The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

is, at all events, thoroughly in the Costa Ric?
interest, though we suspect its statements COntani
more truth than Gen. Walker would care to ha/e

exposed.
The intelligence from Nicaragua is interesting.
Rivas is said to be fortifying himself at CanendfP
gua, where he has already gathered three thousand_
trroops. He is alleged to have the sympathy of the
whole country, with the exception of the Anierr
cans, who adhere to Walker. Costa Rica is Pry,:
paring for another invasion, and, it is supposeu_
will receive material assistance from Hon dura.9, I
and Guatemala. Against such a combination,ll
energetically carried out, it cannot be hoped tba,l:
even Walker will be able successfully to conten go
He has, nevertheless, an effective force of ll° ,t
Americans, who are represented to be in excel'et,
spirits. The foregoing intelligence is derived fraud
the Panama Star and Herald, and it is confirin%
by the Daniel Webster, of whose arrival at e`ii
Orleans we have a brief telegraphic notice. Wret
the Daniel Webster left San Juan there was a flee
of seven British ships in port, mounting 180 g°°

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. of
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 1856.—A postscript to my advices
Tuesday last gave you the business in the Cotton Market 01
that day, which closed at unchanged prices under the Cal'ad3:
news. Since then the market has been more active,
ao
although in one or two instances lower prices are said to VI
been accepted, we nevertheless closed last evening steadilYt
about the figures given in my last. The sales on Wednesds:
went 1,000 bales, on Thursday 1,200 bales, and on Flit
(yesterday) 1,400 bales were reported, nearly all j°_,
spinning. I annex the figures that will buy cotton -
Middling Uplands, 111 d ; middling Mobile, 111 d ; mid
dlig
n
New Orleans, 114 d

Flour rules firm for good brands, with moderate receipts.
The same remarks will apply to wheat. Corn is held fir°

63c to 64c for yellow Southern. fall
The Money Markets remain firm and active at the 9
rates previously quoted—say 7 per cent. on call, and 8 t
per cent. for paper of first-class. Sterling continues 4'14
and rather lower, the best bills selling at 9:1 per cent.
In Stocks there is a better feeling, and quotations gell,e.
rally are one to two per cent. higher than on Wednesdn
Freights are Id for Liverpool, and id to Havre, Antsfer,,Cof
and Bremen. The next steamer hence is the Age' e'
Wednesday, 20th.
From the South we have accounts of a terrible st°t4l:;
lasting three days uninterruptedly, and. sweeping mostlY°ft
portions of Alabama, Louisiana, and the Mississippi c°l‘:;
The destruction of property was fearful, and over °-90
hundred lives are said to have been lost. A steamer titer
also wrecked. and several sailing vessels injured. Wheh'eee
or no, it has damaged the cotton region, we have net %of
informed, though it is scarcely possible that all portieti;,i)
it have escaped. The storm first commenced on the
and lasted until the 12th.

NEW YORK MARKETS, AUG. 16.
AstiEs—The receipts of both kinds continue light, sltic
a good demand; Pot ashes have advanced to 6 dole. '
Pearls are steady at 7 dole 75c. t of
Cortot4.—We take the following from the circulsftlo
Messrs. J. Steward and Co., prepared for the sailing °I,OO
Atlantic :—The operations in our staple for the month 110°,
been unusually light. Until the week just past, prices
voot
been firmly maintained at fully half a cent beyond thellenero'
exporters, with a very small enquiry from our own
The majority of holders have been indifferent about °,,,fics°
believieng that buyers must soon come to them, and that rolca
would then advance. Such has not been the case. Ibm,e ea
this week have amounted to as much as the three Pre7ajliss,
ones, and at rates fully -14 c. lower on all styles below 11114 f°:
fair. This is, in a measure, owing.to an increased cr"l°,.ces"
money, and to a discovery that we have probably fifty Pe; it ot'
more stock in the city than we have generally estiniatc`ll
The Canada's advices, to 2nd instant, were received esqbe°
Tuesday morning, and the letter mail on Thursday taiog'
accounts, fully confirmatory of those immediately prec,,,itll
and advising sales of 69,600 bales at hardening rates, -ea
better market at Manchester, and a very favourable o°,lof
the prospects of the next harvest, have not strengthen' vies
market. The sales for the month have averaged 45° bsl,'
daily, except the past week, which we estimate at I,2°° trade'
daily, nearly all of which has been taken by the 101'1,,e,01,
We regard the market as closing steady at our reneweu had
tions, with an increased supply on sale. Low rive rev
prevented the delivery of the residue of the crop in bale'
Orleans section, which we estimate at 75,000 to 100,0000,1 i
In other districts the country is represented as bare as it I'S°
is. The growing crop is certainly flittering for a bcayla,,bo
and as a greater breadth of gronnd has been pla"tegirefi
before, we see no cause to apprehend a crop under tho
shown by the present one, although in this we have '1'"157,,
the cotton grown in 1854, and detained by low water '
which is generally estimated at 300,000 bales. Pic`jo
progressing in Texas and Louisiana, and partially i°ol
districts, but owing to want of navigation, the south:
ports will be late in receiving lots available for shippiolv
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION

