The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-23 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, OCT. 19.

There continues to be only a limited demand for Sugar, and as
holders do hot press sales, the business is confined to 500 hhds B.P.
without change in price. No transactions to notice either in Ben-
gal or Mauritius. The only sale reported in Foreign Sugar is 780
bags damaged Manilla at 17s 9e, per cwt.—ln Molasses the tran-
sactions consist of 150 puns. Antigua, chiefly at 28s per cwt.—
Coffee. The sales of Plantation have been moderate, not exceed-
ing 100 casks of Jamaica, and at rather lower prices; the chief
holders, however, in consequence of unsatisfactory accounts from
the West Indies, particularly from Jamaica, as regards the conduct
of the laboring population, are not disposed to sell, except at high
prices. Nothing done in Foreign.—No sales in Cocoa or Pimento.
—A small lot ordinary Bengal Ginger sold at 17s 3d per cwt. and
100 bags black Pepper at 41d per lb.—Nothing of consequence done
in Rice.—We have experienced a good demand for Rum, and an
advance of 2d per gallon has been established on fine qualities of
Jamaica of high strength ; in other sorts extreme rates have been
realized ; the sales are 330 puns Demerara at 4s Id to ss, 50 puns
Jamaica 5s 6d, and 40 Antigua 3s Gd.
At the public sales of East India Goods offered on Wednesday
last, a fair amount of business was done, at rather lower rates, viz.
170 chests of Shell Lac 72s 6,1 to 955, 100 chests of Lac Dye, com-
mon marks at led to I ld, up to 3s 9d for square 1; ZOO chests of Gum
Arabic, at 20s to 53s 6d per cwt. for fine quality, 250 bads-of-Kutch
at 66s Gd, and a few serons of Guatimala Indigo at 3s lid to IS Id
per 11) ; the other sales have been and consist of 150 chests
of Cassia Lignea at 543 to 555, 23 bags East India Galls at 745, 510
bags of Saltpetre at 25i to 28s per cwt. and 500 bags Nitrate of Soda
at 14s per cwt. at which rate there are few sellers.
Dyewoods.—The holders of Campeachy. are still firm in their
demands, and therefore very little done in this or any kind of
Woods; a parcel of Jamaica realized £l2 per ton. —There is a fair
demand for Turpentine, and 1700 brls have been sold at 12s to 12s 3d
for fair quality •, 1000 hrls brought forward by auction to-day were
withdrawn, although 12s 3d was offered, which, however, was sub-
' seqnently acceoted.—Nothing new in Tar —For Montreal Pearl
Ashes 33s Od to 34s 3d has been obtained for 200 to 300 brls. and
several parcels of Montreal-Pot Ashes have been sold at 29s Gd,
but the holders generally refuse to accept this price.—The garket
being still hare of Quercitron Bark renders the quotations nothinal.
—Hides. Th. only sales to report are 2200 salted Buenos Ayres
Ox, at ssd to 31d, and 250 Cow at lid per lb.—The sales of Tobacco
amount to about 40i hhds ; of these 30 hhds were for Scotland, 40
for Ireland, 60 hhds for export, and the remainder to the trade.
The unfavourable accounts of the growing crop being confirmed
by the Great Western, prices have further advanced, and the quota-
tions are altered accordingly ; two cargoes have arrived from Vir-
ginia. bringing about 1300 hhds.
Only a limited business has been done this week in Brimstone,
without any change in prices.—Sumac of the common descriptions,
is in fair request, at full prices; new Sicily, is well as old imports
go off slowly. —Argols and Cream of Tartar searce.—Nothing wor-
thy of notice has been done in Madders or Madder Roots.—A par-
cel of 23 sacks common yellow lierries brought 63s per cwtr—Of
Valonia, the sales have been about 170 tons, at £l3 los to £l5 lOs
per ton.—Olive Oil has been in moderate request, end the business
done, about 30 tuns, fully supporting the previous quotations. Our
Fish Oil market remains very dull, with little or no change in
prices.—A limited business is doing in Linseed Oil, at rather lower
rates ; pale Rape is without inquiry.---The sales of Palm Oil are to
the extent of abont 200 tons, at £43 5s to £l4, and one parcel at
£44 5s ; nothibg done for arrival.—Oil of Turpentine is steady at
the prices quoted.-4-lemp has experienced a further advance,.
some transactions in Petersbnrg clean took place early in the week
at £35 to £35 5s from`the quay ; sales have subsequently been
effected at £35 les to 36 pertony.—ln Flax no sales reported.-183
hales Sunn Hemp of good quality were offered by auction on Wed-
nesday, for which £l9 was offered, and bought in at £2O, being the
price demanded.—The Tallow Market continues to advance, and
the trade api ear to buy with More confidence; the total business
of tl.e week is about 500 casks yellow candle, commencing at 51s 6(1
to 555. and closing at 57s to 57s Gd; also tlO casks Monte Video, by
auction, on Tuesday, at 52s Gd for dark, and 51s 6d to 55s 6d for
fine.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OCT. 19.
There was a good demand in the early pnrt of the week, from
the trade and for export. and.the first four day's sales were 15,000
bales, at full prices. The accounts received by the overland mail
from India, and those by tilt Great Western from America, caused
an increased disposition to purchase yesterday, the sales being
10,000 bales ; and about the same quantity has been sold today,
at an advance of id per lb in American below good fair, and id per
lb in Surat. Brazil and other descriptions remain dull at the last
quotations. Speculators have taken 9000 American and 1500 Surat,
and exporters 300 I American and 650 Surat.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON

From the 12th inst. to this day inclusive.