The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLTGUNC
NEv

AUGUST

MONEY MAREET.—There has been a fair amount of
business transacted in the stock market during the past
week. All the prominent securities continue firm, bbt
some material Ittictuations have taken place in the more
speculative descriptions. Railroad' bonds and shares
generally are in favour. The demand for
more active. This is the natural conse
opening of a large fall trade, heavy paym

money is rather

nence o

and increased exports of coin, in connexion with the pre-
sent large expenditure for railroads, See. Rates of inter-
est, however, remain unchanged. We quote loans on call
at 4 to 5 per cent., and discount at 5 to 6 per cent.
Foreign importations are arriving very freely, and the
balance of coin in the sub-treasury increases rapidly. rt
now amounts to -e6,367,000. The total exports of specie
for the fortnight- have been £1,579'.667. For the same
period the receipts of gold from California amount to
42,150,000. Fcireign exchanges have been in active
_ _

demand, and the supply of bills moderate. Rates have
slightly advanced, but there was less firmness at the close.
We quote bills on London, 101 to 10i per cent. prem. ;
Paris f 5.121 to f 5.1211-, sixty days, and 15.10 short sight
Antwerp, f 5.15•; Amsterdam, 401 to 411 ; Hamburg, 36
to 3rof ; Bremen, 791 to 79-1- ; and Frankfort, 41 cents.
Corrorr.—(FrOm Mr. W. P. }Vright's Circular, of
August 25.)—The market has been dull for the past three
days, and there are more sellers than buyers. We have
reduced our quotations A.c. to e..on most descril
The sales for the Net three days aro 7,000 bales

ptions,

Inferior

Atlantic Other
Ports. Florida. Gulf Ports
nominal. nominal. nominal.

Low to good ord..- Ste'— to 91
Low to good mid... 91 —lO
Mid. fair to fair .. 11 11+ 11

.to

- 101 10
- - 111

RlEcE]rrs, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.
Expo) is to Total exports stock, and
_ .

Receipts. Gt. Britain.
1852.... 3,008,553 1,658,959
1851.... 2,322,921 1,404,087
Increase. 686,632 254,872
Decrease

.o For. Tiorts. on
2,431.317 69.765
1,972.518 105,954
458,829

;BEAT BRITAIN

VESS3LS LOADING FOR
New Orleans, Aug. 14, ,
Mobile, Aug. 14
Charleston, Aug. 13
New York, Aug. 24

3 vessels

a 71
21 It

36,189

Total ...... 30 vessels.
The accounts from the south indicate that the forth.
coming cotton crop will be large.
BRITISH • MANUFACTURES.=The Jo itrna/ of Comrierce
states, " Trade has not been so brisk the past week as
previously ; it has been good? however, and quite satis-
factory. Almost all kinds of well-selected goods go off
well, and pay reasonable profits.
BREADSTVPFS.—In consequence of the successive ac-
counts received by the Liverpool steamers, the Canada
and Atlantic, of the improvement in the Englieh markets,
up to the 7th and 11th instant respectively, a rapid
advance has taken place here in sour. prices being, on the
average, 50c. per brl. in.shipping qualities higher than on
the 17t4 inst. The market, however, closes flat, and sales
are not easily effected at extreme rates. Western Canct
is quoted ,*4 374 c. to-s'4 50c. per barrel ; Ohio .and pure
Genessee, .$4 50c. to :B'4 4 24c..; southern kinds, 84 50c.
to $415c.; and Canada, in bond, £4 314 c. to IN 431 c.
Wheat has advanced' since this day week 10c. to 12c. per
bushel, excepting for Canada, which has not participated
fully, in the advance, not being generally in good shipping
condition ; Genessee white, 112ic. to 120 c. per 601bs. ;
southern white, 108 c. to 1121 c. ' • Michigan and Ohio
white, 108 c. to 11.2ic. ; western red and mixed, 100 c. to
167 c. ; Canada, in bond, 95c. to 103 c. In Indian corn a
further advance of 50. per bushel has taken place.
Export from Ist to 24th August. 1852. 1831.
Wheat f10ur.... barrels, 106,730.... 229,289
Wheat . —bushels, 142,898.... 226,091
Corn . „ 27,436...... 98,609

PROVISIONS.—Western pork, with light receipts and
moderate demand, though dull, remains steady and uni-
form. Beef continues in light stock and fair request,
without change in prices ; prime mess is held at 422 to
426 ; srnall.stock, and no sales. Lard in fair request for
home use, maintains its price. Butter is in fair supply
and goad demand, at our quotations. Cheese sells a little
more readily, part for shipment at Ge. to Qe. for fair to
prime. _ _ _ _ _

COM4.—Cumberland coal is in active demand, and we
note sales within a few days of 3,000 to 4,000 tons, de-
liverable at Baltimore, at $3,60 for lump, $3,25 run of
the mine, and $3,10 for fine. Herd is without change.
Foreign 13 tuareo, end in conocquonee very pilot ; 155
tons Liverpool Orrell sold, to arrive, on private terms.
IRO*:.—The iron market is firm and advancing : 150
tons English bars brought £4O; 100 tons Swedes $45,
on time; 700 tons Scotch pig, £'19,75 to $2O cash, and
4'21,50 six months, and 300 to 400 packs Russian sheet,
11c. to 111 c., six months, which is an advance.
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool the advanced rates that ruled
during the past week continued to yesterday, when there
was less offering, and an indisposition on the part of
shippers to proceed at the asking rates, the market closing
dull. The engagements are : flour at Is. 61, wheat 5.41
to sid. in bulk, and 51d to 61-d to be bagged by the ship,
oats /d, and cotton id. per lb.