The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

29720 bales.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 16.
From the continued detention of vessels in the Baltic, and
scarcely any spring shipments having yet come in from Ame-
rica, our supplies of foreign Grain, since this day week, are
perfectly insignificant, and those of English and Irish produce,
altogether, very limited in amount.
In several of the leading markets of this country and Ire-
land towards the end of last week, the Wheat trade was re-
ported somewhat more buoyant, in others rather the reverse,
but generally without any important change in prices : in
most directions, however, the value of all kinds of spring corn
inclined a little upwards, owing to the existing. drought, and
though the Wheat plant is stated to be greatly Improved, yet
for every other crop the want of rain is evident.
With a good attendance of millers at this day's market, the
Wheat trade assumed a better tone, particularly for Irish and
the lower kinds of foreign, in which a moderate business was
transacted at an advance of id. to 2d. per 'gabs. ; but in the
superior descriptions of either British or foreign no amend-
ment was realized. _ .

Irish Flour was rather more saleable, at an improvement of
Is. per sack, but in American we have no change to note.
Grinding Barley 2s. per quarter dearer, and Malt fully sup-
ported late prices.
Beans generally obtained Is. per quarter over the rates last
noted. In Pease no variation.
Oats were taken off rather more freely, at an advance of Id
per 451 b. Oatmeal obtained rather higher rates.
Indian Corn continued to meet a very eager di
land, at an amendment of 28. to 2s. Gd. per qr.
Corn Meal obtained 13s. to 13s. 3d. per barrel.

Lemand for Ire-

Wheat,* 70/15.
English red, new
Ditto, white, do
Irish red, do
Ditto, white, do
Rye, English, * qr
Barley, English, new
Scotch & Irish, *OM
Malt, English, 4), qr.
pale
Irish
Oats, per 45th.
English and Scotch
Welsh
Irish, fine qualities
general do.
Beans, English, * qr
Scotch & I rish,* 4801 b
Pease, English, white
Do. & Irish .. maple
Flour, per 280th.
English & Irish, 2nds
Ditto. superfine
Oatmeal, * lb. of 240tb.
Irish, 1847
Canadian
Bran. 4), 24th

BRITISH.
s. d. s. d.
7 4 C 7 8 01d....
7 8— 7 10 do. ..
6 6 7 3 ad 0.....
7 4 7 6 do. ..
I rsh6olb
30 0 —3l 0 Chevalr.
3 9 4 0 Old
57 0 —62 0 'do. ....
do. ..

s. d. s. d.
7 8 ® 7 10
7 10 8 2
7 3 7 6
7 6 7 9

fA2 0 -35 0

3 0 - 3 .3
3 0 - 3 2
3 0 - 3 I
2 11 - 3 0
41 0-43 0
36 0 -38 0

3 0 - 3 1
2 9 - 2 11
37 0 -39 0
34 0 -36 0
40 0 -43 0

grey....

138 0 -39 0

fine
extra

24 3 -25 3

134 0 -36 0

Wheat, r 70tt.
Canadian, free, red ..
United States do
Danzig, mixed &red do
L Baltic & Hmhurg do
Riga and Petersbg. do
Odessa, common do
French,Spanish,&c do
Bannat & Marianopoli
Mediter., &c. hard.do
Gen.qualities,bond.do
Rye, w qr., Baltic, free .
Barley, 19, 601 b do
Oats, wr 451b.Russiando.
Bean 5,19, qr,European do
4801 b, Egyptian do
Pease, w qr.,
Baltic, &c., white do
Canadian, &c., do do
Indian Corn, 4801 b do
Do. Meal, ve, brl. 1961bd0
Flour, 3f), barrel,
Canadian, sweet do
United States do do
Do. & Canadian sour do
Danzic, &c. sweet....

