The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.—There continues a steady
demand for British Plantation Sugar for the home
trade, and the market is but barely supplied. The
sales this week amount to 450 hhds. only, for which
full prices were paid. Nothing done in Foreign or
East India Sugar. West India Molasses, of good
quality, met a ready sale; 450 punchs. Demerara
have been sold at 28s. 9d. to 295. per cwt. The
public sales of about 200 tees. Jamaica Coffee,
brought forward yesterday, went off heavily ; not
more than one half was sold, the holders being un-
willing to submit to any reduction worthy of notice.
Cocoa, Pimento, and Ginger, remain dull. Rum
steady at the prices quoted, and the sales limited.
The demand for Cotton continues very limited;
the sales this week amount to 9170 bags, and the
middle descriptions of Bowed, Alabama, and Orleans,
have barely maintained our last quotations. The
sales consist of

51d. to • old. d chiefly at. 5 i.d. to kid.
3730 Bowed
4 4 for middling to fair
3700 so old, bid. to 64d. for
fair to good new.
710 Orleans at sid. to 8&d. chiefly at 74. to 7id. for
' good fair to good.
840 Alabama at Sid. 'to fiti.
300 Sea Island at 11,12 d: to 20d.

50 Stained Ditto at 6d. to 10d.
`5BO Pernambuco at sp. to 84d. (15 at Rid.)
' 750 Maranham at 74d. to Bid. (SO at 81(1.)
720 Bahia at 74d. to Bd.
500 Egyptian at 7d. to 9d.
100 Demerara at 7d. to Eid.
30 West India at sid.
610 Carthagena at 4i-d.
160 Surat at 3i.1. to 6d. chiefly at 4d. to 4id.
90 Bengal at 41d.
The arrivals are 8040 bags.
There has been a limited demand for Tobacco this
week, the sales being confined to a few small lots
taken by the trade at our quotations. Qf Carolina
Rice no sales are reported ; about 900 bags East
India have been taken at 12s. to 15s. per cwt. Our
Corn market has remained on the whole pretty
steady ; Wheat has sold freely at our former quota-
tions, but Oats, in consequence of large arrivals
from Ireland, have given way in price ld. to 2d. per
451bs. Some sales of Dutch and French Clover-
seed have been attempted this week, but the buyers
not appearing inclined to bid, they were mostly
withdrawn : a small lot of new white Dutch brought
80s., and 40 bags red 645. to 68s. per cwt. About
:250 hhds. new Sowing Flaxseed have been dis-
posed of at 50s. for Philadelphia, and 525. per hhd.
for New York : a sale of 2000 casks is announced
for the 18th instant. The sales in Quercitron Bark
are 30 hhds. fine Philadelphia at 15s. 6d. per cwt.
Nothing done in Tar : 1200 brls. of good Turpen-
tine have been disposed of at 12s. 6d. per cwt.
The market for Ashes continues steady, and prices
supported : the sales are 500 brls. Montreal Pot
at 28s. 6d. to 30s. for old, and 31s. for new : 40
brls. New York at 325.: 50 brls. Montreal Pearl at
30s. 6d. to 315., and .50 brls. New York Pearl at
30s. 6d. for old, and 325. to 335. per cwt. for new.
The market for Dyewoods remains steady; the
sales in Logwood are 120 tons, Campeachy at 71.
15s. off the quay, and 60 tons Jamaica, at 71. per
ton. Small sales have been effected in Nicaragua
wood at our quoted prices. We have no sales to
notice in Indigo, Lac Dye, or Cochineal. Some
small lots of Safflower, fair quality, have been sold
at .5/. ss. per cwt in bond. There has been a good
demand for Sicily Shumac, and about 1,200 bags of
the new, just arrived, have been sold at 10s. 6d.
per cwt. Madders are in steady demand. The
sal" •in Madder Roots are 140 bales French at 425.
per' cwt. Nothing done in Lemon or Lime Juice.
There has been a good demand for Olive Oil, which
is taken freely for consumption at the present rates ;
the sales of the week are about 70 tuns Spanish at
32/. 10s. for very inferior, 34/. 10s. to 3.51. 'los. for
good quality, and Gallipoli at 391. per ton. Brim-
stone remains dull of sale, and for Saltpetre the in-
quiry is limited, only 150 bags having been sold at
255. per cwt. There is some inquiry for Palm Oil,
but at rather lower rates than holders are inclined to
take. Tallow has been more inquired for; about
200 casks have been taken by the trade at 395. for
old Petersburgh Yellow Candle, and 40s. for new,
and 40s. 6d. per cwt. for Odessa. The only sales
we have to notice in hides are 400 dry Valparaiso
Cow and Ox at 9d. to 10d. per lb. A vessel has
just arrived from Buenos Ayres,' having eluded the
blockade ; she brings about 3,700 dry and 700 salted
Hides.