The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COttN EXCHANGE, MARCH 19.

Notwithstanding the heavy gales from the westward
during part of last week, immediately followed by a strong
wind from the-east, the arrivals into this port since the
12th instant provide a good supply of English, Irish, and
Foreign Wheat conjointly ; and while the receipts of other
Grain are but moderate, those of Oatmeal and Flour from
Ireland are again liberal, including 4,910 barrels of the
latter from Nova Scotia and the States.
Our market this morning was tolerably well attended
by town and country millers; the latter, however, being
enabled to purchase Wheat from other sources at a rela-
tively cheaper rate than can be done here, they were ex-
tremely inactive; whilst the former, who are generally
low in stock, bought most descriptions upon a moderate
scale, at a decline of about 2d. per 701 b. from the terms
of this day week, which holders readily conceded.
Flour, continuing to meet an excessively dull sale, must
be noted at least Is. per sack and Is. per barrel lower.
Barley and 11Ialt remaining nearly without inquiry, were
nominally the turn cheaper. Beans on the contrary, were
in tolerable request at the full rates of Tuesday last ; but
in Pease, little or no business was transacted.
Oats, although in very limited demand, maintained late
prices.—Oatmeal was further reduced in value, the top
price this morning being 21s. 9d. per 2401 b.
The operations in bonded or floating cargoes, appearing
to hove wholly ceased for the moment,no additional con-
tracts have been reported to-day.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 22.
By the averages of the last six weeks, the duties remain
wholly unaltered.
Over and above a moderate quantity of Oatmeal and Flour,
into this port and Runcorn: our supplies of British and Irish
produce, received within the last three days, are very limited in
amount : of Irish Wheat no fresh parcels arc reported, and we
are entirely without arrivals from abroad; the trade, has not-
withstanding, continued void of activity, a few purchases of
Wheat, chiefly from Ireland, constituting the principal business
transacted during the interval since Tuesday, and that gene-
rally at a shade under the rates then stated. •
Checked by the restraining example, shown in many of the
leading markets of the Kingdom, scarcely any country buyers
appeared at our Corn Exchange this morning; and our home
millers remaining mostly on the reserve, the sales of Wheat
were confined to the pressing wants of a few needy consumers,
who continued to buy very sparingly, iu some instances at, and
in others at a small decline from our last quotations. Flour,
of all descriptions, was likewise in very limited request, and
again rather depressed in value.

Barley, Malt and Pease,' though still seemingly neglected,
were held at late prices ; Beans, however, commanding a mo-
derate degree of attention, maintained our last currency.
Oats, of which the supply is very limited, remained steady in
value; but Oatmeal, continuing to meet a dull, tedious sale
was 3d per load cheaper, thereby reducing prime marks of Irish
to 2is 6d per 2401 b.
.

In bonded or floating produce, no business was apparent to-
day.

PRICES OF GRAIN.