The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
The splendid royal mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain
Ryrie, arrived here on Sunday morning at seven o'clock,
having left New York on the 13th instant, and Halifax on
the 16th. She has made the quickest passage yet accom-
plished from New York, having occupied in the run from
that port, including the detention at Halifax, only eleven
and a half days.
The screw steamer Sarah Sands left New York on the
Bth inst., for this port.
The Europa steam-ship, Captain Lott, reached New*
York on the 13th, after a very smart passage of little
more than eleven days.
An extensive drought prevailed in New York and the
adjoining states, and will have a bad effect on the growing
crops of corn.
On the Bth instant, several violent shocks of earthquake
were felt at New York, Brooklyn, &c. The noise resem-
bled distant thunder, and in one or two places the doors
and window-shutters were-forced open.
Advices from Campeachy (Yucatan) state that the
whites have been every where successful throughout the
peninsula, and Yucatan hag been united to Mexico, which
is to pay Yucatan 140,000 dollars.
All was quiet in Mexico. Paredes was supposed to be
at Tamaulicas, without having the power to offer further
opposition to the government.
The port of Maracaibo (Venezuela) was still blockaded,
and no vessel allowed to enter. Skirmishes were daily
taking place between the contending parties.
A most disastrous fire took place in Brooklyn, on the
9th inst., which destroyed nearly three hundred buildiner
including three churches, and immense quantities of goods,
merchandise, and furniture, amounting to between one
million and a million and a half of dollars. It commenced
in Fulton-street, and spread along Henry-street, Craw'
berry, Orange, Liberty, Concord, Washington, and Nas'
sau-streets. Whilst the flames were raging, several houses'
were blown up by order of the Mayor. Several fives were
lost. The appearance of the city after the fire was dis-
tressing : churches and churchyards were filled with fur-
niture, embracing every household article, from a teapotto a sofa—from a child's chair to a massive bureau. The
streets were covered with broken glass, legs of chairs stild
tables, fragments of alabaster Washingtons, Clays, Frank,.
Tins, and Taylors ; areas were choked with carpets, mat-
tresses, feather beds, and crockery. The places of worship
destroyed were the Universalist Church, the first Methodi=,:v
'
Episcopal Church, and the Baptist Chapel. The Ms'
office was also destroyed. Nearly two hundred families
have been rendered houseless. The area over which the
fire extended was about ten acres. Many of the buildings
destroyed were of the finest description, being five or six
stories high, and erected within the last two years.
The Presidential election still continues to occupy _se
much attention as ever. The supporters of each candi-
date are yet perfectly sanguine. Mr. Van Buren and Ge-
neral Taylor seem best supported.
On the 19th ultimo a hurricane was experienced* at Ma-
tanzas. and another to. the westward of Bermuda on the
31st ultimo.

The money-market at New York was steady and rasher
stringent, and there was a regular demand for discotnits
at the ordinary rate of six and seven per cent. for good •
business paper. The demand for exchange was not vOY
active; on London the rates for bills were from 91d-
The intelligence from this port, taken out by the Hiber'
nia, had the effect orcausing a good deal of excitement:
in the provision market at New York, where they' are
" preparing for large imports of bread stuffs to England,
for considerable importations of cons therefrom, and for'
a dull market for cotton, of which the growing crop will.,
be very large." We take the following from the
.IVe_tg.
York Courier of the 13th instant :—" We must remarire
however, that the quantity of Cotton in trausitu frota;
southern to northern ports en the Ist instant was greater
than usual, and as it has been always treated as a constant
quantity in deducing the home consumption, the latter',
will this year appear greater by the ordinary process than'
it ought to do. We assume 47%000 bales to have been
the extreme consumption of the last twelve months, in
the districts usually included, and probably even of that
quantity a portion consists of excess of stocks held bY,
manufacturers on the Ist instant beyond what they held
on the Ist September; 1847.
