The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-26 00:00:00

COTTON MARKET, APRIL 25

The has been no new feature in the market to-day : a good trade
demand has been experienced, and fully 4500 bales have been sold
at last week's prices, with a steady but animated market. 400
Pernams have been bought for export.

COTTON MARKET.-WEEKLY REPORT,

The speculative demand noticed at the end of last week was
followed up in the commencement of the present, and the trade
also were free buyers; in prices little change took place, but the
middle qualities of American were id dearer; since Tuesday,
however, speculators have purchased less freely, but the business
has been extensive, and although prices are barely so firm as at
the commencement of the week, the advance above noticed is
maintained. For good qualities of American there continues a
fair export demand, and these descriptions are with difficulty met
with at the quotations. More business has been done both in Bra-
zil and Surat than for some time past, but prices have undergone
no change. Speculators have taken 13,600 American and 450
Surat, and Exporters 1600 American, 200 Pernambuco, 250 Car-
thagena and 250 Surat. There are declared for auction on Friday
next 1100 Sea Island and Stained, 500 Madras and 750 Carthagena.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
From the 14th to the 21st instant, inclusive.

Under the act still in force, an increase of duty has iaen
place this week on Foreign Wheat to 28s. Bd., on Barley to
225. 10d., on Eye to 19s. 9d. per quarter, and on Flour to
I7s. 21d. per barrel. From the accelerated progress of the
New Corn Bill, however, we shall shortly have to notice the
operations of the averages in conformity with the reduced
scale of duties contained in its provisions.
Our fresh arrivals of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, within
the past three days, are light; but having no recent impulse
from other markets, the trade here in all free articles, be-
tween our first report this week and to-day, has been ex-
tremely inactive ; and though we have still had inquiries for
Wheat and Flour in bond, no further business appears to
have transpired during that period, beyond 500 barrels of
Western Canal Flour sold at 285., and 2000 qrs. of Egyptian
Wheat, to arrive and to be landed here at ss. per 701bs.
Having very few country buyers at our Corn Exchange to-
day, and our local millers remaining much upon the reserve,
the transactions in Wheat for consumption here were very
limited in amount ; and although some further parcels were
taken for Ireland, prices generally receded Id. to 2d. per
701bs. from the current rates of Tuesday.
All sorts of English, Irish, and foreign duty paid Flour
continued to meet a slow demand on the terms last noted ;
and the only sale of bonded produce reported this morning,
was confined to 1000 barrels of States Flour at 28s. per brl.
Barley, Malt, and Pease ruled dull at former prices ; and
Beans, except Egyptian, for which there was some inquiry,
were unaltered in value.

Oats, although not-readily saleable, appeared to attract
rather more attention, and good qualities maintained our.
last quotations. Oatmeal, however, seemed to meet very
little notice, and was the turn cheaper.
Notwithstanding the prevalence of cold, harsh winds for
some time past, the weather otherwise has been highly fa-
vourable for all the labours of husbandry ; thus, except on
some stiff clay soils, spring culture upon most lands in this
district is progressing rapidly to a close, and the temperature
having recently become more genial, rain only seems requisite
to promote vegetation.