The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Ashes.—Only a moderate business passing In ashes at 38; to
383 6d for pots, and 41s to 41s 6d per cwc for pearls; the stock of
the latter is now very small indeed. Brimston continues in steady
demand, 500 tons to arrive, selling at £5 7s 6d to £5 10s for best
seconds, and small parcels on the spot at £5 2s 61 to £5 5s for
thirds, and £5 lOs for ba.t seconds. Nitrate.-200 tons found
buyers at 15s 6d to 16s per cwt as in quality. Saltpetre.—The sates
of the week consist of 1100 bags Madras and Bombay, at 22s 6d for
16 per cent, 22s for 25 p .1* cent, and 20, per cwt for 28 to 2g per
cent; also 400 bags Calcutta at 353 9d to 36s for 34, and 34s per cwt
fw 4 per cent refraction. The arrivals this week are 4,059 bags, all
tam Calcutta. Dyewoods.—ln logwood, 50 tons Campeach, sold
at *6 10s, 100 tons at. Domingo at £6ss, with Jamaica (all faults)
at 46 to £6 2s ; 363 tons Lima Nicaragua brought £l4 104 to
£l4 123 6d, and solid wood £l2. all faults. Small sales of camwood
at £25 10s. Madder roots are without change. Madde-s.—French,
offer at 503 to 51s. Argols are not enquired foe. Tartars. —Only
retail sales of cream have talon place at 107 s 64 to 110 s yellow
at 105 s, and pink at 995. Sumac continues firm, 6-)0 bags
Palermo brought its 91 to 12; 61, and Tyrol 8s 6d. Gums.—Gedda
is firmer, 19s offered for a large parcel, which price has subse-
quently been accepted for 201 serons. Concentrated lemon juice
steady at Id per degree. Annatto —Small sales of flag at 101-d to
Bark.-1,000 bags Baltimore sold at 10s. Shell Lac.-20
chests (urante) are reported at 54;. Lac Dye.—Nothing doing.
Gum Copal.-20 chests Manilla !naught 16s. Cutch is without
chang Gambier.-2a tons brought 21s 3d (damaged) up to 22s for
sound. Sago Flour.—Only retail sales have been made at 19s 6d ;
400 bags (all faults) sold by au lion at 16s to 18s 3d. Cils.—Olive
is in fair demand, and prices rather favour the seller. About 100
tuns are reported at £47 to £47 lOs for Gallipoli, and £46 to
£46 lOs for Seville and Lisbon. Linseed has advanced to 31s to
31s 6d per cwt, at which sales have been made, and the market
closes firmly thereat. Rape must again be quoted loser, 47s being
the extreme value of pale, and 45s per cwt of bets, n. Fish oils
continue quiet, with only retail sales or cod, P. seal, and sperm, at
the quotations. S. whale offers from an outport at £46 per tun, de-
livered here. Palm —Sales of the week 250 tons at £3B lOs to .£32 per
ton. Lard.—Firm at the late advance, with sales to the extent of 150
tons at 54; for ordinary, 55s for good rennin, a .d 553 6 i to 56s per cwt
for fine quality. Bees' Wax.-2 tons of American sold at £7 12s 6d
to £7 Iss per cwt for good and fine quality. linseed Cake is quiet
at £9 to £9 5s for English, a small parcel thin American in bags
brought £8 10s, and 40 cases Bombay £8 15s to £9 per ton.
Guano.—At the close of last sleek, owing to the seireity of Peruvian,
holders advanced the price to £l3, but three cargoes hiving sicce
come in, there are now sellers again at £l2 to £l2 10s per ton, ex
ship; Upper Peruvian selling in quantity is at £9 per ton, nett
cash. Bone Ash.—Tte season being nearly over, < ffars at lower
rates, say £3 los to £4 for middling. an: £5 ;ar on for good
quality. Seeds.—The sales of Linseed will reach ea, 03 hags at 508 for
good, and 52s to 32s 6d for fine Calcutta, and 600 qrs Danubian at
50s per qr. Small lots Pombey rape have been soul at 545; and
700 Yellow Mustard brought 493 to 523 per qr. Clover.—.6l bags
American red sold at 65s 6d per cwt. Naval Storea—Turpentine-
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brls good (dama,ed by tar), at 7s 61 per cwt, ex quay, all faults.
Spiris.—On'y a Limited busiriea3o.
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prices. Rosin.—Corn a-Jan must again
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having sold .+t 4s 5d to 4s 61 per cwt, the market closing with a
Idownward tendency; upwards of 1500 bids fair and .good medium
sold at 7s to 7s ad per cwt,
a narrow compass. Tar.

and the stock of this description is now in
The only sale this week is 500 bill Arne-
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rican at !Os per Ur!, medium biz and lair quality, ex ship. Chemi.
cals.—Soda Ash dull at 2k]. Bleaching powder firm at us. Tar-
taric acid in small request L:t Is 44d to Is 4id. Birchrome and
Prussiate without change. F. J. EATON.