Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-01

gument IN support of the proposed measure wa
that as at present foreign flour might be impol
tea INTO our East and West India colonies, I'll
corn M warehouse here, being the property ,
: BRUSH subjects, ought to be allowed at least
similar facility of sale, but which conld ONLY on
sue from its manufacture into -four. He in
tended to propose, that any proprietor of for
eign wheat now in store, who should desire Il
nave the same taken out of warehouse for TN,
purpose OF grinding into flour, should give seen
rity Tor replacing in the store :, corresponding
quantity of lour.-The average produce wa,
one barrel (196 lbs.) Of flour from every 6ye
bushels OF wheat; but as the corn in question
hau iaih SO long In warehouses that it must have
dcterioratcd, he thought il would be but reason.
able to exact the replacing in store of one bar
rel OIL Hour for every six bushels Of wheat that
night be drawn out of it. 1t was notorious
that the quality of the British corn of last sea-
son was very inferior; he thought, therefore
That material benefit would arise to both par
Ties, were the flour to be made from foreign
wheat permitted 10 be mixed with that produced
from BRUSH corn Themeasurc in view woul !.
carried into effect, be beneficial to the British
consumer and to the British CAPITALISTS. whose
property was and had been for two years, thus
locked in our warehouses
W.. ChrWen feared there was probability that
our ports would open for the importation of for
egp grain on the 5th of Augusta measure
which could not but bc,ruinous to the arricul,n
raj interests of the country which were ONLY inst
now recovering from dstress.-But he Thought
that the measure then under consideration of
inc committee would be very confined in its
operation he therefore saw no reason for on
Posingf. The whole quality of foreign grain
now IN the warehouses in this country was only
44O,oOo quarters--a. quantity not equal TO tho
deficiency IN the produce of the last harvest as
compared with an average one.
MIR. Il. Wilson was favourable to the pro-
posed measure, the 100000 quarters of foreign
corn IN warehouse we're only sufficient for We
~ few days consumption indeed.
Sir T.. Lehbridge would not OPPOSE the
measure before the Committee. He saw no
reason Tor the alarm expressed ny an Honoura-
ole Member, that the ports would he opened
Tor the importation of foreign grain in August
next.
After convc s.tion in which Mr. Huskisson,
Mr.. d. Gilbert, Mr.. Hume, Mr.. L. Wilson,
and MIR. Bright took part,
The resolution was agreed to.
The House then resumed, when leave was
gwen to bring in a bill substituting -four for
wheat.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
Liverpool, .1pru l5.-Thc lanyour noticed
in our Cotton market for the last fortnight, pre-
va'ied during the three first days of this week
when the sales amounted to only 1898 bags of
all sorts. Yesterday however, and more parti-
cularly to-day, the demand became more ami
mated and the sales exceeded 5000 bags Pri-
ces remain without alteration but there 4 n bet
ter feeling III the market, which in SOME mca-
sure is attributed to the recent account from the
United States, confirming the former accounts
OF short crop, and informing us that prices
there had rather advanced. The trade have
hcen the chief operators this week, but part of
the Business Of the last two DAYS have been on
speculation.
The total salc5 from the 19th inst. to this G.
vening, inclusive, amount to l267O bags say
SO 10 American, 27l0 Brazil, $50 West Indies,
&C. and 40 Surats. TIC import this week
has been 8677 bags of all sorts.
The sales of flashes this week have been very
extensive, but prices are lower, and holders
seem to have little confidence in them.
Turpentine maintains the late currency, but
docs not go off so briskly bcfore.-2OO0 bbls.
2-3ds soft were offered by auction this week.
and only 200 bbls. sold at 13s Cd to lbs Cd.
Rice is lower 200 tierces good and fine new
brought only lis lis Cd per cwt.
200 bbls. good Tar was sold this week at
IDS Cd.
There have been no sales Of FIaxseed this
week, the orders now in the market are lin-
ted at1 Gs n 4Gs. Only 100 casks Clover seed
were sold this week at SIS 62s. per cwt.