The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL

imports from England to America of February are
stated to exceed last year 44 per cent. in quantity and 54
in value. The New. York customs receipts are expected
greatly to exceed the government estimate. Money mar-
ket remarkably easy. .

CorroN.—Salcs of Tuesday were 1,200 bales, Wed.
nesday 1,500 bales, at very firm prices. The Cambria's
li-nnnecatio fn 11111,

chase to any extent. Small lots are beiiig picked Up at
;tc. advance; 15 cents for middling and upwards would
start it, but nothing else.
The Liverpool vessels are getting freight at two shil-
lings per bale, and very little offering.
The accounts of receipts to-day 589,000 bales short.
Middling, in New Orleans, on the 30th April, 12 cents—
market active. Freights ith of a penny. Telegraph of
30th from Mobile, reports all the bottom lands of Alaba-
ma under water. _ _

Corn and Flour quite firm.

Provisions dull and heavy

The bill has passed the senate of the United States
accepting Mr. Grinnell's proposition to fit out vessls to
go in search of Sir John Franklin. The vessels are nearly
ready and will sail soon.

Arrived 2nd, steamer Cambria, from Liverpool, bark
Vesta, Marseilles, bark Figan, Bremen.
U. S. Sixes, '67, 1181 ; Sixes, '62, 1141 ; Sixes, '6B,
1181. Ohio, Sixes, 114; Pennsylvania Fives, 97,
Sterling Exchange firm, at 169 s to 1091.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT.

Monday Nigh

In the Sl:are market the account is just closing, this
being the last day. A daily continuance of small invest-
ments on the part of the public, to which have been added
some rather extensive purchases by capitalists during the
last few days' has produced a considerable advance in
prices, cleared the market of all stock, and left the bears
quite in the lurch. The stocks purchased have been
chittly London and North-western quarters, Leeds
stock, and York and North Midland; and it will be seen
that in these there has been the greatest improvement in
price. Generally there appears to be an increasing dis-
position on the part of investors to examine railway
stocks, and select some of the cheapest for their capital,
and this has been strengthened by the unsettled aspect
of all foreign securities. Our market this evening closes
at the highest point of the month, with scarcely any
stock offered to supply the demand, and the advance does
not appear by any means to have reached its height.
The quotations of the day's business are—
rhostpr .e22.shares. 12l d : Leeds lifthc Itv: a • nut., nruf

12i; London new quarters, 1I 3 3/9 ij; Ditto fifths, d;
Ditto C quarters, 8/9 p; Midland halves, 2 II 21 ; Reading and
Reigate, 15; Shrewsbury and Birmingham 11, d ; Dover old,
i; Ditto No. 3, 134 ; Ditto No. 4, 43- I; Newcastle pref.O.
In nearly every department of trade we have to notice
the prevalence of a healthy feeling; and this is in a great
measure to be attributed to the existing advance in the
Grain market, which, at the present low prices, can be
said to injure no one, and must do considerable good, by
restoring confidence, if only for a time, in the agricultural
districts. Of course, we see no prospect of stability in
this particular ; but certain it is that, while it lasts, it. is
calculated to enable shopkeepers to get in their accounts,
and our general markets have already
shown symptoms
of improvement. It will be seen below that a further
increase is expected in the value of Cotten ; but, of
course, this entirely depends upon the state of the manu-
facturing interest in this country; and as we cannot
expect manufacturers to work at a loss, and neither
shippers nor home buyers will at present give the prices
demanded by the producers, we see a. difficulty of no
mean magnitude in perspective,. i,epi :that. of a Undone),