SMITHFIELD. Monday, June 11.-On Friday there was but little variation from the preceding market; if any difference, it was that Mutton and Lamb sold on rather better terms. The supply to day may be considered large, and the weather being extremely warm, there is a great heaviness in the trade. Choice Beasts, not exceeding 100 stones, nearly maintain the terms of last Monday; but large head lower; and it is very doubtful and coarse things are 17. to 21. a whether all will be sold. A few prime peus of Sheep, from 7 to 8 stone, have exceeded our top currency; but the general trade is no higher than this day sen'night; and Lamb also remains the same. Per Stone of 8 pounds (alive). s. d. s. d. Lamb Beef .. 3 6 to 5 4 . 3 4 3 8 4556 8 Veal 8 8 - 6.8 Maidstone, June 7.-The accounts from the Weald of Kent, say that there is a very great increase of fly, and that the plantations are getting in the same bad state as in the year 1825, but here and round this neighbourhood they are more favourable, as it is considered the fly has gene- Monday, June 11.-The arrivals rally decreased, and the bines are from Ireland last week were, 1,708 growing and look much better. The firkins of Butter, and 2,466 bales of trade seems quite at a stand-nothing Bacon; and from Foreign Ports, doing whatever. 7,388 casks of Butter. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, sold in the Maritime Counties of England and Wales, for the Week ended June 1, 1827. .58 0....39 6....31 2: .56 North Wales. ☀ ☀☀.........70 0....28 0 2... 29 8 South Wales.... ........62 6....47 8....27 7 The London Average is always that of the Week preceding Liverpool, June 5.-At this day's market higher prices were demanded for Wheat, say from 41. to 5d. per 70lbs., and in some few instances obtained. Sales of all sorts of Grain, in bond, at a complete stand. Of Oats, sales to a moderate extent were made at the prices of this day week. In other Grain no alteration. Imported into Liverpool, from May 29 to June 5, 1827," inclusive: Wheat, 10,418; Barley, 1,535; Oats, 5,112; Beans, 345; Pease, 81 quarters. Flour, 140 sacks, per 280 lbs.; Oatmeal, 2 12 packs, per 240 lbs.; American Flour, 2,521 barrels. Derby, June 9.-On account of this day being our Whitsun Fair, our Market was rather neglected. Prices for fine Wheat were rather higher, i and with very little demand; all sorts of Grain nearly nominal.—Wheat, 60s. to 65s.; Barley, 38s. to 46s.; Oats, 30s. to 36s. ; and Beans, 54s. to 62s. per eight bushels Imperial measure. Horncastle, June 9.We had a very short supply of all kinds of Grain. Wheat something higher; Barley the same as our last; Oats dull, and little business doing.-Wheat, from 55s. to 60s.; Barley, 40s. to 44s.; Oats, 25s. to 30s.; Beans, 60s. to 64s.; and Rye from 38s. to 40s, per qr. Ipswich, June 9.-We had a fair supply of Wheat at market to-day, but a very short one of other Grain, and prices remain nearly as last week, viz. -Wheat, 54s. to 63s.; Barley, 36s. to 42s.; and Beans, 48s. to 52s. per quarter. Manchester, June 9.-This being almost a holiday week here, very little business has been transacted in the Corn trade. The advance in London, on Monday last, has not had a corresponding effect here to-day, although the holders of fine Wheat were demanding an advance of 2d. to 4d. per bushel of 70 lbs. ; the Millers were not disposed to comply, and what few sales were made were only at an advance of 2d. per bushel; nor do we expect much life in the trade until the Corn Bill is finally settled. Flour has advanced full is. per sack. In Barley, Oats, Beans, Pease, and Malt, no alteration. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 9.-We had a short supply of Wheat from the farmers, and very little coastwise at this day's market, and the obstruction the Corn Bill has met with in the House of Lords having caused some alarm amongst the millers who are out of stock, they gave readily an advance of 2s. per quarter upon the prices of last week; but the feeling amongst the principal buyers was in favour of the Bill passing, and they bought very sparingly at the advance. Rye rather more in demand. The farmers' supply of Oats was very small this morning, and we have had few foreign arrivals during the week, but the buyers did very little business today, and prices remain nominally the same as last week. Norwich, June 9.