The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-30 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 26.
The demand for Sugar continues very good, though still confined
to the lower descriptions, of which the prices are now as high as at
any period this year. The sales are 1300 hhds. 8.P., together with
5000 bags Mauritius, at 63s 6d to 65s 6d, and 1000 bags Bengal at
65s 9d to 66s 9d Is cwt. A few cases Bahia, dry brown, have been
sold at 225, and a small parcel of Havana at 35s 1. cwt.—The sales
of Molasses are confined to 100 puns. Demerara and Antigua, from
quay, at 325.—There has been a steady demand for Plantation
Coffee, and the sales comprise 180 casks Jamaica ; ordinary qualities,
as also extra fine of favourite marks, have brought an advance of
2s a. cwt., whilst other descriptions sojd at previous rates. Of
Foreign, 550 bags Brazil realized 46s to 48s 1p cwt.-40 bags Trini-
dad Cocoa sold at 40s ; 1100 bags East India Ginger at I7s 6d to 215,
and 200 bags African at 42s Is. cwt. in bond.—Nothing worth
notice in Pimento.-700 bags black Pepper at 4d 9,t. lb.—Carolina
Rice has been rather more inquired for, and about 100 tees. fine
new dressed have been sold at 40s, duty paid; 30g bags middling to
good Bengal sold at 16s 3d to 17s.—In consequence of the small
supply of the better qualities of Rum, the transactions have been
limited to 180 puns. common Berbice at 3s 6d p gallon.
155 packages of Spanish Indigo brought to sale to-day, but there
appeared very little disposition to purchase, excepting at a material
reduction in price, to which the importers being unwilling to sub-
mit, but little was done ; since, however, about 50 serons have been
taken at fair rates ; the prices ranged from 4s to fis 5d for Guatimala,
and 5s 3d to 6s 4d for Caraccas.—The sale of Cochineal met with as
little success; of 30 serous offered, only 4 sold, at 6s fid to 6s 8d 1.
lb for blacks.—Lower prices have been taken for Lac Dye and Shell
Lac ; 90 chests of the former went at 10d to 2s 3d Is lb, and 100
chests of the latter at 60s to 70s 6d p cwt.-180 chests East India
Gum Arabic went at 21s 6d to 57s per cwt. in bond, according to
quality; 200 bags Cubebs at 46s to 46s 6d; 600 boxes Plumbago at
6s 6d to is; and 460 packages of Mother-of-Pearl Shells (Bombay)
at Its to 36s 'p cwt.—The transactions in Saltpetre have been tri-
fling ; about 200 bags Nitrate of Soda are reported at 16s.
The sales in Logwood have been confined to about`4o tons of
Campeachy, at tl3 10s, and 40 tons of Jamaica at .t.'9 to .e 9 2s 6d
sp. ton; of Fustic, only 20 tons SavanWa sold, at extreme rates, and
200ltons of Barwood at the annexed quotations.—There are no sales
to report of Turpentine, nor is there any alteration in price ; but in
London sales have been made at rates rather above our own cur-
rency.—The business in Montraal Pot and Pearl Ashes has been
trifling, but former prices have been obtained.—ln Quercitron Bark
there have been no sales made worthy of notice.—A few chests of
East India Bees' Wax sold at public sale at £8 5s per cwt; some
American was withdrawn at 15s per cwt.—We have no altera-
tion to notice in the prices of Hides; 5500 salted Monte Video Ox
sold briskly by auction to-day, at 4id, (one lot at 4id,) 230 dry salted
Maranham at lid, and 562 salted Boston, by private, at 4id sts lb.—
The sales of Tobacco have been about 60 hhds. of which 30 were for
Ireland, and the remainder to the trade.
The large sales which have recently been made in Brimstone
having caused a considerable advance in prices, the business this
week has been confined to about 500 tons, from .410 108 to 11
ton, and none is now to be had below the latter price.—Sales of Si-
cily and other descriptions of Sumac has been very limited.—Some
public sales of Argots have been attempted; they consisted of 80
casks red, 60 casks white, various qualities, none of which found
buyers, and they were consequently withdrawn.—A few casks of fine
white Cream of Tartar have brought 70s per cwt.—Madders and
Madder Rocts remain without inquiry.—The demand for Olive Oil
has been very limited, and prices have been barely sustained.—We
continue to experience but a limited demand for Fish Oils, at prices
barely supported—Both Linseed and Rape are little inquired for.—
Palm Oil for arrival has again been in considerable request; at the
close of last week about 500 tons were sold in addition to the quan-
tity then reported; about 600 tons have since been sold, the whole
ranging from .e 42 to ."53 is• ton ; a small business is doing in Oil, on
the spot, at -'43 105 per ton ; a cargo of about 450 tons has arrived
this week.—Oil of Turpentine is in fair request at the quotations.—
For Hemp there is still a very trifling demand.—ln Flax nothing
done.—The business in Tallow has been limited, but prices are fully
supported.