Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-24
BANK OF ENGLAND
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Downing street, April %.
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A, n, CokN EXCHANGE, May }.
~ our market ths morning. we Ind mods,.,.
fresh supplies Of English wheat, Tn, ,nno,',,s'
S u,eu' made by Lord John Russell in the Uonso .,
SIUuu''nons on Friday last, regarding the corn laws
atnoush 1t is generally allowed that the pres,n, ooi
' u'nnlen. Is 100 weak TO carry any measure thew
P'Tpose on me subject, had the effect Of rem
ue'ns the trade dull this incoming, and with con.
,nuahce oil very fine weather. decline of from = 70
HPe. Or mad tn he submitted TO both on English
anu foreign wheat; and at this reduction solss
e SOW Fine heavy corn was in request. and
sor,s 90 uea' as last week; but light and inferior
IN hour, malt and other articles no chance occf,r
''u ANTON & MITCHELL,
WI Corn Factors.
wheat, Essex, Kent and Suffolk, red SIS n Ca.
arse 1's 'os per imperial quarter; Norfolk and
Lincolnshire, red los n SOS; white sis A &c 40
importation OF Flour from April 90 to Nav l.
Eng 'lsh, 6O99 sacks; foreign, 1892 barrels
rotegn' duty paid, Dance and Konissburc
wheat. '9S 7Os per imperial quarter; Hambnrg dc
SOu o o Ioi Russian do, SIS a 65s do Dantzic
h0ur' 'fee' 2ssa 3ls per brI.
,;,o ., liverpool Cotton Markets, TO .Afay 4.
~" -uteat want OF animation has character
i%eu the market during the whole OF the week ard
as consequence Of this, decline of Id n,r In 81
~ some lew instances Id per 10. in low and mil
uihs qualities, has been subml'ted to- The con,;n,,-
co very uniavorabe accounts from Manchester a,,l
~. aoS.nce OF speculative feeling here are the i'm
| OF
demand may be mainly attributed, but in ,p;,. =,
d" hs' l. Is hardly possible 10 suppose that with m
abundance OF money, and prosperous state. Of a,
east one branch 9th buSiness-ard thar The mo-,
'Po ' ohe-the home trade, together with the
prospect OF an average harves' the exls,ing s,,n"
tlon cannot long continue.
roteisn markets are said, for the moment. IN IN.
LII suPP"tu' ana 10 obyIate tins, spinners talk ot
sun farther reducing their time III his shouIJ
hand ue pressure o. the present stock of CouonIon
na"u may so lar be felt, to lead in inleror ous H.
ues' 10 some increased decline but such res,I, :;
o' now PROBABLE IN the face Of an aim St universaI
aumltted deficiency OF American crop which
must 'Tnu ultimately to produce q very different eC
80 o'nzIS, Egyptians and Surats continue dull
ana prices rather lower.
-, The sales of the week amounted TO IA 61o
i ne import was Pc, $50 bales The Amer,cnn sLor,
s'ipie were quoted rs follows viz: ordinary & +, 81
n',uIIns, 6i 6ii fair, 6: I; good fair, n II;
good TO fine, 7! Sd. y"
April 30-The demand co,,;,u., ,,. ,..
anu ho'uers have submitted TO further decline of al
20 10 per ID. on the low and mddling qualities of
american, whilst all other descriptions are very
hea'y OF sale at the present quotations 500 Amer.
',dn nave been taken on speculation, and $50
American and $50 Surat for EXPORT. Tber. -
been forwarded into the country unsoJ dr., 'h
present month $3.50 American 100 Bahia and so
Surat D anu ~
The s'les of the week were u $40 b,les. amonc
T ", were 5O Sea Island IL So 100 Stained 6
-. r Bowed Georgia % II; 1850 Mobile, Al
apama, tennessee, 5. at Is; 1900 New Orleans 81
o'i I'C hgypliansi IL; 1870 Surat a53.
20 STOCK April 80, ls4l, $1,000 bales. Same lime
May 3-We have had moderate business doing
o.u'y, only about $500 bags have been sold. There
IS no change in prices but upon the whole tho n,o
het mas rather more steady appearance The Lusi.
sold -'O' O'bS "eIe
May The arrival Of she Acadia, with accounts
give no animation TO our market. and we ors droon'
ing i'f want OF demand, what is to have f,vornbI.
influence no one can tell, until the consumption is
cons lsrnbIy ond permanently increased. The sale,
uI lo-day are 1000 to $500 bales at last weeks pri
" made TO the buyer