The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. •
NEW YORK, Dnc. 3, 1851

Money is easy at 6to 7 per cent. for loans on call," and 7
to 9 per cent. for discount of leading signatures, and 10 to 12
per cent. for the less prominent. The receipts of gold dust
from California continue to be fully equal to the estimate. For
the fortnight they amount to over 33,000,000. There is, how-
ever, no diminution in the exports of coin to Europe, the ship-
ments from this port to Boston, from the 15th to the 29th
ultimo, having reached .3,050,000,, and for the present week
they are estimated at .8'2,000,000.
The business in foreign exchange for the steamer Africa has
not been very large, and the market closes flatly. We quote
bills on London 10f to 10/ per cent. prem. ; Paris. f 5 12/ to
f 5 13f, 60 days', and f 5 10. short sight; Antwerp, f 5 15; Ams-
terdam, 4lf to 41a; Hamburgh, 36f to 36j; and Bremen, 78 to
78f cents.
Corrow.—Subsequent to the departure of the Baltic, 22nd
ult. the market with much firmness and a fair demand, ad-
vanced is per lb. or more, but since our last, with a lessened in-
quiry, it has been very dull, and prices have declined *c. to *c.
so that they now stand just about as they did on the 22nd ; an
improvement in freights to Liverpool tends also to depress the
market. The receipts at all the shipping ports are 477.494 bales.
ageinst 454,481 to same dates last year; an increase this season
of 23,013 bales. The total foreign export this year is 48,778
bales less than last, say 26,637 hales decrease to Great Britain,
7,547 decrease to France, 12,106 decrease to North of Europe.
and 2,488 decrease to other foreign ports. The shipments from
southern to northern ports are 31,289 bales more this season
than last ' • and there is a decrease in stock of 21,543 bales. The
sales for the week ended 29th ult. were 8,300 bales, :nd since
our last 1,500 bales. We quote •
Atlantic Ports. Florida. Gulf Ports.
Inferior none. none. none.
Low to good 0rd.... 7f to 7f .... 7f to 7f .... 7/ to
.8
Low to good mid ... g to S/ .... 8 to 8f .... 8f to 9
Mid lair to fair Bf to 9 .... 9 to —9/ to 10
BREAD STUFFS —F'our has further advanced 6f cents. per
byrel ; freights remaining unchanged. A sudden frost de-
tains a large quantity of flour on the canal; if released, this
will form a considerable addition to our winter stock; for the
first time, also, considerable quantities are likely to reach us
during winter by means of improved railway transport ; still,
our present stock is by no means large, and the low price
favours consumption also on this side, and occasions ship-
ments to all parts on a more liberal Belle than heretofore.
The present prices are S 3 15-16 for common superfine, and 84
per barrel or good common State and Western Flour. Good
Ohio brings 84/ to 84f, and new good Michigan .B'4/ per barrel.
Canada is but in small supply, and common brands are diffi-
cult to sell at 83 15-16 per barrel, while there is a good demand
for the better kinds at 84, a-'d for choice brands at .84f per
barrel. Of wheat there will be little iii the market, until the
quantity detained on the canal is liberated. Prices are well
supported; freights unchanged. Prime Canada is scarce at 90
cents., middling sells at 87 to 88 cents. per bushel. Of Michi-
gan the supply is very small ; occasional lots bring 90 cents.
per bushel. Prime white Genesee is in moderate supply, at
97/ cents. to SI ner bushel. Red Ohio is not on the market,
and price nominal. Of white Southern a fair supply is coming
forward, and good to prime lots bring 91 to 93 cents. per
bushel. Indian corn has declined 1 to 2 cents. ; good Western
mixed may be had at 59 cents. per bushel ; old white Southern
has brought 61 cents. per bushel.
PROVISIONS.—Pork and beef firm and active—Soo bbls of
the former and 300 of the latter having found buyers at old
rates—while 300 bbls beef hams were sold at 813 50 ; 20J bbls.
old lard at Bc. to Bfc. ; 560 kegs soft new at 8/c. to Bfe. ; and
1,200 city cut pork hams at Bc. to 8/c. Ohio and State butter
rather dull at Bc. to 16c. ; while cheese seems very brisk at
6fc. to 7c. per lb.
I RON.—The demand is limited. 300 tons Scotch pig iron sold
at 820, and 150 ditto in small parcels 820 50c. to 821, 6 mos.
100 tons English bars brought 334, 7 mos.
FREIGHTS.—In freights there is a fair amount of transactions
at steady prices. Engagements to Liverpool : cotton, 3 16d. ;
flour, 12d. •, 10,000 bushels wheat, 4d. to 4/d, the former in
bulk ; 1,000 barrels resin, 12d. ; wood, 15s, &c. To London :
1,500 boxes cheese, 355.•, 40 pipes wines, 13s ; 2,000 barrels oil
cake, Is. 9d. to Is. 100. To Havre: The packet of the
Bth is full, at /c. for cotton, S 6 to as for ashes, &c., and the
packet of the 16th has cotton engaged at the same price. To
California there is a moderate business at 45c. to 50c.
NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 1.

Cotton has been active this morning, sales reaching 4,000
bales, at the decline previously advised. Strict middling is at
7fc. The lower grades of tobacco are firm ; the whole stock on
sale does not exceed 2,500 hhds. Freights are unsettled ; the
arrivals from sea during the past thirty-eight hours have been
twenty-one ships and barques. Sterling exchange is 104 c.
MOBILE, Nov. 29.
Receipts of cotton for the week ending yesterday, 19,000 bales;
middling, 74c.
DEC. I.—Cotton is easier here to-day; middling has been
sold at Thc., and shipped to Havre at ic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.

No particular improvement in the market genei•ally can be
noted; on the contrary, for many months we have not had so
dull a fortnight. Indeed, we may say that there is scarcely an
article embraced within the scope t f our wants of which we
have not, at least, a six months' supply; and of most descrip-
tions of merchandise we have sufficient for twelve. Little or
no speculative demand manifests itself for any article, and
sales are made purely for consumption.
There has been a continued influx of gold from the mining
districts, and the accounts i eceived are greater even than was
anticipated. and, unlike preceding years, it is confidently
expected that after the first rains have fallen, still larger
amounts will he expected than has ever yet been the case since
the first discovery of the gold. Money has become more
plentiful in our market, and the rates of interest considerably
reduced whenever any real securities are offered. Exchange:
On the Eastern State, 2 per cent. short sight. Gold dust :
Worth fully $l7 per oz. clean.