The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-05 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, lurgiz 1.
There has been an improved demand, for all descriptions of Sugar,
and the sales amount to 1300 hhils 13. P.,. fur which very full prices
have been obtained. 3'io / bags Bengal sold, at 61s for low to 655. for
gond'white, and 1200 bags Mauritius at'the riuotatiolis. 'The sales in
Foreign Sugar are 159bags.Limit at 22s per cwt.—Ve have experienced
an improved demand for MOlasses, and upw•ards of 700 puns disposed
of, viz. Antigua 30s to 30s .fid, and Demerara at 2•N 6cl per cwt.—The
sales of Plantation Coffee have been to a moderate extent, comprising
150 casks of Jamaica, at about former rates ; the trade being now
tolerably supplied, evince less disposition to purchase: except at lower
rates, and holders generally are not disposed to submit to any retitle-
tion.—No.sales in- Ginger, Pepper, or l'imenttr:!---t 0 -hags Trinidad
Cocoa brought 40s per cwt.-1000 bags of Bengal Rice brought 15s to
16a per cwt-in bond. No sale's reported in ciressect Carolina.—There
has again ,been a good demand for Rum ; the trade hart. taken 450
puns of Jamaica and DeMerara, all of high strength and choice quality,
3s 10c1 to 45'2,1 per gallon for the latter, and 44 to 4s fid for the former.
There is a partial inquiry for Indigo.Abont SO chOsts of Lac. Dye,
TIM mark, are reported at 1111-27 snore silver Cochineal at 6s to 6s
4,1.-35 chests Gum Animi X 5 105.-20 chests Gum Arabic at 55s -=
24 bales Safflower at 40s for Bengal, and 15s for Bombay.—ln Saltpetre
the busiciess amounts to 2500 bags. of which 2000 bags were sold to-
in one lot at 24s.—Small sales of Nitrate of Soda have been made
day
at the quotations.
Dvewoods. A cargo of Campeachy Logvrood found ready buyers
at Zei amts per ton ; the sales of the week are about 300 tons Campeachy,
and 70 torts of Jamaica ; the latter at £7 54 to £7 12s 6d per ton, as in,
quality; nothing worth notice done in Fustic ; bust the stocks of all,
sorts being small, higher prices have been obtained; in Nicaragua
Wood, Barvi.ood and C:immioil, only small sales have been effected.
There has been a good demand for Turpentine, and au advance of 6d,
to 9d per ewt haS been obtained • 2500 brls have been sold at 13s to
13a 6d, with 100 Inds at I3s 7d; the holders are firm at this advance.—•
American. Tar is scarce, and fresh. arrivals would command higher
prices; 900 brls of. Stockholm have brought 18s.—Montreal Pot Ashes
continue dull at previous prices, but for Pearl Ashes there has been
More iutiuiry, and 200 to 3os brls have found buyers at 32s to 32s 6d
per ewt.—Quercitron Bark is in very limited request, but in the prices.
there is no alteration.—Hides. The market continues rather dull,
withoutailteration in prices ; 2500 salted Monte Video have been sold
liv.auctien at 4s.d. 1500 Rio Grande at 3id, 300 Antigua at 44d per Ih.;
200 salted Rio Grande Horse at 9s 2cl, and 300 brined do, damp, at
fia 6d each.-4n TbbacCo the transactions have been unimportant.
Brimstone. The advices from Naples allotted to in the last week's
circular having since obtained more•general confidence. a speculative
demand has appeared this week,whic h has led to extensive purchases,
nearly 50.0 :tons have changed hands, including several cargoes to ar-
rive, at an improvement of 5s to 10: tom.and in, some instances
rather More ; holdera now require 'a further advance.—There has been
a geed. demand-tor most descriptions of Silmac, with prices steadily
maintained.—Crertm of Tartar eontitrws to maintain high prices.—
Argols nave been in fair demand.—Madders and Madder Roots are
,both neglected; 130 bales of Syrian are reported to be sold at a low
figure.—The buSiness done in ()live Oil has again been on a limited
scale, the sales not exceeding 20. tons, at barely sustained prices.—In
Fish Oils nothing doing.—There is less inquiry for Seed Oils, and
prices remain without alteration.—The.t3oap-trade have taken 80,tons
Palm Oil this week. at £43s its to £44, principally the former price;
an import of about 160 tons has since been received,. which had been
oold to arrive.—Oil of Torpentine continues in Bunted request.—Pe.
.terishurgh clean Hemp meets a 'ready sale at the prices quoted, arid
very little in the market; Bombay is more inquired for, and about
300 bales sold at full rates-; about 230' bales Jute have been sold at
£ll 101 per ton.—There has been rather more. business doing in Tal-
low, and towards the close of the week a little improvement in the
price.his taken place, with leis desire on the part Of holders to effect
sales.