The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL GENERAL PRODUCE
MARKET.
FRIDAY, MAY 14..

In the early part of the week there was a very good demand
for Sugar, but it has since fallen off, and the market closes
rather quiet ; the sales are 700 Mids. 11. P., 4000 bags Bengal,
with a small lot of Madras, and 8500 mats Mauritius, without
change in price. The demand for Foreign still continues active,
and the home refiners are beginning to turn their attention to
these descriptions ; the salesnf the week amount to SOO cases,
700 bags Bahia, at from 16s. 6d. to l'ss. Gd. for ordinaryto good
brown, 400 bags Ceara in the same vroportions, and 2000 bags
brown Pernams at 16s. 6d. per cwt. The sales in Molasses are
300 puns. Antigua, at 13s. 3d. to 145..9d. for ordinary to fine
new quality, being an advance of 4d. on previous rates; SO
puns. old Porto Rico have also been taken for distilling at 13s.
per cwt. There has been an active .demand for Coffee from
both the trade and exporters, and full rates have been paid for
all kinds ; the sales comprise 140 tcs. Jamaica (chiefly of ordi-
nary quality) at 41s. to 528., IWO bags Laguayra at 465. to 525.,
1800 bags Costa Rica at 455. to 475., 550 bags Brazil, and 200
bags St. Domingo, all faults. 2400 bags Para Cocoa are re-
ported at 225. 6d. to 235. 6d. per cwt., and 1000 bags Pimento
at 4ad. per lb. 250 tcs. Carolina Rice sold at 17s. to 18s., and
7,000 bags Bengal, at 9s. to 11s.$d. for low broken to fine white,
being rather dearer. 200 puns. Rum have been sold, chiefly
Demerara, at rather easier rates. A good inquiry exists for the
blackish leaf kinds of Congou Tea from 10d. to Is., but there
are very few sellers ; other descriptions remain without altera-
tion. Tallow is in better demand, and rather higher prices
have been paid, P.Y.C. having realised.36s. 9d. to 375. ; about
200 pipes South American sold at auction at 335. to 355. 90. per
cwt. About 250 tons American Lard on the spot and to arrive
are reported at 48s. to 51s. per cwt. Jute is 10s. per ton higher,
and 3300 bales have been taken this week at for extremely
low, 'l3 12s. Gd. for very good, with a few bales fine and extra
fine at .el 5 ss. to £lB per ton.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,

FRIDAY, MAT 14.

Notwithstanding the continued heavy import, the demand
has again been on a very large scale throughout the week, and
American descriptions generally !have further advanced quite
id. per lb., especially on the better•qualities of Orleans. The
transactions in Brazil and Egyptian have also been extensive,
and quotations are fully id. higher on the former, and id. to
id. on the latter. For Surat there has likewise been an ani-
mated demand, at rather higher prices. Sea island continues
Ito be bought freely, at very extreme rates. Speculators have
taken 31,720 American, 3300 Pernambuco, 180 Bahia, 620 Ma-
iranham, 3650 Egyptian, and 2240 Sprat, and there are reported
for export 14,290 American, 900 Pernambuco, 3470 Surat, and
20 Bengal. The market to-day closed with great firmness, at
die advance noted.

DESCRIPTION.

Sea Island
Stained
Boweds
Mobi
New Orleans.
Pernams, &c.
Aracati, &c
Bahia, &c.
Maranham
Sawginned
Demerara, &c
Egyptian
Barbadoes
Peruvian
Laguayra
Com.W.l.&e.
Cartliagena
Smyrna
Manilla
Surat
Madras
Bengal

Week
ending
Mayl4.

1270;
160:
31500,

23100
28700
6200!
1800,

I IMPORTS.

Previ: 'Week
ously ending
this yr. May 24.

12200
820 153978.
194970

141820 1 7,72401
408190 1
2G250 } 3189
14730

} 23001 14100 } 2246,
1101 4071'
£750 49700, 3517,

1870 8

107190 )
452911500

111900

974360; 145114

This
Year.

STOCK.

lAlay 14.

31,3091

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448230

5286691

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11768
463
44848

13490
3210
23980

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