The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-10 00:00:00

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all his form
towards the

s respecting the course pursued
, which course had been eminently
hified all his predictions. The hon.
upon Lord Grey he thought unfair,
ipe of Good Hope as well as Canada,
t all our colonies were not dissatisfied
with the noble lord's administration. New Zealand was
another colony, and New South Wales, in which it could
' ' ' ' • was a prevalent discontent. Great
and he believed there would not

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not be

be found in t

might t

world 43 states, no matter what
vernment, in some of which dis-
In fact, the

content did not prevail to

discontent v

because
not bechl
Mr. B

secl by the British Legislature, and
g done by Earl Grey.

aid that the sugar-growing colonies were
present moment which it was painful to

think uy
should I

was an imperative duty that measures
ith temper and moderation to endea-

prosperity. We had embarked in a
and it behoved us to look well before

sea of experiments
eded fart

her in a course which, as far as it had
.n productive of such melancholy re-

n agreed to.
,tice that on the 3d of May be would
g in a bill to extend the elective

of the day was occupied

by business of a I

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offer of fraternization (to use the term of the
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nyrance) with us, it would b

vent the people from rushing to the contest."
SPECIE.—In reference to the low rate of e
New York. the Sun remarks

nge in

xchange

he par rate being about
nd a half

pecie is now wo:

cent. more in Nev Yo:
iook for large impoi
Tt, or from Mexico on

rk than in London. - We may there-
to of specie either from England
_ .

'er will be very acceptat

ctive fire had occurred at St. John. N. 8.,
by which upwards of a hundred buildings were said to
have been levelled to the ground. The full particulars of
the damage had not reached New York.
CALIFORNIA.—The arrival of the Wet Season, and the
ran of 1 suspension of oold h.s a iittle abated the excite-

Numbers of ye

prevaum,, however,
~,oceeding to the country, generally carrying a su-
perior class of emigrants. We extract the following late
intelligence from the New York Courier:—

"Acapulco, Feb. 11, 1848.
" The general impression is, from the various reports, ac-
counts, and information obtained along this coast, that we got
all the good news from the gold diggings, the bad being left for
our arrival. From authentic accounts brought by the English
friVittP ViarialA .ne t.__

some persons were averaging from .S3O to .840 Per day, but the
majority, from sixty to ninety days through, did not realize
.815 per day. Goods were low, with a few exceptions of some
articles that were scarce.

rlonterey, anc

ing was never witnessed before:"

our monti:

Of the commercial prospects of the country the New
York Courier and Enquirer says :
"Commercially we have very little change to note. As
---,roaches, the trade, which the opening of rivers and
—,aking ready. The canals of
alreae--

canals ilWays prOmotes

this State will rot -be open for &J.... There h.
around the Lake shores a very large quantity of agricultural
produce waiting conveyance to the sea-board, which, at pre-
sent prices ruling here, will remunerate the farmer. The
winter generally has been favourable to grain, by reason of the
covering of snow which has protected it from the damage of
alternate freezing and thawing ; se that in the face of a pro-
mising growing crop, there will be little inclination to hold
back the produce on band for the chance of a better demand
and higher prices."

ly open; those of
ceks yet

COTTON

The receipts of cotton this season were 1,929,000 bales,
against 1,536,000 last year. The total exports this season
were 1,102,000, against 845,000 last.
The tables show that a falling off has taken place at last
in the receipts at the ports as compared with last season ;
this occurrence has so long been predicted as to happen
"next week," indeed we ourselves expected it six weeks
ago, that it appears to have no effect upon the market, for
the truth is that so much time has already slipped away
and the stocks in the interior markets of the South are so
large, as to leave little or no chance for the limitation of
the crop to 2,500,000 bales.

. ,
The export of cotton during the next three or four
weeks will probably be upon a large scale, judging from
the number of vessels loac ing at Southern ports.
The market effervesced for two or three days under the
news per steamer of 24th February, and as much as iths
of a cent. per lb. advance was paid in some cases, but
soon receding to about previous prices, large purchases
were made for shipment, and followed by a rally of WI or
4- cent, since which it has became dull at 7t to 73 cents
for middling Orleans, and 7 to 74- for middling Uplands—
the dullness may be partly owing to the fall in Bills in
F- 'and nd r

0ng,.., and partly to the large import of the last three
or four days, out of which, when sampled, buyers are ex-
pectins to purchase on lower terms.

_. .... ---
- Freight Id. per lb. to Liverpool, and Vila of a cent to
Havre.

NEW YORK, March 19. P.M.
Money continues in active demand at very high rates.
Two per cent. per month is paid freely on thirty and sixty
day paper, and a quarter of one per cent. per day is given
for short loans on country bank notes or fancy stocks.
The Foreign exchanges are tending downwards. Bank-
ers' bills on London have been done to-day as low as 107
@ 107f,and notwithstanding an active demand, these rates
are feebly sustained. Produce bills were done at 106.
ASHES.—There is more firmness in the market, owing
to the opening of the River to Albany, some 50 bbls. Pot
sold at $6 75 6.6 81.
COTTON.—A quiet market, with sales of 1,000 bales at
full prices.
FLOUR, &c.—A better enquiry for Western Canal Flour
and rather more buoyancy in the market, particularly in
the better grades. The sales sum up 4,000 bbls. at 85
371 @ $5,44 for common State, City, Brooklyn, and mix-
ed brands Western ; $5,44 @ $5,50 for straight Genesee
and good Ohio ; $5,50 @ $5,624 for favorite State and
Indiana ; $6,00 @ $6,125 for pure Genesee ; $6,121 @
$6,371 for fancy, and $6,50 to $7,00 for extra—closing
with a good demand. New Orleans is held more firmly,
with some enquiry for Albany, about 1,00 sold at £5,181
® $5 25 for common brands, and 4'5,75 for fancy. South-
ern is in moderate demand for Albany and the city trade,
with sales of 350 bbls.: at $5,184 @ $5,25 for Richmond
country and Baltimord. Aye Flour is lower, sales of 400
bbls. at 51,121@ $3,184. Corn Meal is in fair demand,
sales of 900 bbls. Jersey at $2,564- @ 4'2.59, and small
lots common Delaware at $2,50. Buckwheat. Flour is
dull and out of season.

PROVISIONS.—A dull and heavy market for Ohio Pork
at 810,621 for mess, and 89,00 for prime ; the only sale
we have to notice is a lot of 300 bbls. sour mess at £9,62%
@ £9,75 ; sour prime is saleable at £9,00. Lard is heavy
and in fair demand, with sales of 500 bbls. and tcs. good
to prime at 6i @ 61c. Beef is quiet, limited sales of
country mess at £11,50 ; prime is scarce and firm at £'B
@ 58,75. Of Pickled Meats some 150 bbls. sold at 61c.
for plain Hams, and 44c. for do. Shoulders. Butter is
heavy and in fair demand at 9 @ 12c, for Ohio, and 12
® 26c. for State Dairies. Cheese is quiet at 61- @ Bc. for
Ohio to extra State Dairies
FREIGIITS.—I

gagements of Cotten at @ 5-16 d. and
t 22/6 to 25/ for Liverpool.