We demur to the correctness of the stock reported as
in this port, merely because when prices are low and the
article unprofitable to holders, much cotton always escapes
enumeration, in consequence of the-necessarily imperfect
method of counting up our stock, and the indiTerence of
holders to having their cotton sampled and offered for sale.
It will be seen that the stocks remaining on the Ist
instant are stated by us at 20,000 bales larger than a Year
ago, but there will: probably be a difference of opinion on
this point.
At the last accounts from the south the weather
con-
tinued fine for the opening and picking of the crop, but
these processes were so much retarded by rains imparts
of July and August, that favourable weather will be re-
quired for some weeks to make us feel reasonably con'
pfirdeesnetntthnalotm• 2e,nBtoOth,oeoOcha balesnces
awrei
perhapsl be
in
s ecu roerde. At the
favour
of 2,600,000 than 2,700,000, but there is still a possibility
of 2,900000.
This market has been quiet and yielding since the
brush of demand for France was over, and since the firstew
k
per steamer of 26th August was received
a decline of tons
4- of a cent has been submitted to.
little for England.
tinent at the reduced prices, but very.,in
There is a small business doinc, for France
fr 62 to 6/ ; and
We quote ordinary at 51 to 6 ;cent a lb. to •
fair 61 to 71 for all growths. Freight 2 a
Havre, and 5-32ds of a penny to Liverpool."
LIST 0"-PASSENGEIIQ-
MiSg'
Frc.;» New.. York Mr. and Mrs. Finlayson,
Simpson and maid, Mr. and Mrs. Barrett and two
child-
ren, Mr. Thomas Ward and lady, Mr.: Nethersole and-
and the eon-
three daughters, Rev. G. F. Simpson, Messrs. George D.
Parish, Richardson, Robert Cochrane, Boreel, Henry F.
Spalding, B. F. Isherwood, F. F. Allen,. R.N., Hugh
Dunlop, Harris, Hellman, A. F. Chur, Tschemacher, -
Bodart, Hazen, C. Schmid, Louis Carnet's, Gillilan,
Adams,BowrryFA.
Lrtlhauttras7oAold.rßiffaiiJz, a fil;re y,
Douglas, D. Maitland, John Henry,..Fox, Quivedo,
Gaston, F. Garford, C. Padley, Morris Simonsfeld, Heard,
Hyde, Maray, Clark, Tobias, L. C. Bliss, A. W. Little,
J. NT, Melliss, Rulon, Berry, W. A. Barnes, Finlay Ma-
theson, Wm. Munroe, A. de Luplie, and Dr. Galenzow-
skie._ From Halifax;:- Mr. and Mrs. Lamont, Mr. Gra-
ham, Capt. Austen and lady, Messrs. Beattie, Black,
Smtelleasre, A
W. atirYoetf,
ds
Fergus, Thomas, and Brake.

NEW YORK MARKETS.
COTTON.—lmmediately after our repot t of the market 2d
instant, for transmissic.a-.by the Britannia, .prices advanced 3 of
a cent. ; but since then it has been dull and declining, under
the influence of unfavourable advices from abroad, and our
quotations now stand 3 to per cent. below those current at
that date, and 3 lower than on Friday last. By our annulil
statement of the crop of the United States, it, will be seen that
it reaches 2,347,634 bales, being 568,983 more than last year'
and 247,097 more than the year before. Total exports to
foreign ports, 1,858,261 bales, against 1,241,22.2 last year. The
sales since the 2d are 8,060 bales, and since our last 2,400, s'
follows

Inferior
Ord to good.ord
Mid to good mid
Mid fair to fair 63 to 6 .... 62 to 73
Fully fair to good fair 7 to 74 .... 72 to 83
Export, from the Ist to 12th Sept., 1848, 6,899 bales ; 1847;-
6,188 bales.
ASHES—Pots are firm and very scarce. The market 15
5 623 to 5 75, with small sales. Pearls are 5 873; sales 50 bbls.
GRAIN—The market had a downward tendency for wheat all't
corn, but the demand is fair for both. There are buyers of
wheat for shipment, but generally at rates below the market.
