The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCkIANGE, APRILS.

The fall in the duty on Foreign Wheat and Flour, as
intimated in the foregoing report, has been confirmed •,
that on all ether produce remaining stationary here until
Friday next.
The arrivals into this port, Coastwise and from Ireland,
were altogether trivial up to the close of last week ; and
except Malt and Flour, of which we have a good supply
fresh in for to-day, that of other articles thence is still
very moderate ; the imports of Foreign produce, during
the same period, consisting of Wheat and Beans, chiefly
Egyptian, with a few parcels of Oats from Embden, and
7219 barrels of Flour from the American States.

In consequence of the improved aspect of the Wheat
trade in some of the inland markets last week, anticipa-
tions of a more, lively character were entertained here ;
but the advices received this morning from Mark-lane,
serving rather to check than to promote any extensive
business, the transactions in this branch of the trade to-
day were to a moderate amount only ; good samples of
Irish Wheat, however, were Id. per 701 b. dearer, whilst
English and Foreign, though held with unabated firmness,
scarcely exceeded the rates of this day se'nnight. Simi-
lar remarks are applicable to Flour, of all descriptions.
Barley and Malt, upon a limited demand, remained
unaltered in value. Beans and Pease, attended with a
moderate sale to consumers, supported former prices.
Oats and Oatmeal were in some, but by no means
lively request, at our last quotations.
In bonded or floating produce, no sales transpired this
morning.

CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 12.
The duty is reduced this week on Foreign Oats to 6s, and on
colonial Beans to 2s per quarter, but in all other respects re-
mains unaltered.

e have received into this port, since Tuesday last, a good
supply of Oatmeal and Flour, with a few parcels of Oats, but
scarcely any Wheat from Ireland; the general arrivals Coast-
wise also, have proved very trivial, and of Foreign produce we
have only to notice 741) qrs. Beans, with 3366 qrs. Wheat, chiefly
Egyptian,.

' 'hie trade, from our last market to the close of yesterday, has
preserved a tolerably steady tone, though we cannot report
more than a moderate business in any article: as the farmers,
however, are now exclusively occupied in spring culture, the
deliveries in the neighbouring country districts are necessarily
curtailed for the present, which may draw attention to granaried
Wheats by our millers, who, as we have previously observed,
a're generally considered, from the caution they have exercised
for some time, to be rather lightly stocked than otherwise.
Although an average number of bnyers attended this day's
market, and the holders of Wheat in general remained firm,
our local millers were extremely inactive; irrespective there-
fore,*
of a few parcels of foreign disposed of to go into th
tenor and for shipment to Ire and, the transactions in an
scription of this grain were, to a very limited amount, bu ti
no case below the current rates of Tuesday. English and
Irish Flour, met some inquiry at our last quotations, but in
Srates or. Canadian no business was apparent.
Barley, Malt, Beans i:nd Pease, continued to excite very
little notice, and had sales been practicable beyond a met ely
retail extent. it would have been difficult to obtain former
prices.

For Opts and Oatmeal there was a moderate inquiry on the
part of several country dealers present, who in attempting to
purchase on lower terms were unsuccessful, and bought spa-
ringly in consequence on the terms last noted.
Bonded and floating cargoes, being still held at higher prices
than buyers can be prevailed upon to meet, no transactions iu
thisdepartment of the trade have been reported to-day.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 9.
A decidedly good Tuesday's demand for Cotton, and
fully 4000 bales have been sold entirely to the trade at
full market prices current yesterday, viz., an advance of
d. per lb. on the lowest point of Thursday last.

COTTON MARKET, April 15.
The revival of demand noticed early last week, was not sus-
tained to the close, and the arrival of the steamer has had a
further pressing effect upon it. Prices are ruling quite as low
or lower tha i they were on Friday week. To.eay, sales are
only 2599 bales, with a dull, heavy, lagging, lazy market.
More sellers than buyers.

COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT.
We have had a larger extent of business done this week than
for several weeks past, the market opened with a good demand,
and up to \ ednesday its progress was unchecked, an advance
of fully id on the previous Thursday's rates for American de-
scriptions having been realized; but during the last three days
the debate has gradual), subsided, and there being a dispo ition
in some quarters to realise at previous rates, we consider the
advance above named no longer to be bad, and consequently we
resume our quotations of the 4th instant, reducing those of
Brazil id to id (the result of some forced sales of Pernams at
that decline) and Surat id per lb. Speculators have taken 7000
bales of American ; Exporters 4 0 American and 00 Surat; and
the trade 26,58.) bales of all kinds. There is a very limited
demand to-day, and the market closes heavily, the sales being
only about 250 bales of all kinds.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
From the sth to the 12th April, inclusive.