The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 1.

Sugar. There has been a general and extensive demand from
grocers and refiners, and the sales of B.P. amount to 1400 hhds. at
a further improvement of is to is 6d per cwt. 3700 bags of Mauri-
tius sold at 62s 6d to 66s 6d, being a similar advance ; and 5000 bags
Bengal at steady prices. There has been a very good inquiry for
Foreign Sugar, and 40 cases Bahia have 13.. en sold, at 21. s 6cl for dry
brown, and 25s 6d for greyish white; also AR hhdh CAYenne, at 265,
and 520 brls and 100 bags Pernatna, etireflY good bright yellow, at
24s 6d to 26s 6d per,c144..--,There has been an improved demand for
Mola§seS,Arid 'about 450 puns of Demerara and Berbice have been
*Ad, at 28s 6d to 26s per cwt.—Coffee. The sales of Plantation are
to the extent of 230 casks Jamaica and 20 bags Demerara; ordinary
and fine ordinary qualities brought fully last week's prices, and a few
small lots of fine and extra fine very extreme rates. 700 bags Bra-
zil sold, at auction, at the quotations.-40 bags Trinidad Cocoa sold
at 38s, a small lot of Jamaica Ginger at 105 s, and 1250 bags East
India at 20s per cwt. ; 120 bags bags Pimento sold at 3d, and 600
bags black Pepper at 3d to 4d per lb.-60 tcs dressed Carolina Rice
have been disposed of at 40s per cwt., and 100 bags ordinary yellow
Bengal at 14s per cwt.---The transactions in RUM hate been limited
to 35 puns choice Demerara of 36 O.P:, at Os 4d. to 5s 5II; and 20
puns proof Leewards at 38 4d pet , .
There is hothing tO lot public's-ales of East
Ihdig. Dtys6.ltVir Pioldie have been brotiiht forward, bUt only
S nat pare% dispOSed of; namely, 15 chests Shell. Lac at 70s to gos,
40;1 2g bhists line orange at 4'6 5s ;, 45 chests "GUM Arabic at 54s ;
1 chest Glim Myrrh at 4'5 14s; 30 chests Olibanum at 28s to 28s 6d
per cwt; 7 serons of Cochineal brought 6s 2d to 6s 4d for silver,
and 6S 10d per lb for black.—Cassia Lignea has realized rather higher
prices, for 330 boxes fine 58s 3d to 65s per cwt has been obtained ;
6 chests Caid'amotris Sold at 2s sil per lb.—A parcel of Java Turmeric
has been sold at 17s pet citt. in bond.—There are very few transac-
tions to notice in Saltpetre, and Nitrate of Soda,
DyewoodS. In cohsegietice of linne arrivals of Logwood this
week, the (lemma haS been checked, and the sales of all kinds have
bet!tiVial, at rather lower rates, excepting for Campeachy Log-
woo'd, which is still held firmly.—The Turpentine market continues
dull, but previous prices are still supported, as 12s 3d has been ob-
tained for 200 brls in store.—Nothing new in American or Archan-
gel Tar.—The price of Montreal Pot Ashes has been very irregular
this week, 25s gd to 27s having been given for a few trifling parcels,
whilst for 200 to 250 brls. 25s has been accepted; but at this price
there are very few sellers.—Montreal Pearl Ashes are in very limited
demand, at 34s 6d to 35s.—In Quercitron Bark some small sales have
been made at the quotations.—Nothing done ih American Flaxseed
for sowing; there has been sortie little inqUiry for this article, but
holders being firm at 85s tier lihd: has checked business, the buyers
not being, di.vbsed to give that price.—Cloverseed is steady.—Bees'
Wax in more demand.—Hides. Some extensive sales of salted
River Plate have been made, but at a reduction of id per lb ; East
India Kips are also lower. The sales are 4800 salted Monte Video
Ox at sd, 1500 Cow at 4id, 1000 dry salted Pernambuco at Sid, 360
Bahia at 4id, 16.0 salted Demerara at sd, 11,000 East India Kips at
120 for good dry salted, 10d to lop for brined and dry salted, 8d to
Sid fel-dry, 7id to gid for Ist rubbed, and 5d to 7d per lb for second
rubbed; also 1050 salted Monte Video Horse Hides, at lls 6d to
135 3d each.—The sales of Tobacco during the month have been
about 460 hhds. of which 80 hhds. were for Ireland, 20 hhds. for
Scotland, 40 hhds. for exportation; 90 hlips. for re-sale, and the re-
mainding 230 hhds. wee disposed of to the home-trade at full
prices,

The iinproved aSpect of the market for Britistone noticed last
week, has been fully borne out in the present, by an extended in-
quiry both from the trade and speculators, although few sales have
been made; in consequence of the holders requiring an advance,
which the buyers appear reluctant to give.—For Sumac and most
other articles of Medittrranean Produce the demand has been
limited;; at a sale of 500 bags Turkey Galls only a few lots found
buyers, at steady prices, and these were chiefly for export.—No
salts worthy of notice reported in Valonia,—For Olive Oil there has
been a fair demhnd, the sales of the week amounting to about 50
tuns, at previous prices.—No transactions are reported in Fish Oils,
and prices remain without alteration.—Both Rape and Linseed Oil
are in fair request at the quotations.—ln Palm Oil very little has
been done, and lower rates have been submitted to.—Oil of Turpen-
tine may be bought on easier terms.—Some little business has been
done in Petersburg clean Hemp, at .4'47 10s to £4B per ton.—ln
Flax no sales.—Tallow has experienced a fluther decline, but the
inquiries from the chandlers have been more numerous, and their
stocks are light; still they evince a want of confidence In the mar-
ket, notwithstanding the great decline which has taken place.