The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-03 00:00:00

FORE{" i• 4ND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.

The British and North American royal mail steam-ship
Hibernia, Captain Shannon, arrived yesterday morning,
with the usual mails from Boston to the 20th, and from
Halifax to the 22nd ultimo. She was off the North-west
Lightship at four o'clock, a.m., but, owing to want of
sufficient depth of water on the bar, she did not reach the
river until eleven o'clock, after a fine run of eleven days
and three-quarters from Boston.
The steam-ship Acadia, Captain Stone, hence, arrived
at Halifax on the 22nd, and proceeded for Boston.
The steam-ship Washington was to leave New York for
Southampton and Bremen, on the 20th ult.
The accounts present few features of importance. The
commercial advices we give below in detail; and the poli-
tical consist merely of the publication of an announcement
by Mr. Clay, that " he cannot accept his nomination for
the dignity of President if it be tendered to him."
The Boston Atlas, of the 20th states that the money
market continued stringent ; the banks being unable to
supply the usual demand for business purposes owing to
the continued requirements for unfinished railways. The
merchants were in a sound condition, and determined to
act with cautious prudence.
From Canada we learn that the Hon. William Hamil-
ton Merritt had received the appointment of President of
the Council.
Havana accounts of the Ist ultimo received contained
no intelligence of note.
From Chili we learn that goods in future will be allowed
to be warehoused for six months. Certain high duties
are to be lowered. Negotiations for the settlement of
boundaries with Bolivia bad been suspended. In the
latter place affairs were in a disturbed condition.
Buenos Ayres accounts to the 18th July quote doub-
loons at 344 paper dollars each. Monte Video accounts
state that the Island of Apipe, belonging to the Argen-
tine Republic, and lately possessed by the Corrientes
troops, had been taken by forces from Paraguay, and the
captors forced all the inhabitants to leave within three
days. The Corrientes government had informed Rosas
of this fact, and were awaiting his answer to know how to
act.

Accounts from Venezuela to the 20th August are
entirely uninteresting. No event of moment had occur-
red.
List of passengers : From Boston.—Mrs. A. Bowman,
Mr. E. B. Strange, lady and child, Messrs. C. Lamson,
Andrew Kirkwood, Horace Fairbanks, A. Cowther, Jas.
O'Donnell, P. McNicol, W. Wheelwright, Ward, Such-
ard, H. E. Vincent, Thos. Gowland, George Gowland,
Daniel Gowland, D. P. Blane, M. E. Scarbrow, Capt. W.
McCall, J. Hall, B. H. Hulton, Jas. Gray, A. De Lupke,
Mc Cawly. From Halifax.—Mrs. Dassie, Mr. Barker,
and Mr. Carlyon.
NEW YORK? SEPT. 18-6 P.M.—The flour market was steady,
with more doing, including considerable lots, which were pur-
chased for export ; the market closed firm at Saturday's prices.
V. heat was steady, and saes of Genessee were made, with a
small lot of Southern, on terms stated below. Corn was in fair
demand at Saturday's prices. Rye was quiet without a material
change in quotations. There was no alteration to notice in the
price of oats. Pork was steady with moderate sales. There
was no change in lard worth notice. Sugars were in good de-
mand, and the market closed with an upward tendency in
prices. For the state of the cotton market we refer to the
article under the proper head.
The exports from New York ending Saturday, 15th inst., of
breadstuffs to Great Britain and Ireland, was in these quantities:
England. Ireland.
Flour, barrels 3,377
Wheat, bushels
Indian Corn, do.
The export of cheese to England for the same week was
375,834 lbs.
Receipts by canal within the past forty-eight hours :—Flour
22,400 barrels, Wheat 12,700 bushels, Corn 17,600 bushels,
Barley 4,100 busheis. There was no change in Flour. Sales of
3,400 bushels of Genesee Wheat were made at 1301 to 131 c.
Corn: Sales of 8,600 bushels were made, chiefly mixed, at 60
to 61 c. Rye: Sales of 4,000 bushels were made at 68 c. Bar-
ley : Sales of 3,200 bushels were made at 78 c. for two-rowed,
and at 80 c. for four-rowed: more afloat. No change of mo-
ment in other articles. . . .

COTTON TRADE.—The season having just opened, we have
no returns to give from the southern ports, to compare with
preVious years, the movement, thus far, having been too
limited to report. At this port, the movements have been as
annexed:—

MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE PORT OF NEW YORK.

Receipts since let instant bales. 14,000
Exports do. do do. 9,000
Taken by spinners do do. 7,000
Taken on speculation do
Stock in city unsold do. 30000
Amount on sale do. 6,000
Stewart's Circular says:—ln regard to future supply, it is
all sufficient at present to say that the weather, this month,
bas not been so propitious for the crop as we would wish, and
it must be borne in mind, that it is absolutely necessary for a
yield equal to the last, that we should have hot and dry wea-
ther at the Southwest for the next two months. So far, the
weather has been changeable in Texas. So, Alabama, and
Louisana. From Mississippi and Tennessee, there are less
complaints, and from the Atlantic States, none. From this
last section there is every indication of a yield larger than last
year. For a crop of 2,600,000 bales, it will be requisite that
the picking season should at least be good until the Ist Jan.
next ; and whether there is negro force enouzli in the country
to do it by that time, is extremely problematical. In the last
crop many fields were advantageously picked as late as Febru-
ary; but such a season, so continuously dry, and with a total
absence from wind-storms, has never heretofore been experi-
enced, and ought not to be calculated on. About 3,500 bales of
the new crop have been received at the ports." The closing
rates in this market were as annexed :

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