The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-04 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MAY 31.

There has been a moderate demand for Sugar, and the sales of
B.P. are 700 hhds, without alteration in price, but the market has
closed rather dull. 500 bags Mauritius sold at the quotations. No
transactions reported in Bengal. There has been a fair inquiry for
Foreign Sugar : 70 cases and 100 brls Brazil have been sold at full
prices ; also a cargo of 300 cases Bahia, to arrive, the price of which
has not been allowed to transpire.-120 puns of Demerara Molasses
have been sold at 34s 6d, and 80 puns. of Antigua at 36s per cwt.—
Coffee. There continues a good demand for Plantation, and the
sales amount to 220 casks Jamaica, at steady prices ; 27 bales of
very good Mocha brought 100 s. Of Foreign, 60 bags Brazil sold at
45s to 47s.—Nothing done in Cocoa or Pimento.-150 bags Barbados
Ginger sold at 50s, 200 bags Bengal at Igs per cwt, and 300 bags
black Pepper at 4-id to 44d per lb.—There have been no sales in East
India Rice, and only 50 tcs dressed Carolina are reported at 408 per
cwt. duty paid.—The business in Rum amounts to 260 puns. and
comprises common Leeward, 7 per cent. O.P. at 3s 7d to 3s gd, and
fine Demerara 35 to 38 per cent. O.P. at 5s Sd to 6s Id per gallon.
The transactions generally in East India Saltery articles have been
on a limited scale, at former prices ; 120 boxes of Cassia and 1500
bags of Saltpetre are reported, but the prices have not transpired.
Dyewoods. Of Campeachy Logwood about 100 tons sold at
1 lOs to per ton, and 50 of Jamaica at to £8 2s 6d per
ton; no sales in Fustic, Nicaragua Wood or Barwood ; 12 tons of
Camwood brought at auction .k'l7 2s 6d to -t'l7 5s per ton.—No sales
have occurred in Turpentine, and prices remain without alteration.
—Of Carolina Tar, 480 brls have been sold at 15s 2d, but the quality
was inferior.—Montreal Pot Ashes are in limited demand, and in
some instances 26s has been accepted ; of Pearl Ashes no sales are
reported.—ln Quercitron Bark the sales are extremely trifling, and
the quotations are almost nominal.—Bees' Wax in fair request, and
good quality sells readily at .tl3 per cwt. duty paid.—A parcel of 136
hhds New York Flaxseed has been sold at 47s 6d per lihd.—Hides.
The sales consist of 3900 dry Monte Video, sound at 7M to 84d, Ist
wormed at 7d to 7id 2d wormed at Sid to 6id ; all for export, except
one small lot good sold at gd per lb for consumption ; 630 dry salted
Brazil at 5d to Sid, 100 salted Demerara at 4id per lb, and 22 bales
of Hide Cuttings at 2d per lb.—Since the last Circular there has
been a fair business done in Tobacco; the sales, as made up for the
month, reach 718 hhds, of which 240 were for Ireland, 100 for ex-
portation, and 50 for re-sale, leaving 333 hhds. taken by manufac-
turers ; and there is no alteration in quotations.
There has been more inquiry for Brimstone from consumers than
for some time past, and the sales of the week have reached about
400 tons, in most instances at full prices.—Nothing worthy of notice
done in Sumac, Tartar or Argols.—The demand for Madders and
Madder Roots remains nearly suspended.—Several small parcels of
Valonia have found ready buyers at auction, ranging at st 17 for
heated, and £lB 2s 6d for middling quality, up to -t'23 to .t'23 10s
per ton for fine bright Camata.—The business done in Olive Oil has
been on a limited scale, and for the fine descriptions of Trieste and
Galipoli, some reduction has been submited to ; other sorts have re
mained without variation.—ln Fish Oils we have nothing doing,
the dealers not being disposed to add to their stocks until the result
of the Seal Fishery is ascertained, intelligence of which may now
be daily looked for; prices are consequently nominal.—Some business
in Linseed Oil has been done at 27s 6d ; Rape Oil quite neglected.—
An extensive sale of Palm Oil is reported, but the price not named.
—Oil of Turpentine is offered rather lower, and some transactions
have taken place.—Very limited sales of Hemp are effected at a
further decline in price.—Flax steady, with a trifling demand.—Early
in the week; some transactions in Petersburg yellow candle Tallow
took place at 50s 6d, and Odessa at 4gs 6d; the market has since be-
come less active.