The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-13 00:00:00

March 13,1540.

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

VI ECITSCh
MONDAY
The Navigation Laws engross considerable atte4,eg
'Change in the intervals of business, and Mr. t;ariori
is becoming anything but popular. The general ai`..;o3,
is, that his constituents have been mistaken about
and that he does not now fairly reflect their opilt3
Some parties suggest that he be immediately requl':rk he
withdraw from a post, the duties of which they tnt?co,
has so signally failed in fulfilling ; whilst others feel •ne
vinced that he will stick to his seat as pertinaciousqg
seems determined to stick to Sir Robert. Still, le'
back to the electioneering period, few can b 131,, the,thel
selves for their part in the transaction ; of three ev".
thought they chose the least; and in returning to Pars,
ment an undoubtedly clever man, they unfortunatelq,
lected one who they allege, seems too eager fora Pfte,
tion with his pet party, to pay much attention to the
rests of the mercantile community he went to rePref„ir..
The appointment of Sir Charles Napier to the Indian"e,
mand is satisfactory to all parties, and much good ie the
pected from his able " arbitration " of the affairs in
east. A singular exhibition was made in the Eselver
News-rooms this afternoon, i.e., two pieces of quiclorai,
ore, weighing about 501bs. each, brought from Calif°
and said to contain 80 per cent. of pure quicksibrer',o
rrusee a was
ted somegot
not
Business in SHARES is extremely quiet : there
uptat
merriment,the were two lumps of gold, iv"'
been a week for some months in which so little has bee
is 136 8, Midland 81 2.
done. The tendency of prices is upwards. Londonste
The CORN trade here continues heavyand dull,
department lacking animation, though are stir,,,n,
e,/oeg,
ary TO-DAY at the quotations of Friday. In Indian uf
however, there is always something passing, and this peel
the exports from Liverpool have greatly exceeded the
ports, ports, 905 quarters being the total arrivals reported sLuo
Tuesday, while 12,800qrs. have been forwarded to fret,
alone ; the same remark applies to Indian Meal, the ja
ports being 445 bushels, against 1,200 bushels exPelif
Our letters, with one or two exceptions, shew a fur,. ttil
decline in the markets of the United Kingdom; aufiit
some of the Irish markets a slight advance is spoken 0..„
Indian Corn. Since the reduction of duty at the c!rej
mencement of February, the price of Wheat has
on the Liverpool Exchange 4/6 @ 5/1p- qr. .
CorroN is recovering itself. With a good feeling.
Saturday and TO-DAY, the Id. has been nearly regain There was a good attendance of spinners dawn,:
day, anticipating a receding market from Friday's
and the sales amounted to between 7000 and
bales, of which 2500 to 3000 were on speculation and for
export. The dispute noticed last week has been tersn"
nated by the Cotton Brokers' Association issuing ?
uki
commendation to the different members, that they sa°.,os
receive all payments made before 4 to 3, but this Is
binding.
Scotch WooL continues in good demand, and •"
being light, prices are rather in favour of the seller. .
reign is also in good request, but as the greater , .L
of the stocks now in are held for the public sales,theta
has not been much business done. Imports for the %
—Foreign 560, Scotch 245 ; previously—Foreign 11/°'''
Scotch 1125.
In Scotch Pig IRON transactions have been fewer the
last day or two than in the early part of the week. P,fltd,
numbers are obtainable at 52/ cash, No. 1 at 53/ ~,
and Gartsherrie No. 1 at 56/, f.o.b. at Glasgow. 1h
price of Bar Iron has advanced here to £6 per ton, fo."
in Wales, at which there is a good demand. There li
also sellers at this price and at £6 2/6, £6 12/601; f.o.b. here. The cause of the present depression the
in
" Pig" market had its origin in the fact, that some wontij
,
ago, when prices were lower than now, several eontraZ;
were made to parties who were considered not to have the
means of taking them up at the expiration of the speousl
time, the deposit having been 5/ ton. Hence the princiPtil
dealers at the present time refuse to buy largely un
thesence
an r lr
ya
cpartiestasllf ellatdr,
ue
andou
nt of
twh
eet the-market; -s
tamyoafrpkr
eets this;
nmatnloydn
taehsx,
pmtehac
they
yyaaoirfievtetveo,.::
market. The feeling of the ultimate upshot of price 9 0
but one, i.e., that they must go higher; and no doubt It
shall have extended limits from the States by the ned
11'-
~g-steamer,
steamer, for by the last advices received in America tr
this country, prices ruled at 46/ @ 48/, which have 5'
advanced to 52/ @ 56/.
The feeling still continues in favour of Sugar, anderic6
6a
or e 0 creeping
dui
ap
sdoalidl
40Soi nßcaer
bt
ah3o ceisr,c
autl a3rB/th@e re42h/a6v, et,
1:
tha
grocers, and 200 Antiguas at 39/ @ 42/6 to the refinergf
I'l
which latter is a singular and important feature in 0
trade, as refiners generally take the lower description 5;•
but in this instance they have given a price a shade higher
than the grocers. 2,000 bags Bengal have been sold
rather higher prices, and 50/ has been refused for Cossll
pores. Molasses are in very good inquiry, hut stocks ..e
exceedingly light. Rum is quiet. There is rather re%
inquiry for Rice : some of the bought-in lot at Littledale,,o
sale has been sold at 10/3. Tea is firm, but quiet :
opinion in London is, that prices will be no lower, ill.
that some little improvement may be expected. ,
have nothing new to report in Plantation Coffee, wait
the coming season for the arrival of supplies from
'., t
maica and Ceylon ; but with respect to Foreign,
scarce, and in good demand, which as the export seas°a
,
goes on will doubtless increase. The Saltpetre on
market is limited in amount, with a good inquiry ; has been refused for 3 per cent. refraction. There are
rorObuesrtsgtouacklitoiefsß;
aunttderotdheeCrrkeninsedss,,
extensive buyers of Nitrate at Ils. 9d., but 12s. is gel'''.
rally asked for good quality.
THE PROVISION TRADES-
demand IRis
so extensively noticed, are in fair request, but at some
what irregular prices. Bacon gives place to the A rneric'r
article; and Lard is very slow of sale. Irish letters Wl'
" Butter has nearly closed for the season."
AMERICAN.—Messrs. Black, Barnes, and Whittinglo,.°2
state, that " the business in Lard has been limited, Witi
out change in price, buyers operating cautiously at prese°
rates. A moderate retail demand for Pork at quotation!'
but Beef is neglected. Bacon has commanded more
tention, principally low-priced and middling, for the Irish
market, but the better descriptions met less inquiry
Hams in good demand, at steady prices. No Shoulders
here. The small quantity of Cheese offering goes off La'
full rates." A letter from Waterford states that " tu°
demand for American provisions seems daily to be on the
increase; the stocks on hand, which are trifling, movie"
althoughwtwith
sg
goonocit
off at a figure leaving a fair margin to realize on."
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON MONEY MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
The market is ;n a depressed condition. Cons•ls opened
morning at 92i to for money and to-more, vf, at the letter 4
which rates business was actually transacted ; nut they are Dort
marked only at 924- to 4, showing a fall of per cent.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
There was very little English Wheat fresh up this m0r11111... by land carriage samples from the near counties, and the
dition of most was inferior to that of last week.; the sale.sl„,
slow at a decline of Is. to 2s. per qr. Fine choice Dantilf aI
Rostock Wheat could not be purchased on better terms, bu
re a
secondary and inferior descriptions of foreign Wheat we
,f
heavy sale, at a reduction of Is. to 2s. per qr. The price
town-made Flour was unaltered, but ship and country branuf
were the turn cileaper. Barley in moderate supply, and its
value was maintained. Oats were taken by the dealers witli extreme caution, at last week's prices, in expectation of a WO/
be quoted lower, although the inquiry was
supply of foreign being near at hand. Beans and Peas nano°
Creme. limited in the a<'

