The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

trading under the title of the Atlantic and Pacific Ship
Canal Company, applied to the Mosquito King, through
the British Consul, for permission to establish a depot
coaling-yard, &c., on Point Arenas, a spit of land:which
forms one side of the harbour, on the opposite side from
the city of San Juan. The desired privilege was granted,
and the company erected the necessary buildings on the
spot indicated. Afterwards, the Municipal Government
of San Juan required this depOt as a quarantine-ground ;
and, the company having refused to surrender it, legal
proceedings were instituted, and an ejectment issued for
the expulsion of the company's employes and the demoli-
tion of the buildings they had erected. In pursuance of
the decision of the local court, the authorities were pro-
ceeding to eject the Transit Company, when the U.S.
sloop-of-war Cyane arrived in the harbour, and Captain
Hollins, her commander, sent word ashore that he would
permit no " depredation" on the property of the company.
To this the mayor retorted that no " depredation" was
intended, but that he would proceed to carry out the
ejectment unless prevented by superior force. A boat
containing a constable and two men was then despatched
across the bay to serve the ejectment, but was stopped by
a party of marines from the Cyane. Titus foiled, the
mayor and his advisers drew up a protest, surrendered
the town to Captain Hollins, and lowered their flag.
The Cyane continued to keep the town blockaded and
suffered no one to cross the harbour. These proceedings
took place during the absence of Mr. Foote, the British
Vice-consul. On his return to Greytown he caused the
Mosquitan flag to be again hoisted, and proceeded on
the Cyane to claim the site in dispute as under the juris-
diction of Mosquita, and the protection of England. A
schooner had been despatched by the British Consul to
inform the Admiral on the West India station of the
above circumstances. Thus stood the position of affairs
at latest dates.

RIVER PLATE.—A letter, dated Buenos Ayres, Feb.
18, says that " Urquiza had crossed the Parana, on his
march to Buenos Ayres, at the head of six hundred men,
which would be largely increased at Sante Fe. The go-
vernment at Buenos Ayres proposed to make a new paper
emission of thirty million dollars, which would make the
paper currency nearly valueless. Doubloons were up
to 335."

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, APRIL 6.
MONEY MARKET.—There is rather more ease in money
matters. The demand, however, continues very active,
and the rates of interest are unchanged, 7 per cent. being
still freely paid on call loans. Stocks of all descriptions
have slightly improved, but the market generally is tame,
and the sales limited. The new 6 per cent. loan of the
state of North Carolina for X 500,000 was taken on the
31st ult., at a premium of 5 2-100 per cent., exclusive of
interest. The imports of foreign goods for the quarter
ending Ist instant are £'49,932,000. Up to the same
date in 1852 they amounted to £32,109,000. On the
other hand, the excess in value of this year's cotton crop
is estimated at fully £'25,000,000. A fair business had
been transacted in exchange, and bills on London and
Paris were higher. We quote bills on London 91. to 91
prem. ; Paris, 5.131 to 5-16.;.
COTTON.—(From W. P. 'Wright's Circular) .—W e
have had another active week, and a further advance of
4-e. per lb. has been established. The total sales since
the 28th ult. have been 16,000 bales, chiefly for export to
Liverpool and Havre, and generally on American account.
Some limited purchases have been made for the continent
of Europe and on local speculation. The export during
the same time has been, to Liverpool, 5.807 bales; Glas-
gow, 322 ; Havre, 5,658 ; Cronstadt, 1,274 ; Riga, 1,753 ;
Antwerp, 95 ; Bremen, 82 ; Hamburg, 34 : total, 15,025
bales. Respecting the new crop, I have, since the com-
mencement of the present season, strictly adhered to a
simple expression of the opinion " that it would exceed
the last." The receipts into the ports are now, perhaps,
sufficiently advanced to call for detailed examination with
reference to the probable final amount. I, then, arrive
at the following probable amount of crop, remarking,
however, that I reserve to myself the privilege of altering
it in two months hence, by which time planters, having
finished their field-work, will have had several weeks'
opportunity to wagon cotton to market, and I shall be
better able to judge of the quantity remaining in the in-
terior. In the meantime it is enough to say that, in all
probability, the crop will not be less than 3,310,000 bales,
as follows :

Present
1833. 1552. Increase. Excess.
Texas
New Orleans
Mobile (by telegraph) 580,000 550,000 30,000 39,000
Florida (in. Columbus) 190,000 188,000 2.000 9,000
Atlantic (in. Augusta) 900,000 840,000 60,000 46,000
Probable total crop 3,310,000 3,015,000 295,000 457,000

