The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

NEW Yonx, JULY 19.—Some relief has been extended
to the community by an enlarged line of discounts by the
banks. The addition of two millions to the loans during
the past week, is the means of discharging ten or fifteen
tuilhoni of liabilities. The government specie is thus the
basis of enlarged operations, having left its iron vaults
where it could do no good, and become a part of the active
means of our banks. .
Foreign Exchange is dull. London, 109 to 1001 ;

Paris, 5,121 to 5.15
41 to 411; Bremen, 781 to 78i
Antwerp, 5.15 to 5.101.
COTTON— (From W. P. Wriyhl's Circular, Julyl9)
Since my circular of the 12th instant, we have received

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'gh, 362- to 361

LiverpoJl dates, per Asia, to July Ist. • The cotton market
continued active, without further change in price. Money
was comparatively easy, and there was a more hopeful
feeling generally in all branches of commerce. The active
demand existing in this market at the date of my last
circular has continued during the past week, and we have
had daily a fair inquiry, chiefly from exporters for Liver-
pool and Havre, with some purchases for the Continent of
Europe, and about the usual amount for domestic con-
sumers. The total sales since the 11th inst., I estimate at
14,000 bales. Prices are advanced slightly, and closed
yesterday firmly at the annexed quotations. The bulk of
the transactions have been made in qualities below strict
middling, upon which the advance from, the lowest point
of the market four weeks ago is fully one cent. per lb.
The grades above strict middling are not so easily sold,
and the value of such is nominally to he. per lb. higher
in same time. Ordinary descriptions, also, are but little
changed in value, though there is more disposition to
operate in them. Our available stock is now reduced to
below 25,000 bales, nor can we expect any accession
thereto, of moment, until after receipt of the new crop.
The export for the week has been—to Liverpool, 946 ;
Glasgow, 149 ; Hamburg, 387 ; Bremen, 73 ; Marseilles,
68 ; Amsterdam; 53. Total, 1,676 bales.

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The growing crop continues to promise well. The
late seasonable hot weather has materially aided planters
in subduing the grass, which in some sections was inter-
fering with its growth.
The receipts at the ports during the past week have
been •13,000 bales, against the same amount last year ;
but there was included in the latter some 10,000 bales for
correction in statement at Charleston ; the receipts proper
for this week, therefore, show a gain on the correspond-
ing week last year of 10,000 bales. _ . .

The following is a statement of the movement in
cotton since the Ist September last, as compared with the
previous three years:

1854. 1853. 1852. 1851.
Receipts at the ports 2,815.000 3,191,000 2,977,000 2,298,000
Exports to Gt. Britain, 1,469,000 1,651,000 1'607'000 1,332'000
France 307,000 413,000 418,000 292,000
„ other for. ports, 313,000 337,000 338,000 250,000
Total exports
Stock oil hand 296,000 217,000 128,000 194,00.)
Of which during the past week, included in the above.
Receipts at the ports 13,000 13,000 5,000 10,000
Exports to Gt. Britain, 18,000 10,000 18,000 22,000
France - 3,000
„other for. poi ts, 6,000 4,000 4,000 5,000
Total exports
From which it will be seen that the decrease in receipts
now amounts to 376,000 bales; the decrease in exports to
Great Britain, 182,000; France, 106,000; other foreign
ports, 24,000. The total decrease in exports, 312,000 bales.
BREADSTUFFS.—There was a fair demand for flour, and
prices of all descriptions were remarkably firm. Inferior
and common brands advanced on Saturday's prices.
Wheat is firm and good samples scarce. Corn advanced a

PROVISIONS.—The transactions in pork were limited in
extent. Mess may be quoted at $ll 50 all 75; but
holders were unwilling to sell at the lower price. Beef is
without alteration. State butter brings 16 a 19c. and
Ohio, 12 a 16c. Cheese, 7 a 91c., according to quality.
FREHMTS.—To Europe are firm. We quote—To
Liverpool, tobacco, per hhd., 225. 6d. ; cotton, square bales,
per lb. 7.32 d. a ; flour, per bbl., 2s. a 2s. 3d. ; rosin,
per bbl., is. 3d. ; heavy goods, per ton, 20s. a 225. 6d.;
grain, ship's bags, per bushel. 6 d. ; beef, per tierce, 35.
6d. To London, flour, per barrel, 2s. ; turpentine and
rosin, per 2801b5., 25.; measurement goods, per ton, 305.;
heavy goods, 208. a 228. 6d.; grain per bushel, 7d. To
Havre, cotton, square bales, ic.; measurement goods, S;
flour, per bbl., 600.