The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-07 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MAY 3.

There continues a very good demand for Sugar, and the sales are
1100 hhds B.P. at very full prices. 1500 bags fine Bengal have also
been disposed of, at 68s 6d per cwt. ;in Mauritius nothing has been
done. There are no sales to notice in Foreign Sugar.—There has
been a better inquiry for Molasses ; the sales are 150 puns. Deme-
rara at 32s 6p, and 100 puns of Nevis at 32s per cwt. duty paid, from
the quay.—Coffee. The stock of Plantation has become very
moderate, and the sales, comprising 120 casks of Jamaica, have
been effected at full prices. Nothing done in Foreign.—A small
parcel of Trinidad Cocoa sold at 40s, a few casks Jamaica Ginger at
12s 6d per cwt. ; 40 bags Pimento at 3jd, and 200 bags black
Pepper at 4id per lb.—The demand for Rice continues; 2000 bags
of Bengal have been taken for cleaning at 16s 3d to 16s 9d per cwt.
in bond, and 50 tcs dressed Carolina, for home-consumption, at 388
per cwt. for second quality, and 40s for first.—For Rum there has
been an extensive inquiry, particularly for the fine and choice quali-
ties, but the business has been checked in consequence of the limited
supply on hand; the sales are 330 puns Demerara, 35 O.P. at 5s 7d
to 9s Bd, 32 'i9 cent. 5s 6d, and common Leewards, 4 to 5 1. cent.
O.P. 3s 5d to as 7d per gallon.
A few chests of Bengal Indigo are reported at full prices ; 50 chests
Shell Lac at former rates, and 20 bales of East India Senna at 3d To
tb.—ln Saltpetre the business is trifling; of Nitrate of Soda 200 bags
have baen taken at 16s.

The ports of Mexico being now opened, some arrivals of Cam-
peachy Logwood have come forward, which has brought down
prices very considerably; a cargo of 500 tons has been sold, to be
delivered in the Baltic, and of two cargoes offered this week only
160 sold, principally at .4'12 to -t'l2 10s per ton ; in Jamaica, 150
tons sold at .:13 105 to ..e9 ; in Fustic, 70 tons of Savanilla sold at
£l3 2s 6d; a few tons of Lima Nicaragua Wood, and some small
parcels of Barwood, without change.—Turpentine is in regular de-
mand, and at rather improved prices ; 1200 brls have been sold, 500
of which, of fair qpality, were taken on speculation at 13s sd, and
the remainder to the trade at 13s 6d.—Of American Tar, 100 brls
sold at 15s 6d per brl.—For Montreal Pot Ashes there has been a
speculative demand, 700 to 800 brls have been taken at 26s to 26s 6d ;
few, if any holders, will now sell at 26s 6d. Pearl Ashes are neg-
lected, but former prices are still nominally supported.—Quercitron
Bark continues in very limited request.—The demand for Flaxseed,
for sowing, has greatly subsided, owing to the advanced state of
the season, and prices in consequence have a downward tendency.
—Nothing done in Bees' Wax.—The sales of Hides consist of 5600
salted Monte Video Ox and Cow at 4ad to 4id, 1780 salted New Or-
leans at 4d, 207 do. Kips at Sid, and 170 salted Bremen at 3sd per
lb.—The sales of Tobacco last month amounted to 608 hhds. of
which 404 were Virginia leaf, 146 stemmed, 21 Kentucky leaf, and
37 stemmed
,; of these , 270 hhds. were for Ireland, 60 for Scotland,
31 for export, and 30 for re-sale, leaving 217 hhds. for the trade.
There is no change in prices, full rates have been paid for all de-
scriptions, and for a few Kentucky stemmed 16d has been obtained.
The sales this week are very trifling
After the late excitement and extensive sales which have been
made in Brimstone, the market has assumed a more quiet appear-
ance, and prices remain firmly supported, the whole of the stocks,
or very nearly so, being in the hands of speculators.—A few small
parcels of various qualities of Sumac have been disposed of at
steady prices.—Argols have been partially inquired for, with a few
sales made both of Oporto red, Naples and Italian white, and fine
red Florence, all at full pricos.—Cream of Tartar is scarce and
wanted ; fine white has been sold to arrive at 70s, and on the spot
various parcels from 68s to 70s, and on the spot various parcels from
parcels of various qualities of Sumae have been disposed of at
steady prices.—Argots have been partially inquired for. with a few
sales made both of Oporto red, Naples and Italian white, and fine
red Florence, all at full prices.—Cream of Tartar is scarce and
wanted; fine white has been sold to arrive at 70s, and on the spot
various parcels from 68s to 70s per cwt. according to quality ;
brown Tartar dull of sale.—There continues to be a very limited de-
mand for all descriptioixt of Madders and Madder Roots.—Valonia
is scarce.—For Olive Oil there has been a moderate demand all the
week, at barely sustained prices ; the sales have been chiefly in small
lots to consumers.—ln Fish Oils there is nothing doing; advices
from the Newfoundland Seal Fishery have been received reporting
that eleven vessels had returned to port, well fished.—Seed Oils
have become very dull of sale, at a further reduction in the plices.—
The business in Palm Oil has been very trifling, and confined to
small parcels on the spot, at .e 43 5s to £43 10s per ton.—Oil of
Turpentine remains steady, at the prices quoted.—A small business
is doing in Baltic Hemp at lower rates.—Nothing reported in Flax.
—At the close of last week, a public sale of 684 casks wrecked Pe-
tersburg yellow candle Tallow took place here, which brought from
45s to 46s 3d per cwt. and on Monday, 150 pipes Monte Video were
sold, part strong brown, at 475, and part good colour, at 47s 6d to
48s per cwt. but little has since been done by private, and prices re-
main steady at our quotations.