The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

the several head

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a," " tapes,

ilery, ,
" and

unenumerated cotton

On the whole,

goods," and .a trifling increas..
the falling off is considerable.
In examining the countries whose trade with us has
fluctuated during the last six months, we shall confine our
observations to the two main articles of plain calicoes,
and printed and dyed calicoes. Of the first of these
articles, we find that, to the Brazils, the increase this
half year has been, in round numbers, six million yards ;
whilst, to Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c., there has
been a decrease of 3,200,000 yards. Our trade to British
North America has fallen off from 8,872,626 yat ds, in the
half year 1845, to 7,483,318, in 1846. To Chili and Peru,
there is an increase of over 2,000,000 yards; Gibraltar
has fallen off 4,000,000 yards, or nearly half its trade ;
Portugal and Madeira, on the other band, have increased
5,000,000 yards, which is half of their last years imports.
To India, in 1845, our exports were 71,213,321 yards ;
this year it has been 85,200,553, or an increase of nearly
14.000.000 yards. China, on the other hand, took from

us last year, 66,647,343 yards ; against 42,659.601 this
year, showing a falling off of more than a third. To the
United States there has been a decrease of 2,600,000
yards. To other countries enumerated, the fluctuation is

,rds exported to

Ayres, Monte Video, &c. We are not at all aware how
this can occur. The two markets are bracketed together,
from which a suspicion may arise, that the difference has
been caused by some change of the customs regulationsas
to the entries. British North America has decreased her
purchases about one-tenth ; Chili and Peru has decreased
from 12,873,751 yards, in 1845, to 7,109,229 yards, in
1846; Colombia took 3,703,585 yards, in 1845, and only
1,514,410 in 1846. To Gibraltar, there is a falling off of
1,400,000 yards ; to India, of 3,600 000 yards; China,
300,000 yards. Naples and Sicily have increased nearly
1,000,000 yards; the Ilanse Towns have fallen off
3,400,000 yards; Portugal, Madeira, &c., have increased
1,500.000 yards; Sardinia and Tuscany decreased
1,700,000 yards; Turkey and the Levant over 5,000,000
yards; and the United States about 500,000 yards. To
other countries the variation is not striking.
To afford an idea of the profits of manufacturers and
spinners, we have g:veu the following as the prices of
40 in. GO shirtings on the Ist of the month in the two half
viz.—ln 1845: January, 9s. 6,L, February, 9s. 6d.,
-1, June, 9s. lid.,
6d., February,
Bs. 3d.,

March, 9s. 3d., April, 9s. 3d., May, 98.1
July, 9s. lid. In 1846: January, 8
Ba. 6d., March, Bs. 4Ad., April, Bs. _
June, Bs. 14d., July, Bs. l id., being an average reduction
of a shiling a piece, or more than ten per cent. in the lat-
ter half year. The price of yarns, of the ordinary num-
bers, have undergone a similar decline. T

prices of cot.

ton .appear, however, to have rule
than the corresponding period of the last year. The trade,
therefore, whilst it may have been remunerating for the
manufacturer, has been against the spinners. The quan-

er durin

as 760,135

tity spun during the first half year, 1845
bags; same period in 1846, 677,860—deci
bags. The weekly average of 1845 was 29,235 ;
was 26,071—weekly decrease, 3,164 bales.

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
the balance-sheet of the public income
year ending the stl

of 1846, it

Exchequer on

nd oti th

.d to £7,351,7E8 15

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and expenditure
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PROTECTIONIST AND THE SUGAR QUESTION

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THE OREGON QUESTION

The following are the
Majesty and the United St

tides of

of Arr

ment of the Oregon boundary, as signet
June 15, 1846, by the Right Hon. Ric
Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to the U
James Buchanan, Secretary o
States :

"Art. I. From the point on t
latitude, where the boundary b

at Was'
and Pak

tate to the

llel of r

ties and convey
United States terminates
the territories of Her Br
United Ste'es shall be co
49th parallel of north latitude to middle of th; channe
which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island
And thence southerly, through the middle of the saic
channel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean, pro-
vided, however, that the navigation of the whole of the
said channel and straits, south of the 49th parallel of
north latitude, remain free and open to both parties.
" Art. 2. From the point at which the 49th parallel of
north latitude shall be found to intersect the great north-
ern branch of the Columbia river, the navigation of the
said branch shall be free and open to the Hudson's-bay
Company, and to all British subjects trading with the
same, to the point where the' said branch meets
stream of the Columbia, and thence down the s
stream to the ocean, with free acces
the said river or livers, it being 1
usual portages along the line thus
manner be free and

intinued

described shall in like

aid river or rivers, British sub
and produce, shall be treated of

1 or other pri