The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
(From the New York Herald Extra of Oct. 31.)
Fancy stocks have taken a fall to-day. Stonington and
Dry Dock, which have been the principal bubbles, have gone
down 4 per cent. each ; Delaware and Hudson, per cent;
Vicksburg, per cent. Sales of bills on Philadelphia, 3to
which is a decline ; bills on Baltimore, 11 to 14.
This has been exchange (lay for the packets, which sail on
Tuesday from Boston, and Monday from this city. The de-
mand for bills on the continent has been considerable, and
the supply short. This has been chiefly owing to the in-
fluence of the state of politics in Europe.
The French houses here very generally apprehend war,
and have refused in most cases to draw, which has sent the
rate of bills up to sf. 10. At this rate, some of the houses
came into the market, and bills rule at sf. 121 to sf. 14.
On London, the rate is 81 to 9 per cent, or 4,83' to 4,84 dole.
the pound sterling ; Amsterdam, 40! to 41; Hamburg, 361
to 37 ; Bremen, 781 to 781. At these rates the demand for
specie for shipment has increased. The rates are as follows :
—Spanish dollars, 5- prem. ; Mexican do., 11 to 2 ; Ameri-
can Halves, to I; Five Franc pieces, 95 to 951; Spanish
Doubloons, 16 45 to 16 55 dots. ; Patriot do., 15 70 to 15 75
dols. ; Sovereigns, par.
At these rates the demand upon the banks reached an ex-
tent which has caused them to call many of their loans upon
stock. This is one cause of the downwaril tendency of the
stock market. Money could a few weeks since be obtained
on state stocks at 5 per cent, is now difficult to procure at
7 per cent. This has had its effect in depressing their prices.
The most recent quotations are as follows :
PRICES OF STATE STOCKS.
New York Otos!, S's 1858 911
5 1845 961
1870 79
1860 791

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Illinois, 6
6
Indiana, 5

Cori Oration,
Ohio,
N. Orleans bonds,

„ Sterling,
5 1870 '
6 1850

Mr. Jaudon, Mr. Alsop, and Mr. Brown, all of the United
States Bank, it is understood, return by the Acadia to Lon-
don, to resume the agency of the bank there. The hopes
entertained that a resumption would be effected in January
next, are again dying away. The three commissioners who
went to Boston to negociate a loan in aid of the Philadelphia
banks, have not yet been able to effect it. The impression
in Boston is, that the bank is insolvent, and they are not
willing to lend her money without the guarantee of the sol-
vent banks of Philadelphia.
The governor of Illinois is about to assemble the legisla-
ture of that state two or three weeks in advance of the usual
time, to take into special consideration the means of meeting
the interest due on the stock of that state in January next.
Last year, it will be remembered, the interest was actually
protested in this city, and subsequently settled.
The session will also take into consideration the suit lately
brought against the contractors for the state loans. The case
decided against Mr. Delafield in this state recently, has been
appealed to the Court of Errors, and bonds given in the re-
quisite amount. The state is so palpably in error in this case,
that there is but little doubt she will recede from her posi-
tion, and appoint a commission to settle the affair.

STATE OF TRADE.
As we are just on the eve of a most exciting election, but
little attention is paid to trade generally. The elections in
all sections of the country take place at about the same time.
Those, therefOre, who have been here have hurried home to
attend the polls, and those who have been preparing to come,
put it off until after the election. This causes a stagnation
in the market. 'We may, however, look for a short period
of activity previous to the closing of the canals ; but dealers
from a distance will not risk the possibility of being caught
by a setting in of the frost. Already snow has made its ap-
pearance in the northern part of the state. Many dealers
look forward to a large spring business, and as the stock of
imported goods here is very small, importers have been in-
duced to send orders to some extent by the steamers. Open
policies to considerable amounts have been made binding at
the insurance offices.
ASHES.—This market presents no remarkable features.
The stock of pearls continues to accurnuluate. The sales of
the week reach 600 barrels of both descriptions, at 51 for
pots and 51 to 51 for pearls.
COFFEE.—The demand has somewhat decreased. Holders
are firm at previous rates; sales have been as follows :L-700
Brazils, lot to 111 ; 1500 Laguira, 101 to 11 ; 500 St. Do-
mingo, 1 to 9i ; 150 Cuba, 101 to 11.
Ducx.—There is a steady demand for Russia sail cloth.
In diapers and sheeting but little is doing.
HENte.—There has been some transactions in clean Russia
at 245 to 250 dollars, 6 months.
Hon.—The rates have improved by reason of a limited
supply : sales at 35 to 40.
MOLASSES.—The market is dull ; 150 hogsheads P. R.
sold at 32 cents.