The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-10 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 6.

The duty on foreign Rye has advanc d this week to Ss 6d. and
declined on Pease to 76 lid per qr., the import rate on all other
produce remaining unaiter d.
With the excepton of a few parcels of Wheat, Oats and Flour,
passing up the river to Runcorn, thy_ fresh
and from Ire:and .arc crane insfgriTticant, owing to the prevalence
of c'.dzitrary winds; and the oniy foreign art ival worth naming
is fsao ors. of Indian Corn from Marseilles.
The trade, from Tuesday last until to-day, has continued
altogether of a retail character, not a single transaction of any
magnitude having taken place; but we cannot note a decided
difference in the value of any article.
The low range .of prices of Wheat and Flour existing in the
inland markets, still excluding us from ary outlet of moment
in those directions. our Corn Exchange this morning was very
slenderly btte.,ded by courtly buyers, and the local trade being
extremely cautious in their proceedings, the transactions in
Wheat of any descript on were ery moderate in amount: the
general qualities of foreign, however, continued to be held
at late prices, and Irish as well as English. in consequence of a
limited supply only appearing for sale, experienceed no actual
change in value. The Flour tr de throughout remains extremely
heavy; and even choice marks barely sapportlug our last cur-
rency, all other kinds were nominally rather cheaper.
Barley and Malt were also difficult of sale, with a declining
tendency: and Bans as w,ll as Pease were taken less freely at
former pr ces.

Oats being scarce, prime qualities, in a few instances, rather
exceeded our last quotations ; but in other sorts no amend-
ment was obtainable. Oatmeal, upon a moderate demand from
consumers, remained steady jn value.

PRICES OF GRAIN.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 2.
For the time of the year. we have had a full average number
of Beasts on sale. The trade in the dead markets was v ry firm,
and the attendance of buyers numerous. The demand for all
I.incl: of Beasts. but more paiticniar y for the prime,t Scots.
81c., was decidedly active, at an advance in the currencies ob-
tained on this I ay se'nnight of quite 2d. per Sibs.' 4s. 4d. being
readily paid as a top figure, indeed, in some few instances, the
rates exceeded that range. At the close of the market very few
head remained unsold.
67 Beasts and 14 Sheep having arrived at Hull, from Rotterdam ;
while the arrivals for London have consisted of 43 Oxen and Cows
from Schiedam, and 60 Beasts and 195 Sheep from Rotterdam*
Thesupply of foreign stock here, this morning amounted to 35
Beasts and 67 Sheep. The former quality was tolerably good ; but
iu the latter a great improvement was noticed, the whole baying
tbond buyers, at prices varying from 365. to 41s. her
head.
Frcsli today, about ~,00 Beasts came to hand from Lin-
Fresh
Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire; while from
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, the receipts
amounted to 40 Scots, &c. ; from the western ai:d middlin.
districts, 300 Herefords, Ihvons, runts. &c. ; from other parts
of England, 400 of various kids r from Scotland, 2uo horned
and polled Scots, and it m Ireland, 40 Boasts.
The supply of She, p was fn ly equal to the wants of the trade.
The Mutton trade was tolerably steady. ye, last week's ad-
vanced rates were with difficuty supported. Calves, the supply
of which was very limited, met a very heavy demand at last
week's pric,:s. Prime small Porkers were quite as dear, but all
other kinds a Pigs were a mcre 'drug,

FRIDAY, Dec 6.

The stability of the great improvement in the trade of
Smithfield last Friday was fully established to-day by the
extent of business done at equall• as high rates generally
in the face of a large supply. Of Be •sts there were near 1,000
head, and 4,505 head of Sheep. The cold state of the weather,
and the consequent increased favourable opportunity for slaugh-
tering, induce , the butchers to purchase freely. The hest qua-
lity of Beef and Mutton sold briskly at 45. 40 per stone, and
inferior descriptions were a good and pleas-n t trade at from 3F,
to 4s. for the former. and from 3s. 20. to 45 for the latter. The
supp'y of Calves was about 45 head below last Filday's supply,
the number on sale today being lint the rates however, of
this clay week were not maintained. A good trail?, nevertheless.
was transacted at better prices than ; eally current, say is-stone
Calves 4s. 6d , and infert,r from 3s. Sd. The supply of Pigs was
somewhat below an average. The demand for Pork was good,
and pric s were from 3s. 40. to s. 6d.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 3.
Very 'Me doing to-day in Cotton; the demand may
reach 1200 to 1500 boles, and these have betn sold to
small buyers, at very low prices, it is presumed with a
view to close sales, to send out by the packet to-morrow.

ACCOUNT OP SALES AND IMPOItTS OF COTTON,
From the 30th Nov. to the 3th Dec , inclusive.

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