The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

NEW YORK, MAY 17.
THE MONEY MARKET is quite easy, and stocks, which
for a long time have been extremely depressed, begin now
to feel the improvement. A falling off in the demand for
money for.railways and from other sources is noticeable,
which, with the moderate wants of the trading classes,
enables the banks and bankers to strengthen their posi-
tions for the future. It is from the diminished demand
that has in part contributed to the enhanced supply.
First-class business paper is scarce, and is held at 8 to 9
per cent. Money can be obtained upon favourite col-
laterals, payable on demand, or at 30 days, at 7 per cent.
The ease thus noticed does not apply, however, to the
large quantities of names on the market, which are offered
at 12 to 18 per cent., or upon many kinds of stock securi-
ties which cannot be placed for loans except through a
stock-broker.

COTTON.—(From W. P. Wright's Circular, of May
17.) —We haVe had a very fair inquiry for cotton during
last week ; the demand has run chiefly on grades of strict
middling and above, whether for export or home con-
sumption ; and as the stock of these qualities is limited,
holders have been quite firm in their demands, and the
quotations show an improvement of lc per lb. since the
9th inst. ; qualities below strict middling are difficult to
sell, and the value is not so easily determined ; variations
of ic., and sometimes lc., will occur on the same day. On
Monday afternoon, after receipt of letters per Atlantic,
the market became dull. Yesterday the sales were re-
ported at 3,700 bales, with an irregular market, the ten-
dency being in favour of buyers. The sales reported to-day
market were 3,753 bales ; theclosing steadily at the
annexed quotations :
NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION. N. Orleans.
Up:ands. Florida. Mobile. & Texas.
Ordinary 7•:4 to 8*.... to 81..., 7i to 84. •••71 to 84
Middling Bi to si to to 94....9 to 101
Middling fair loa .... 11 .... 114
Fair of all growths scarce, and the value arbitrary.
Exports to Total Exports Stock on
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to for. ports. hand, Sic.
1854 2 561,327 1,126,223 2,048,975 605,241
1833 3,1)56,231 1,395,463 1,611,234 481,982
Increase 123,259
Decrease 454,904 262,240 437,691
BREADSTUFFS.—Present rates of flour do not vary
materially from those of this day week, excepting for
Canadian, which is 25c. per barrel lower. The transac-
tions in wheat are limited in extent, from want of supply
Indian corn has been greatly depressed by the unfavour-
able accounts from Liverpool. The decline since this day
week is not less than 12c. to 15c. per bushel.
PROvistoxs.—Mess pork is rather quiet at $l4 ; prime,
$12,85. Lard, in barrels, 92c. to 10c. for prime, and fair,
gfc. to 9}c. ; kegs, 10tc. to 101 c. Beef is still in fair
demand: city mess, $13,50 to $14,50; prime, $8 to $8,25.
Butter is more plentiful. Cheese, 10c.. to 12c. per lb.
FltEtonTS.—To Liverpool, cotton, id. to 5.16 d. per lb.;
flour, 2s. per barrel; grain, in bulk, 7d. per bushel. To
London, flour, 2s. 6d. per barrel. To Havre, cotton, lc.
per lb.

EXCIIANGE.—On England, in demand, at 109 to 1091-
per cent. Bills on France, of. 121 c. to Of. 10c.
IRON.--Scotch pig is in good supply, and the market is
dull, with small sales at $39 to $4l, the lower rate for in-
ferior brands.

NEW ORLEANS, MAY n.—Our market for two days
past has been less active than usual, the total sales not
exceedinc, 12,500 liales, at Be. for middling. The decrease
in receipts at all southern ports is now estimated at
471,000 bales. Freight to Liverpool has advanced to ld.