The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL

The commercial advices from all parts of the United States
are satisfactory. Business in general was good. The prices
of American securities were advancing. The Money Market
at New York was steady, and rather stringent. There was no
want of a demand for discount for business purposes.
The market for breadstuffs was very unsteady, owing to the
tenor of the English advices. Prices incline to recede, and
few transactions can be reported. Western Canal flour, 4 dohs.
75c. to 4 dolts. 87ic. per barrel, barely supported ; Gennessee
prime wheat, 1 dol. 16c. to 1 dol. 18c. per 60 lbs. ; Southern
wheat, 1 dol. 6c. to 1 dol. Bc. per 60 lbs. ; Indian corn, round
, yellow, steady at 64 to 66 cents. per bushel ; ditto. Southern
white,C4 to 66 cents. per bushel; Indian meal, 3 dots. 12tc. to

3 d01i.25c. per barrel.
In cotton at New York a further fall had taken place. The
market was still in a depressed condition, and few transactions
had taken place. New Orleans and Mobile mid. fair to fair
13c. to 133 c. per In., or a fall of Vto lc. per lb.; Uplands and
ditto 12*c. t," kc. per lb., or a decline of 3to lc. De

lb. The present receipts showed an excess of 95,000 bales over
those of last season.
In freights shipowners were asking increased rates. Cotton
to Liverpool 3-16 d. to 4d, per lb.
Exc, - -1092 to 110

iange on London firm. .soderate sates at.
5 11 ; Hamburgh, 35i to 37; Bremen, 7Si to 7
CALIFORNIA.

The dates are to the 15th of January, by the steam-
ships Ohio and Cherokee, the former with 4200,000, and
the latter with 4'450,000 in gold dust on freight.
One of the Sacramento journals, referring to the Mari-
posa mines, says, " Some months ago a company was
formed for the purpose of working a quartz vein along
the Mariposa, which has met with the most flattering
success. Originally, the firm was known as Palmer.
Cook, and Co., but in time a union was formed with a
London company, who had brought out a large number
,ppear to apprehend danger of Cornish miners. Since the conjunction the company
has prospered greatly, for, with twelve stamys or pounders,
showing a proper spirit in this weighing 250 lbs. each, they crush arid grind an incredible
ganised themselves in volunteer amount of quartz rock each day. As an instance of what
emerge'',
companies, and were conndeot of being able to protect the th'y have done, we may state that, in the first seven days
towns, into which the inhabitants of the country were hastily after they commenced operations, and when their ma-
y largo,m ed e
ma-
retreating. Sir Harry Smith's proclamation and general chinery and other things had not yet got in proper train,
orders are written in a style which evinces perfect composure
and self-confidence. arethetlhBe.ooolastdoofllwarhsi.chSiwnaces that time their dividends
is adecidedly better investml9enpterthceannt
he meantime, it must not be forgotten that Sir Harry
This
cent., which money has and will even
Smithand the unfortunate frontier colonists have a right tothe perfa
mmeodn month.
expect every assistance from those colonists who enjoy the per now command
protection which the troops and the frontier settlers afford in this city."
to the interior districts. in this expectation we believe they
will not be disappointed Judicial proceedings have been instituted at Rome
districts will show by substantial;andthat.the colonists in the western
aid and encouragement their against some Englishmen, for plotting the murder of the
sympathy with their distressed fellow-colonists on the frontier,
and their gratitude to the gallant troops wily are now so Pope. Not the slightest ground existed for so absurd a
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