The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 20

The duty on Rye is again raised. Foreign to les 6d and Colo-
nial to is 6cl per qr., that on all other produce remaining the
same as last week.
Although during the last few days the frost has been gradually
disappearing, it returned again last night, but wit.' much less
vigour than before : meanwhile the wind, still continuing in the
east, a considerable number of vessels at sea and in the ports of
the channel. are unab e to proceed in this directicrf, and our
present imports are so extremely small in cons quence as to be
scarcely worth naming: the country markets, however, being
well supplied by the growers, and our home buyers, anticipating
the next arrivals, and working close upon the limited stocks
held by them, the trade between Tuesday and to-day has been
unusually quiet, but with little variation from the general cur-
rency of our last Cif cular.
Under the circumstances above stated, the few millers who
atteoded our Corn-exchange to day continued to exhibit the
same indifference as -of late, and we have to reiterate a dull sale
for Wheat of all descriptions ; from the present imited arrivals,
however, holders evinced no des,re to press business on lower
terms, and our last quotations, therefore, stand nominally un-
al'ered. Flour, notwithstandiag, commanded a moderate de-
gree of attet.tion, and gef, era ly maintained the rates previously
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noted.
Barley. for either malting or grinding. appeared to excite very
little notice, and this Grain, as well as Malr, Beans, and Pease,
hardly supported former prices.
Oats met some inquiry, and being still very scarce, were the
turn dearer. Old Oatmeal of prime quality claiming a preference
over new, was in fair demand, on rather higher terms, the latter
merely sustaining its late value.

MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 21.
A continuance of easterly wind prevents arrivals from Ireland,
and considerably diminishes those to Wakefield.
Buyers of every article, however, seem content to work up
the stocks they have on hand, and the business of the week has
been of limited character, without alte. ation in prices.
To-day but litte is done in Wheat or Flour, and we do not
vary the rates of our last. The stock of Oats and Oatmeal are
reduced to a very low compass. and full prices are obtained in
the few sales made; but so determined are buyers to confine
their purchases to the supply of their most pressing wants, that
what is offering, little as it is, is sufficient ; and any advance
that is obtained is so partial, as not to warrant any change in
our quotations.

Fine Malt firm at the rates of this day week : and the same
remark applies to Beans.

Bran and Secondary Feeding Stuffs are saleable at full prices

LONDON CORN MARKET', DEC. 16.

A change has taken place in the weather ; the th w com-
menced yesterday morning, and there is no longer any fear
about the stoppage of the river, and we expect the inland navi-
gation will speedAy be re-opened. At this day's market we had
only a moderate show of English wheat; the best runs were in
good request, and realized some slight improvement, and the
trade ruled firm for other sorts at former prices. Fine free fo-
reign is getting in a small compass, and holders generally de-
mand enhanced rates.

Chevalier malting barley wa, the turn dearer, and other sorts
a more free sale at our previous currency. Malt unaltered in
value.

Beans and Pease rather in favour of b,yers. We have had a
very short supply of Oa's during the past week, and only two
Irish ves'els got up in addition this morning. From great
F car city the full advance of fully 6d. per qr. has been realised,
but the sale is contracted, and the transactions only d.

FRIDAY.
The arrivals this week of all descriptions of Grain are small
and consist of British and Irish, there being no arrivals what-
ever of Foreign, owing to the present > tate of the wind. and
to the Baltic and other ports being b:ocked up with is e. Wheat.
Barley and Oats are firm at Monday's quotations. Beans have
not recovered the decline of Monday. All other articles are a
steady sale at Monday's currency.