Opeif
tl
Uplands. Florida. Mobile. sol
Ordinary to good 92 to 101 92 to 10i gi to 10/ t
o Ill~
Low middling 102 to 112 11 to 11 to 11l '
Middling av list 111 ;a Id
Middling even lot 111 112 —12 i
2i 1
Good middling 12 to 12} 12 to 1 121 to 12i
Middling fair 12} to 122 121 to 14 12g to 13 di
Fair to good fair 13 to 131 none none ;It) t°,
BREADSTUFFs.—There has been an advance °I viregtv,
cents, since the sailing of the Arabia, on State andit of or
flour, common qualities being in good supply are du Garold
The. receipts are moderate, and there is not all ac 01° ico
lion of stock to speak of. Canada sorts are dullgto 014
market is without material change. No new feature
in the demand for or value of wheat. Inferior quali,t 9
plenty are difficult of sale, while prime samples 19e'%°r0i8
are wanted, and bring rather better prices. Indian CopePiti
good demand, and the market for the better qualities ;: olsid
Illorz.—The market for Scotch pig is steady, riit,"o3l3"
lots at 31 dole 50 cents to 32 dols 6 months. „,-r',l3:
continue depressed and prices favour the buyer. I",:iesofilhiet
English sheet singles and that of doubles and tre'"aos"
The rates are 31-c to 4c for singles, 4ie to 41c fur
.0

and 44c to 411 for trebles. a off'
PROVISIONS,—The pork market continues dull, an jet?
25 cents lower, but other kinds are unchanged. '111,,,e d
is materially restricted by the high prices prevai,""fiteo?
being in large supply the demand is limited, and P'olcP
declined. Lard has improved lc per lb, and butter
sell readily at late rates. Its/' 041
SALT : We have no alteration to notice in the in
sr,od
buyers of salt in this market being the only mereriole
appear to be afraid to let the market price of the sr
deal in known. Ot!;t4/
TOBACCO : The accounts received from the West se • A
unfavourable for the growing crop, hs. tended °off/
additional firmness to the market. We note sale 50
250 hhds Kentucky leaf at from 8c to 13c ; 27 hhigoi
county, private terms; 250 cks seed leaf at le te joi
bales Havana, part for export, at 22c to 55c. joq
FREIGHTS are dull, but rates are, in almost evert f It'
unchanged. To Liverpool : Cotton, square balee, Peo tee
flour, per brl, is 3d to is 4id ,• rosin per brl, is too, 11
heavy bushel, sad to 7p. To London : Cheese Per
flour per brl, 2s 6d to 2s 7id ; rosin and turpentine; to I?
I lbs. 2s 7P to 2s 9d ; furs and skins, &c., per tonot6per
heavy goods, oil, &c., 25s to 30s; beef, 6s. Oil es``.
21s to 255.; grain, 7d.
[The preceding American intelligence apPefireci
Second Edition at noon yesterday.l