, on
_,,londay.. Sir. J. K. James in the chair.
The greater part of the Report was taken up in
referring to the dispute with the Chester and
Holyhead Railway Company. On this subject the
Report says ;
At the last meeting of proprietors the directors commu-
nicated the progress of the negotiations with the Chester
and Holyhead, and London and North Western Railway
Companies, and of the interruption, by those parties, to some
arrangements which had been agreed to under their seals.
The directors have now to state that all efforts on their
part to induce the railway companies to submit any ques-
tions, arising out of the sealed agreement, to settlement by
arbitration, have proved unavailing. This is the more to be
regretted, and is the more indefensible, from the fact, that
that mode of settling di-putes had not only been expressly
provided for by the sealed heads of agreement, but had ac-
tually been requested by the 'directors of the Chester and
Holyhead Company. The reluctance subsequently. mani-
fested, and the refusal finally given to adopt. the fair prin-
- eiple of arbitration, must necessarily lead to the conviction
that the railway company felt too sensibly the groundless-
ness of their views to allow of their trusting their case in the
hands of any disinterested and impartial tribunal for de-
eis;on.

" The - directors of the Chester and Holyhead Company
scon afterwards proceeded, in direct violation of their sealed
agreement with this company, to discontinue complying
With such parts of it as they considered not to be in accor-
dance with their own interests ; while the London and
North Western Company declined to fulfil their engage-
milts with our company for the establishment of the same
through rates for goods as well as for
.passengers, by way of
Live-pool, as had been previously in operation on the
Holyhead line.
" This breach of agreement might have rendered it diffi-
cult to maintain our goods traffic, had not the friends
and supporters of the company, and the public generally,
refrained from pressing for the adoption of the through
booking system, and which (in perfect reliance on the
English railways carrying 'out in good faith their engage-
ments) the directors had expected to have established via
Liverpool.
"It is, however, satisfactory to state that there are
other lines and modes of conveyance from the great manu-
facturing towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire to Liverpool,
equally advantageous to the pubtic, and which, being
equally interested with our company in retaining the traffic
in its accustomed channels, the directors are now working
inharmonious co-operation with them on the through booking
system.
It is right to communicate to the proprietors, that a
few days prior to the commencement of the negotiations
which were soon after ratified under the respective seals of
the Chester and Holyhead and London and North Western
Companies, a letter was received from the Chairman of the
Chester and Holyhead Company, in which he stated that
there was no desire on their part to divert to Holyhead any
of our Liverpool traffic ; their object being, to cultivate
a new traffic, none of which went in the vessels of our
Company.
" With such a pledge, your directors felt neither difficulty
nor hesitation in entering into the proposed traffic arrange-
ments. The directors are unwilling to impute to the Chair-
man of the Chester and Holyhead Company a deliberate
intention of missleading, or of lulling them into a false state
of security, but they feel abundantly warranted in maintain-
ing that,- after having given so distinct an assurance of not
interfering with our goods traffic, he should in good faith
have refrained from seeking to divert our Liverpool trade to
Holyhead, as soon as the arrangements of his company were
ripe for the attempt. Happily the attempt met with but
limited success.

" When your directors obtained the mail contract they
felt called on to perform it with the utmost regard to the
public convenience ; and influenced by this motive they did
not hesitate, notwithstanding the reduction in the fares, to
accede to the ioroposal made by the directors of the Chester
and Holyhead Company in 1851, that the through tickets
should be made available in the mail packets on the same
terms as by the morning express boats of the railway com-
pany. Your directors aye never since interfered with any
of those through booking arrangements, all having been left
in the hands of the railway boards, and when the differences
took place between the companies no retaliatory measure
of terminating an arrangement so acceptable to the public
was adopted on the part of this company. The directors of
the. Chester and Holyhead Company have, however, recently
given public notice that from the let December next, they
will confine the through booking system to their own boats.
Your directors have considered that the effect of this pro-
ceeding will be to induce a considerable portion of the
traffic to adopt the cheaper route via Liverpool, have not
hesitated to decide on sailing the passenger vessels from
Kingston harbour every evening as heretofore (Sunday
excepted.)