The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW You K, JULY 12.—There is no improvement in the
auto of tso.da generally, the characterising feature being
inactivity. Such has been the general distrust in moneyed
circles for the past few days, that it was exceedingly diffi-
cult to obtain money on stock securities, even at very
exorbitant rates of interest, whereas the first-class com-
mercial paper has been more current. The demand for
money yesterday was less urgent, and the rates of discount
were 7 to 8 per cent. on call, and 12 to 15 per cent. on
first-class commercial paper. Later accounts from Cali-
fornia state that the harvest had commenced, and all
appearances indicated that it would be abundant. The
immense stock of flour and grain on hand, with the in-
coming crop, it was believed would reduce the price of
these articles to a very low figure. Foreign Exchange
was rather inactive ; London, 1094 to 1091; Paris, 5.11+
to 6.134; Bremen, 781 to 78f.
CorToN.—The estimated sales for the three days are
6,000 bales, the market closing firm at an advance of to
of a cent as compared with those ruling this day week.
Grades above middling are still comparatively scarce, and
continue to bear a higher relative value than the low and
medium qualities. The receipts at the ports, as compared
with the last season, have been reduced to 376,883 bales.
We quote

NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION. N. Orleans
Uplands. Florida. Mobile. and Texas.
Ordinary.... Bto 0 .... Bto 0 .. Bto 0
Low middling 9to 0 .... 9* to 0 .. 9* to 0
Middling.... 9* to 9i.... oto 0 .. 9* to 91
Good mid... 10 to 0 .... oto 0 .. oto 0
Middling fair and fair nominal, owing to scarcity.
Inferior to ordinary abundant, ranging from 7*c. to Sc., 01n.
RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON SINCE SEPT 1.
Exports to Total Exports Stock on
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. Hand, &c.
1854 .... 2,801,235 1,450,355 2,063,743 315,511
1853 .... 3,178,118 1,640,872 2,386,875 223,496
Increase 91,015
Decrease 376,883 190,517 323,132

PROVISIONS.—Mess pork has ruled low since our last;
lard was rather quiet ; beef was not very active, but prices
were firm ; stock light ; butter was in more active demand;
cheese, 6c. to 61c. per lb.
BREADSTUFFS.— The market for State and Western
flour opened decidedly lower on Saturday. Great irregu-
larity of prices continues to prevail, and the range is pro-
bably greater than ever before known in this market.
Our revised quotations indicate a decline of 121 to 37;
cents on the low and medium grades since Saturday last,
and 6,1- to 12; cents on most of the favourite, fancy, and
extra brands, the market generally closing steady. The
market for Canada and Southern flour continues quiet,
and prices are in favour of the purchaser. The market
for wheat has materially declined, particularly for inferior
descriptions, the supply of which is increasing. The corn
market has been very active, mainly for home use, the
market closing firm.

luox.—The market is very quiet, and no sales to report,

FREIGIITS.—Wheat for Liverpool, 7d. ; tobacco, liogs-
heads, 225. 6d. ; cotton, square bales, per lb. 7-32 d. to id.;
flour, per barrel, 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; rosin, ls.; heavy goods,
per ton, 20s. to 255. To London, flour, ls. 9d. to 2s. ;
measurement goods, per ton, 30s. ; heavy, 20s. to 255.
To Havre, cotton, per lb., it. To Glasgow, flour, 2s. 3d. ;
grain, std. to 7d.