The Economist Part 8

IMPERIAL AVERAGES.

--------------------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------- | Wheat. | Barley. | Oats. | Rye. | Beans. | Peas.

--------------------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------- Weeks ending | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d.

Aug. 10th | 60 9 | 32 4 | 21 5 | 37 1 | 31 9 | 31 4 -- 17th | 61 2 | 32 11 | 21 9 | 38 7 | 32 1 | 33 7 -- 24th | 59 9 | 33 11 | 21 5 | 37 1 | 32 6 | 34 9 -- 31st | 56 8 | 32 11 | 20 7 | 31 8 | 31 10 | 33 9 Sept. 7th | 54 2 | 31 11 | 20 5 | 31 1 | 32 4 | 32 1 -- 14th | 53 0 | 31 11 | 19 7 | 31 3 | 31 9 | 33 8 +--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------- Aggregate of six | | | | | | weeks | 57 7 | 32 8 | 20 10 | 34 6 | 32 0 | 33 8 --------------------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------- Duties till Sept. | | | | | | 20th inclu. | 15 0 | 6 0 | 6 0 | 8 6 | 10 6 | 9 6 On Grain from B. | | | | | | Possession out | | | | | | of Europe | 2 0 | 0 6 | 2 0 | 0 6 | 1 6 | 1 0 --------------------+--------+---------+--------+--------+--------+--------

Flour--Foreign, 9s. 0d. per 196lbs.--British possession, 1s. 2d. ditto.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar for the week ending September 12, 1843, is 34s. 1-3/4d. per cwt., exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

MONDAY.--There was a considerable and beneficial improvement in trade to-day for everything, but not, however, permanent; at least, the causes which produced the change this morning would not authorise a different conclusion, and the salesmen of the market, although looking forward to a very fair state of things next Monday, do not antic.i.p.ate that the improvement will last the next succeeding Monday. It appears that London is clear of meat, the which, with small supplies of everything to-day, is the sole immediate cause of the improvement, for, notwithstanding that the market was well attended by both town and country butchers and stock-takers, they, nevertheless, at the opening of the market, appeared disposed to purchase briskly, on the supposition, according to the returns of over-night, that the supplies were large, but when this statement was discovered to be erroneous they then bought freely, and higher prices were more readily given.

FRIDAY.--In consequence of the supply of beasts on sale being large for the time of year, we have to report a very heavy demand for beef, and in some instances the quotations declined 2d. per 8 lbs. From Scotland nearly 200 lots were received fresh up. Prime old downs maintained their previous value; but that of all other kinds of sheep had a downward tendency. In lambs very little was doing, at barely Monday's quotations. Calves moved off heavily, at a reduction of 2d. per 8 lbs.

The pork trade was unusually dull, at previous currencies. Milch cows sold slowly at from 16_l._ to 20_l._ each.

-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------- Prices per Stone. | At Market.

-----------------------------------------+--------------------------------- Monday. Friday. | Monday. Friday.

Beef 3s 0d to 4s 2d 2s 8d to 4s 0d | Beasts 2,840 800 Mutton 3s 2d to 4s 4d 2s 10d to 4s 4d | Calves 149 373 Veal 3s 6d to 4s 8d 3s 6d to 4s 6d | Sheep and Lambs 32,840 9,210 Pork 3s 6d to 4s 8d 3s 0d to 3s 10d | Pigs 410 326 Lamb 4s 0d to 5s 0d 3s 4d to 4s 8d | -----------------------------------------+---------------------------------

Prices of Hay and Straw, per load of 36 trusses.

Hay, 3_l._ 5s. 0d. to 4_l._ 8s. 0d.

Clover, 4_l._ 4s. 0d. to 5_l._ 8s. 0d.

Straw, 1_l._ 18s. 0d. to 2_l._ 4s. 0d.

BOROUGH HOP-MARKET.

MONDAY.--There was no business whatever transacted during last week, and even the duty remains without fluctuation. In this state of inactivity the effects of the Metropolitan Total Abstinence movement was a topic of interest to the trade. As it appears that nearly 70,000 persons took the pledge, the consumption of malt liquor must seriously diminished, and the demand for Hops will consequently be very considerably decreased. It is fortunate, therefore, for the planters that this year's growth is not large, otherwise the prices would have been seriously low, and although that crop is not only about an average, yet from this diminished consumption, which is likely to progress, the value of the new will not be more than last year, and possibly even less. There have been a few small lots of 1843's at market, which go off very slowly.

FRIDAY.--About ten pockets of new hops have been disposed of this week at from 7_l._ to 8_l._ per cwt. We are now almost daily expecting large supplied from Kent and Suss.e.x, as picking is now going on rapidly. In old hops scarcely any business is doing, while the duty is called 150,000_l._

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

SEPT. 14.--A large amount of business has been transacted in cotton at this day's market. The sales, inclusive of 5,000 American bought on speculation, have consisted of 10,000 bales.

SEPT. 15.--We have a fair inquiry for Cotton this morning, and there is no change whatever in the general temper of the market.

COAL MARKET.

