The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-15 00:00:00

TO AGRICULTURISTS, GRAZIERS, &c.
UNITED KINGDOM CATTLE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
FOR THE INSURANCE OF CATTLE AND HORSES
AGAINST ALL DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS.
Registered rursuant to Act 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110.
CAPITAL, £250,000.
OFFICES-68, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON.

This co„,,ny coutriiiies to transact business on liberal
terms. The Insured participate in the profits of the Company,
and the Rates of Premium are based upon the lowest scale
which can safely be adopted.
Prospectuses, with rates and every necessary information,
may be obtained by letter (post-paid) addressed to GEORGE
DAVISON MOFFAT, Esq., Manager, or of the Agents in the
Country.
RATES FOR CATTLE.

1. Cattle not exceeding 415 v Head in value 2i v cent.
2. If above 415, and not exceeding 425 v Head 3 p cent.
3. If above 425, and not exceeding 450 v Head 5 v cent.
4. If exceeding 450 per Head in value
RATES FOR HORSES.
_ . _

1. Horses employed for Agricultural pur ()Ems; not
exceeding .t"25 ig, Head in value
2. If above '25, and not exceedi .'4O v Head in
value
3. Hackney, Gig, and Carri e Horses, not exceed-
ing .£4O v, Head in ue
4. Draught Horses u for general purposes, not
exceeding .e-1 Head in value 4 11,0 cent.
5. Horses above 40 v. Head in value
" RATES FOR SHEEP.
Sheep of every description, if above Three Months
old

GENERAL TRADE REPORT.

Monday Night.

The arrival of intelligence that an armistice for 45 days
has been concluded between the Austrians and Pied-
montese, and that one is also on the tapis between the
Danes and Germans, has produced a much better feeling
on 'Change than for some days past; but although this
expression of satisfaction has been pretty general, we can-
not report any actual improvement in the price or amount
of the transactions of the day. The Share-market here
has been very dull, and most ljnes somewhat lower.
Consols throughout the week have shown a disposition to
fall, mainly owing to the late unfavourable harvest wea-
ther, and closed on Saturday, after having receded to 8511,
at 85-1 to 86.
In another part of our paper will be found a paragraph
headed " trade returns," in which the consumption of
the chief articles contributing to the revenue of the coun-
try and the comforts of the people are shown to have con-
siderably increased. In connexion with this, we cannot
refrain from drawing attention to the increase in the
amount of tea consumed during the first seven months of
this year in the United Kingdom, which shows the im-
mense difference of upwards of 2,500,000 th contrasted
with the same period last year, being nearly ten per cent.
upon the entire consumption.
The Sugar market for the last two or three days has
been rather quiet. The sales are 200 hhds. Demerara,
120 hhds. Barbadoes, 50 hhds. Porto Rico, 600 mats
Mauritius, and a few Bengals, at prices slightly in favour
of the buyers.—A better business has been concluded in
Rum. 200 puncheons Demerara fetched 2s. 6cl. to 25.53'.1,.
for 33 to 35 per cent., and 2s. Ild. for a good nark. 200
puncheons East India, Is. Bd. for proof gn.—Bengal rice
moves off steadily at former prices : say,9t. 6d. to 12s. 6d.
for low middling to fine white.—Saltpetre, continues much
neglected, and to effect sales lower rates would have been
taken.—ln Mincing-lane there has been little alteration
during the week. Business has taken place to a moderate
extent, but, although importers generally have not felt
disposed to realize unless at full prices, there has not
been much activity. The sugar market has presented a
steady appearance throughout, and the prices paid by gro-
cers and refiners have been about equal to former quota-
tions. In West India, however, some sales have been ef-
fected on lower terms.

Although a fair business has been transacted in CorroN
since our last, the tendency then noticed to lower prices
has increased to a quotation for common and middling
Americans, which are id. lower on the fortnight. The
import for the week ending Friday was 32,338; the stock
previously, 596,019 ; the sales, 29,290, of which 1,800
were on stleculation. and 6.290 for export, loavior a stock
of Cotton in the port of 600,867, which was 204397 bales
more than at the sane time last year. The stock of
American was 451,955, being 144,155 hales more than at
the same period last year. The apparent weekly con-
sumption up to Friday was 26,188, against 21,154 at the
same period last year. The sales on SATURDAY were
about 5,000 bales, chiefly American, at 34d. to sd. per lb.,
with a steady market at previous prices. About 600 bales
were taken for export. TO-DAY 5,000 bales were sold,
500 of which were for export, prices remaining unchanged.
The public sales of colonial and foreign Wool, which
were held here on the 10th and 11th inst. drew together
one of the most numerous attendance of buyera we ever
had. The quantity offered was 800 Port Philip, 387 South
Australian, 485 Cape, 915 East India, 1380 Peruvian, and
412 Russian, Egyptian, Oporto, &c. The biddings for
the Australians and Cape were very spirited tbrougl out,
and the result is very satisfactory. An advance of ld. to
11d. per lb. may be quoted on the late London sales. The
greater portion of the East Indies was sold at about late
rates. Almost the whole of the Peruvians met with
buyers.—lmports for the week : Foreign, from Nanles 20,
Constantinople 80, Oporto 12, previously 47,973;—Scotch,
320; previously, 6860.
The market for Scotch Pig IRoN has been quiet during
the week, and a fall in price may be expected from de-
mands falling off for the States. Sales have been made
at 455. No. 1, and 445. 6d. No. 3, free on board, nett
cash.

