The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-15 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JAN. 11.

There has been more demand for Sugar, particularly towards
the close of the week, and the sales amount to 900 hhds B.P. at
rather better prices; 2500 bags Bengal have also been disposed of,
chiefly good to fine white, at 68s to 69s per cwt. which is a slight
decline on previous prices, owing to the recent heavy arrivals.-
-Nothing done in Molasses.—Coffee. There is a considerable im-
provement in the demand for Plantation, and the sales reach 300
casks Jamaica, at an advance on nearly all qualities of 3s to 4s per
cwt. ; 300 bags Demerara were also sold at the quotations. Of
Foreign. 80 bags Brazil brought 38s per cwt.—No transactions re-
ported in Cocoa, Ginger or Pepper.—A small lot of Pimento sold
at 31d per lb.—The business in Rice is limited to 500 bags of good
East India. at 20s per cwt. in bond.-170 puns of Rum have been
sold, chiefly Demerara of good and fine quality, at 5s to 5s '7d per
gallon, with 50 puns East India, 26f per cent 0. P'., at 4s to 4s Id per
gallon.
There is nothing to report in Indigo.—For a parcel of Terra Ja-
ponica 28s has been obtained.—There has been more business
doing in Nitrate of Sooa, the sales of which amount to 3000 bags,
but in prices there is little or no alteration to notice.—Of Saltpetre
the sales do not exceed 400 bags, at full prices.
All kinfls-of ,Dyewoods have been dull, and the only sales of
consequence this week have been about 80 tons of Campeachy
I.ogwood, at .Cl 5 tO £l7 per ton.—There are nosales of Turpentine
to communicate this week, nor any alteration in price; in Tar also
no purchases have been made.—Montreal Pot Ashes are dull and
lower ; 130 bris have been sold at 27s 3d to 27s 6d ; Peal I Ashes are
dull, but unaltered in price.-:-There is a large arrival of Quer'itron
Bark this week, which has for the present caused a suspension of
demand.—Nothing done in new Flaxseed.—The public sales of
Hides to-day were dull and heavy, especially for Brazils, nearly
the whole of which were withdrawn; 3200 dry Monte Vi'leo Ox
and Cow brought Rd to Old, 5000 salted do. Old to Old fur Ox, and
51d for Cow, and 300 dry salted Brazil 51d per lb.—Tobacco. The
market being at present barely supplied, the transactions have
been limited, but prices are fully maintained.
The demand for Brimstone has taken off about 300 tons this
week, without change in prices,—At the close of last week, sonic
considerable sales were made in Sumac, about 3000 bags various
sorts having changed hands: prices are since rather stiffer.—Argols
are in moderate demand.—Cream of Tartar is sought after, and
prices improving ; most of what was offering has been either sold
or taken off the market for higher.prices.—Madders and Madder
Roots in good demand, but few offering.—The market for Olive Oil
has been quiet, with very few transactions to notice, and those
only in small lots.—The transactions in Fish Oils are confined to
about 50 tuns Newfoundland Cod, at £29 Iss to £3O per tun, and 30
tuns Cod Blubber at £ll Ils to £l2 per tun from the quay; Seal
Oil is in limited request at the prices quoted.—ln Seed Oils but
little has been doing, and prices remain without alteration.—Palm
Oil is steady at £l6 ss, at which only 40 tons have been sold this
week ; nothing done for arrival.—Oil of Turpentine remains with
little variation.-11 is snore difficult to effect sales of Hemp at the
quotations, but holders are firm.—ln Flax nothing doing.—The
decline in Tallow in the London market has had a corresponding
effect here ; early in the week, sales of Petersburg yellow candle
were made at 59s 6d to 60s, subsequently 59s has been accepted ju
quantity ; about 400 casks have changed hands ; 60 packages Portiiz
gal Tallow, of good fair quality, brought on Thursdry, by adction,
56s 6d to 57s 9d per cwt.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 11.
The demand from speculators in the early part of the week con-
tinued active. and several large parcels were taken by them at the
full rates of Friday last ; the inquiry has since been moderate, and
as the trade buy only for the supply of their immediate wants, the
market has closed without animation, and former prices are with
difficulty maintained. Speculators have taken 22,50 American,
500 Peru= and 500 Surat.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
Prom the 4th inst. to this day inclusive.