A sale of 5,000 bushels Genesee was, made at 132, 2,509 bashelg
inferior Southern at 110 cts, and 2.000 of Ohio at 130 cts. Corn
was heavy, especially for round yellow, which sold at 76 to 7g
cts, flat yellow 73 to 74; Southern white 68 to 70; common and
high mixed 68 to 70; inferior 65 to. 67. Included in the WO
were 35,000 bushels mixed, to arrive in a few days, at 68 to 70.
A sale of 4,009 bushels barley was made for September, on tea°
not made public. Rye is 73 to 733 in ship, and 74 to 75 de'' -
livered, with sales 5,000 bushels. Oats are firm and active'
Sales 10,000 or 15,000 bushels .at 37 to 38 cts.
old
BREADSTUFFS.—FIour The transactions in Western fl
reached 7,000 bbls at $6 09 to $6 Ocr4 for ordinary state an,
mixed Western, .B'6 064 to $6 123 for fair brands. Ohio aIZ
Michigan, $6 123 to $6 182 for. pure Genesse, $6 25 to $6 3',
for fancy, and $6 373 to $6 75 for extra, 'showing a decline o¢'
the common brands of 64 to 123 c per bbl. Southern was lowers-
,
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Rye Flour was in small supply, and very firm at .84 063, Soo
ist
was fair, at prices favouring the buyer. 600 bbls Jer''s;,
were taken at 43 3n to $3 44„ The market for Wheat. lira e
quiet, and quotations, nominal. A sale of 5,000 bush Prir:'3„(
Geneese was made at: $1 39. Of Rye there were
..,„ -es e"g•
4,000 bosh at 75c, delivered, and 75c in the. slip, ELI-I`,fie
sales of 4,000 bush new Bay icy were made, to arrive any
this month, at private bargains. Corn continued in, good I_
quest, though prices were scarcely so firm. —Transactions sn
up 80,000 bushels, at 76 to 77c for round Jersey and Nortllell,
yellow; 72c for round mixed ; 73 to 74c for Southern: flat , eto
low ; 66 to 68c for common mixed Western ; 70c for high lints
arrive ; and f$ to 70c forl97los(7l.t.o..poriamtse, Southern whit..
15:9*
were steady, with sales 0141',2007,913.5.0..bcu05hrn.,
bCuanshaellast..7...t.o. 3..7::443
Receipts Down the Hudson River.
Wheat flour, bbls
Wheat, bushels
EXPORT OE BREADSTUFFS TO GREAT BRITAIN AND 111°
-
LAND, FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1847. raft.
From To Flour. earn Meal. Wheat. h. •
bbls. bble. bush. 870
New York.... Aug. 31 162,399.... 42,560.... 197 341 .. 2,0—'972
New Orleans. „ 25 16,264.... 28,364.... 39,112 ..
Philadelphia.. „ 31 2,440.. . . 30,107. .. . 846 • • 1 '"6',26S
Baltimore „ 28 776. 2,381.. .. 4,010 .. ;WO
Boston.
Other ports
3r,,,
T0ta1.......... 183,583 . 108,534.... 241,309. •-,
BUFFALO, Sept. 12, 1548.-Receipts by canal,
corn, 25,000 do. The market for flour was steady, with 5,5151
past 24 hours :—Flour 5000 barrels ; —wheat.7:B,ooowitbiTibese;27oi
1,000 barrels, including the various Western brands, at 75,000
@ss 25. Wheat was in demand, the sales reaching someat
bushels, at .81 @Bl 09. Yellow corn continued to be
55c. • the rtst
24A11 OnuAr Ns
FS el
gut r. ,128', 410 04 ." it ec
barrels;e
In s.
flour market was dull, with a downward tendency 1 brod
$6 86 121 was the asking price for common Western , were
Wheat and corn were also dull, and no sales of nile2,; were
reported,
37ca.ts were firmer, and sales of 7,000
ipwthsebayt,c3anmoal, wbiuths;is:ricetri
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1848.
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