The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 7.

During the chief part of the past week, a great deal of heavy rain
has fallen partially throughout this district, which has been very
injurious to the crops of Hay, not yet half secured; and as there
has been very little sunshine, the weather as on the whole been
unfavourable for the crops of Grain, particularly of Wheat, and
very little progress has been made towards maturity ; and although
moderate drying winds have prevented the grain hitherto from,
being laid, and the general appearance of the crops is very luxur-
iant, reports from intelligent and practical observers are very un-
favourable of the crops of Wheat, which are said to be very defi-
cient, from a variety of causes, in quantity and quality; to an extent
to which we are unwilling to give lull credence, and which we hope
will prove exaggerated ;—in•consequerice of which and of diminish-
ing imports and stocks here of free Grain, unassisted by any Fo-
reign, Grain, on which (although the imports are increasing every
week,) no duty can be expected to be paid thereon for some weeks
to come, under the almost certain prospect of declining duties;—
thus our consumption runs on our small stocks of free Wheat; and
although the millers and dealers buy very sparingly, and there has
been but little speculation in free Wheat, its value has further in-
creased 3d to 4d per 701 b; and Flour has been sold 4s to 5s per
2801 b. higher; for Oats and Oatmeal there has been an increasing
demand at an advance of 2d to 3d per 45Th on the former, and Is to
2s on the latter ;—Barley being quite scarce, has obtained an in-
crease of 6(1 per 601 b ; and Beans and Peas have found sales at an
advance of Is to 2s per qr ;—similar remarks are applicable to the
Yorkshire markets of the past week ; and at Manchester on Satur-
day sales to a very fair extent were made of every article in the
trade at fully the advanced prices above mentioned. At this day's
market which was yery well attended by town and country millers
and dealers; there was a most active demand for Wheat in bond,
and a very large quantity here, and on the passage hither, changed
hands at an advance since this day week, on the finest qualities of
Is to Is 6d per 701 b, and on Flour of which some parcels have
found sales at an advance of 2s to 3s per barrel ; there was also a
better demand for Oats, Beans, and Peas in bond.—ln conse-
quence of the holders generally of free Grain demanding an advance
of 6d per 701 b on Wheat, 3s to 4s per 2801 b on Flour, 3d to 44 per
451 b on Oats, and 3s to 4s per 2401 b on Oatmeal; sales were effected
only to a limited extent, and premising that under such circum-
stances prices may be variously quoted, we endeavour to state
them as correctly as possible as under. We have had very heavy
ra in this morning, and the weather appears very unsettled ; the
CCOlint from Mark-lane yesterday states an advance of 4s to 5s per
qr on bonded and 2s to Os per qr on free Wheat, and a small advance
on every other kind of Grain.
tts 701 b a. d. s d
English 10 9 .812 0
Scotch I 10 0 —ll 6
Irish
Bonded 8 9 —lO 0
BARLEY, r: qr.
English 36
Chevalier 38
Scotch, Ifs 601 h 5
Irish . 5
Foreign, bond. 3
OATS, 451 b.
English 3 6 4 0
Scotch
Irish 3 2 3 8
Foreign. bond. 2 8 3 3
Ditto, duty free 3 4 3 8
RYE, Vv. 32 0 —36 0
MALT, 4V qr. fines 6 0 —6O 0
ng 46 .0 —54 0

INDIAN CORN, .W 4801 h.
Red
White
BEANS, riP qr.
English 44 0 —46 0
Irish
PBXs,. Grey 29 0 34 0
White
RAPESEED, 4V last, X. -
FLOUR, English, 4IY 280th.
Fine
Irish
American, 40 brl. free.
Sweet, U.S. 0 0 0 0
Sour, bond .*. 30 0 —3l 0
OATMEAL, af 2401 b
English 3O 0 31 0
1)o. new 1837 31 0 33 0
Scotch

0 -38 0
0 -40 0
9 - 6 2
3 - 5 9
2 - 3 6