The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since
the Ist of September last, as compared with the previous two
}ears:- 1853 1852 1851 1850
Receipts at the ports 2,759,000 2,341,000 1,892,000 1,728,000
Exports to Great Britain 1,100,000 930,000 757,000 592,000
If France
„ other for. ports 204,000 189,000 163,000 105,000
Total exports 1,561,000 1,421,000 1,166,000 889,000
Stock on hand
Of which during the past week, included in the above :
1833 1852 1851 1850
Receipts at the ports 71,000 88,000 47,000 35,000
Exports to Great Britain 31,000 66,000 51,000 32,000
France 27,000 15,000 10,000 5,000
„ otherfor. ports 9,000 23,000 5,000 3,000
Total exports
From which it will be seen that the excess in receipts
now amounts to 418,000 bales ; the increase in exports to
Great Britain, 170,000 ; other foreign ports, 15,000. De-
crease to France, 45,000. Total increase in exports,
140,000 bales.

BREADSTUFFS.—FIour was in good demand, and prices
had advanced to the extent of 25 cents per barrel from
the lowest point during the previous depression. With
this advance, our present quotations conform, but the
extreme rates are not readily obtained for shipping quali-
ties. Wheat of good sound quality is very scarce, and
prices have advanced 5 and 6 cents per bushel. Indian
corn with rather scant supplies, and prices had risen 2 to
4 cents per bushel. Corn meal in moderate demand, at
£3.12,.1. to $3,04 per barrel.
PROVISIONS.—AIthough prices for pork are somewhat
lower, still there is a fair demand for consumption and
export ; the stock in this market is less than it has been,
at the same time in the season, for years. We quote
mess pork, el4l to S'ls-; prime, Sin to sui; clear,
$l7. Lard is in small stock, and the demand fair, at
from 94c. to Ole. ; barrels and kegs, 101 c. Cut 'meats are
more plenty. Beef is in fair demand. We quote or-
dinary qualities and country, lower : ST+ to .810 for
prime mess ; and .S's to S's 4 for city mess. Beef hams,
ordinary, £'l3+ to el 4 ; extra, 815 to elsl. Butter :
stocks large and prices irregular. Cheese : Light stock ;
sales from Sc. to sae., as in quality.
NAVAL STORES.—Moderate sales of spirits of turpen-
tine have been made at 57c. to 60c. ; the last sales of
rough turpentine were at £'4 50e. to £4 75c. North
county common rosin at el. 40c. to 8160 c. Tar, 43'2 371 c.
to .B'2 50c.

lnoN.-The market remains very quiet. English bars
are dull and nominal, common can be bought at ,565. Of
Scotch pig we have but to note sales of a few hundred
tons to arrive, at 8'33 to 835, and in a small way here at
4'37 50c. to =B4O, six months.
LEAD.-There has been an extensive speculative move-
ment in pig, and 1,700 Spanish and English, here and to
arrive, have been sold at S'6 121 c. to S 6 75c., cash,
showing a considerable advance; more is now asked, the
quantity on sale being thus materially reduced.
FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool: cotton, square bales per
pound, 9-32 to 5-16 ; flour and meal, per barrel, 2s. 9d.
to 3s. ; rosin, 2s. 71d. to 2s. 9d.; heavy goods, per ton,
255. to 30s. ; grain, in bulk, per bushel, 6id. to 7d.; oil,
30s. To London : Tobacco, per hhd., 30s. to 325. 6d. ;
flour, per barrel, 2s. 10Id. to 3s. ; turpentine, per 280 lbs.,
3s. 6d. ; grain, 7d. to Sid.; measurement goods, per ton,
30s. ; heavy goods, oil, &c., 255. to 30s. ; cheese, 30s. to
355. ; beef, per tierce, ss. d. to 65.; oil cake, per barrel,
35,; naval stores, 3s. 6d.

NEW ORLEANS, APRIL I.—Sales for the week, 57,000
bales. Market firm at 91-c. for middling. Increased
receipts at all the ports, 389,000 bales. Stock, 390,000
bales. Freights to Liverpool, 9-16 d. to gd. per lb. Ex-
change on London, 8 per cent.—April 2 : The sales of
cotton to-day were 3,000 bales, at firm prices. Stock,
383,000 bales. Mess pork dull at SIC Lard : Sales of
2,000 kegs prime, at 10c. _ _

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MOBILE, APRIL I.—Receipts for the week, 4,000 bales.
Total excess, 398,000 bales. Stock, 122,000 bales. Sales
for the week, 20,000. Middling, 91c. Market firm.
Freight to Liverpool, 7-16 d. Exchange on London, 81
per cent.
CHARLESTON, APRIL 4.—Cotton was firm to-day, with
an upward tendency. Sales of 600 bales, at prices rang-
ing from Bic. to 10ic.