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SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET:YESTERDAY.
We have had a larger supply of Beasts, and an unfavourau,'"
dehualln,gaenidn
ittheiswweiatthhegrr;eat in consequence, trade
ttrlaadtee
aisuoetxaeteeiondisnaPr..i
maintain.a .

unsoia. Tne number of SheeP 7/'
larger than we have had for a considerable time. The dematt
is very limited, and prices have fallen about 2d. per Sibs. ; n:
can a clearance be effected. Calves meet with a dull sale,
Friday's quotations. Trade is slow for Pigs, at rather lovivter
rates. From Germany and Holland there are 259 Beasts,
Sheep, and 77 Calves ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,500 Beasts, a
Scotland, 200.

Captain Joseph Johnston, of this port, and late of the,
ship Columbia, has received from her Majesty a beautifel
silver medal commemorative of his being present at Or;
engagement between the Shannon and Chesapeake. -SS
believe that Mr. Johnston is now almost the only survive'
of that memorable occurrence.
VESTRY MEETING AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursdell
last, a meeting of the ratepayers was held in St. Marl.
Church, called by the overseers in consequence of a recllll
sition presented to them, for the purpose of adopting- mom'„l
an property oetweerr toe rents of
£6 which shall be let for less periods than yearly. API
Mortimer, senior overseer, was called to the chair ; after the business had been opened, and the chairman had
asked whether the requisitionists had anything to propose;
Mr. Robert Hughes then stepped forward, and stare
that the owners of property had considered the question
maturely, and had taken the best advice the time
would
permit on the subject, the result of which was that they
had come to the determination of handing to the chair Mal:
a protest against the legality of the meeting. Mr. HugliC
then handed a paper to the chairman, whichwas read u/4
Mr. Harwood.—Mr. Craven (formerly of Wakefield) saki
it was a waste of time to discuss such a subject as the le'
gality of the meeting, and begged of the chairman to pro'
ceed to business.—The Chairman said he was threaten
with legal proceedings, and that he should be personally
responsible for the cost of such proceedings ; he therefore
requested that the requisitionists would either indemnify
him, or that some ono of them would take the chair.—rf
Mr. Craven begged of the chairman, " like a good fellow,
to remain and hear the discussion on the resolutions'
—Mr. Bailiff said he came to the meeting for the
purpose of hearing the question fairly discussed 01
both sides. He confessed he did not understand
it, and came to the meeting to learn.—A scene 0;
confusion here ensued very disgraceful for such
place, and in the course of which the Chairman Iel"
the chair. A ratepayer proposed Mr. T. B. Gelbornef
one of the requisitionists, should take the chair, but ape,'
ther called out that he was leaving the building. The
whole_...
list of requisitionists was then read over, but only aim
or four were present, and as none of those had the CO!l#
rage to take the chair, the parties present left the church
and the meeting broke up.

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