The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY

The advance of prices in the English markets, as stated
in our last, increased up to the close of the week, and has
been fully responded to in Ireland. In both countries
farmers' supplies are short of the deliveries usual at this sea-
son, and our, own Gazette returns of the weekly averages
and quantities, for 10,weeks since 2nd October, show a fall-
ing,off of 25,700 qrs per week, as compared with the cur-
responding period of last year : with an average crop, this
difference would indicate that growers retained in their
hands a larger quantity than customary ; but, taking into
account the miserable deficiency, of the present year, these
returns would show that a proportion of the realised WHEAT
harvest, even greater ,than usual, has already found its way
to market.
,This is not an immaterial consideration, at a
a
time when large -proportion of the diminished supply from
more than one Euroiean source is being steadily diverted for
the uses of our near continental' neighbours,;-who also con-,
tinue strong competitors against us in the American market,
the united demand leaving the transatlantic seaports, at the
commencement of winter, very barely stocked ; for our im-
mediate requirements there is, however, a considerable
quantity on the way from the United States, chiefly for this
port and London; the stock afloat 'for Liverpool being
estimated at about 8,00,000 bushels WHEAT, and 100,000
barrels FLoun; this accumulation, to arrive within a limited
period, is expected by many to occasion at least a tewporary
pressure and reaction of prices, however the market may
afterwards rule ; in the meantime light arrivals, and exten-
sive consumption, are producing a sensible effect upon our
stocks, and upon considerable transactions on Saturday and
yesterday, sellers have easily established a further advance;
a portion of the business has been speculative, amongst
winch operations have been made in FLOUR to some extent,
for delivery in March, the buyer being at liberty to cancel
contract, on forfeiting the deposit of 2s or 2s 6d per barrel,
a description of contract not common to, our trade, and
rather over-stepping the limits of ordinary speculation.
The weather in some parts of the country in the course of
last week 'has been variable, but more generally frosty and
severely cold, the latter having been uniformly the case
here since Tuesday last.
The prevalence of contrary winds continuing to keep
back the bulk of the expected large arrivals from the west-
ward, the supplies of foreign grain into this port, during
the week ending yesterday, are consequently very moderate
in amount, those of FLOUR, noted below, having been prin-
cipally reported on Friday ; the receipts within the same
period, coastwise and from Ireland, consist chiefly of a
tolerable guantity of OATS And OATMEAL, which with. the
exports of the week are specified beneath.
At this day's market we had a good attendance of town
and country dealers ; the show of foreign WHEAT on the
Stands was neither choice nor extensive, and holders being
firm at id to 2d per bushel over Friday's amendment, there
was a manifest reluctance to operate freely, and we can note
only a moderately fair business dune at this enhancement.
Id FLOUR the transactions were rather limited, at an
improvement of little more than 6d per barrel on the week.
In BARLEY, OATS, and BEANS no change is quotable.
OATMEAL in fair request, with a speculative demand
,for
old, each at an advance of 9d to is per load.
INDIAN CoRN is generally held for is per lir above last
Tuesday's rates, and some parcels of sweet and sound
quality have been taken to hold over.

Prices current in Liverpool
Tuesday, Deeeml

1 per Impel
ber 20, 18
8. d B.d.
90 9 9
9 11 10 2

al Stagy

BRITISH.

WHEAT ..4,977016,Zng1i5h, red, old
Do.
IRISH ............
Do.. ..... . ...... wh. do
RYE,. IP Quarter, English....
BARLEY..I9, do. English
TE9,6otb,Seo chlrish,do
MALT..... Qua'. er, Eug:ish,
pale, do . .
do. Irish, do
OATS. v 451, English&Seotch,ol,,
do. Welsh, d 0....
19. do. Irish, mealing, d 0...
tic) do. nferior, do .
FLOUR.. To 280th do. do s,conds
Do do. sup,.rfioe
OATMEAL.. vload of 140th, Irish,

—new—

s. d. s. d.
y t. y iv
9 11 1u 6

1 rshiiki lb
. _ new _ _

43 0 45 0
47 5 6

4 10 5 51

68 0 72 0
0 0. 0 0
43 4 6
.3 8 3
3g 4 0
35 3 8

• do..
..do. .
do..

3 9 S 11

159 0 55 01

Canadian, do..

FOREIGN.
WHEAT.. la 'lull), Canadian, mixed

and red _

Unfired -;Ltes, do. do
Danzig and Konissberg, do. do
Frencn,ithenish,and Belgian, do
Odessa. Polish, do.
BYE.. 60/b, Baltic, &e

BARLEY_ `641, Tut k. & Egypt.
OATS_ _lis,•4sitt •
INDIAN t URN, 19,4801 b, American

- -
yellow
FLU Utti,-4,13.4 i sfithean, dian,sweet
U. S. Western Canal. do.

Do. Phila ielphia& Baltimore do.
Do. Prime V g, nia& fancy Bi and
Sack 2801 b. ,French line &superfine

..new..
..do.

- ":lite

high m.
white --
COM.

Danish
itusian

45 0 47 0
55 0 57 0