The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-01
From The New York American.
LATE FROM ENGLAND.

We have, by the ship George Washington, Capt.
H. Holdridge, London papers Of the I'D ult ana
Liverpool Of the Oath, making day or two ia'er
than before.
The packet ship England arrived at Liverpool, on
Saturday the 2lst, the Garrck on the 2Oh both
having sailed from here on the ID;
The papers furnish little news Money was aouh-
dant as indeed the prices Of the English Conso,s.
"a IA to 3-8-and the premium on Exchange 0ii's
81 to SO sufficiently demonstrate.
The Times Of the 23d says, the specuiatoss OF tne
United States were taking advantage OF this, IN
order to introduce American securities, and there
foie cautions its readers against such investments,
adding 1t had never thought highly Of any OF the
American securities" but particularly distrns's those
Of private associations for constructing rahroaas oi
canals.
We find in the Times, an extract from the North
ern Herald, country paper, we presume, tnlS pa.
ragraph, which is 10 be received, as doup9lul, az
| least: ..s.
at has been positively stated that the Earl of Dur
| ham has received secret instructions TO come 70
definite arrangement OF the boundary question with
| the American Government"
| From the London Morning Herald Of Jnly a8d
| Cry Saturday evening
| We have no change in the Money Market so far
as regards commercial purposes but it continues 10
be singuarly distinguished by an increased improve
menl in the value Of Exchequer Bills, which have
| advanced from 10 80 to 81 SO pm, which is de-
cidedly indicative of the difficulty OF employing
capital safely and probably at the present period IN
commercial speculation. Consois nave closeu a.
nearly the quotations Of last evening, the pre-
Sent being 81 l-S IA money, "a Ia SO ume;
The Three and half per Cent. Annuiiles are loS
| l-s L. and the New Three and half per Cents
| IOl l-2 3D. Bank Stock is 2O6 IL money and
time and India 265 l-2 money.
Business in the Foreign Marke, has been extreme,
y slack to-day particularly in the Peninsular ana
Transatlantic Bonds.
LONDON, July 49,
Rice has been in limited demand, at former value.
Couon-There is no alteration to notice in the
Tallow is worth 56s Sd per cwt for Yellow Can
die. .. ... '.'., I..
Hemp-Clean is worth 81 pounds los per ton
LIVERPOOL, July 2l-Saturday.
There has been a fair demand for Cotton through
out the week, though the market has had an inactive
appearance. The import is large, and the market
closes heavily with our previous quotations OF COM
mon American barely supported, while the better
descriptions are firm at steady rates. Egyptian is in
improved demand at former rates, and the better
qualities command full prices Brazil is heavy of
SALE and former prices are barely supported. Snrat
is in limited demand without change in prices. The
sales OF the week amount TO ~, NV Daes lncluang
800 Surat
100 Sea Island, l9d to 2s; 100 Stained do, Cd TODD;
$3.50 Upland 5idto SID; 1920 Mobile, &c. Cd to I'd;
62lO New Orleans, Sd to std $50 Egyptian, 9sd to
I'D to sid go Maranham, 81 to 81; go Sawginned
I'd to u; Para, Cd to Cd; Demerara, &c. do; 500
Peruvian, sdto Sd; $40 La Guayra, y to 81 Barba-
does, Cd; 20 Com. w. India, II to Odi % Cartha-
genia 5 to O.; - Smyrna, Cd to Odd; 800 Surat, &C.
I to SID; Bengal Cd.
July 23-The Cotton market remains dull, though
without actual change in prices. The sales are
about $500 bales. .
LIVERPOOL, July 90
The business in Rice is limited 10 small parcels of
Carolina at 36s per ewt duty paid.
In Salpetre 2oOObags disposed of at steady prices,
and small sales Of Nitrate of Soda at lbs Sd per
cwt
The holders of Campeachy Logwood are asking
ELS but il has not vet been paid
No alteration in Tar.-The new arrivals Of Mon
treal Ashes, which are now in course Of landing,
go of very slowly; some triiing parcels have found
BUYERS at 2Ss for Pot and 34s for Pearls, but these
have gone off in small quantities at former quota
tons There have been several inquiries for Quer-
citron Bark, and about SO hhds disposed Of chiefly
at les Cd for first quality Of Philadelphia. Bees
Wax is scarce, aud in demand al higher prices;
parcel of American Of fair quality brought 80 los
10 fl0 per cwt. 10 bond
The sales of Tobacco are about $50 bids, about
one half of which were leaf, for expectation, and
the remainder were taken for Ireland.
fair demand has been experienced for Sumac,
about 800 bags Sicily having been sold at lbs to lbs
cd, and few bags Verona at steady prices. Oil of
Turpentine is rather dull OF sale al the prices quoted
Tallow is dull, and The prices have experienced
further decline OF Cd per cwt .'.... IT,
Cotton-The import continues on an extensive
scale, and the demand moderate, but the princi-
nal importers still abstain from offering their stocks,
The market remains without change for all descrip-
tons Spectators have taken 300 American, and
exporters 900 American and 300 Surat.
Extract Of a letter, dated
LIVERPOOL, July "a
The sales of Cotton up to last evening amounted
TO 1000 bags Of all kinds, and yesterday there was
rather more spirit in our market, and perhaps less
inclination to sell the extreme depression OF last
week. The demand this morning Is only mod ::
rate