The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-06 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 2.

At length the duty on Foreign Wheat has advanced to 18s
per qr., and on Flour to Its li,d per barrel, but is reduced on
Barley to 4s per quarter; that on all other produce remaining
unvaried. No official account has yet been issued from the
Custom-house, of the quantity or Wheat upon which the duty
of 17s per quarter has been paid this week; but it is estimated
by the trade at upwards of 90,000 quarters.
We have had a tolerable fresh arrival of Wheat from Baltic
ports, with some further supplies of United States Flour, while
those of the latter article from Canada are again very abundant,
amounting to no less than 24,675 barrels within the last three
timedays;
are however, the imports during the same
On Tuesday night and the two following days the weather as-
sumed a character quite the reverse of that experienced of late,
being cold and stormy. with heavy,and yesterday until evening,
fro
imncootnillres°raubr'cee.s,
continuous rain; which caused a renewal of firmness generally
in the trade, and although, at the same time, few sales were ap-
parent, higher prices were required, and the decline previously
noted in the value of Wheat was partly recovered.
consequence of a return of favourable weather this morn-
ing, the Wheat trade reverted to nearly the position in which it
closed on Tuesday; in a few partial instances, however, the cur-
rency of that day was rather exceeded, but which was by no
means general, and the transactions upon the whole were very
moderate in amount.—Flour continued to be taken off sparing-
ly, without any further change in prices.
Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease, still appearing to meet little
or no inquiry, were scarcely more than nominal in value.
In Oats the transactions to-day were confined to a few retail
parcels, on the terms last noted; and Oatmeal being in limited
request only, even choice marks of Irish barely supported 20s 6d
to 206 gd per 2401 b.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, AUGUST 1.
At this day's market there was a limited supply of wheat from
the farmers, and the prices of this day se'nnight were main-
tained. Malting Barley Is. per quarter lower. Grinding unal-
tered in value. Oats were 6d. per quarter cheaper. We had an
improved demand for beans at former currency. Grinding
Peas begin to be inquired for.

MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, .AuG. 3.
At the beginning of the past week the reports from London,
the agricultural districts, and in fact from everyleading market,
were such that a degree of panic was induced, and much anx.
iety to sell was evinced. On and since Tuesday evening we
have had heavy rains, and with the exception of yesterday
(Friday) the weather has been unfavourable for harvest work,
which is now pretty general in the midland and southern
counties.
This has restored some degree of confidence, without leading
however, to any material increase of business, and this obser
vation applies to the Liverpool and Wakefield markets of yes
terday.
The list of imports exhibits considerable arrivals of Foreign
and Canadian produce.
Though the weather is showery to-day and the glass falls,
buyers confine their operations to the supply of present wants
at rather lower rates for every article than on this day week ;
prices, however, are so irregular that the amount of reduction
cannot be stated with sufficient accuracy.