The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORE, OCT. 6.
MONET.—The business in investment stocks is limited,
the demand continuing light, and, although the supply is
good, there is no disposition shown to effect sales. The
money market is well supplied on call at 7 per cent., bat
there is an indisposition to make long contracts, and the
negotiation of paper is consequently more difficult. Mer-
cantile paper sells at from a to 12 per cent., and railroad
notes at 12 to 15 per cent. Foreign exchanged are firm,
and rates tending upward. The closing prices are as
follow :—Bills on London, ak to 10 per cent. prem.; Paris,
&c. 6f. 11c. to sf. 12tc., sixty days, and 6f. 81c. short
sight; Antwerp, sf. 13/e.; Hamburg, to 31t; Bremen,
79i to 80.
COTTON.—(From the New York Shipping List of
Oct. 5.) The market continues dull and spiritless, but
there is little or no change in prices. The low qualities
continue neglected. The sales for the last three days are
1600 bales. We quote :
Atlantic Other Gulf
Ports. Florida. Ports.
Inferior nom. nom. nom.
Low to good ord. ...
Low togood mid lO II 10 11 IQ ill
Mid, fair to fair lli 111 114 111 12 13
Total import since Ist instant 18,297 bales.
Export from Ist to 4th Oct., 1853, 4,318; 1852, 5,387.
RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.
Exports to Total Exports Stock, and
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. ports. on ship b'd
1853 34,369 30,384 39,817 86,658
1852 85,220 21,245 28,098 100,136
Increase — 8,439 11,719 13,478
Decrease . 50,581 12,478
(From W. P. Wright's Circular of October 5.)—
Since the reception of accounts per Washington, the de-
mand for cotton in this market has fallen off : holders,
however, did not press sales, and quotations must be con-
sidered nominal. Such was the position of the market up
to yesterday, when an active demand set in, caused by
receipt of further unfavourable news from the south as to
the growing crop, and the market was swept of all de-
sirable parcels, the day's sales amounting to at least 6,000
, bales, making a total since 26th September of 12,000
1 bales.—We have had very numerous and general com-
plaints of the crop from all sections of the cotton growing
region during the past week, and the prevailing opinion
here and at the south appears to be that it must fall short
of the last, to what extent depends in a great measure on
the time of a killing frost.
BREADSTUFFS.-The flour market has been greatly ex-
cited by the receipt of a succession of favourable advices
from England, by the steamers Washington, America, and
Baltic. The advance realised on the arrival of the first was
only 121 cents per Carrel, but the intelligence by the others

led in each instance to a further improvement of 25 cents ;
the whole advance since this day week amounting to 624 c.
to 75c. per barrel. Wheat has improved to the extent of
Bc. to 10c. per 60 lbs., but the demand is somewhat inter-
fered with by the advanced rates of freight, and it is diffi-
cult to'effect sales for the moment even at some decline.
Indian corn closes heavy.

PuovxmoNs.—The active demand for Western pork
still continues, in part for export and future delivery.
There is a good inquiry for good prime for France, and
also a fair demand for home use ; the stock is very light.
Beef, with a continual supply of good, is in good demand,
in part for export, at previous prices. Lard continues firm,
with a fair demand. Butter is in better demand at pre-
vious prices. Cheese in active request at better rates.
SALT.—The sales include a cargo of Turk's Islands, and
2,400 sacks Liverpool fine, on private terms ; and 2,000
Ashton's, to arrive, about $1,75c., four months.
NAVAL STORES.—Turpentine continues in very small
supply. Common rosin is scarce and higher, and white
sells quickly. Tar is only in demand for consumption.
COAL.—Hard is without change, and foreign remains
scarce and wanted. The dealers' price of Liverpool is
812,50 c., for Orrel, and $l3 for Cannel delivered from the
ship, and $l4 cash for both, screened and delivered from
the yard.
IRON.—There is a fair demand ; and, as the supply of
Scotch pig is moderate full prices are realised.
FREIGHTS.—To London and Liverpool freights have
further advanced, closing at the highest figures. To the
latter ports the rates are, for cotton, 7-32 d. to fd. per lb.;
flour, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. per brl.; grain, in bulk, 12td. to
13d. per bush. To London : flour, 4s. 6d. per brl.; grain,
in bulk, 15d. per bush. To Havre : cotton, per lb.;
flour, 78c. to 80c. per brl.; wheat, in bags, 21c. to 23c. per
bush. To Glasgow: flour, 3s. 6d.; oil cake, 375. 6d.• bark,
355.; lard, 405.; and cheese, 425, 6d. The ship 6.lharles
Croaker, 930 tons, now in Liverpool, built at Bath, four
years old, has been purchased by It Caldwell and Co., for
a Charleston trader, at $50,000, cash, delivered here.
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. Ml—Sales for the week, 5,500
bales. Middling, 101 c.; good middling; 11c.; middling
fair, ll c. Receipts for the week, 11,000 bales; stock on
hand, 28,000. Freights have advanced, and are now, to
Liverpool, id., and to Havre, lfe. per lb.—Oet. 4: The
cotton market was still heavier to-day, and, after the
publication of the Baltic's news, quite unsettled, and with-
out any sales of importance.
CHARLESTON, SEPT. 30.—The sales of cotton to-day
were 350 bales, at prices ranging from Sac. to 11e.
HAVANA, SEPT. 27.—Since the last advices, them has
been an active demand pressing upon the sugar Market,
and, under its influence, several transactions have• been
made at an advance of a quarter of a rial upon Cucuruchos.
Molasses continues firm, at 2} rials for kegs. Coffee has
advanced very suddenly, $9; to $9 per ql. for good
seconds, while there is none remaining in first hand:
Sterling exchange n0m.b.,1, 10k to 101 premium, sixty
days, London.

ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC AND THE GOLDEN AGE,

By the steam-ship Arctic, Captain Lewis, and Golden
age, Captain Porter, both of which reached here on
Wednesday, within two hum of each other, we have
advices from New York to the 2nd inst.

The Golden Age sailed from New York at 8, a.m., on
the 30th ult., and arrived in. the Mersey at 7 o'clock ;
the Arctic sailed from New York at 10, a.m., on the 2nd
instant, and arrived in the Mersey at 9 o'clock on Wed-
nesdaymorning.

The United States' steamer Washington, from Bremen,
arrived at New York on the 29th ult.; the steamer
America, from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax on the 29th;
and the screw steamer City of Glasgow, from Liverpool,
arrived at Philadelphia on the Ist inst-

The Arctic passed the steam-ship Baltic at 6 p.m. on
the 2d, and the steamer Arabia at 5• a.m. on the 4th,
both bound from Liverpool for New York.
A very severe gale had occurred on'the northern coast,
and a number of fishing vessels, with' their crews, are
reported to have been lost.

The yellow fever at New Orleans had nearly died out.
The deaths from that cause on the Isii inst. did not ex-
ceed fifteen.

The correspondence relating to the • Kossta Loiair at
Smyrna has been published. Cheralior Iluiseman, the
Austrian Minister, had demanded that ICossta should be
delivered up to Austria, and that satisfiction. should be
rendered to the Austrian Governmsnt Mr. Secretary
Maroy replied in a letter occupying fi.Vee columns in the
New York papers, refusing to give up KOssta, sanctioning
Captain Ingraham's conduct, and refusing. to • tender any
satisfaction whatever to Austria, concluding by expressing
a hope>. that that Government will, on considerations see
the necessity of relinquishing all claim to Kossta.
The amount of Custom-house dudes collected. at the
United States ports for the last fiscal year was $58,731,885
52c. General James Tallidge, President of. the American
Institute; had expired suddenly in New. York..
The following important circular has-been issued. from
the United States Treasury department:—
Treasury Department,. Sept. 20,1833.
SlR,—The increasing revenue and accumulating amount of
money-in the Treasury render it most probablethat the tariff
will be made a prominent subject of discussion and examiner.
tion, with &view to reduction, during the approaching session
of Congress. In the meantime, and at as early a day as may
be, I am•desirous to obtain from the most reliable sources the
best inforAnation of the working of the present rates of duty
upon the leading branches of industry of the country, and of
the effect to be expected from the proposed modifications-.
Understanding that you take an interest in this subject. and,
have given some attention to it, and. perhaus, have been,in•
situations to place within your reach very valuable informa-
tion, you will much oblige me by communicating to this
department your views thereon, and by furnishing lists of
articles now subject to duty, which, according to such views,
should be duty free, and of such other articles on which the
present duty should be reduced. The existing tariff having
been.desig-ned generally and substantially for revenue, and
for a fair and equal operation both between the various sec-
tions N thfecountry and the various branches of industry, the
same objects should, undoubtedly, be -.Opt in view; and tile
rednctions,if any shall be made, should be so arranged as to
afford an equal participation in the benefit to every interest
and to every section. Articles which enter into our manu-
factures,.and those which do not come into competition with
American products, are those about which there will, doubt-
less, be.the least question. Besides these objects in the pro-
posed Teduction of the tariff of such an arrangement as will
afford proportional benefit and relief to every portion and
interest of the country, there is another which ought by..no
means, to. be disregarded—l mean, to, abridge the labours- of
the Custom-houses. This object will be consulted by adding
to the free list articles of general consumption and articles
paying little duty, which, but for tins consideration, might
properly be made subjects of revenue.
I am, very respectfully,
.LAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the Treasury.