The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-10 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Capt. Judkins, ar-
rived in the Mersey on Saturday, at 5.10 p.m., after a fine
passage of 10 days 15 minutes mean time, with letters and
papers to the 28th ult. She had on board ,532-1,000 in
specie on freight, and 115 passengers. The U. S. Mail
steam-ship Baltic had arrived out on the 25th ult., after a
run of 11 days 30 minutes mean time. The Cunard Co.'s
new screw steam-ship Petrel, intended for the Bermuda
and St. Thomas line, arrived from the Clyde at New York,
aid Halifax, on the 25th ultimo. The steam-ship Empire
City had arrived at New York with £1,149,031 in gold
dust on freight, besides a large amount in the hands of
passengers. . .

The most important news brought by the Asia relates
to the feeling excited in America upon the fisheries
question, an abstract of which we have given in another
column.

A bill had been brought into the Senate for the con-
struction of a ship canal round the Falls of St. Mary's,
which was advocated as necessary for the defence of the
country in case of a war with- England. It was after a
discussion postponed.
The Charleston Courier, of the 24th ult., says, "At
about nine o'clock last evening a fire broke out on board
the British ship Prentice, Captain Woodbury. She had
nearly completed her cargo, having some 1,300 bales of
cotton and a quantity of lumber on board for Havre. At
twelve o'clock the fire was still raging. The whole of the
cotton has, it is supposed, been destroyed, and fears are
entertained that the hull itself will he consumed."

Intelligence had been received at Louisville of the mas-
sacre, by the Indians, of the United States' expedition to
the Red River.

The Whigs and Democrats of New York had been
holding ratification meetings at Newburg and Niagara
Falls.

The case of Thomas Kaine, the Irish criminal, had again
been adjourned. When the prisoner was brought out of
court in charge of the officers an unsucceqsful attempt at
a rescue was made, and a serious fight ensued. A number
of the police and populace were injured in the fight.
_

Letters from Canada of the 22nd ult. state that: the fatal
interference with the Orange procession at Hamilton had
met with a will-merited condemnation of the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Toronto, he having ordered a refusal of
the funeral rites of his church to one of the Irish rioters.
Accounts from the city of Mexico to the 10th ult. con-
firm the report that the Government had rejected the ap-
plication for an extra session of Congress. Caravajal was
making strenuous exertions to attack the Mexican towns
on the Rio Grande and had managed tc rob Gen. Avalos'
train of 5'15,000. It is said that Col. Sloo had withdrawn
his proposition to the Mexican government to open a route
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and that the Minister
for Foreign Affairs was to close, on the 9th of July, a
contract to pursue the work with the company making
the best offer. The Rio Bravo, of a late date, gives a ru-
mour that Gen. Avalos was preparing for a coup d'e'lat
against the Mexican Government, and was concentrating
a large force for the purpose.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, JULY 28

MONEY MARKET.—The pending dispute respecting the
fisheries continues to exercise an unfavourable influence
upon the stock market, although the decline is not very
important, and the market is somewhat heavy, with a
downward tendency. For Government stocks, however,
there is a fair demand, and the quotations are advancing.
State stocks are generally firm. The market continues
to be abundantly supplied with money at four to five per
cent. on call and strictly first-class short paper. Ex-
changes : Bankers' Bills on London have been more
abundant and sold at lower rates; on the Continent bills
are rather firmer, and in some instances higher prices are
paid. Bills on London are quoted 101 to 101 per cent.
prem.

COTTON.—(From the New York Shipping List, of
July 28.)—The market continues without activity, but,
the quantity offering being light, prices generally are very
fully maintained, and for some kinds we have advanced
our quotations. The sales for the last three days are
2,600 bales. We quote—.._

Atlantic Other
Ports. Florida. Gulf Ports.
Inferior....
Low to good ord. ..... 81 to 9 8.1 to 9 8,1- to 9
Low to good mid 9,4 101 9.1 —lO4 9Z 101
Mid. fair to fair..
Fully fair to good fair... —— —— ——
Export from the United States.
Since Ist September, 1851.... 2,383,098 bales.
Same time, 1850. ... . . 1,899,532 „
RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.
Exports to Total Exports Stock and
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports, on shipb'd
1852....2.987,492 1,624,727 2,383,098 99,573
1851....2,306.275 1,352,580 1,899.532 148,246
Increase 681,217 272,147 483,566
Decrease ..

r From the Circular of Mr. W. P. Wright, July 27.)
—The accounts from the south continue favourable from
all sections, as to the prospects for the growing crop. It
will be noticed that the stock remaining on hand in all
the ports of the United States only amounts to 115,000
bales.

BREADSTUFFS.—The receipts of Flour have consider-
ably exceeded the demand, which, owing to unfavourable
advices from abroad, is light for export, and, though steady
and pretty good for home use, the market is depressed,
and prices of most descriptions have declined 64-c. Wheat
has continued very plentiful, and, being offered freely,
priceshavedeclined,notwithstanding there is a fair demand
for milling, and some for export ; the latter, however,
much restricted by the unfavourable accounts from abroad.
Corn has been in good demand for home use and on
speculation ; and, though the export inquiry is light,
prices have advanced, the supply not being large ; the
market, however, closed rather heavily at the improvement.
PROVISIONS.—Western pork, with light receipts, a
moderate stock, and fair demand, continues to advance,
with a very fair market. Beef continues buoyant, and
prices tend upwards, with light supplies and small stock.
Lard is in good demand, and firm at improved prices.
Cheese is more plentiful and lower, say 6c. to 61e.
SALT.—The sales include 1,800 sacks Liverpool fine, at
51,121, 4 mos.
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool the accounts not being con-
sidered favourable for shipments, there is little grain
offering, and there is also but little cotton going forward ;
the engagements are, flour at 11d. to ls. ; wheat, 3d. to
4d. ; beef, Is. ; resin, 101 d. ; and cotton, 3s. 6d. per bale,
and lid. per lb. To Liverpool from Montreal, a British
brig engaged a cargo of flour at 3s. per barrel, and wheat,
6s. per qr. ; to London from Quebec, an American ship,
timber at 325. per load; to London from Miramichi,
another, with deals, at 80s. ; to London from Bt. John's,
New Brunswick, two at 755. to 755. 6d. ; and to Liver-
pool from St. John's, one at 655. 6d.

NEW ORLEANS, JULY 23,

The sales of cotton to-day were nearly 200 bales. Rid-
dling was quoted nominally at Sic. t? 9,1-c. The stock at
this port is about 9,000 bales, and it 13 mostly on ebip-