The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—Ls sound stocks sinca our kit
Vlore has not been any important fluctuation, and the
demrasd has been moderate. The fancies, however,
have had generally an upward tendency, Erie and
Relding being the most active, and having advanced
the most.

Ia freights there is but a moderate business, and the
rates ar• unchanged. To Liverpool flour is 12d.; grain,
4J. to 411,1.; cotton is it 1; cheese, 205.; naval stores, 9 I.
to 12d., &e., with engagements of 2 000 or 3,000 bbls.
ti ,ur, 13,000 bushels wheat; 530 1.1315. resin; 200 bales
cAton; 1 000 boxes cheese, &c. To London 600 tsbls.
flJur, 1e.10i.1.; 350 trs. beef, 44.6(i.; 1 000 boxes ehees,,
305.; 500 bbls. naval stores, 2s. 3d., &e. To Glsegow
11,000 bushels wheat, 5i(1.; 500 bbls. flour 18d. To
'Havre the market is rather firmer—cotton, id.; ashes,
5 dolls.: rice, 6 dolls. To Holland there is au improve-
Tema, to. having been paid for cotton, and 321. 6d.
for rice.

. week,
trade in dry goods is without change of feature
71.:Ce our notice of last eerkThe clothiers are more
eei,y. and are buying ne,,deately, preparatory only to
t'e-er usual heavy purchases for ggeardmeeints. The
-_,: --st active articles from first 'handsinpr ar
, - ,1,18„ The manufactures have renewed theaiirnestsocics'
and
have c.smrcenced making to meet the spring demand.
prices of wool and cotton have been of late steady,
-.. l, as goods are very much reduced in stock, no fear is
-rtained of lower priers; yet oitton is deemed to fall
eh below current rates, and wool is more heavy this
alt than last. Heavy brown goods, with a very light
le, are firm in price, though the demand is trithog,
ached goods have been in some request for export,
• there is no home demand of any importance. Prices
- steady.
U,h,e market for sterling continues firm at 110:f to 1101
:4_ettextrernes of first-class bills. A ~..ale of 100,0001.
me
by one leading drawer to another at about
e •
' urewn against gold to be shipped by the steamer
• aorrPw• As the drawer never insures and pays no
missi°", he can,.., place go d in London cheaper than
r bsokers.
ilg ike„, e_i,hfere 13 hut, a small supply of bills, cx
. ,to 5.13,1; lanz tgainst gill shipments. France,
,c;i: .Bremen,79ivtuoare7 .34let to 4I i; Hamburgh, 36f
experienced a rise, which The rivers at the souei
nipping port, and crwehatieeh will bring cotton into
:e, some extent meet the a supply of bills which
demandandfor remittance. At
;resent low rates for cotton hreatistuffs, bow-
:, there appears to be hope yet of a ceseation of gold
orts.
'here is a more active demand for money
and
to banks have called in loans to soul,- some
xtent. We
ee no change to note in rates on call, whichremate on
weed stocks at 6 to 7 per cent., but with the disposition
to contract loans in some quarters, we shall not be sur-
prised to see money dearer during this week or next.
There is, however, one circumstance favourable to a eon_
tinuance of an easy market, that the heavy payments of
the mercantile community are nearly over, and they want
bat moderate aec,mmelsti ,n trowt the banke, First-
class paper is still in good demand, and not plenty. The
sZtreme rates are 7to 12 per cent., the bulk of the sales
being at Bto 10 per cent. Second-class names 12 to 18
Pee cent.
The ,:dvice f .
gold is of the 3 from
California in regard to the crop of
w„hinzaare
most flattering description. The surface
ofe yielding the labour.in all localities a large reward to
are being nA• the miners, while new discoveries of placer
117 made. In
are being exe,ior,a, a d the quer, z districts new veins
the purpeee of workin numerous cemeaui-s formed for
tion, wireee affairs eafg them. The cempeeies in opera-
conducted with skill, and who
have proper machineer
prospect of the, epentiYi; of doing well. Indeed the
now to go far hey,,nd
the
wildest
in Celifornia appiew.s
anticipations formed during the excitement of the fireasttdiee ,very. It uppeare
;-, t ; teeient thet the quartz reins will continue to yirid
largi-ly of gold a huudired ears after the sui race wash- ings are retheueted.
Cotton—The following aro thewr.eple2rts ~f. the Ti ilmne,
from ;Ip 12th to tko 18th:—"N
steady,
with a fair demand. 2,000
fh.silreisdehmeso,litdnoltr(l,'::ltzi:
Nov. l3—Thzs market is firm, with a'
bales have 301 d to-day, mostly to arrive, at lull pi
'rho load',ow, purchaser the last two days has been ices,
„„19,""V ' bull' broker, and mostly fir shipping to Havre.
N 14—Cotton is steady, tviih silty of 1,000 bet, a.
Nov.' l5-'--The market is more active, but at a partial
eeecrifiee in twice. 1,800 bales have changed hands, part
at ,',O decline. Nov, 17—Tile market is dull, without
1'l41;418Q Prices.
800 bales have changed hands to-day.
The market is dull and heavy. 800 bales only
sold." •