The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

FREIGHTS.—There is very little flour going forward, and
freights are easy; small engagements are making to Liverpool
at lid to 8d; cotton at id; 180 tons wood at 10s.

COTTON TRADE

The movement in this staple in this country,up to the lateest
dates, in each of the past three years, have been as annexed:—

MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES

Bales.
Receipts at port since Sept. 1. 1850 951,500
Corresponding dates last year 963,000
Do. do. year before 987,000
Exports from the United States since Sept.], 1850
Corresponding dates last year
Do. do. year before 504,000
Exports to Great Britain since Sept. 1, 1950
Corresponding dates last year 275,000
Do. do. year before 352,000
Stock in New York and ports of receipt 468,000
Corresponding dates last year 466,000
_ Do, do. year before 460,000
. .. .

Receipts at this port since Jan. 1, 27,000. Exports, 6,000.
Taken by spinners, 5,000. Taken on speculation, 8000. Amount
on sale, 10,000. Whole stock in city, 35,000.
In relation to the movements in this and the southern mar-
kets, T. J. Stewart's circular, of this date, says:—
" My•last report of this market was issued on the evening of
the 31st ultimo, for the steamer Africa, of the Ist instant. The
sales for the week closing Monday, 6th instant, were 8,000
bales, at an advance of three-quarters of a cent on grades be-
low middling fair, and half a cent OR the higher qualities of
upland cotton, in which the bulk of the business was done,
buyers being tempted by the previous relative cheapness of
that growth. On Tuesday morning, 7th instant, the letters
per Niagara came to hand, the sales reaching 3,000 bales, and
being written uniformly full of confidence for the immediate
future, from the fact, that the advances obtained at Liverpool,
previous to the departure of the last two steamers, were solely
and entirely owing to the prosperous state of the home trade,
the light stocks of all descriptions of goods, the changing of
looms from the lighter to the heavier description of fabrics
the demand from the continent being better than was anti-
cipated at this late stage of the season, and the certainty now
breaking upon manufacturers there, that our prosperous coun-
try would be lavish consumers or more of their fabrics than
last year—of this latter fact there can be no doubt whatever,
although at certain periods, the import markets may be glutted
with specific styles. The causes assigned for these advances
being so healthy and durable, holders of our staple asked and
obtained still higher prices, as will appear below, and from
such sections of the South a s time has permitted us to receive
advices, the same state of things appears to follow the receipt of
the letter mails. From Charleston, S.C,. my correspondents
write—" Here, all is enthusiasm; we have advanced from 12;
to 124 cents for ordinary fair, and 131 for strictly fair, the
heaviest buyers being wealthy residents of the interior
of the State, who, having themselves witnessed the short-
ness in their own localities, are investing at our cur-
rent prices, to hold until the wants of the spinners abroad
require them to send their own orders, instead of being fur-
nished by marginal shippers from this side, as hereto-
fore." On Wednesday, Bth instant, a very decided speculative
feeling was apparent, and the sales reached nearly 4,000 bales
at a small improvement, buyers being well supplied by those
who had purchased at the period of our depression. On
Thursday, 9th, the weather was inclement, which restricted the
sales to 2,000 bales, with a tame market. On Friday, 10th, it
was perceptible that a check had been given to prices, as the
business only reached 1,200 bales, with the turn in favour of the
buyer. On Saturday, 11th, the same indisposition to buy
freely was apparent, and generally attributed to the absence of
the Atlantic's advices, now over due ; those who wished to
realize lead to do so on a spiritless market, and to make
concessions, which, in the last two days, have amounted to ic.
on Uplands and Floridas, and c. on Orleans styles, the sales
reaching about 1,500 bales. The market was quiet this
morning, the sales reported on 'Change only amounting to 800
baies, at prices again a shade easier, to which my quotations
conform. The continued absence of the steamer Atlantic has
not been without its effect."

The closing quotations in this market were as annexed
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.

N. Orleans,
Florida. Mobile&Texas.
None. None. 12j to --
13 to 13/ 13 to 131 13 to 13*
13A to 13/ 131 to 132 132 to 14
132 to 14 14 to 14i 14 to 14i
14k to 141 14i to 141 10 to 14}
142 to I4i 14} to 142 14i to 15i
15 to —• None, Nominal.
Nominal. None. Nominal.
Nominal. None. Nominal.
NEW ORLEANS, January 8, 1851.

Uplands,

Inferior
Ordinary
Mildling
Good middling
Middling. fair
Fair

Fully fair
Good fair
Fine

Cotton, no change—market firm. Sales of 6000' barrels of
Flour have taken place at .84 83 for Ohio. Corn is quoted at
64 cts. to 68 cts. ; Whiskey, 27i cts.; Mess Pork, 812 ; prime,
Bacon, 39 ; Sides, 82a. _

NEW ORLEANS, January 11, 1851.
Sales of Sugar are making at to 5} cts. for fair. Molasses
at cts. Ohio Flour, Ft 32k. Corn, 68 cts. Lard. 7,1 F cts.
Mess Pork, 811 87i. Rio Coffee, 10i to 10i cts. Whiskey,
264 cts.

CAPTAIN HUDSON'S LECTURE ON MESMERISM

LAST NIGHT,