Buddle's West Hartley, 15s.; Davison's West Hartley, 15s. 6d.; Fenham, 13s. 6d.; Hastings Hartley, 15s.; Holywell Main, 15s. 6d.; New Tanfield, 14s.; Ord's Redheugh, 12s. 6d.; Pontop Windsor, 12s. 6d.; Tanfield Moor, 16s. 6d.; West Pelton, 12s. 9d,; West Hartley, 15s. 6d.; West Wylam, 14s. 6d.; Wylam, 14s. 6d. Wall's End:--Clennell, 14s. 6d.; Clarke and Co, 14s.; Hilda, 15s. 6d.; Riddell's, 16s. 9d.; Braddyll's Hetton, l8s.

9d.; Haswell, 19s.; Hetton, 18s. 6d.; Lambton, 18s. 3d.; Morrison, 16s.; Russell's Hetton, 18s,; Stewart's, 18s. 6d.; Whitwell, 17s.; Ca.s.sop, 18s.; Hartlepool, 16s. 6d.; Heselden, 16s, 6d.; Quarrington, 17s.; Trimdon, 17s. 6d.; Adelaide, 18s.; Barrett, 16s. 9d.; Bowburn, 15s. 6d.; South Durham, 17s.; Tees, 17s. 9d.; Cowpen Hartley, 15s. 6d.; Lewis's Merthyr, 19s. 6d.; Killingworth, 16s. Fifty-nine s.h.i.+ps arrived since last day.

THE GAZETTE.

_Tuesday, September 12._

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

J. Halls, Wilkes street, Spitalfields, braid manufacturer.--J. Brooke, Liverpool, cupper.--J. Thorburn, Hillhouse, Yorks.h.i.+re, warehouseman.--J.

Allwright, Basingstoke, Hamps.h.i.+re, boot maker.--J. Bland, Leeds, eatinghouse keeper.--W.S. Lawrence, Ess.e.x place, Grange-road, Dalston, out of business.--T. Leete, Finedon, Northamptons.h.i.+re, butcher.--W, Simpson, Elland Upper Edge, Yorks.h.i.+re, woollen spinner.--D. M'George, Huddersfield, tea dealer.--W. Hall, c.o.c.khill, Wilts.h.i.+re, out of business.--T. Mercer, Wansdon house, Fulham, out of business.--W.

Elliott, Berners street, Oxford street, waiter at an hotel.--C.T. Jones, Charles street, Berkeley square, out of business.--T. Price, Cardiff road, Monmouths.h.i.+re, coal dealer.--W. Williams, Newport, Monmouths.h.i.+re, out of business.--W.G. Still, High street, Poplar, hair dresser.--T.

Cook, Giltspur street, City, tailor.--J. Mayson, Marlborough road, Old Kent road, commission agent.--D. Taylor, Meltham, Yorks.h.i.+re, licensed tea dealer.--W.W. Greaves, Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghams.h.i.+re, corn dealer.--C.H. b.a.l.l.s, Beccles, Suffolk, chemist.--J. Chapman (commonly known as J. Fitzjames), Bridges street, Covent garden, comedian.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.

JONES, T., Liverpool, coal dealer.

BANKRUPTS.

SHARP, R., jun., Faversham, Kent, draper. [Reed and Shaw, Friday street, Cheapside.

PEARSALL, C., Anderton, Ches.h.i.+re, boiler maker. [Sharp and Co., Bedford row.

JOHNSON, T., late of Great Bridge, Staffords.h.i.+re, draper. [Messrs Nicolls and Pardoe, Bewdley.

HOLT, W.J.; Grantham, Lincolns.h.i.+re, tea dealer. [Messrs Hill and Matthews, St Mary Axe.

DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.

J.O. Palmer, Liverpool, music seller--first dividend of 6s. in the pound, any Wednesday after December 1, payable at 31 Basinghall street, City.--D. Ellis, Haverhill, Suffolk, draper--first dividend of 5s. 10d.

in the pound, any Wednesday after December 1, payable at 31 Basinghall street.--P.J. Papillon, Leeds, wine merchant--first dividend of 2s. in the pound, on any Monday or Wednesday after October 4, payable at 15 Benson's buildings, Basinghall street, Leeds.--E. Cragg, Kendal, Westmoreland, innkeeper--first dividend of 2s. in the pound, on October 7, or on any succeeding Sat.u.r.day, payable at 57 Grey street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

DIVIDENDS.

October 5, T. and J. Parker, J. Rawlinson, W. Abbott, J. Hanson, J.

Bell, T. Chadwick, A. Emsley, R. Kershaw, J. Musgrave, J. Wooller, T.

Pullan, J. Shaw, G. Eastburn, and D. Dixon, Leeds, dyers.--October 10, T. Bell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tea dealer.--October 10, J.G. Pallister and J.M.B. Newrick, Sunderland, Durham, grocers.--October 4, J.

Fletcher, Maryport, c.u.mberland, boiler manufacturer.--October 11, J.

Todd. Hylton ferry, Durham, s.h.i.+p builder.--October 3, J. Parke, Liverpool, druggist.--October 4, S. Boult and T. Addison, Liverpool, stock brokers.--October 7, T. Bourne, Liverpool, cotton broker.--October 14, H. Merridew, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer.

CERTIFICATES.