The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, AvausT 23,

The duty on Foreign Wheat is increased this week to Igs per
quarter, and on Flour to lls 54d per barrel, in anticipation of
which a fair portion of the stock of the former laying here was
released from bond yesterday, with some sour parcels of the
latter, but for the sweet descriptions of States Flour suitable
for export, holders still refuse to pay duty; while all the Canada
is of course liberated on arrival at the nominal rate prescribed
by the last Act, and comes immediately on the market.
We have a further good supply of Canada Flour fresh in, but
since our advice of Tuesday the general imports are rather
limited than otherwise.

The rapid progress of harvest towards completion in the
Southern and Midland counties, and the consequent check to
a further upward movement in those markets, have in some
measure c unteracted the influence which continued stormy
weather with occasional rains might have possessed in this
part of the country : 'beyond interruption to securing the crops,
however, little positive injury may as yet have been sustained,
the temperature having been uniformly cold for the season.
Old Wheats have been held firmly, and upon a moderate busi-
ness for consumption, our last quotations have been somewhat
exceeded; but in all other articles of the trade little business
has transpired in the past two days, and no variation in prices.
Hay.ng but a limited number of actual buyers at this day's
marker, and the weather assuming a more favourable aspect,
the Wheat trade was rather inactive; for although some par-
cels of Foreign were disposed of to our local mile s, and a few
taken for country account, the transactions altogether in
amount were rather unimportant: holders, notwithstanding,
under the impression that much old Wheat will be indispensable,
appeared by no means anxious to force business, and the ge-
neral currency of Tuesday, for all sorts of this Grain, conse-
quently remained unvaried. Of farmers' new Wheat a few
samples were exhibited to-day, the quality of which was good,
but the condition mostly rather soft, from its having been ga-
theYed rather prematurely ; of course no definite prices are yet
established. In Flour of any description we had very little
passing to-day, and our last quotations for this article, in both
sacks and barrels, were merely sustained.
Barley and Malt, upon a moderate demand, were steady in
value ; and Beans, as well as Pease, supported former prices.
Oats, continuing to meet some inquiry, realised the improved
rates of Tuesday; Oatmeal, on the contrary, was decidedly the
turn cheaper, 215 6d 19, 240th being the highest price obtain-
able to-day for the best marks, of Irish old, at which the sales
effected were inconsiderable.

PRICES OF GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, AUG. 23.
There has been a moderate demand for Sugar, and the sales
of 8.P., which consist chiefly of Barbadoes, amount to 700
hhds. at last week's prices. 2700 bags Bengal and 450 bags
Mauritius sold at the quotations. Fine qualities of Beugat are
scarce and much wanted. In Foreign no sales are reported.
The sales of Molasses consist of 250 casks, viz Demerara at
21s, and Trinidad at 23s 6d ;er cwt. Coffee. The sales of BP.
are unimportant, consisting of 30 tees. Jamaica, at steady
prices ; the trade have taken 160 casks, 400 bags l.aguira, and
80 brls. of Rio, at the quotations; and Exp- rters 80 bags ordi-
nary Rio, and SO bags at. Domi, go, at 3ls per cwt. 2uo bags
Trinidad Cocoa sold at 40s, r;nd a small ict of Para at the quo.
tations ; 20 brls. Jamaica Ginger at 10's per cwt. and 750 bags
Black Pepper at2id to 3&d per lb. Rice. 300 bags Bengal sold
at Ils gd per cwt. B.P. Rum. The sales are 1.0 casks Deme-
rara, 30 to 34 per cent. 0 P. at 2s 10d to 3s 3d, and 50 casks
Jamaica at 28 101 per gall n for common quality.
There has been less doing in Tea, but prices remain firm.
There has been an inquiry for Indigo. and upwards of 100
chests taken, at prices ranging from 3s 2d to 3s 7d. 175 chests
Lac Dye sold by private treaty, a proportion at ad to led per lb,
but for the bulk the price is not reported. By auction, chiefly,
75 chests Shell Lac went at 6.:8 to 64s for orange, and 348 to
36s 6d per cwt for block and liver; 77; bags Turmeric at 14s to
16s for Malabar, and 12s 5d per cwt for Bengal; Guns Arabic
realized a further advance, 53 chests East India so'd at 37s to
78s per cwt. according to quality; a parcel of fine white Pearl
Sago brought 23s to 25a per cwt. Tne transactions in Saltpetre,
notwithstanding a good inquiry, scarcely exceeded 400 bags,
principally at 27s per cwt. Of Nitrate of Soda, 850 bags are
returned at 14s gd to 15s per cwt.

Prices paid IMPORTS
in the week. This Wk. thisyeat

SALES OF THE WEEK.

Wheat, 39. 701 h .... red s. d. s. d s. d. s. d. 120 , Sea Island l4* 417 ---
English @ white .. 73@ 7 6
Ditto, old
3100 tr
5410 : Bowed Georgia
Irish
Ditto, old — ---- do, .... 6 9 7 2
~ tt• Alabama and Tennes 18403 613879
i Mobile
Rye, English, qp, qr... • —— Irish6olb —— ,2390 i New Orleans
Barley, English - old .... 32 o —35 0 . , { Pernambuco &Parai. bt 6if I
8C i ... 901 ) 33481
Scotch &Irish,v 60lb —— d 0..... 3 9 4 6 , Aricati and Ceara .. J
Malt, English, vqr brown.. 59 0 —64 0 180 ' Bahia and Maceio .... 5f —5/ I .... 18074
Irish
ig2g } 26330
Oats, v, 70th. 350 1 Sawginned
E'lish & Scotch, new -- —-- old .... 2 7 2 10 .. Minas
Irish. fine qualities.. \ 2 8 2 9
good
J
middling
undried black .. 2 6 2 7
Welsh old .... 2 6 2 7
I
Beans, English, 10 qr.. -- —-- do. .... 37 0 --40 0
Scotch& Irish,v4Botb -- —-- d 0..... 34 0 —36 0
Pease, English, white.. _.— blue.... —_ -- 2850 Common West India si 31 } 731 } 10312
Do. & Irish.... maple 30 0 —3l 0 grey .. 30 0 —3l 0
Tares, 70, qr .. ---Foreign. 30 0 —3l 0 50 Smyrna I I
Flour, ap 28oth
English, fine 3B 0 —4O 0 super . ,40 0 —4l 0 3990 Surat 2* —3/ ,
Irish
.:_ 111 2391 1 ) 76710
Oatmeal,p• g 14. of 24011, 1 ..
Irish, new 2l 0 —2l 9 old . 120 0 —2O 6
29090 bales 1 32294 1 1203286