Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-10
FOR

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.
The steamer Britannia arrived at Boston on
Saturday morning last from Liverpool, which
place she left on the 18th ultimo. She brings
ii days later intelligence. Breadstuffs of all
descriptions have sensibly declined since the
last advlces. Cotton has slightly improved ;
particularly the middling and lower qualities.
The improvement in Cotton is principally at
tributable TO the accounts which have reached
England of short crop in the United States
The political intelligence is not of much inn
portance. Below we give the prices of the
various American products in Liverpool at the
sailing of the Britannia -
The following comparative statement will
show the prices of BTeadstutfs. in Liverpool,
at the dates mentioned:
Flour Western Canal 2Ss OIL 2ss Sd 27s Cd a 27s Cd
DO. Philad and Balt 27s Cd 27s I'd POS Od 26s I'd
Do. Sour, 23s Cd a POS I'd 22s Cd n 23s I'd
Corn Meal Ids Cd las Cd l2s cd lbs Oil
Indian Corn $50 lbs, 29s Oh 32s ID 2ss Oh 32s cd
LIVERPOOL, Feby 12-The Flour market
has steadily declined since our last advices {;
the above being the highest prices at present
obtainable This depression has. in a great
measure, been caused by the large supplies of
home produce, which have come into the
country markets, as we'll as the increased i'm
ports.
Cotton-Thc stock in port is only $50, 900
bales, which shows a reduction upon Ameri-
can qualities OF $4,000, compared with the
stock held at The corresponding period last
year
Provision Ofarket-Beef, prime mess, per
terce, 81 COS; ordinary, 81 75s; old, IS
Il S3s; mess, per Dbl, 40 sos; ordinary, 36
a 4Os; prime, 80 32s. Pork, prime mess,
new, per barrel, not quoted old, 4S COS
mess, 4S SIS; prime, IS 4Os. Bacon, dried
and smoked, old, per cwt, Is 3Os; short rib,
45 54s.
Butter, u S. fine, not quoted; Canada, IS
a 67s Hams, smoked or dry, in canvass, per
cwt, 80 a sos; in casks, 90. 32s Lard, fine
leaf, in kegs, 81 SOS; do, in bbls, SIS SIS;
ordinary to middling, 4S 54s; superior and
inferior, and grease, 80 35s.
Rice-Carolna, dressed, first quality, 1ss
sd 2ls Cd ; second quality, II a 19s.
MetaIs-N. S. lead, in bond, Els los a
Ely per ton British bar iron, Ell 925
Welsh pig iron, Ell los.
1t will be borne in mind that the resumption
of the duty on flour and grain takes place up
on the / st of March proximo, and that the du-
ty which will then be imposed, ranges from
IS to los per quarter on wheat Is sd Is on
Oats; 2s IS on barley, rye, peas and beans
is on Indian Corn Sd per Dbl on meal, and
IS I'D iarthings per Dbl on flour.
On the 31st of March it is expected the du'
ties will be about 6s per quarter on wheat, and
IS I'd farthing per Dbl on flour.
Cotton-New Orleans ordinary to middIing
II AL per ID; fair to good, 5 sgd; good
TO fine, Cd Upland and Mobile, ordinary &c
middling, a sd fair TO good fair, ST ID
good 10 fine, sgd; Alabama and Tennessee
ordinary to middIing, At AID; fair TO gooc
fair, SID f.; bowed Georgia, ordinary to mid
ding, A sd fair to good fair, ST SD
good 10 fine, SD; Sea Island, ordinary to mid
ding fine, Sd; do. stained, 81 I'd.
A sensible improvement. has been produced
in the cotton market, since the departure o
the last steamer; operations having enlarged
with decided improvement in prices. ms
however, has been caused more by continued
accounts from America, of diminished receipts
into the ports there and the moderate snip
ments 10 this country, than any marked reVi
val in the Manchester market.
1t will be observed that the greatest i'm
provement is 10 be found in the low and mid
ding qualities.