The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP ARCTIC.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
This forenoon the United States Mail steam-ship
Arctic, Captain Lane, arrived in the Mersey, with
the usual mails from the United States and British
North America.

The Arctic sailed from New York on the 12th
inst., and has brought, besides the mails, 82 pas-
sengers, and 400,000 dollars in specie on freight.

At the departure of the Arctic business had as-
sumed a more healthy aspect, and the tightness in
the Money Market was less severe than reported hi
previous advices. Stocks were higher and firmer,
their former unsteadiness having disappeared.
The cotton market was quiet, but firm. The re-
ceipts at the various ports were very moderate, and
far below the average of last season.

The advices from this country and the conti-
nent, taken out by the America, had a marked
effect on the market for bread-stuffs, and caused a
decided rise to take place in the value of the diffe-
rent articles embraced under this head. Large
sales were effected at the advance.
The provision market continued to exhibit the
same quiet character it has maintained of late,
with prices unchanged from last quotations.
Freights were inactive at the following quota-
tions :—London— flour per bol. 4s. 6d. to ss. ; grain
per bush., 16d. to 16d.; b eef per tierce, 7s ; to-
bacco per hhd., 60s. To L verpool—cotton, 7-32 d.
to id. per lb. ; flour per b 1., 3s. 9d. ; grain per
bush., 124 d. to 13id.

Exchange on London was quoted at 109 to 1091;
Paris, 5.124 to 5.15.

STATE OF TRADE.

(Front the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MANCHESTER, Nov. 22.—The accounts given of the
yarn market by different parties are somewhat conflict-
ing to-day ; some state that they have done more busi-
ness at last week's prices—others (speaking of similar
articles) say they have fonndless disposition to purchase.
We believe that there has been a partial increase of small
purchases, evidently for present wants from home con-
sumers ; and India qualities of 40's and 50's mule, parti-
cularly the former, have been saleable at previous rates.
But the general characteristic of the yarn market is that
of unrelieved dulness. The diminished production,
however, prevents the want of demand from forcing down
prices ; so that, although a slight weakness may show it-
self in some few things, a general firmness is found to pre-
vail in the medium and lower counts of mule and water.
The flatness is greater in goods than in yarns. The en-
tire suspension of so large a part of the production has
undoubtedly prevented prices from sinking very much
lower, as +hey otherwise would have done; but it does
not induce either foreign merchants or home dealers to
venture upon speculative purchases ; indeed, the latter
are not keeping up a moderate assortment for cur-
rent wants. The consequence is, that accumulations
of stock are taking place. Prices remain nominally un-
changed.
ROCHDALE, Nov. 21.—We have had but a slack mar-
ket ; and notwithstanding the firm price of wool, the
merchants were offering less for flannels, and in nume-
rous instances it was taken. Wool maintains its prices,
but there is little doing.

HALIFAX, Nov. 19:—The worsted trade in our piece
hall is still in a very unsatisfactory state. The demand
is exceedingly limited, and prices are quite unremu-
ner ttive. The aspect of the yarn market has under-
gone no noticeable change. The spinners are compelled
to curtail their operations ; and they feel that, with the
present price of the raw material, lower rates can.
not be acceded to. As the goods in the hands of the
staplers are low, the money market somewhat easier, and
the rates asked by the growers very high, wool has rea-
lised an advance ; but the transactions are not extensive.
HUDDERSFIELD, Nov. 22.—There has been a better
demand for goods to-day than last week, although there
has not been any large quantity sold. Merchants have
generally offered prices that the manufacturers were un-
willing to take, as the reduction would have been more
than the recent fall in the price of wool would admit of.
A. fair business has been done in some of the wool ware-
houses.