The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-23 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 12.
There has been a better demand for Sugar, particularly for the
lower descriptions, and the sales amount to about 1400 hhds B.P. at
prices establishing only a decline of 6d to is per cwt. from the late
highest point of the market. 4000 bags Mauritius have also been
disposed of 62s 6d to 655, and 1000 Bengal. The sales in foreign
Sugar are 140 cases Brazil, chiefly good dry brown and yellow, at
full rates : there was little or no competition for the 237 cases Per-
nams offered by auction, being nearly all white, end the whole were
withdrawn.—There is a fatr inquiry for Plantation Coffee, but the
the sales do not exceed 120 casks Jamaica : very full prices were ob-
tained. 60 bales Mocha brought 92s per cwt. Nothing done in
foreign.-100 bags black Pepper sold at 4d.—ln Cocoa, Ginger, or
Pimento no sales reported.-2000 bags of Bengal Rice have been
sold at 15s fid to 17s per cwt. in bond.—Rum has been much in-
quired for, and prices are rather higher : the sales amount to 110
puns, chiefly common Leewards, at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, with a few puns.
of Jamaica, 27 per cent. O.Y. at 4s 11d, and fine Demerara, 38 per
cent O.P. at 5s 4d per gallon.
Some small sales of Indigo are reported ; 25 chests of Shell Las
at 92s 6d ; 21 chests East India Gum Arabic at 48s ; and 150 frazil
Senna at 22c1.—A few serons of Cochineal have realized full prices.
—There is nothing to report in Saltpetre : 16s 6d has been paid for
Nitrate of Soda. .

In Dyewoods the demand for Logwood has been trifling, and the
few sales made were at rather lower rates ; for rustic higher prices
are demanded, owing to to the small quantity at market : in other
kinds no change.—Turpentine is in regular demand, and for 1000 brls
of good quality 13s 4d to 13s 6d has been obtained.—For 500 brls
American Tar, offered by auction, 16s being the highest bid, it was
withdrawn, but, subsequently, sold at that price.—Montreal Pot
Ashes remain firm at 26s to 26s 6d, the sales; however, scarcely ex-
ceed 200 brls : Pearl Ashes are in very limited demand, at 34s 64 to
35s.—There has been a very good demand for Flaxseed, for sowing,
and about 1407 hhds New York sold at 75s up to SOS per hhd.—
Several parcels of East India Linseed were disposed of at 45s 6d per
quarter.—Quercitron Bark goes off slowly : about 40 hhds only have
been taken at 22s to 255, according to quality.—ln Hides the pub-
lic sales have gone off briskly, and full prices generally paid : 4600
salted Rio Grande Ox and Cow have been sold at 4d to id, 3200
Monte Video at 41c1 to 41d, 200 Danish at 4/d, 100 do. Kips at 6d,
3000 dry salted Ceara and Pernambuco at 51d to SA-d, 150 Savanilla
at 41d, 400 dry Jamaica at 5-id to 51d, 150 Savanilla at 41d, 400 dry
Jamaica at 74d for sound, and 61d for wormed, 9000 East India Kips
at 1044 to 12d for sound dry salted, Eilid t 0 gd for Ist class rubbed,
Bid. to 8d for sound brined, Bid for sound dry, 74c1 to 74cl for Ist
rubbed, and 61d to 6id for 2d rubbed : 513 Buffalo Hides at 4;6 per
lb : 330 salted Monte Video Horse at 13s, and 500 dry salted at gs tid
each for sound.—ln Tobacco the sales of the week are about 160
hhds: of these 60 were for Ireland, 20 for Scotland, 20 for re-sale,
and the remainder to the trade. _ _

An operation in Palm Oil, to the extent of about 1,100 tons, to
arrive has been effected by one of the soap trade this week, at about
5s per ton ; also othersales, to the extent of about 250 tons, by
+ha hilainacc n» t? Snot is Only about
50 tons, at Is to £43 10s. but holders now demand £44 per ton.
Oil of Turpentine meets a ready sale at per ton. in Hemp or
Flax little or nothing has been done.