The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

Prices of Foreign Fruit in Liverpool (duty paidi—Currants
—lsland, 39s to 408 per cwt. ; Patras, 41s to 425; Gulpb, 39s to
40s. Raisins—Aluscat!l, 11l R lnxes.37s to 42s per cwt•, k-boxes

ioxes 548 to 60s, 4-boxes
528 tcc 568,'#
-boxes 60s to 625, cartoons 75s to SOs ; Valencia,
;;Gs tol4oB • Denis 30s to 328 ; Lexia, 24s to 2eg; Sultana, 708
34s to 56s per cwt. ; Eleme, 658
Plums—Prunes, 348 to 35s per
,to 1808 per cwt. • Soft Shell, Spa-
.cltt 8
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sFttaleigansi
dn—sa_Tt
nui'or Figs—Turkey,
de
gya ,nt
opillt4,olBeds.
tiish, i4ss. (?ranges—Sicily, 9g to 108 per box; St. Michael,
20s to 245 Gd; Lisbon, 16s to 18s. Lemons--Messina, 185 to 205
per citse. 128 to 145 per box. Aruts—Barceloua. 42s to 435 per
bag ; 308 to 32s ; Turkey, 21s to 228; Black, SpaniBh,
36s t0137s per barrel ; Walnuts, 6s to 8s per bushel.

'0 448, 4-

i
Thy° was upon the whole a better tone about the stock
market on Friday, but the improvement in prices Was NOTKS OF TiinCe—TNeeneitATioN. hat wasonlyone of th,
merely fractional, Consols on leaving off on Friday afternoon points embraced in the letters referred to, as the letters will,
on reference, show. It is true, that is the only- point to which
being SOI to 1 for money and account ; on Thursday, Mt
---, Mr. Cardwell made any reference in his replies, and even ti
-
sellers. The scarcity of money stock, which was repeat- he did not do until after the Ministerial intention of withdraw
edly quoted higher than for time,. is ju-t now a rathe- -
powerful auxiliary in the support of prices ; the inel;-- .
of the fundS, in the absence of this counteracting course,etilarilatteeriovne,iinfcmomme
ancecrui;neNiwproperty,,,
and which was
,mold in general opinion be efle more decided downward contained in one of the resolutions sent to him in the letter of
east 011. There was again `difficulty in the 22d February, and then again specially repeated as a distinct
disposal of bills upon 'Change, and with. the exception of question in the letter of the 26th, it escaped Mr. Cardwell to
Holland and Frankfort, the rates were rather higher, give any reply whatever until after he had voted against Mr.
The English funds opened on Saturday at an improve- Horsman's motion. h
Tb ere is, therefore, a manifest oversight
ment'of a quarter per cent., and subsequently experienced in thie stame ttiemmeewntemna,ereapiaived, -e. '
to seems of little importance;
a further advance, until thepublication of the intelligence t
the only point worthy of notice is the time of receipt of the
from France, when, owing to the rapidly increasing signs letter, and Mr. Cardwell does not say that it had not been re-
of the approach of a financial chaos in that country, Con. ceived by him before lie had voted on Mr..Horsman's motion.
sols receded $ per cent. The. first quotation for money And, independently of that letter, he was in possession of the
and mount was 81 to „whence they rose to 811. A re. Liverpool petition to the House of Commons, praying for a
moditicat" n of the tax on incomes derived from trades, &c., so
actiod then took place to 80t, and they closed at 81 that it must be supposed he was quite aware of the feelings
sellers. Bank-stock reduced, Three_aud_a_Quarter per of Liverpool on the whole question before his vote had been
Cents., Long Annuities, and India Stock, are now all i given.
shut for the dividends. India Bonds left off ss. to 10s. I 41111111•10..•••••••■•.......•
premiiim ; and Exchequer-bills.(June) 21s. to 30s. prem. i There will be a total eclipse of the moon on Sunday,
The operations in foreign stocks were whollyi unimportant.
March 19 :—begins 16 minutes after 7 in the evening ;
The Bank of England returns for the week ending
middle, 12 minutes past 9; ends 8 minutes past 11,

ing it had been announce(

Vie unjust princir

-onl labour and hldustry as-on