The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

CONIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, MONDAY, AUG. 18, SIX P.M.
In Exchange there is not much doing, but the quota
tions are firm. Sterling, 91 to 101; francs, 5.131 to
5.12 i. There are fair sterling bills selling at 91 to
but first-class names cannot be bought less than 10 pet
cent.
Freights are firm, but shippers generally are waiting
the letter mail of the Canada. Engagements cotton, itl.;
3,000 or 4,000 brls. flJur, 15d.; grain, 4i-d.; dead weight,
12s. 6d. To London there is but little doing. Four
vessels were engaged to load at St. Augustine for tilt-
north at 9 dolls. for flooring plank, and 10 dolls for
timber; also, a vessel to load at Wilmington for Porto
Rico, at 45c. for the sugar home; also, a vessel to load
at Richmond at 2 dolls. per brl. for Buenos Ayres, and
another at 1 doll, per bag for coffee from Rio Grande.
Money is not difficult to get on call at 7 per cent., but
the demand for paper continues light, and the rates are
without amelioration. First-class short paper goes at
12 to 15 per cent. The banks are discounting cautiously,
and unusual discrimination is evinced in the street in the
purchase of paper.
Ashes—The market is steady for pots, with a mode-
rate demand, at dolls. 5 25. Pearls are quiet but steady,
at dolls. 5 50; the sales are 50 bbls
Cotton—The market since our last has further im-
proved /c., and we revise our quotations accordingly.
rho stock on sale is very light, and the daily transac-
tions consequently moderate, not averaging over 80C
bales, about t qually divided for home use and continen-
tal ports. On the subject of crop the advises are of same
tenour; a chance of a good yield if the weather is fair
for the next six weeks. The continued drought in Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, is referred to in our
last advises from Mobile and New Orleans, and the stock
on sale at the former port had been withdrawn, by or-
ders from the planters, in conssquence of the unfavoura-
ble change in the appearance of the crop. Light and
frequent showers, however, between this period and the
occurrence of frost, would repair any damage yet sus-
tained, provided the worm does not appear. The sales
reported on 'Change to-day were 300 bales, the market
closing firmly, with a moderato demand, at the following
quotations:—

New other
Atlantic. Orleans. Gulf Ports.
Inferior ... ... nominal. nominal. nominal.
erd to good ord. ... 6i to 7i 7} to 8 7to 7}
Mid. to good mid.... 8} —B} 8i 91- elt 9
Mid. fair to fair ... 3} —9} 9} —loi 9i —IOL
Fully fair to good fair nominal. nominal. nominal.
Flour and Meal—The demand for western
rather and
bstate
etter
flour is moderate for the home trade, b
for export, but at a further abatement in prices; the re-
ceipts are fair, and the market closes very heavy and
rather unsettled.
Grain—Our market for wheat is again lower and very
unsettled; shippers are not disposed to purchase freely,
even at the concession. The advance in freights restricts
the sales, and at the close there was quite a panic in the
market. Sales of 10,000 bushels white Michigan on pri,
vete terms, and 4,000 ditto red southern at 78c. to 80c.
Rye is without change—sales of 800 bushels at 731ie.
Oats are heavy and more plentiful—sales of State at
42c. to 44c., arid Jersey and Ohio at 38c. to 44c. Corn
is very much unsettled, and we notice quite a panic in
the market, with a decline of so me two cents, which
has brought out buyers for export—sales of 45,000
bushels at 42c. to 50c- for unsound, 54c. to 55c. for
western mixed, and 57c, for round yellow and white.
Oils—Shipping whale is steady. at 45c. to 45ic., with
some inquiry. England linseed is dull at 69c. to 70e,
The inquiry is moderate.
Salt—A sale of 800 sacks Worthington was made.
Iron—Sales of 100 tons Scotch pig, at 18 dolls. 50c,
cash, and 19 dolls. 50c. six months. English bars are
heavy.
At Philadelphia there was a rather better feeling in
both the Stock and Money Market on Saturday. Read-
ing R:iilroad Shares were up to 1 per cent. on the clos-
ing pi ice of Friday. The rates of money were no
lower, but negotiations were somewhat more readily
made.
NEW ORLEANS, Auo. 15.—There were no sales of
cotton this morning. The price of flour is tending up-
ward; St. Louis is reported at 5 dolls. Corn is firm,
-
BALTIMORE, Atm. 18.—The foreign news by the Ca-
nada has had a very depressing effect on our market.
400 barrcls Howard- street flour sold at 3 dolls, 87e., and
2,000 b irrels City Mills at 3 dolls. 750, White heat
sells at 76c. to 80c., and red 72c. to 75c. Corn is at
56c. to 57c. for white, and 55c. to 560. for yellow, with
sales of 5,000 bushels. Oats are 300. to 38c. Rye 64c.
Whiskey 24c. Rye coffee 84 to 9ic. Beef cattle sell
at 2 dolls. 25c. to 3 dolls.; 800 sold on the hoof. Hogs
command 6 dolls. 50c. Other articles are unchanged.

LivEnrooL, SATUUDAY.—The British and North
American Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Leitch
sailed from the Mersey at noon to-day, for New York, with
the usual mails, and upwards of 140 passengers. • The United
States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye, will sail from
LiycrP9ol fQI New York ort WodzkesclAy 204,