The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.

The royal mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Rrie,
arrived here yesterday morning at nine o'clock, having
made the passage from Boston in less than twelve dark
and from Halifax in less than ten.
The aspect of the war has not been changed since de
last advices. The American army was advancing and
concentrating at Puebla, whence, as soon as the new re-
eruits reach the main body, it would march upon Alexia%
between which city and Puebla at the Pass of Rio Fria,
preparations were making to resist General Scott. lit
seemed to be rather more generally thought that Gener4
Scott was negociating for peace. He had, however, arp:
cording to advices from Vera Cruz of the Ist instant, left
Jalapa at the head of six thousand troops. Genera
Twiggs and his division entered Puebla on the 29th. It
was not positively known, but supposed, that Gentrall
Scott would advance on the capital with his present force.
Authentic news had been received that Santa Anna ball
nsigned the Presidency on the 28th, but it was not knows
whether Congress had accepted the resignation or not.
He had taken this step in consequewe of opposition to
his views of the defence of the capital. The America];
army was expected to reach Mexico on the 15th instant.
Exciting rumours prevailed at Vera Cruz from Puebla, t 4
the effect that the citizens had risen upon General Worth.
and cut off six or seven hundred of his mea. Much evi-
dence was given to support the rumour, but the Pi, ayene
and its Vera Cruz correspondent doubted the truth of it.
The murder of Colonel Sowers' party, officers and men,
is confirmed. Suspicions are entertained at Jalapa of as
attempt to retake the place. Colonel Doniphan had ar-:
rived at Parras with about a thousand men and sixteen
pieces of artillery.
From Havana we have accounts to the 31st of May,
Little change in market; sugars without alteration, ancr
operations somewhat limited ; in molasses no -operational
note. Freights very dull; to Europe £3. Nominal ex-
change on London, 7 per cent. prem. Her Britannic
Majesty's sloop Alarm had just arrived. Some fever hue
appeared. The weather was extremely hot. There haul[
been some showers. Sugars were in more request for
Europe. 2,000 hhds. molasses had been taken for Great
Britain.

We give under our financial summary much commercial
information, and in another column some valuable parti-
culars as to the state of the crops through the Unite&
States.

It is estimated that the value of agricultural produce
(excluding cotton and tobacco) shipped to Great Britain
and Ireland from New York from Ist September last to
14th instant, amount to the enormous sum of thirty-two
million dollars. This is almost a new opening to theagricul-
tural products. From the Ist Sept. to the beginning of
June last—nine months—upwards of six millions barrels of
flour and corn meal have been sent from the United States
to Great Britain and Ireland. It is expected that in the
remaining quarter of the year a million and, a quarter
barrels more would be sent. These barrels weigh 2001bs.
each, and calculating them at that weight, would afford
one pound a day for nearly one-third of a year to twelve
million people. There were thirty-eight vessels on the
berth at New York loading for Great Britain with bread-
stuffs, and the rivers and canals were taxed to their utmost
to bring to the seaboard the surplus of the interior. Al-
ready nearly 274,000 barrels more than in the same period
of any preceding year had been received, and of Indian
corn an excess of one million bushels ; and this, it was
expected, would go on. The whole harvest had begun in
Virginia, and in the course of a fortnight, would be in
progress through the state of New York. It looked well,
but would not be dry enough for shipment before Septem-
ber or October.

The United States ship Macedonia, lent by the govern..
ment to carry provisions to Ireland, sailed from New
York on the 15th instant.

The plan of a line of steamers between New York and
Liverpool has been adopted. The initiatory steps have
been taken to build the first one at Cincinnati imme-
diately, on a favourite model. It is expected that the
first steamer will be ready to commence her trips by
October.

The New York circular of Mr. T. J. Stewart states that
in consequence of the advices by the last outward steamer
being the reverse of what was anticipated, the price of
cotton fell one cent per pound, at which it became steady.
During the last four business days prior to the steamer's
leaving, the disposition to sell visibly decreased. He says,
with reference to the next crop, that it is too early in the
season to speak positively, and that freights had re-
covered from,their depression.
The following is the report of the New York Cotton
Market, dated the 15th instant :

Upload & Florida. Mobile & N. 0.
Inferior
Ord. to good ord. lO to 102 :10 to iO/
Middling to good middling - to Ilk
Middling fair to fair
Fully fair to good fair.. l2 to 122 122 to 13/
Fine nominal nominal.
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The sales since the 29th instant were cstimated at 6500 ha-icis.
The exports, &c., of Cotton since the Ist September welt
as follows :

