The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-21 00:00:00

AMERICAN COTTON TRADE.

(FROM THE NEW YORK HERALD, OF APRIL 1.
The last advices from England have, as they progressed
South, checked the animation in the different markets, and
generally caused a depression in prices. There is now but
little doubt that the crop will go over 1,800,000 bales. The
following is a table of the receipts, stock, and exports, for
this year and the two previous ones : Vessels
Year. Stock. Receipts. Exports. loading.
March, 1840.... 508,270 1,311,622 758,473 115
„ 1839....432,092 662,243 438,591 52
~ 1838...
_.405,697 1,204,894 758,882 76

The receipts thus far, notwithstanding the untoward events,
have been nearly 100,000 bales larger than in 1838, and
nearly fifty per cent. larger than last year, at this time. The
prices in all the ports are about 50 per cent. of the rates at
this time last year. The following is a table of the prices,
Liverpool classification, in the leading ports, at the latest
dates :

Mobile

New Orleans. Charleston

1840. 1839. 1840. 1839. 1840. 1839,
Good and fine 2 17 10 17i 9 177
Good fair B-k 161 81 16 81 17
Fair - 74 151- 8. 16

Middling - 14- 6 14 a 15
Inferior
This shows an immense falling off in price, especially in
the lower descriptions, and is .sore evident, if we take into
consideration the high rates of freight. There has not, for
many years, been so great a scarcity of vessels as is now ap-
parent in the southern ports. This fact has had a great in-
fluence in retarding shipments : nearly one half of all the ex-
ports made since the Ist October have been made since the
Ist Feb., and the receipt of so large an amount will, no doubt,
operate unfavourably upon the market in Liverpool, and
cause a further decline in prices.

LOG OF THE STEAM SHIP BRITISH QUEEN

FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON, APRIL, 1840.

Long.

Lat. Dis. run.

April
1-

2-70 20
3-65 50

4-60 35

5-55 54

6-51 17

7-46 49

8-45 25

9-32 12
10-37 32

11-27 28

12--21 51

13-15 48
14-10 20

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2 p.m., steamed from dock ; 4 30,
dimissed pilot; 5, observed small
boat upset : bore down for her :
observed a signal of distress fly-
ing from schooner; 5 15, ob-
served small boat : stood for her,
and lowered cutter : picked up
four men who were holding on
her bottom : found, in spite of
every exertion, two, out of six,
had beenunfortunately drowned;
6, boat returned: stood to the
eastward : took departure : Sandy
Hook W, two miles.
172 WNW, moderate.

220 W, moderate. 7 30, showed
lon. to American ship Governor
Trump,ofNew York : exchanged
colours with a Swedish ship.
241 S.W. and S. fresh.

220 S., latter part E., heavy beam
swell; 4 p.m.; spoke the Ameri-
can packet-ship Oxford, from
New York to Liverpool.
210 E. and variable, moderate, heavy

. .
swell from southward.
215 E.S.E. strong, W. by N. mode-
rate ; 10, exchanged numbers
with the English ship Victory,
standing to S.W.
203 E.S.E. moderate, passed a brig
with loss of foretopmast—passed
a ship with loss of maintopmast,
standing to the westward.
230 S.S.W.to N.W. fresh.

202 N. W. strong, E. N. E. fresh
gales.
210 N.N.E. moderate, passed the
English barque Eliza Heywood .

spolce the Effort off Milford,
both standing west.
220 S., latter moderate, spoke the
Fanny, of London, and Econo-

mist, of Newport.
241 S., first part N., latter moderate.
214 E.N.E. strong, exchanged co-
lours with one of H. M. packets,
standing to W.
9 a.m., Land's End, N.E. ; at
noon, Lizard, N.N.W. 3 miles;
at six p.m., passed an American
ship, supposed to be the Samson.
5 50 a.m., anchored at Spithead,
making a passage from Sandy
Hook to Spithead in 14 days 7
hours, deducting the longitude
on time.

To Lieut. Roberts, R.N., Commander of the steam-ship
etrisshignQeudeen.
passengers,n in the ship
DEAR SlR,—The undersigned
under your command, feel it to be their duty, parting. with.
you, to express, in the most decided terms, onl lemsatisfaction
and comfort which they have experienced due
just completed. They do not wish the preseniatb the voyage.
tion to be classed among those ordinary testimoniescommunica-
fre-
quently presented to commanders, and which are a
considered
as matters of course ; but would beg to be understood
ex-
pressing, in the sincerest manner, the high opinion whichas they
entertain of your own deportment, both official and personal;
of the constant and kind attentions they have received • of
the perfect cleanliness of the vessel under your command •
of her admirable qualities as a sea-boat; and of the uncom-
mon superiority of the table. In the last-mentioned par-
ticular, they have found not only comfort, but such abun-
dance and luxury as to make them almost forget that they
were on a sea voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Desiring that, if agreeable to yourself, youwill make this
communication public, they beg to remain, with great respect,
your obedient servants. (Signed by all the Passengers.)
Steam-ship British Queen, April 16, 1840.

-7--
KIRKALDY.-GREENLAND FfsnERY.--Notwithstanding
the unsuccessful state of this fishing for some years back, the
owners in this place have, in the most spirited manner, fitted
out four vessels for the Straits. Two of them have already
sailed, the Hecla and Caledonia; and the others, the Chief-
tain and the Regalia, are in the offing, preparing to follow.
. Mr. Yarworth, who was shot at and robbed at Piff's Elm,
January last, has at length so far recovered as to admit
of his being removed to Cheltenham. Only one of the two
balls with which he was wounded has been extracted, and
his right side is still considerably paralysed. The subscrip-
tions collected in the neighbourhood for his benefit, amount
to £l9o.—Bristol Standard.

POULTON -LE -FYLD E. Since the genial rains on Saturday
a therm v,
esnudnus
rh
and Sunday last, it has
y,pleasedand
finea benignant Providence to
einis already beautiful ; we have a pros-
pect weather. In our neigh-
bourhood, sendou r buo so dw,
of an abundant and
scarcely recollect the wheat so backward,blyrapid growth. We
but there is little
or no discolouration, and we anticipate an abundant year,
although it is much too early for any deci opinion to be
formed as to the crops.—Preston Chronicle.
It is incorrectly stated by the newspapers that Prince Er-
nest met with his accident whilst hunting at Deene Park.
The fact is, that his highness was riding over the splendid
do-
main of the Earl of Cardigan, and carelessly swinging
ng
thong a large hand-whip, the heavy end of which accidentallythe
struck his mouth, and broke two of his front teeth K *
. entish
Gazette.