The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 16.
The hard frost and heavy falls ofsnow last week, have. been
followed by a rapid thaw, and with.a change of wind, blowing
from the west, a numerous fleet ofvessels has entered this port;
those.grain laden bearing a tolerable proportion, the arrivals
since this day se'nnight include a moderate supply coastwise,
but very little of any thing from Ireland, whilst the shipments
hence.•to; that country continue upon large scale daily. Of
foreign produce the imports are to a fair amount, especially of
Indian Corn and Flour, which, from .the States, are considera-
ble.

Influenced by the rise in the leading provincial markets last
week, and the advance again in London lesterday, a numerous
attendanceof country millers, and several from Ireland, ap-
peared.this morning, which, at the commencement of business,
seemed to give a further impulse to the \Vheat trade, and sales
to a fair extent were effected at an amendment upon Friday's
rates, increasing our quotations fully 6d. per7olb. over the cur-
rency of this day se'nnight. The importers of Flour continuing
to require higher terms than buyers could. be induced to pay,
the transactions were limited ; and though in, the course of the
morning a few parcels of Western brauds ere disposed of at
445. 6d.,dhe trade closed rather languidly at 445., being 2s. per
barrel, and Irish Is. per, sack only above the rates of this day
week.

Malting. Barley and Malt, the former being. scarce, and both
in request, were meld steadily at our increased quotations.—
Beans and Pease, upon a limited demand, remained unaltered
in value:—Oats and. Oatmeal, continuing to .attract very little
notice, barely sustained late price.S.
Indian Corn, at ,band, the requirements for Ireland being
unabated; fully supported the advance realized on Friday last;
and several cargoes floating were contracted for to-day.
By the American .steamer, which reached •Liverpool yester-
day, the markets in,the States were generally on .the advance,
and freights exorbitant, the export to England and France hav-
ing been extensive and the demand increasing ; the stocks in
the seaports, ayailable,for Immediate shipment, were therefore
considerably reduced, but would be augniented,on the re-open-
ing of the rivers in the spring.
Whir

lest,sit. 70114
Eiiglish red, new..
Ditto, white
Irish red
Ditto, white
Rye, English, go, qr
Barley, Eng1i5h........
Scotch & Irish, 2eCOlt,
Malt, English, it), qr. ..

pale
Irish
Oats, per46lty. -
English & Scotch, new
Welsh

Irish, fine qualities
general do: •
. _

Bemis, English; qr
Scotch & Irish,T+4Bolls
Pease, English, white
Do. & Irish .. maple
Flour, per 280th
English & Irish, 2nds
Ditto. superfine
Oatmeal, p lb. of 240th.
Irish, 1846..
Canadian
Bran, 2411,.

s. d. s. d. ;
11. 9 q_,l2 0 old
11 9 —l2 2 'do.
11 0 —ll 4 do.
11 ,0 —ll 6 do.
Irslololb
58 0 —ds 0 old
7 .3 7 9 (10. ....

180 0 old

-- old
do.
5 6—5 8 do.
5 3—5 6 do.
do.

64 0--70 ,0 blue:::
-

1 ,
8. s..d.
it 6 Oi:11 9
11 4 —l2 .0
10 9 --11 :2
10 10 --I1 4

3 7 -- 5 10

5 6 - 5 8

'62 0--64 0
59 0 -60 0

1,58 0-60 0

4lue
,60 0 -62 .0 1
, extra
5d 0 —52 0 old —.146 0 —5O 0
d 0..... 46 0 —5O 0
, ...... 2 0— 2 2

'5O 0 -54 0
63 0---64 0

CORN EXCHANGE,FE. 19.

We have had a good supply of most kinds of Grain coastwise
since Monday last, but very little fresh in from Ireland. With
strong westerly winds, however, the imports of Indian Corn
and Flour from America continue on a liberal scale, which, in
addition to some European arrivals, form altogether a supply'
sufficient for the present, and tend to check the active dis-
position previously apparent : the trade has, in consequence,
exhibited some degree of languor for most articles on the spot,
whilst for floating cargoes of Wheat and Indian Corn, there
has been during the interval since Tuesday, n good inquiry,
and large transactions have taken place, some of them for
distant periods of shipment.
Although upon a limited number only of the country trade
this morning; and our local millers slow in their proceedings,
some further sales of Wheat were effected for Irish account
at a decline of 3d. per 701 b. in the value of all descriptions.
American Flour, superseding in • a great degree the use of
English and Irish, the latter insist be noted Is. per sack,-and:
the former 2s. per barrel cheaper; at which, with the exception
Of 17,000 barrels of New Orleans, taken yesterday for invest.
ment, the transactions since Tuesday have been entered into
less freely than before.
Malting Barley and Malt, with a limited supply of each,
steadily maintained late prices,.and Grinding Barley remained
unvaried. Beans, upon a limited demand, barely sustained
our last.quotations ; and Pease receded 2s. per quarter. Oats,
continuing to meet little notice, were rather depressed in
value •, Oatmeal, on the contrary, coMmanding more attention,
was the turn dearer.
Notwithstanding the large arrival this week, yellow Indian
Corn nearly supports its previous value, and the general quali-
ties of white are Is. per quarter lower to-day, a considerable
portion of the import kes hem already sold for Irish con-
sumption.