The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC

SEPT. 14

11 EW lu trah.,
MONEY MARKET.—In money there is no change of im
portance. The supply is abundant at five per cent. (Id
call, on good securities. United States Securities remain
firm, at last week's prices. Foreign exchange was in mo-
derate request ; rates were steady. London, 110 to noi ;
Paris, 5.131 to 5.15 ; Amsterdam, 40k to 41k ; Frankfort,
40t to 41 ; Bremen, 791 to 794 ; Hamburg, 364 to 36k.
COTTON.—(From W. P. TVrioht's Circular, of Sept.
14.)—The transactions in this market continue on a limited
scale ; and, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last,
there were symptoms of lower rates, some sales having
been made at a decline of a full lc. per lb. from my quo-
tations of 7th instant. On Saturday, however, accounts
adverse for the growing crop were received from Charles-
ton and other places in South Caroling and Georgia,
which induced holders to advance their pretensions, and
a slightly speculative movement being experienced, the
decline was recovered. Yesterday the market exhibited
much firmness, and cotton could not be bought exc
the full prices annexed

Inferior

Atlantic
Ports.
nominal.

Florida.
nominal

Other
Gulf Ports
nominal.

Low to good 0rd..... 81. to 91 81 to 91 8/ to 94
Low to good mid.... 9,1- to 101 91 to 101 94- to 101
Mid. fair to fair .. 10i to 11k 10i to llk to 11i
Fully fair to good fair.— to to to
In the Charleston and New Orleans markets there is a
fair business doing, but more particularly in the latter,
where new cotton of middling quality has advanced 9ftc.
to 101 c. per lb. In Savannah there is no stock whereon
to operate, and in Mobile there is but little doing from the
sante reason. During the last few days the complaints of
injury to the crop in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
and Florida, have been more numerous and decided. It is
asserted the late storm has damaged the crop materially
in some sections ; and, on the 4-11 instant, in South Ca-
rolina, heavy rains had again set in. Should these have
proved general damage must have been done, the crop, as
I have previously remarked, being in a position to be more
seriously injured than usual by too much rain. From the
south-west, or great cotton-growing region, the accounts
continue of a favourable nature. Some weeks must yet
elapse before any opinion can be formed as to the probable
extent of the crop, though the idea of another three mil-
lion bale crop is daily becoming more faint. The official
statement of the cotton crop for 1851-2 has been declared.
The total amounts to 3,015,029 bales, or an increase over
the previous year of 659,772 bales. The consumption of
the United States proves to have been 603,029 bales,
against 404,108 bales last year, or a gain of within a frac-
tion of 50 per cent. The stock on hand in the ports of
the United States, including Augusta and Hamburg, as
well as Boston, &c., is 91,176 bales, against, at the same
time last year, 128,304 bales, being a decrease of 37,128.
The stock on hand in the usual shipping ports is 72,000
bales ; last year at same time it was 89,000 bales. It is a
matter of satisfaction to know that this, the largest crop
ever produced in the United States, has been disposed of
at fair and remunerative profits to all engaged in the trade ;
and that neither in this country nor abroad is there any
accumulation of stock to interfere with the crop now being
gathered. The quantity of new cotton received at the
shipping ports up to the Ist instant amounted to about
5,125 bales, against about 3,200 bales last year.
BRE ADSTUFFS.—The somewhat lessfavourable accounts
of the English markets received since this day week have
had little influence on prices of flour here. Some slight
concessions have been occasionally made to the buyer,
but, in general, the arrivals have been readily cleared off
at our quotations. Western canal, 54,314 to 4]'4,372 per
barrel ; Ohio and pure Genesee, 54,431 to 54,621; com-
mon New York, &c., 44,25 to 54,31,1 ; southern kinds
54,50 to 54,75 ; Canada, in bond, 54,371 to £'4,50.
Wheat meets with a ready sale at barely the turn of the
market in favour of the buyer, as compared with last quo-
tations :—Genesee white, 103 c. to 112 c. per 601bs. ;
southern white, none ; Michigan and Ohio white, 107 c.
to 109 c. ; Western red and mixed, 100 c. to 105 c. ; Canada,
in bond, 95e. to 104 c. Indian corn, without change ;
northern round yellow, none ; southern yellow, 72c. to
73c. ; white, 72c. to 74c. ; mixed, 71c. to 72c.
PROVISIONS.—The market exhibits great langour, the
transactions not exceeding 200 brls. prime and mess pork,
at Sl7B to 5174 and 5194 ; 600 brls. prime lard, at 111 c
to 1I c. per lb. ; and 150 brls. mess and old prime beef,
at $l2 to -Sl5, and =B's to 4f 7 ; with 100 brls. beef hams,
to arrive, at $lB.

Ittois.—A purchase of 100 tons of Scotch pig was ef-
fected, at £2l, cash, per ton.
FREIGHTS.—There is but little offering : we auote
packet rates to Liverpool, cotton, per lb., Id. ; 'flour
and meal, per brl., Is. 3d. to is. 4d. ; heavy goods, per
ton, 15s. to 17s. 6d. ; grain, in bulk, per bsl., sd.

- NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 13.
Cotton sales on Saturday were 1,500 bales, and to-day
they have been 2,500 bales. Strictly middling is quoted
at 10c., and fair at. 114-c. The receipts are large.- The
Humboldt's news was received this evening ; its effect
has not yet been developed. Exchange is dull. Sterling
at 10 premium, and New York, sixty days, 2 discount.
Freights ; Cotton is taken for Liverpool at id.
SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 13.
We quote the following from the circular of Messrs.
Hussey, Bond, and Hale :

" Since our last issue, business of every description has
been rather quiet. The high prices of most descriptions
of merchandise, cause the country traders to purchase
lightly ; holders of goods appear indisposed to push the
market, and all classes have been anxiously awaiting the
arrival of the Golden Gate, now either over-due or waiting
at Panama for the mail of the 20th from New York.

" Gold dust continues scarce, and commands the same
high price as our last semi-monthly review, viz., x`l7 25c.
to &17 50c. per ounce.
" Great expectations are entertained by miners working
river claims, and large amounts of money have been
expended this summer in fluming, all for the chances of
working in the river beds during the lowest stage of the
water. As yet few or none of the streams have been
turned into the races; and when we consider that the rainy
season will be upon us in about two months, an idea may
be formed of the species of mining lotteries known as river
claims. The fall freshet must necessarily carry down
stream the millions of feet of boards and timber used in
constructing flumes, and with it the hopes of thousands.
"The dry diggings have of course nearly failed for want
of water. In some localities the miners are throwing up
dirt, to await the winter's rain for washing ; in others they
are impatiently awaiting the finishing of canals and ditches.
From the preparations going on, we may anticipate an
immense yield of dust during the fall and winter."

Wages of seamen to Atlantic ports or Europe were
quoted at ,830 to =B-35 per month.

WEST

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INDIES.

The mail steamer Parana arrived at Southampton on
Wednesday evening, with gold and silver buflion and spe-
cie to the value of 1,497 dollars, and the usual mails from
the West Indies and the Pacific coast of South America.
The new steamship La Plata, with the outward mails of
the 17th of August, reached St. Thomas's in a little over
13 days from Southampton. Accounts from Jamaica to
the 29th ult., state that the greatest distress prevailed in
all parts of the island. The public attention had been
occupied with some disclosures relative to frauds on the
colonial bank committed by a clerk, who had decamped
from the island. Two English brigs had arrived at Ja-
maica to load with passengers for Australia. Alarming
shocks of earthquakes had been felt all over the island.
From British Guiana advices to the 24th ult. state that the
weather was favourable for the planting interest, and that
the present will be the largest crop of sugar ever shipped
from the colony. In St. Lucia the weather was remarka-
bly fine, but the island was unhealthy, and fever had bro-
ken out, causing considerable mortality. There were a
few cases of yellow fever at Barbadoes and Demerara.

FEARFUL SCENE AT THE FOOT OF
MONT BLANC.

The following letter has been addressed to the editor of
the Morning Herald, by the Rev. Stephen Jenner, of
Camberwell :

" SlR,—This place has become noted for wonders.
But a new scene bas just broken upon it, of which I hasten
to give you the earliest information. We arrived here
(at Chamouni) on Wednesday evening, the 15th instant,
on our way into Italy. On the diligence from Geneva we
had, as a fellow-traveller, a gentleman whose name has
become identified with Mont Blanc—Albert Smith. It
was a splendid clear day. We had a full view of Mont
Blanc in all its majesty. He seemed to have uncovered
his snowy head on purpose that we might see him in all
his grandeur. A thin cloud only wrapped his midst.
Upon our arrival at Chamouni guns were fired in
honour of the man who had brought this place into
such note. All then looked calm. Weatherwise at
home, I feared to trust my prognostics in these mountain
regions, so far as to express them, though I secretly said
to myself, We shall have heavy weather to-morrow.'
Early on the following morning the clouds had ga-
thered over us, and seemed turned into one vast sieve.
The rein came down, and continued to come down for 36
hours in perfect streams. On this day morning, (Friday,)
at breakfast, all was quiet mortification among the great
mass of visitors, who still are collected here, at the unpro-
pitious state of the weather. All at once, however, there
was a report that the Arveron, the small river which runs
through this place, was rapidly rising. Everybody was
quickly out looking on. The water continued t'„o rise.
Bridge after bridge was seen floating down from above.
Soon it became evident that those of this place must go
too. The inhabitants began to apply their mountain
mechanics, (and more stupid mechanics surely never were
witnessed, the men doing the very things that helped on
the mischief, prizing up the bridges by long heavy pieces of
timber put with one end under them, and the other loaded
with huge stones) to stay them from being carried away by
the torrent. The water still gains ground. It floods the
douses on both sides of the river. Consternation seizes the
The cow-faced women of the place are seen
hurrying away, some with loaves of bread and meat, some
with chairs and tables and other utensils from the houses.
The men are carrying off sacks of flour and other heavy
things. The visitors arc watching the scene with intense
excitement. Down the flashing, dashing, muddy, milk-
white torrent, (which two or three Americans have told
me was an exact representation of the rapids of
their
own country,l are seen trees, boards, cc., darting in
swift succession. The great object of interest now is
the foot way bridge (those who have visited this place will
remember it) oyer the titer, opposite to the Hotel de

inhabitants