The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 23

Since this day week our supplies from Ireland have been.
altogether very inconsiderable ; and except a fair quantity
of Barley and Malt, we have little in Coastwise : from the
South of Europe, however, the inarort of Wheat and
Beans is again liberal ; from Hamburg 1305 barrels of
Flour and 227 bags of Oatmeal ; from the United States
1430 qrs. of Indian Corn, with 9925 barrels of Flour.
We have had more business doing to-day in new wheats
at a reduction of Id. per bushel from this day week : old
wheats without change in value.
Flour 6d. lower for both sacks and barrels.
Beans and Pease the turn lower.—Oats steady in value,
but little doing.—Oatmeal 6d. per sack lower.
In bond, a parcel of Stettin Wheat sold at 7s. 3d., and
American at 7s. 3d. to 7s. 61. per 701 b. ; besides a few
thousand barrels Flour at 28s.

CORN EXCHANGE. JANUARY 23

The duty on foreign Wheat has advanced this week to
that on Oats to 65., on Beans to 4s. 6d., on Pease to 2s. 6d. per
quarter, and on Flour to gs. ;id. per barrel : at the same time
the rates on Canadian Oats and Meal, as well as on other
British Colon"al Wheat, Oats, and Flour has advanced a step ;

but, with the prospect of an immediate change in the law, the
various alterations of duty may now be considered a nominal
f,ature in the trade.

The fresh arrivals coastwise and from Ireland have been on
the whole very trivial since the beginning of the week ; whilst
several. cargoes of Foreign Wheat and Beans are at hand, be-
sides 21,815 barrels Flour f►om the United States ; but nothing
more from Canada.

In the past two days we have had somewhat more steadiness

in the trade, resulting from partial
and Flour, several parcels of whict
the demand for free stuff has shown

inquiries for bonded Wheat
have changed hands, but
no decided improvement. •

The speeches delivered last night in the House of Commons,
in favour of a more unrestricted importation of Foreign Grain
into this country, have completely confused and unsettled the
trade at our market to-day; the transactions in any kind of free
Wheat were consequently upon a very limited scale to needy

buyers alone, ana a
last quotations. Irish Flour, of which a few parcels were sold
for immediate use, remained unaltered in value: Canadian,
however, appeared to meet little notice, and was the turn

Yom our

cheape
In B

, Malt, Beans and Pease, scarcely any business was
perceptible, and each hardly maintained late prices. Indian
Corn, of which some quantity wit: probably be wanted fcr Irish
consumption, was held on the first terms last noted.
Oats, continuing very scarce, supported previous rates; but
the country dealers, supplying their requirements, chiefly direct
from the growers, very few are wanted here at present. Oat-
meal difficult of sale, and rather depressed in value.

Bonded Wheat and Flour, influenced by the altered prospect
of the Foreign trade, were held on somewhat higher terms,
which, checking the demand, no further sales were apparent.

Wheat,

PRICES OF GRAIN

redi s. d

tto, white
sh red ..

8 0 ;old

i 0 - 8 6 ;do.
7 —7 11 ,do.
7 8 8 1 :do,

Ditto, white

36 0 !old

Scotch & Irish

4 0 4 9 Id°

8 9 @9 0
9 3 - 9 9
79- 8 6
8 3 - 8 g

Malt, English, qr
pale
Irish

4 0 - 4 6

58 0 -63 0

old .... 4 0 4 2
—do. .... 3 9 4 0
ualities.. I 3 8— 3 10 !d0..... 3 9 4 0
3 8 :do. ....I3 9 4 0
do. ....146 0 --48 0

53 0 -

Elish & Scotch, ner
Welsh..
Irish. fir

general do
Beans, English

Scotch& Irish,v4Bo/6
Pease, English, white.. 54 0 —56
Do. & Irish.... maple 43 0 —46

42 0 -44 0

42 0 -44 0

fine .... 39 0 —4l 0
—4l 0 extra .. 44 0 —47 0

-31 6old

In the Yorkshire markets a fair business has been done in
Wheat; but at Liverpool every article has been very flat, and
prices have tended downwards.
Suffic ent is now known of the intentions of Government to
show that, if the present parliament will acquiesce, a consider-
able and early alteration will take place in the Corn Laws.
The precise nature of the alteration, however, is not known,
still less the consequences to which it may lead; and until all
the information which can at present be obtained is before the
public, buyers hold off, and at to.day's market. the:efore, we
have the same disiumination to purchase that has now for so
long a period been evinced. Wheat and Four in bond are held
for higher prices; but the value of each free tends downwards
Oats main'ain former rates. Oatmeal rather cheaper. Other
articles as last quoted.