FOREIGN.
s. d. s. d.
7 0 7 3
7 6 7 It
7 6 7 9
7 6 7 9
6 6 6 8
65 6 6
6 8 7 0
6 8 7 0
5 2 5 6
00— 0 0
26 0 —2B 0
3 9 4 0
2 9 2 H
36 0 —3B 0
26 0-27 0

white ..
do. ....
highmix
white ..
Archngl
Polish..
white ..
Egypt'n

37 0 -40 0
31 0 -33 0
27 6 -29 6
11 6 -12 0

white ..
in bond;

135 0 -36 0
140 0 -41 0

26 0 -27 0
26 6 -27 6
23 6 -24 6
0 0 - 0 0

22 6 -23 6
22 0 -23 0
1 0 - 1 2

CORN EXCtIANGE, MAY 19.

s. d. s. d.
7 8 7 9
7 9 -- 8 3
8 3 8 9
7 6 7 lo
6 2 6 8
0 10 7 0
7 0 7 4
4 0 4 4
0 0 0 0
O 0 0 0
O 0 0 0
Oo 0 0
O 0 0 0
Oo 0 0
O 0 0

0 0 - 6

0 0 - 0- 0
30 0 -31 6
30 0 -32 0

O 0-0 0
0 o—o o
o 0-0 0
O 0-0 0

By the Acadia steamer arrived here on Tuesday evening, we
have advices dated New York, 2d May ; at which time the
prices of Grain and Flour there remained too high to face the
English markets without decided loss, the stocks on the sea-
board being then small; and beyond the demand for imme-
diate use, with a few parcels of Indian Corn chiefly on ships'
account to make freight, little business was apparent : the ca-
nals, however, would be open on the Bth instant, and should
the supplies from the interior be large, it is at least reasonable
to anticipate lower rates, although, from the sanguine expecta-
tions of exporters, it is intimated that any material decline will
not be readily conceded. The market quotations were (in
sterling) for Wheat ss. to ss. Bd. per 601 b.; Flour 255. to 265. ;
Indian Meal 9s. Bd. to 10s. Bd. per barrel ; Indian Corn 2s. to
2s. 2d. per 561 b.
The drought complained of in the early part of the week, has
been seasonably removed in this district of the country, on and
since Tuesday afternoon, by copious and refreshing rains
daily ; already producing the most beneficial effects upon ve-
getation, and imparting a healthy and promising appearance to
all the growing crops around us.

The duty on Wheat is now ss. per quarter, and on
Flour 4s. 90. per barrel, that on other articles for the ensuing
week remaining unaltered.
Our coastwise and Irish arrivals are, so far this week, upon
nearly as moderate a scale as the last, and from abroad we have
to report only 5833 quarters Indian Corn; the exports of that
article and of Corn Meal continue large, the inquiries for each
being still numerous, but from the limited quanity now on offer,
with a further advance in price since Tuesday, the extent of
business has been of necessity much curtailed during the past
two days.
At this day's market, the general runs of Irish and Mediter-
ranean Wheats continued to meet a fair demand, acquiring a
further advance of 2d. per 701 b. upon the improved rates of
Tuesday ; the best qualities of British or Foreign, though held
with the same degree of firmness as before, scarcely exceeding
our last quotations.—lrish and home-made Flour, being in mo-
derate request, must be noted 6d. per sack dearer; and Ameri-
can, upon a slightly amended inquiry, fully maintained late
prices.
Barley and Beans, of which few sales were effected, remained
stationary in value.—Malt, commanding a tolerable degree of
attention, supported former prices.—Pease dull and nominally
cheaper.—The Oat trade was steady at Tuesday's currency ;
and Oatmeal rather more saleable at an amendment of 3d. per
load.—The advance on Indian Corn, which may be called fully
2s. per quarter on general qualities, checked the execution of
many orders ; still a fair quantity was cleared off at the amend-
ment : Corn Areal held at 145., and there are buyers at 13s. 9d.
per barrel ; less business. therefore, has been done therein
to-day.