LIVERPOOL CORN TRADE ASSOCIATION

B/LCTA/1 - 23 MINUTE BOOKS 1903 - 1982

B/LCTA/1/1 - 14 Board Meetings (1st Series) 1916 - 1941

[Volumes 1-9 missing in November 1985]

B/LCTA/2/1 - 11 Board Meetings (2nd Series) 1941 - 1959

B/LCTA/3/1 - 4 Executive Committee 1959 - 1981

B/LCTA/4/1 - 3 Directors Minutes 1959 - 1982

B/LCTA/5/1 Building Committee Minutes 1955 - 1957

B/LCTA/6/1 Bye Laws 1959 - 1975

B/LCTA/7/1 - 2 Clearing House Committee 1924 - 1941

B/LCTA/8/1 Feeding Stuffs 1971 - 1976

B/LCTA/9/1 - 5 Finance and Estate Committee (1st Series) 1929 - 1941

B/LCTA/10/1 Finance and Estate Committee (2nd Series) 1955 - 1959

B/LCTA/11/1 Full "Futures" 1944 - 1947

B/LCTA/12/1 Futures 1959 - 1974

B/LCTA/13/1 - 2 Grading Committee 1903 - 1939

B/LCTA/14/1 Grain Superintendents Committee 1920

B/LCTA/15/1 - 2 New Members Committee 1910 - 1932

B/LCTA/16/1 - 2 News Room Committee 1910 - 1941

B/LCTA/17/1 - 2 Permanent Committee 1932 - 1941

B/LCTA/18/1 - 3 Rule and Contracts Committee (1st Series) 1921 - 1940

B/LCTA/19/1 Rule and Contracts Committee (2nd Series) 1955 - 1980

B/LCTA/20/1 Staff Committee 1940 - 1941

B/LCTA/21/1 Standards Committee 1907 - 1926

B/LCTA/22/1 - 2 Various Committees (1st Series) 1931 - 1940

B/LCTA/22/3 - 5 Various Committees (2nd Series) 1954 - 1979

B/LCTA/23/1 - 3 Arbitration and Appeals 1912 - 1957

B/LCTA/24 - 26 FINANCIAL RECORDS 1883 - 1983

B/LCTA/24/1 - 8 Reports and Accounts [incomplete] 1883 - 1981

B/LCTA/25/1 - 2 Companies Act Returns [incomplete] 1911 - 1983

B/LCTA/26/1 - 13 Miscellaneous: Attendance Books, Register of Tenders, Articles of Association, President's Address at AGM, Share Register. Weekly Wages and Salaries Book, Ledger 1937 - 1973

B/LCTA/27 LIVERPOOL GRAIN CONTRACT INSURANCE CO. 1902 - 1964

B/LCTA/27/1 - 2 Minutes 1940 - 1964

B/LCTA/27/3 - 4 Companies Act Returns 1928 - 1964

B/LCTA/27/5 - 7 Report and Accounts at AGMs 1949 - 1961

B/LCTA/27/8 - 10 Reports on Financial Difficulties 1956 - 1958

B/LCTA/27/11 Articles of Association 1948

B/LCTA/27/12 - 13 Registers of Shareholders 1902 - 1936

B/LCTA/28 LIVERPOOL CORN TRADE CLERK'S GUILD 1956 - 1971

B/LCTA/28/1 Committee Minutes 1956 - 1971

B/LCTA/29 LIVERPOOL CORN TRADE GUILD 1944 - 1982

B/LCTA/29/1 Annual Reports and Accounts 1978 - 1982

B/LCTA/29/2 Folder of Correspondence 1944 - 1982

B/LCTA/30 LIVERPOOL COMMODITY TRADERS ASSOCIATION 1981 - 1983

B/LCTA/30/1 Minutes of the Directors' Meeting 1982 - 1983

B/LCTA/30/2 Balance Sheet and Accounts 1981 - 1982

B/LCTA/30/3 Articles of Association 1981

B/LCTA/31 - 33 PHOTOGRAPHS 1825 - c.1980

B/LCTA/31/1 - 12 Framed Photographs and Reports 1825 - c. 1960

B/LCTA/32/1 - 2 Unframed Colour Photographs c.1960

B/LCTA/33/1 - 17 Unframed Black & White Photographs c.1930 - c.1980

B/LCTA/34 - 44 MISCELLANEOUS 1858 - 1982

B/LCTA/34/1 - 46 Ephemera 1858 - 1982

B/LCTA/35/1 Newscuttings, Magazines and Department of Employment Publicity Material 1963 - c.1982

B/LCTA/36/1 - 11 Shareholders 1897 - 1981

B/LCTA/37/1 - 10 Operational 1933 - 1975

B/LCTA/38/1 - 26 Finance (see also B/LCTA/23 to 26) 1923 - 1974

B/LCTA/39/1 - 14 Contracts (see also B/LCTA/18 and 19) 1931 - 1975

B/LCTA/40/1 - 4 Certificates 1954 - 1957

B/LCTA/41/1 - 6 Futures (see also B/LCTA/11 and 12) 1962 - 1972

B/LCTA/42/1 - 44 Correspondence 1935 - 1979

B/LCTA/43/1 Bye Laws [unlisted]

B/LCTA/44/1 Unallocated

B/LCTA/45 CORN TRADE NEWS 1923 - 1968

B/LCTA/45/1 - 45 Corn Trade News 1923 - 1968

The collection also includes records of Liverpool Grain Contract Insurance Co., the Liverpool Corn Trade Guild, Liverpool Corn Trade Clerk's Guild and Liverpool Commodity Trade Association.

This collection is stored in a reserve store, and is available by advance appointment only.

The records were deposited in November 1985 and January 1986 by M Peachey Esq., Mersey Grain Ltd., Castle Chambers, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 9SH.

Formerly B/CORN

This Association was formed in 1853, six years after the abolition of the Corn Laws, to develop standards of trade conduct and fair dealing. It coincided with a sharp increase in imported grain, which had started in the second quarter of the century, due to the doubling of the population from 10 to 20 million between 1801 and 1851.

The development of US and Canadian wheat had not surprisingly, a dramatic effect, as corn had largely been supplied by Eastern Europe before North America entered the market. During the two World Wars, the government stepped in to regulate the supply of grain. The controls were lifted in 1921 and 1953 respectively. The Corn Exchange was destroyed in the Blitz of 1941. Many records were lost, hence deficiencies in the runs, while some records show signs of charring.