The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIMCE.

NEW Voltz, OCT. 11.—Foreign Exchanges are inactive;
but we do not observe any alteration in rates.- We quote :
—London, 100; to 110; Paris, 5,114 to 5,12; ; Amster-
dam, 41; to 41-f ; Frankfort, 41; to 411; Bremen,. 79, to
791; Hamburg,• 361 to 36,; Antwerp, 5,12 to 6;131.
There is an active demand for money, but the increased
rates of interest, and the falling off in stock speculations;
have brought out more capital, and business paperia very
current at 12 per cent.
COTTON.—We have-no change to notice in this market,
which is still bare of stock, and consequently sustained, by-
the daily purchases-of spinners, and the occasional opera-
tions of exporters, above the views of shippers generally;
and above the parity of foreign markets. The prices- paid.
here Within the past fiVe-days would require an advance
of fully *d. in Liverpoobto-cover. Prices at New Orleans;
also, are sustained, with -an active demand above the parity'
of Liverpool quotationsvand,,of course, above the limits or
even the most liberal English. orders. We continue our'
quotations of the 3rd inEtant, noting, at same time, the'
great scarcity of strict nyidaling descriptions.
BUBADSTUFFS.—FIour:, There was an improved de-
,mand last week, and the prikcipal transactions were at an
9.tivance of 124 c. per brl. on co/ninon, brands,and 25c. to 374 c.
`-on extras. This week the tamer tendency continues, a
firther advance having beer realised yesterday of 124 c.
to- 25c. per brl. on all deakuiptious, Wheat without
change in price. The receipts-small for the season. The
qrnlity of all descriptions so far is very indifferent. In-
dian-Corn, in consequence of rag increased export demand,
havadvanced 4c. per bushel. Corn Meal $4 25c. to $4
871;:t1 per brl.

Pitmr.sroxs.—The pork mmlret is without important
change ; and the transactions are to a fair extent. Beef
coniAmes dull. Prime mess beef 'Mid:beef hams are nomi-
nallythe same. Lard heavy ; salit at Wire. to 10.1. c., and
smalllots strictly prime at 11c. Bitter is only in mode-
rate request at 13c. to 17c. for Co, and 17c. to 20c. for
State. Cheese is selling at 9c. to lee.
MEIIBI—A light demand for Scotch pig iron, and the
market steady: sales at $36 to $37, sii3months. A quiet
market fer foreign lead. Spanish, $6125; Galena, $6,50.
FnErenrs.—To Liverpool, corn was taken at 42d. ;
Fustic, at and oil cake at llizr4eAL The following
are the a,sking rates :—To Liverpool, Cotton N. to 5-32 d. ;
rosin, 9cl-;,heavy goods, per ton, 7s. 6diito 12s. 6d.; beef,
per tierce; -25. To London, tobacco to as.; rosin
and turpentine, ls. 6d. to ls. 74d. ; measurement goods,
12s. to heavy goods, oil, &c., lls. edt: to. 15e.: beef,
2s. ed.; oil'cake, 15s. To Havre : Cottony .'to .4: ashes, $6
to $6; measurement goods, $5 to $6.
Nyty OnmEi2ss, OCT. 7.—The cottmegmarket for the
week has been firm, and the sales amounting to 18,000
bales. We quote middling at B.lc. Ohio flOurhas slightly
improved, new selling at $6,50. Mess porkjis at $14,50.
RiO coffee is, chill at 11c. Sales of rice a;-.6143-.. Cotton
freights to Havre are at lc. to 1-ic. The re:viPts of cotton
are increasing;. and the total, since the lst4iltiino., shows
an excess of 14000 bales, as compared with thereame date
last season.