The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE

.. JANUARY 30

The duties under the existing law have been advanced this
week to bs. 6d. per quarter on Pease.
The proposition made by Sir Robert Peel would cause a duty
at our present average or 49. on Wheat, 2s. on Barley, R)e,
Beans, and Pease. and on Oats Is. 6d. per quarter, and provides
merely nominal duties alter the Ist February. 160. The duty
on Indian Corn and Buck Wheat, and on Meal or Flour menu.
factured from each, to cease entirely from the passing of the
proposed measure; the impost upon all Colonial Grain. Flour
and Meal, is also intended to be remitted. The above are the
leading features of the contemplated enactment. with the addi-
tion that a graduated scale of averages shall apply an advancing
duty tr Wheat up to les. per quarter : as the six weeks agg e-
g .te average may recede below 48s : the same graduating rote
will apply a duty gradually advancing to ss. per quarter, on
Barley, Rye. Beans, and Pease, when the respective averages
shall fall below 265.; and on Oats up to 45., when the averages
of that Grain shall go below iss. per quarter. •
Exclusive of a moderate supply of Wheat and Oatmeal from
Ireland, the arrivals into this vat thence and coastwise since
Mcnday last are trivial ; the imports from the United State-,
during that time, comprising 2,444 quarters of Wheat, a few
parcels of Beacs, Pease, and Indian Corn, with 16,739 barrels
of Flour, and from Eu.ope 1,660 quarters c f Wheat.
Sti.l uncertain as to the resu't which may arise from the
change proposed by the Premier, and opposing op nions ex-
pressed on the subject, the Corn trade here continues to exhibit
the same degree of feebleness as heretof re, and we have to
report at this day's market a total abs. nce of activity in any of
its departments. Attended by a dull, lingering sale, English,
Irish, and duty paid Foreign Wheats, declined Id. to 2d. per
7olbs from our last quotations; and Irish Flour, except prime
marks, receded 6d. to Is. per sack, whilst Canadian was offered
with scarcely any effect, at an abatement of is per barrel.
Barley, being still very un• aleable, was nominally rather
cheaper; but Malt, being less plentiful, maintained late prices.
Beans upon a moderate demand were unaltcrable in value.
Pease and Indian Corn, meting very little notice, were easier
to purchase and somewhat lower.
Oats, were upon a limited supply. declined id. to Id. l er 451 h.
Oatmeal, however, met some inquiry, and realised our last cur-
rency.
In bonded. Wheat no transactions have recently transp'red ;
and States Flour under lock was offered tid. per barrel below
Tuesday's rates, without leading to any business of moment.

PRICES OF GRAIN

MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 31
The disclosure of the ministerial plan kas had no particu'ar
effect upon the trade in this district. Buyers, however, having
completely exhausted their stocks, have come forward with
more freedom, and a fair business has been d ne in the best
qualities of Flour during the week, at the rates of our last.
Oats and Oatmeal have been but little inquired for.

At Wakefield, yesterday, some slight improvement was ob-
servable in the value of Wheat, whilst at Liverpool prices were
s arcely supported.
Our;market this murniug shows no degree of activity, though
it may be stated that, on the whole, the trade has assumed a
somewhat steuuier aspect. The demand for Wheat and Flour
is confined to the best descriptions of both, i retail quantities,
at the rates of our last. Secondary samples are quite neglec ed.
Oats barely maintain former rates. Oatmeal very slow of
sale, but without alterat on in value. Beans, Malt, and other
articles, without vat iation.