-The supply of Wheat to-day was quite equal to the demand, prices of Red, 53s. to 59s.; White to 62s.; Barley, may be considered nominal; Oats, 28s. to 31s.; Beans, 43s. to 48s.; Pease, 44s. to 48s. Boilers, to 50s. per quarter; and Flour, 42s. to 44s. per sack. Reading, June 9. From the remarks made by Lord Goderich, in the House on Thursday night, a pretty general expectation existed in our market this day, that it is his Lordship's intention on the bringing up of the Report of the Corn Bill from the Committee, to move that the Duke of Wellington's Resolution raising the average be expunged-and as proxies can be used in the House, which is not the case when their Lordships go into a Committee, a majority, it is supposed, will be in favour of the Corn Bill, as it stood before amended by the Noble Duke; under this uncertainty, very little business was transacted in our market, and prices of all Grain must be called nominally as on this day se'nnight. COUNTRY CATTLE AND MEAT MARKETS, &c. · Horncastle, June 9.-Beef, 9s. per stone of 14 lbs.; Mutton, 6d. to 7d. ; Lamb 7d. to 8d.; and Veal, from 7d. to Ed. per lb. Manchester Smithfield Market, June 6.-To this day's market we had an abundant supply of Sheep and Lambs, but of Beasts, Calves, and Pigs, the quantity was short. Mutton and Lamb have declined full d per Ib. since this day week. In Beef, Veal, and Pork, no alteration.—Beef, 5d. to 84d.; Mutton, 7d. to 8d.; Lamb, 7d. to 84d.; Veal, 6d. to 74d.; and Pork, 4d. to 5d. per lb., sinking offal. At Morpeth Market, June 6, there was a short supply of Cattle, which met with dull sale, at a reduction in price; there were a good many Sheep, and a very full market of Lambs; good Lambs sold readily, prices rather lower; inferior of the latter not sold.-Beef, from 7s. 3d. to 8s.; Mutton, 7s. Sd. to 9s.; Lamb, 8s. to 9s. per stone, sinking offal. Norwich Castle Meadow, June 9.-We had only a very small supply of fat Cattle to this day's market, prices 8s. to 9s. per stone of 14 lbs., sinking offal: the supply of Store Stock was very large; Scots, 4s. to 4s. 6d. per stone of what they will weigh when fat; Shorthorns, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; Cows and Calves selling rather better; Homebreds, of one and two-years old, a flat sale; the supply of Sheep was exceedingly large.-Meat: Beef, 7d. to 9d.; Veal, 6d. to 8d.; Mutton, 6d. to 74d.; Lamb, 64d. 74d.; and Pork, 6d. to 74d. per lb. VOL. 62.-No. 13.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1827. "Here, then, in THE TAXES is the real cause of the necessity of high prices. It is the Government, and not the farmer, who stands in need of high-priced corn. Oh! ye COKES and WESTERNS, be not; be not I pray and supplicate you, made the tools of the taxing "system. You talk of protection to agriculture; but, the real tendency of your exertions "is, to protect and promote the taxing system. Reduce the taxes of the English farmer "and those of his miserable labourers, and then he will grow corn enough without the aid of foreign supply; and, the manufacturers, eating cheap food, will be able to sell cheaper "than the manufacturers of foreign nations; and, thus, all will thrive together: make "corn dear, and all will decline together, except the military and naval and tax eating "part of the community, who will, in the end, obtain a predominance such as they possess "in the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and German dominions, and English freedom and "English manners and English tastes will take their flight for ever to the other side of the "Atlantic. A Corn Bill would be no protection to the farmer, and, in the end, none to "the land-owner: what it gave in prohibition, it would take away in tax, and give it to "the tax-eating tribe. For these reasons I, who am a farmer by taste as well as in fact, "detest and abhor, from the very bottom of my soul, the idea of any measure tending to "raise or keep up the price of corn; and, if there be but one man in all England found to "petition against such a measure, I, William Cobbett, will be that man."-POLITICAL REGISTER, 28th January, 1815, CORN BILL. TO THE REFORMERS OF BOLTON. Fleet Street, 20th June, 1827. you to be so much superior in MY FRIENDS, few days ago, and which do you the final effects of that real supeall such great honour, and show riority which they perceive you 2 B Printed and Published by WILLIAM COBBETT, No. 183, Fleet-street. (ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.] |