The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 4

The only alteration in the duties for the ensuing week is
an advance upon foreign Pease to 16s. 9d. per quarter.
With the exception of a fair supply of Oats and Oatmeal
from Ireland, the arrivals of British produce continue very
limited, and from abroad we have to notice only one cargo
of 1200 qrs. Mediterranean Wheat reported since Tuesday last.
Though the transactions in free Wheat and Flour, within
the last:ltwo days, have not extended beyond a moderate
amount, and altogether for immediate consumption, the
steadiness of the trade mentioned in our last, has conti-
nued, and in the sales made, our quotatons there stated
have been fully supported : in other articles nothing of mo-
ment has been done.
The announcement of Sir 'Robert Peel to bring before
Parliament the consideration of the Corn Laws next week,
appears to have produced a check to all extensive business
at our Corn Exchange to-day: waiting the discussion of
this question, buyers have again acted with caution,
and the purchasers of wheat have been to a very
limited extent : on the other band holders have
been far from pressing sales, and the late currency for all
descriptions of this grain, therefore, remains unvaried.
Flour, also, has been restricted to a merely retail demand on
the terms last noted.

Having very little Malting Barley at hand, such is Is.
per qr. dearer, and grinding samples are more saleable at
former prices.—Malt and Pease, dull but not. cheaper.—
Beans, with rather more inquiry, fully support their previous
value.

Oats, in the absence of country demand, were in very slow
request, and barely maintained our last quotations, and oat-
meal, with the exception of a few speculative sales, met very
little notice, without any material change in prices:

The only transactions reported in bond, comprise part of
a cargo of Ancona Wheat at 7s. per 701bs. and about 900
barrels of 'States Flour at 275. 6d. to 28s. per barrel.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. FEn,.4

On Wednesday and Thursday we bad a decidedly better
demand for Cotton, causing transactions to the amount of
5000 on the former and 4500 on the latter day, inclusive of
1500 for export. To-day the demand is not so great, yet the
tone of the market is firm and healthy; prices having of
the two an upward tendency. The business is estimated at
3500 bales. The week's sales amount to 29,710 bales, in-
cluding 3000 for export, and 2500 on speculation account.
Prices of all kinds without any material alteration.

COTTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 5.
Our market has had a very animated appearance to-day ; con-
sumers, exporters, and speculators, all purchasing freely at the full
prices of. yesterday, making about id advance on business done
early in the week ; altogether we should say that &WO bales have
changed hands, and the market closes with firmness.

COTTON MARKET, EmmyAter 7.
The general and good demand noticed on Saturday have been
maintained throughout today by the consumers, who has pur-
chased to the extent of 5000 bales at last week's prices, in some
instances on rather easier terms, owing to the circumstance of the
improved demand having caused many holders to show heir stocks,
who would otherwise have' kept back. The market is healthy and
steady.

COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT.
In the early part of the week the demand from the trade was
moderate, and, with a good assortment of American offering, the
the market was rather heavy; but during the last few days Ex-
porters and Spinners have come forward freely, which has given
more confidence to holders, and with decidedly a better feeling,
prices of American and Surat are now steady at the prices current
last Friday. For Brazil and Egyptian, however, the enquiry con
tinues limited, and no improvement whatever has taken place.
2300 American have been taken on speculation, and 1800 American,
sea La Gnayra, 130 Maranham, and 150 Surat for export. There
have forwarded into the country unsold during -the last month
1 tide American, '220 Fenian', 20 Bahai and 400 Surat. There are
declared for auction on Friday next 750 Sea Island, 100 Stained, 700
Carthagena and 330 Peruvian

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
From the 28th ult. to the 3rd instant, inclusive.,

Prices paid 131P0RT$
9,11. ES OF TUE WEEK. lin the week.lThisWk.ithis year