The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-24 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AuGusT 23.
The sales yesterday were 2500 bags; to-day the business is 3000.
The market has closed steadily. Prices are without change.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 21.
With the exception of Thursday last, (on the afternoon of which
day we had heavy rain for several hours,) the past week has upon
the whole been favourable for saving Hay, but still deficient of
sunshine, and too cold for the crops of Grain—certainly not that
description of genial warm weather now so very necessary for for-
warding the crops to maturity,—towards which they are progres-
sing very slowly,—being still green and far from ripeness, and re-
ports of the Wheat crops throughout this county and maup others
in England, Scotland, and Ireland continue unfavourable both as
to quality and quantity ; the imports from Ireland and coastwise
continue to a very moderate extent, but the weather having been
more favourable around London, and a decline in prices of Grain
having in consequence occurred there. and in soma of the influen-
tial southern counties, this market, which advanced in the prece-
ding week too rapidly, and without sufficient reason, has experi;
enced a decline during the past week, of Gd to 9d per 76th on free
and bonded Wheat, 3s to 4s per 28015 on Flour, 2s to 3s per 240th
on Oatmeal, and there has been a proportionate depression on all.
other articles in the Corn trade here, in Yorkshire, in Manchester,
and Birmingham, and the transactions of the week have been to a
very trivial extent. The duties on Barley, Indian Corn, and Buck
Wheat from Foreign ports are this week decreased is 6d per qr.,—
on 'Wheat, as anticipated, Is per qr.. and on Flour is 94d per brl ;
• on all other Grain there is no alteration ;—on Friday next a similar
further decline will occur in the duties on Wheat and Flour, and
very likely is 6d per qr. on Oats, Beans and Pease. The transac-
tions of the past week in bonded Wheat and Flour have been very
small, though at a reduction from the great advance of the prece-
ding one of 6d to 9d per 70th on the former, and of Is to 4s per brl.
on the latter ; very little has been done in any other Grain in
bond; but the scarcity of free Wheat has compelled some of
our millers and dealers to buy in small quantities, for their imme-
diate wants, of the finest red Pomerinean Wheat in bond. to be
delivered free of duty next Saturday, at lis 6d to 12s per 70Th to
which some few of the holders have assented, and duty was paid
last week on about 500 qrs for this purpose, although there is every
probability of a further reduction of duty, and that on Friday the
31st instant the duty will be 6s 8d per qr on Wheat, and 4s per brl
on Flour. • With a change of Moon on Sunday m orning we have
had a recurrence of very bad weather;—very heavy rain on Sun-
day forenoon and yesterday—particularly severe last night—and
continuing this day with increasing severity, which must prove
very injurious to the crops in this district; in consequence of
which a recovery of the decline above noted was anticipated at
this day's market. but the unexpected account of the market in
Mark-lane yesterday, stating a decline on Wheat, free and Bonded
of 5s to 6s per quarter completely stagnated the demand here ; the
decline above noted was confirmed and a little increased, for
every article in the trade, and sales were effected to so very small
an extent, that it is difficult to quote prices correctly, which we
endeavour to do as under ;—the weather continues with a very un-
settled appearance.
WHEAT, V 70th S. d. a. d INDIAN CORN, V 4801 b.
English 11 0 .2.12 3 Red
Scotch ll 0 —ll 1 White
Irish
Bonded 9 0 —lO 0 English 44 0— 47 0
BARLEY, V qr. Irish
English ...... ..36 0 —4O 0 PEAS, Grey 32 0— 35 0
Chevalier 38 0 —42 0 White .. 38 0 44 0
Scotch, df 60th 6 6—6 10 RAPESEED, V last, £
Irish
Foreign, bond 42— 4 6 Fine ...... 5G 0—66 0
OATS, V 451 b. Irish
English 3 8 4 0 American, 4f brl. free.
Scotch
Irish
Foreign, bond 2lO 3 4 OATMEAL, 4, 24015
Ditto, duty free 38— 4 0 English 29 0—39 0
RYE, VV. 34 0 —3B 0 Do. new 1837 30 o—3l 0
MALT, 'W qr. fines 6 0 —62 0 Scotch 29 o—3o 0
Middling 46 0 —5O 0

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, AUG 20.
The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been somewhat
smaller than that of the preceding week, and the quality much
about the same ; but we cannot note any alteration in price from
our last week's quotations. It has been a selling market with
many country buyers, but the Beasts were not al I sold up, in con-
sequence of the steamers not arriving until a late hour, which pre-
vented many parcels of Beasts from being shown until very late in
the afternoon. The number of Sheep has also been smaller than
last week, and Lambs rather scarce : the demand has been tolera-
bly good. and principally all sold up, saving a few Sheep of very
ordinary quality. Best Beef was sold at from 51d to 6d, varying
from that down to 5d per lb, but principally at the former prices.
Nether Mutton may be quoted at 61d per lb. middling 6d, very or-
dinary and Ewes at a shade less. and Lambs much about the same
price. Number of Cattle at market :—Beasts, 1213 ; Sheep and
Lambs, 9218.

LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, AUG. 2.3.
No alteration in anything.