The continuance of unsettled weather having produced
a feeling of uncertainty as to the safety of the crops, all
articles of the CORN trade are held here with more firm-
ness. Indian Corn is ls. to Is. 6d. dearer; and Wheat,
having recovered from the slight depression of Friday,
realizes the full prices of Tuesday last. Floating cargoes
are also in good demand, and rather dearer. The trade
is undoubtedly influenced in some degree by the serious
reports which reach us from all quarters about the
POTATOES. The accounts from most parts of England,
and nearly all south of the Humber, are more unfavoura-
ble than heretofore. In Lincolnshire and Northampton-
shire it is not expected that a healthy Potato will be found
at the end of two months. Letters from Ireland, of the
late dates subjoined, are of similar tendency :—Cork,
Aug. 11 : The disease is general, and malignant in cha-
racter; still we think, from the largeness or the crop, a
vast deal will he available for food.—Lismore, Avg. 10:
The disease increases daily ; it is of such a nature as in
1846.—Youghal, Aug. 11: The accounts grow more and
more unfavourable ; the fields are completely changed
from green to black ; and the only hope is that the roots
will not be attacked in the destructive manner which
followed the same external indications in 1846.
Limerick, Aug. 12: The precarious state of the Potato
crop excites the deepest interest, and it may reasonably
be feared that the decay of the leaf and stalk everywhere
observable indicates an unsoundness in the root which
will peril its holding through the winter, when consigned
to pits in the usual way. As yet, the apparent disease
attached to the root is partial, compared with the unmis-
takeable generality of decay in the exterior of the plant;
but the mischief seems to progress.—Belfast, Aug. 10:
I regret to say Mai disease spreads in the Potato crop;
and such is the state of alarm, that everywhere the far-
mers arc raising tho crop, and in every way consuming it,
which is of itself a serious evil, and only second in its
consequences to the spread of disease over the entire crop.
I would strongly recommend them to stop this raising of
an immature crop, and try the experiment, which suc-
ceeded so well last year, of pulling all diseased stalks'out
of the ground as they appear, and leave the Potato in its
natural bed.—Waterford, Aug. 12 : Large quantities of
Potatoes are brought to market, which meet a ready sale
at 4d. to Gd. per stone; their quality appears excellent,
but from all parts of this district very unfavourable re-
ports are received of the spread of disease in the leaves
and stems.— Cappoquin, Aug. 11: Within the last few
days the Potatoes have withered very much.
The TIMBER trade here, though not so active as it
usually is at this period of the year, is yet, comparing it
with most trades, in an improving condition. For square
Timber the demand is good, and the merchants buy freely
from the importers who are willing to meet the market,
though some are sanguine of an advance taking place in
the price of square Timber, and are holding it at rather
above the current rates. The week's arrivals from Bri-
tish America consist of 14 vessels, 6716 tons ; and the
following are the sales reported :
Quebec Pine, one cargo was sold at 14d., two at 144 d., and
one at 1 lid. per foot; Red Pine at 174 d. to 18d. ; Elm in every
instance at Ind., and Oak at 21d. to 22d. per foot. Quebec
Deals with cargoes have been sold at ..L6 10s. to ..L8 per std.,
and with one cargo, in lieu of Deals the buyer was made an
allowance of *2 per std. Apart, a large parcel of second qua-
lity Yellow Pine was sold at £lO Gs. Ed., and another not so
good at .L 9 per std. A cargo of St. John Spruce Deals was
sold at £7 les., one St. Stephen's at X 7 12s. 6d., one Pictou
at .L 7 45., one Eichibucto at *7 ; a parcel of very fine St. John
Yellow Pine Planks at -ego per std., and a cargo of St. John
Spruce Deals at *7 18s. per s:d. yarded. A cargo of flack-
=tack Sleepers was sold at 3s. each for 9 x 0 x 44, and at
3s. Cd. each for 9 x 10 x 5; and another ut 2s. -Pd. and 3s. Gd.
each resptctively. Quebec Standard Staves, e lib cargo, have
been sold at ..t_%s per Ltd.; several parcels of the old stocks at
from *34 to per std. ; and, by auction in the previous
week, about 10 Mille at from .L3l 10s. to £37 ss. per std., and
W, O. Puncheons from .Lll to *l2 17s. f)d. per M.; with cargo,
W. 0. Puncheons have been sold at *l2 per AI.
There has been an increased demand for TALLOW, and
towards the close of the week rather better prices have
been obtained. At auction 100 casks Australian fetched
38s. 6d. to 435. 6d.,. according to quality: The present
quotations are, for Petersburg Y.C., 455., Odessa, 445.,
Noath American, 445., North American Butchers' Asso-
ciation, 445. Gd., South American, 41s. to 435. 6d per cwt.
The imports are 632 casks of St. Petersburg. LARD con-