Total export, 975,000 bales; last year, 1,264,000; year before,
1,838,000. To Gnat Britain, £42,000; last year, 831,000; year
before, 1,272,000.
Receipts, 1,712,000 bales; last year, 1,982,000; year befor;
2,336,001).
Stocks, 485.000 bales; last year. 433,000; year before 246,00 e.
The rates of Freights were to Liverpool for. Cotton 3.16 d per
lb ; Flour and Turpentine 3s Ca to 4s per bbl; Grain 1 1 d to 124
per bushel. To, London 3s 9d to 4s per bbl foi' Flour, and
other articles in proportion. To Havre nominally for Cotton
2 per cent per lb ; Flour 75 cents per bbl; Ashes 6 dols. to $
dots. per ton. _ _

NEW ORLEANS, Jane 7, 1847.
The cotton market continued dull. The sales amounted to
only about 1000 bales, without change in prices. Sales of flour
were less extensive. The sales of Ohio, Illinois, &c., part
ordinary brands, reached about 5000 barrels, at 6 dollars
cents. Corn continued to move pretty freely, rand sales of
about 10,000 bushels mixed and yellow Western were made:
the former at 70 cents, and the latter at SO cents. Provisions
continued firm, with moderate sales. Sugar continued inac-
tive, and prices unchanged. Exchanges on the sth were very
dull. Sterling ranges from 33 to 5. Francs, sf. 374 to sf. 423.
Freights : Foreign few hundred hales of cotton to fill up, at id.,
prevailing rate 9-16 d. Corn to Liverpool 15d. to 13d., and flour
ss. Gd. to es. Some tobacco shipping, at 475. 6d. to 505.. 4
barque and a brig, for Cork, at 21d. for corn.
ALTIMORE, Juneli.
Our market to-day varied little in its general features from
those which characterized it on Saturday. We report sales oif
1,000 barrels Howard-street dour at 8 dollars 50 cents to 8 dol-
lars 623 cents. Wheat was steady, and sales, 2,000 bushels of
red, were made at I dollar 90 cents. Corn : sales of 4,000 to
5,000 bushels were made, including mixed and yellow ; the for-
mer sold at 110 to 113 cents, and the latter 116 cents. Meal war
in better request, and sales of 600 barrels were made at 5 dollars
313 cents to 5 collars 373 cents. Provisions continued firm.
Fine showers—crops promising.

- CHARLESTON, June 12.
There is no such thing as effecting sates in cotton, unless rot
great sacrifice; andTactors during the past fortnight have beet
shipping, chiefly coastwise, to relieve their necessities. The
receipts since our last reach 1,121 bales, against the sales in the
same time of only about 400 bales, at prices ringing from 9 to
11$ cents per lb. Prices in rice are up to per hundred above
those paid at the close of the previous week. The sales reach
some 1,500 tierces, at extremes, ranging from 4 13-16ths to 5.
dollars ; but a very large portion of the sales embrace the range
of sto 5i dollars per hundred. Freights to Liverpool. Cotton
in square bags, at 7-16 d.

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MONTREAL, JUNE 11.
From the 28th ultimo to the morning of the 4th. instant, the
market ruled steady at 375. to 375. 6d. per barrel for the best
shippinr, brands of "fine." On the morning or the sth the
English mail arrived, and sales occurred immediately after-
wards at 425. to 435. 9d. per barrel for the best " fine," and et
40s. and upwards for second-rate brands, including 2,000 bar-
rets of a first-rate brand at 40s. for July delivery, but cask
"now." In that state the market remained till about the 9th
instant, when it gave way, and the best brands changed hands
at 415., with a dull sale. To-day the price opened at 40s. for
the best brands, which resulted in operations which cleared
the market of almost everything that offered at and under 415.,
which may he noted as the closing price of the day for the best
"fine." Wheat has ranged during the fortnight from Bs. to
9s. 3d. per 60114. for Upper Canada "mixed," and about the
same rates for Lower Canada red per minot. A small lot at
Upper Canada "white," of prime quality, was placed at Ios.
per 601bs.
The exchanges for Paris were 5 dols. 311 cents, to
5 dols. 30 cents, and for London 6 dole., to dols.