The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-06 00:00:00

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. MAY 3

The supply of Wheat from Essex and Suffolk was much smaller
than on this day se'nnight, but from Kent it was good : the condi-
tion continuing to improve, we were enabled to realise the same
prices. Free Foreign Wheat meets a very slow sale at Friday's
rates, and some parcels of bonded have been offering, duty paid,
without much business being transacted. The new Corn Law is
now in operation, but some quantity of Flour will be released from
bond, but not a great deal of Wheat at present. Barley is Is to 2s
cheaper; Peas of all sorts and Beans have declined is last Monday.
The Oat trade remains in the same state.

WEDISTESDAY, May 4

The business has been stagnant this morning, at the price of last
market day, for every description of grain. The new Corn Bill
came into operation on Saturday last, and an extensive change was
announced in the duties, but still the rates remain practically pro-
hibitory, scarcely anything having been taken out of bond, and
speculators indifferent to the new state of the trade. The weather
and the prospects cf the coming harvest appear to be the real sub-
jects of consideration, and everything is reported satisfactory of
the crops up to the present time. The new duty the present week
is 138 per qr. on foreign Wheat, and ios on Barley ; but opinions
are in favour of higher duties should not any unfavourable altera-
tion in the season take place. The stock of bonded Wheat in the
kingdom is about 750,000 quarters; but there is comparatively less
of any other description of foreign grain.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 3

Of English, Irish, and Foreign Wheat together, the arri-
vals since our report of this day week furnish a liberal supply,
with several parcels of Malt coastwise, and a fair increase of
Oats, Oatmeal, and Flour from Ireland, including 1000 brls.
of the latter from Marseilles.

The royal assent having at length been given to the new
corn bill, duties were receivable at our Custom-house yester-
day, agreeably to the annexed scale, which admits colonial
Wheat and Flour at the lowest rates, and such may now be
considered free for consumption : it is not likely, however,
that any large portion of those articles comprised in the stocks
of foreign in bond, will be released until the averages shall
have attained a more favourable point.
The following are the quantities of grain, Flour, and Oat-
meal computed to remain in Liverpool, on the 2d May,
1842 :

In Bond.—Wheat, 209,032 qrs. ; Barley, 11,271 qrs. ;
Oats, 13,584 qrs. ; Rye, 500 qrs. ; Beans, 21,166 qrs. ;
Pease, 7,787 qrs. ; F10ur65,166 brls.
Free.—Wheat, 25,000 qrs. ; Barley, 5,000 qrs. ; Oats,
12,000 qrs. ; Rye, 400 qrs. ; Beans, 20,000 qrs. ; Pease,
5,000 qrs. •, Flour, 5,000 brls. and 5,000 sacks ; Oatmeal,
80,000 loads.

The effects of this measure having been, already, in a
great degree, anticipated, little impression seems now to be
produced upon the trade by its actual coming into operation ;
for the present we are unable to notice any decided increase
in demand, but may shortly calculate on some improvement
in this respect, with a more steady and regular trade than
has been, for some time past, experienced.
The transactions in Wheat at this day's market, which
were chiefly confined to retail purchases,were altogether to
a very moderate amount, and although in a few cases the
finest descriptions rather exceeded the rates of this day se'n-
night, the various kinds of Mediterranean and other middling
Wheats were generally obtainable on somewhat lower terms.
English and Irish Flour was in limited request, at late
prices, while States and Canadian receded is per barrel.
In bond, the only transactions noted to-day were confined
to a few hundred quarters of States and Ancona Wheat, for
Ireland, the former at 7s 7d, the latter at 7s per 701bs.
Malting and grinding Barley, upon a very dull sale, de-
clined is per qr. ; and Malt hardly sustained its previous
value.—Beans and Pease remained unvaried.

The Oat trade, being languid, prices gave way id per 45
lbs ; and Oatmeal, although held at last week's rates, was
very unsaleable to-day.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 5

Wind at Holyhead S.W. moderate in the morning.
Off Holyhead, at 5 a.m. No. 2189, Fatima, B.S. from London,
and 3257, Troubadour, (steamer) at 9 a.z. from Bristol.

No further communication received from Holyhead owing to
thick weather.

Wind at Point Lynas, S.W. blowing fresh during the evening.
Off Point Lynas, at 1 3e p.m. No, 5128, Shannon, ship, from
Mobile, (telegraphed wherefrom.) Several vessels inward bound,
in want of pilots.
Off Voel Nant, at 6 a.m. No. 2649, Denison, ship, from Antigua ;
6581, Kestrel, Bk. at 9 a.m. from London; 3615, Speed, Bk. at 11
a.m. from Buenos Ayres, and several other vessels outward bound.

In Crosby Channel, at anchor, at 9 30 a.m. No. 341 g, Majestic,
ship, from Bombay; 9507, Thomas Battersby, 8.8. at anchor, near
the N.E. Buoy, at 10 15 a.m. from New Orleans
Off the port, at 6 p.m. 3 ships, 3 barques, 2 brigs & 3 schooners.

PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 5.
Prices within the last seven days. This days
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. r'rices
Bolton and Preston
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto quarter
Birmingham and Derby lOO 0 0 0 ....
Bristol and Exeter 7O
•0 0 0 ....
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto, new 2O 0 0 0
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Ditto new Shares .... 26 8 515 •5
5 6 8
Ditto, Debentures
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid 0 0 0
Half Shares 6 0 0
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar
50 paid
Greenock, and Ayr
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares 5O 95 0 0
Quarter 5 0 0 0
New ditto.... .
Great Western 65 91 10 0
Ditto new shares 5O .... 05 0 0
Ditto Fifth Shares 4 .... 10 10 0
Great North of England
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 0 0 0 ..
Leicester and Swartnington 5O .... 0 0 0 ..
Leeds and Selby
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham 9O .... 181 0 0 . 181 0 0
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto old shares ...... 32 .... 61 0 0 ....
Ditto new
London & Brighton
Ditto new
London and South Western
Ditto, loth shares
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 4O .... 28 15
Ditto and Ditto Extension
Manchester and Leeds 7O .... 88 0 0 ....
Ditto half shares
Ditto quarter shares
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter
North Midland
New North Midland 4O .... 35.15 0 .... 32 15 0
One-third Shares
North Union
Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... 0 0 0
Ditto quarter shares
Ulster 25 18 0
Paris and Rouen l6 17 5 0
South Eastern and Dover .. pm. 50 32 0 0
New shares & interest.. pm. .... 426..3 12 6 pm
York and North Midland .. 50 paid 0 0 0
Half Shares l5 32 10 0
BANKS.
Bank of Liverpool
Borough Bank lO .... 13 10 0 .... 13 10 0
Commercial of Liverpool 10 17 o u .... 17 2 6
Commercial of England. 5 0 0 0 ....
East of England lO 0 0 0 ....
of Manchester lO .... 0 0 0 ....
M'cliester & L'pool Dsct. 15 0 0 0
Northern and Central
North and South Wales lO .... 0 0 0
Royal of Liverpool 500 . 0 0 0 ....
South Lancashire
Albion
Liverpool Union to .... 10 12 6 ....
Liverpool Banking Co lO .... 0 0 0
Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. 0 0 0
6/1 S, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings £loo paid 174 0 0 ....
L'pool and Harrington Water
Stock .. 587 0 o
Works • • •
Bootle Ditto Stock.... 0 0 0 ....
L'pool Gas Light Company,
(Original Stock) 109 .... 0 0 0
Ditto new Shares.... 100 .... 0 0 0
L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .XOO 0 0 0
Ditto new shares are now paid up.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... 0 0 0 ....
Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 3 0 0
Ocean Assurance
Liverpool Marine Assurance} 10 paid 0 0
Company

0 0 0

DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c.
Anderton Carrying Company .. _l6 ss. 0 0 0

Rock Ferry
90.... 0 0 0
Steam Tug Company
Harrington Docks mo. ". 0 0 0
Apothecaries' Company
.... 0 0 0
Asphalte (Liverpool)
(Polonceau) 2 .... 0 0 0

PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL.
*Wool', Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid i Duty.
Archangel .t'l9 10 @ 20 0
Memel 18 0 19 0
Gothenburg l4 10 - - 16 0 I Not abovel6ft
Wybnrg l6 10 - 18 0 , F.. 'l9. B. P. 2.
Petersburg l5 10 - 19 0 1 21 feet.
PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. I X 822.. 42 10s,
Danzig, Deck
British American Pine
LATH WOOD, per fathom.
Danzig, 4 feet 8 0 8 10 ..e4 53.
British American 4 0 5 10 15s.
MAHOGANY, per foot of I inch thick.
Honduras
Cuba
St. Domingo
DAN PLANKS, British American none. 16s 6d per load.
l'amtwoon, per cubic feet
STAVES, per 1200.
Danzig, C. Pipe .e 135 0 —1,15 0
Hhd. 7O 0— 80 0 Not ab. 36 in.
Quebec, red, i inch thick, 130 0— 55 0 .4'l 3s. B.p. 2s.
and 5i feet long
Do. Puncheon lO 10 Is 0 3 0 6.5.
TIMBER, per cubic foot. s. (1. ~ d.
Oak ' 10 2 6
Pine, British Amer. common .. 0 0 0 0
red 1 7 2 i 103
Per load.
1 yellow
Danzig, midd ling 2 0 2 2
Memel,
Riga,red middling
2 4
...: 2
52 142 15s.vload

Jamaica
Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice
Honduras
Havana
New York, Boston
Charleston, Savannah
New Orleans
Canada
British North America
Newfoundland ..
Brazils
River• Plate
East Indieg
China
Batavia
New South Wales
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Gibraltar
Lima, Valparaiso, &c.
Malta, Sicily, &c.
Smyrna and Constantinople
Malaga
Madeira
Western Isles, Cape de Verds.,
Lisbon
Cadiz
France
Holland
Hamburg, Bremen, &c.
Gottenturg, Stockholm
Petersburg, Riga, &c.
Oporto

RANCE AT LLOYD'S

Outward,

25s Od@ 30 0
20 0-- 0 0
40 0— 0 0
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