The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

Prop. Capital

Rest 3,175,6260ther S
Public Deposits 7,659,9241/Votes
Other Deposits 11,480,162 Gold & Silver C
7-day & other bills 1,226,9121

£38,095,624

In the SHARE MARKET there has again been
much activity, and prices of all the leading stocks
have advanced from one to two per cent. The
attention of many who have not lately operated in
shares is now being again turned to this market,
and a larger business is consequently looked for.
The rise has been universal, with the exception of
the London stock, which still continues neglected
and heavy. The chief purchases have been in
Leeds, Isferth British, Sheffields, and Midlands,
all of which are scarce and strong at the quotations.
The local stocks continue in good demand at
steadily advancing prices, especially Insurance
shares.—Caledonians, 28-g- 9 Si 9 83; East Lan-
cashire, 161 • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 681 I 9 ;
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 16 ; London
Stock, 1031 4 ; Ditto Eighths, 5-1(3 d ; Sheffield
Stock, 25 6; Midland Stock, 65 11 15445 A 4;
1:2.44-;.h Al 1 R-1 R • Drwpr RfnPlz 19 1 -16 I-

:3-16 Ifr +ll-, 5-161 5-16 4 2 7-16 f 8 5-16 7-16
Whitehaven and Furness, 5 ; Poltimore Copper
and Gold Mine, 1p; Lancashire and Yorkshire
£l6 pref., id ; Liverpool and London Fire and
Life Insurance, 7 pm ; Ditto New Issue lip,

COTTON.—By the recent advises from America,
it would appear that the damage to the crop by
frosts has not been so great as was at one time
anticipated, and the whole yield may be expected
to reach 3,000,000 bales at the least. This quantity,
however great it may appear when compared with
those of a few years back, will prove but a mode-
rate supply for the present rate of consumption,
and therefore little probability exists of any reduc-
tion in the present rate of prices. Indeed, had it
not been for the number of operatives out on
strike, and most of the mills working short time,
the market here might have been much higher.
Considerable allowance will also have to be made
for the quality of the new crop, as a great deal de-
pends upon a sufficiency of labour in the important
operation of picking. The apparent excess of stock
in this market a short time back was chiefly in the
lower and unsaleable qualities, while there was
really a deficiency in those sorts most in demand.
Latterly, however, there has been an increased
consumption of the cheaper kinds, owing to their
comparative lowness of price. The excess has,
therefore, been considerably reduced, both in ordi-
nary American and in Egyptian cotton, which has
led to the advance being greater on these descrip-
tions than on better kinds. The sales during the
week have been to a fair extent, averaging about
6,500 bales daily, of which about 1,000 were taken
on speculation and for export.—To DAY the advices
brought by the Arabia, showed a higher market on
the othr side, with diminished shipments to Great
Britain. The effect was to render this market firmer,
but we cannot quote higher prices, though the turn
was in favour of sellers. The sales amounted to
7,000 bales, of which about 2,000 were on specu-
lation and for export, and the market closed firmly.
The following is a comparison of present rates with
those of the corresponding period of last year :

New Orleans, middling

1852. 1853.
5 7-16c1 61(1.
&I
60.
sd.
50.

Uplands, middling

SALES
DESCRIPTION. PRICES.! Week Previ- Week STOCK
ending curly ending `"''
Year. -
Dec. 9. this yr. Dec. 9.1 Dec. 9.

I IMPORTS

Sea Island —llO e3l -800 18400 1 I
Stained 3,* 7 70 1680 -2819, 514535
Boweds 4* 63 7930 465120 I
Mobile 4* 6* 3070 275390 1
New Orleans. 3i 72 15660 952180 I
Pernams,&c.l 6* 8* 1050 63580 31441 604071 17130
Bahia, &c
Maranliam
Demerara, &a 12 10' 710 .. •. 572 520
Egyptian 5 12 2080 123535 179 103931 84070
Com.lV.l.&c. 5* 120 11700 3', 8032 3620
Surat
Madras
Bengal — .... ' 5530