The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-12 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, JULY 8

The supply of beasts in to-day's market being comparatively on
the increase, and the attendance of buyers by no means numer-
ous, the Beef trade was very dull, at a decline on Monday's quo-
tations of ad per 81b, the very highest figure being 4s 6d. The ar-
rivals from Scotland did not exceed 100 Scots. Although the num-
bers of Sheep were not to say great, the sale for them was slow, at
barely stationary prices. The Lamb trade was dull, and the ex-
treme currency for the best Essex qualities was 5s 6d per 81b. The
inquiry for Veal was renovated, at au improvement of 2d per 81b.
In Pigs next to nothing was doing. Mikh Cows sold at from
4'16 to en each, by the quantities of Blbs, sinking the offal.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 8.
We make no change in our quotations this week. The
demand to-day has been steady for all descriptions. The
public sale went off heavily, and what was sold was at nomi-
nal prices. Exporters have taken 1400, and speculators
1500. The total sales amount to 29,000 bales.

COTTON MARKET,

-WEEKLY REPORT.

The demand has been regular and steady throughout the week,
and the market has assumed a somewhat firmer appearance ; prices,
however, are without change, except for the inferior qualities of
American, which are again rather lower. At public sale to-day
1230 Sea Island and 387 Stained were offered, and 330 of the former
and 230 of the latter were sold at a decline of d per lb on the
common qualities ; 870 Laguayras were also offered, but withdrawn
for want of buyers. Speculators have taken 1400 American and
100 Surat, and Exporters 1300 American, do Maranham and 50
Surat. 3000 Surat are declared for auction on Friday next.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
From the Ist to the 7th instant, inctusine

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JULY g.
The duties for the ensuing week are unaltered, with the
exception of Beans, reduced on foreign to 9s. 6d., and on
colonial to ls. per quarter.
'We continue to be pretty well supplied with foreign Wheat,
the imports of the past three days amounting to 12,109 qrs.,
—about one-half from Baltic, and the remainder from French
and Mediterranean ports ; there are also some further arri-
vals of Flour from Canada and the United States ; but the
quantity of all articles both coastwise and from Ireland, as
usual at this season, is light, the' export in those directions
being more than sufficient to counterbalance what we have
received.
Between Tuesday last and to-day, the trade upon the
whole has remained firm. For Wheat we have bad a more
general inquiry, in consequence of the still unsettled state of
the weather ; and though no transactions of moment have
occurred, the sales made for consumption have been to an
average extent, and at the full rates of that day.
In addition to a good inquiry from town and country mil-
lers at our Corn Exchange this morning, several parcels of
Wheat changed hands on speculation, making the business
done, generally, to a fair amount, at prices quite as high as
those of our last circular, and in a few instances at Id. per
bushel advance. Flour was also a better sale, and rather
dearer. Within this day or two speculative buyers have
again appeared for Oatmeal, and including the transactions
of to-day, about 5,000 loads have been taken for investment :
consumers have also purchased more freely, and we note
prices the turn higher. Oats are held more firmly, but are
without any improvement in the demand or actual value.
In Beans, Barley, and Pease little passing, and prices al-
most nominal.
During the week 3,000 barrels of best States Flour have
brought 295. per barrel, in bond, and there are buyers of a
farther quantity at this rate ; at which, however, holders of
choise brands now refuse to sell.
Each day this week, with the exception of Wednesday,
bas been extremely wet, and the weather still continues
broken and unsettled.

LONDON GAZETTI3.-FRIDAY, JULY 8.