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

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAT.
During last week, up to Saturday evening, the arrivals of
English Wheat in the port of London, were unusually small,
while those of all other articles of home produce were on a very
limited scale: By land carriage and samples, the receipts were
trifling; and the same observations may be applied to those
from Ireland and Scotland. The imports of foreign corn,
pulse, and flour were limited. Fresh up to-day, a moderate
quantity of wheat of home produce reached us from Essex ;
but the supply from Kent, Cambridgeshire, &C. was small.
The market opened by the factors demanding an advance in
the quotations paid on Monday last—arising from the limited
number of samples brought forward, of from 4s to 55 per qr.
At that improvement no sales were effected; and the trade be-
came excessively heavy—so dull, inteed, that up to twelve
o'clock scarcely a single parcel had changed hands. Under
these circumstances, we have to report unusual dulness in the
trade, and, in some instances, a decline of quite Is. per qr. in
the rates paid on this day se'nnight. At the conclusion of
business, a clearance hadnot been effected.
The show of Foreign was again small, yet, owing to the millers
evincing an uneasiness to purchase at present prices, the trade
was in a sluggish state, at barely last week's quotations. Not-
withstanding the quantity of Barley was limited, the trade with
that article was exceedingly dull, at an abatement in value of
from Is. to 2s. per quarter. Superfine White Malt moved off
slowly at full prices; but all other kinds might have been pur-
chased on someweat easier terms. With Oats we are again
scantily supplied. Still, however, the Oat trade was slow, and
prices were with difficulty supported. The sale of Beans was
heavy, and when transactions were forced Is to 25 per qr. less
money was taken. In Peas next to nothing was doing, ata re-
duction of Is per qr. The Flour trade was very dull, both for
sack and barrelled parcels, at barely late rates. Indian Corn
was dull.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The number of home-fed Beasts on sale was seasonably ex-
tensive, and of full average condition, yet the actual weight of
Beef was not equal to that exhibited on Monday last. The
dead markets being heavily supplied with country-killed meat,
and the weather by no means favourable to slaughtering, the
Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at, in most instances, a
decline on last week's quotations of 2d. per 81b.—the highest
figure for the best Scots not exceeding 4s. 2d. per 81b.
The number of Sheep were again very su.all, owing to which
the salesmen demanded advanced rates for that description of
stock. In some instances, a trifle more money was paid for
the primest old Downs, but as this advance was by no means
general, we can make no alteration in our last week's rates.
The trade, however, must be considered firm ; and a good
clearance was effected. There were about 300 shorn Sheep of-
fered.
With Calves we are scantily supplied; yet the veal trade was
heavy, at the late decline in yalue.
Pigs were in moderate supply and sluggish inquiry at unal-
tered rates.