Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-06-06
Foreign News.
By The Britannia --.4dvices to tie
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During the fortnight. the great mea-
sures of the government for changing
the features of our commercial policy
have not advanced an inch. The dead
lock continued until last night. All
the causes which have been at work to
obstruct business, and throw cold wa
ter on every kind Of speculation during
the last two or three months, continue.
Trade is suffering severely through its
mutitudinous arteries, and dismay and
vexation gain ground. The obstruc-
tion has been caused by the Irish MEM
bers, who seem determined to carry
out the lock jaw policy to the utmost.
The House Of Commons came to a
division on the first reading of the CO.
ercian Bill on the evening of Friday.
The numbers in its favor were o74;
against it, 1876; majority, l49; 3 wings
voted in the minority.
COMMERCIAL.
The House of Commons has at
length brought the debate on the Irish
Coercion Bill to "A close. Last night
the Corn Bill would occupy the atten-
ton of the House, and in ten days
from this time the judgment of the
Lords on that important measure will
probably be known.
The quantity Of goods held by the
great manufacturers in Lancashire is
large, and the demand, in the present
state of uncertainty as to the future,
has been limited. The transactions of
the month have been shade better
than those of the proceeding month.
The Share market, about being
freed from the dead weight which has
so long oppressed il, is recovering its
tone. There has been a good deal OF
business doing lately in many of the
established lines; prices have an up
ward tendency. When the funds ari.
sing from railway scrip have been dis
tributed, every one in business vii
feel the ben fit, and produce Of every
kind will doubtless improve in value.
Many of the ship.owners and mas
tiers engaged in the United States, and
more especially, in the New York
trade, are at issue with the Commis-
sioners Of Emigration with regard to
the stringency of Lloyd's Registry
Book in the matter of vessels carry
ing great numbers Of Storage passcn-
gers.
The Cotton market sustains the i'm
proved feeling that ruled when the last
steamer sailed. The ascertained def
cheney in the last crop is the primary
cause Of the iirmness. The sales du-
ring the week exceed $4,000 bales;
about 10000 Of which have been for
export and speculation, leaving a very
respectable daily ayarage for the trade.
The imports during the last week have
been light, hardly exceeding 5000
bales. Up to the present time the inn
ports arc $4,000 bales below those Of
the corresponding period last year
Yesterday, the sales exceeded 6ooo
bales, at firm prices.
Large quantities of American Pro-
visions find their way to this country
by almost every arrival. With an an
ticipated scarcity Of bread slulfs, the
records Of the barrels Of -four and beef
which cross the Atlantic atthe present
time are duly paraded in The columns
of the daily press. They point NOR
al OF gratifying character; for when the
restrictions which have hitherto impe-
ded that branch of commerce are re-
moved removed they viii bet
is impossible to guagc the extent TO
which the provision trade between
England and America will be carried.
At present, there are upwards of 400.
600 barrels Of -four under lock in Ly-
crpool, all of which will be removed at
the low duty when the Corn Bill be-
comes law.
But the present transition state is
injurious to the importers and prcjudi-
cial to the public The former sustain
heavy losses, and the latter are pre-
vented from procuring wholesome food
on easy terms. Except in the way Of
ship stores, there has been little de-
mand for Beef, while for Bacon, only
the better descriptions have moved at
remunerating prices.
The Corn trade remains in a very
unsatisfactory state. Operations are
suspended. The trade merely supply
their immediate wants, and this letbar-
~ will continue until the fate Of the
Corn Bill is decided by the House Of
Lords. The best informed public men
are sanguinc that the Peers will pass
the b.; and personal friend Of our