The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

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THE WOOL MARKET

We have to report a fair extent of business in foreign during
the month, and, although without any change in prices, still
there is a firmer tone, and, for such descriptions as are scarce,
rather higher prices are demanded, and, in some cases, such as
certain qualities of East India, which are in good request, some
advance has been obtained. A public sale of about 300 bales of
this description was held here the early part of the month, all
of which sold at full prices. There has been a fair demand
for Mogadore, principally for middling to good qualities, both
for the home trade and export : prices are held rather firmer.
We have had more doing in Buenos Ayres, the demand being
principally for better qualities Mestizo's, but we cannot quote
any improvement in prices. Common qualities are very much
depressed, and difficult of sale. A little has been done in Cor-
dova, both washed and in the grease, at former rates. Several
sales have been made in Russia Donskoi, but without a change
in price. A fair business has been done in Peruvian, washed
and in the grease, but the demand is confined to better quali-
ties of both kinds; other kinds are quite neglected : the stock
of this description has been accumulating for some time, and
is now becoming considerable. Several large sales of Alpaca
have been made during the last week, but without auy change
in prices either for white or colours. Public sales have been
going forward in London since the 10th instant, consisting
principally of fine Colonial, and are now about closing; the re-
sult is considered, on the whole, satisfactory, the average ad-
vance on the former sales in October being quoted lid. to 2d.
per lb. Import of foreign and Scotch Wool :—From Ist Jan.
to 29th February, 1848, Foreign, 14,513 bales ; Scotch, 2275
bags. From Ist January to 28th February, 1847, Foreign,
13,854 bales ; Scotch, 1599 bags.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE CORN MARKET,
MARCH 4..

There have been numerous arrivals during the week of
Wheat, Oats, and Flour, from the coast ; and at to-day's mar-
ket there was a fair show of Wheat from the farmers. Although
the trade ruled decidedly firmer, prices must be quoted about
the same as last week, except for choice samples, which were
dearer. The re-imposition of duty on grain from abroad has
caused the holders of foreign Wheat to raise their pretentious,
but there were very few sales effected. Malting Barley conti-
nues very dull sale. In Rye and Pease scarcely anything doing.
Oats met little inquiry, except for seed. Northumberland red
Wheat, 48s. to 535. per qr. ; ditto, white, 50s. to 545. ; Norfolk
household Flour, 375. to 38s. per sack.

MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 4.
Supplies have diminished in all our principal markets ; and
this, with the resumption of duties of Gs. per qr. upon Wheat,
2s. Gd. upon all otter grain, and 3s. Bd. per barrel, or ss. 3d.
per sack on Flour, induces more steadiness and less desire to
sell.—A fair business has been doing here during the week, at
full prices for every article.—At both Liverpool and Wakefield
yesterday a tendency to improvement was observable.—Our
market to-day assumes a more cheerful aspect; there is a fair
sale for each article, at prices rather tending upwards, with the
exception of Beans and Malt.—Any advance, however, which is
obtained upon last week's prices is not sufficiently general and
decided to warrant our altering the quotations of our last.

WARRINGTON CORN MARKET, FEB. 29.
Wheat, 139 qrs., 0 t'2 10s. Od. qr.: total, t 347 10s. Ocl
Oats, 72 qrs., otO 19s. 4d. ► qr.: total, 69 12s. 0.1
Barley, 0 qrs., 0 .t 0 Os. Od.r qr.: total, .4. 0 Os. Oci.