Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-10-18
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP
ROYAL VILLA M.--rWELV

In - LA h N ROM ENGLAND.
The steam ship Royal William arrived a,
New York a, noon on w ednesday, IN 10 l.2
days from Livorpool.-She sailed from Liv.
erpooi on the 20th September, to which date
inclusive she brings papers of that city and
London of tho 10Th.
From the papers before Us, and mainly
from The Commercial Advertiser, we ex,rac,
the intelligence which follows. On tho sub.
Ject OF The British Crops and Grain Marx cts
our extracts are full. The weather had bean
favorable in the main for tho harvest. but in
consequences Of previous high averages. tho
duty on wheat was reduced to the loves,
rate, and the whole stock in bond would be
taken in for consumption.
he sales oil Cotton at Liverpool for the
week ending Sept IA, were % 200 bales !;
the market spiritless, though the holders had
not allowed prices to decline. The same
Goth.
The Royal William has over sixty mas.
sengers. She was short of water and fuel
For some time before she came in she had
10 burn every spare article that could b.
found-spars, casks, planks, &c. SC.
| The steam packet Liverpool will posi-
lively leave Liverpool on the Doth inst
BRITISH PORTS OPEN FOR FOR.
EIGN GRAIN.
The London Spectator of Sept. Is, SAYS.
scarcity OF food is now experienced by The
bulk Of the English people. Yesterday.
the average price having reached 73s. and a
traction, foreign corn was offered az duty
Tree, tho duty paid being only a shilling a
quarter.-lt Is stated that upwards of mil
lion OF quarters Of continental wheat, in adj.
dition 10 the previous stock, have arrived in
London within these few DAYS"
Yet 1t appears from the Mark Lane Re-
port of the Courier, that there had heen a
good demand for all descriptions, and one
shilling per quarter advance had been OBJ
famed on tho rates of Monday, the 10Th.
The Manchester Guardian of the 10Th
September, has the following:
RELEASE OF BONDED GRAIN
AT LIyERPOOL.--On the frst day o.
the duty at IT, per quarter, coming into on
GRAFTON at Liverpool, this rate of dufy wa,
paid at The port on no less than 81 1888 quar-
ters OF wheat, and on 81, 9O3 barrels of
-four.
BRITISH CROPS AND GRAIN MAR.
KET.
a Circular from Messrs. James Scott g.
Son, dated Liverpool, September Is. runs
| thus:
| CORN MARKET the whole OF
the past week there has been no rain md
the weather, though sometimes too cold and
deficient OF sunshine for unripe Grain. has
been on the whole very favorable for the
operations of harvest, now in active progress
! generally throughout this district; which.
and the release of all bonded wheat and -four
on Friday, Gas stated 5eIow,) We had at
thus days market here, and since in Man.
chester, fair demand for the finer quail;
ties OF British and Foreign wheat, Of fully
the prices OF Tuesday last, and in soms in .
stances at an increase Of I'd to Sd per 70
To-; of Wheat little is as yet secured. and
there may be about one third cut in stocks.
and from the more particular investigation
OF many intelligent practical farmers, the
previous reports OF a serions deficiency in
quantity and quality are confirmed. The
imports OF The past week have been very
trivial, and those of Wheat coastwise ba 70
again been chiefly foreign in bond from Lon
don.