The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

Sugar. The demand has been general and extensive for all de-
scriptions, both from Grocers and Refiners, and an advance of tid
to is per cwt. has been obtained on B.P. and Mauritius; in Bengal
there is no alteration. The transactions consist of 1000 hhds B.P.
5000 bags Bengal, and 4900 bags Mauritius. The sales in Foreign
Sugar are confined to 40 cases and 80 brls to the Refiners, at the
quotations. Nothing reported in bonded refined.—The transactions
in Molasses comprise 80 puns Antigua at 365, and 10 puns of East
India at 31s fid per cwt.—Coffee. There continues a steady demand
for Plantation, as also for all clean descriptions via the Cape, and
prices are fully supported ; the transactions comprise 120 casks of
Jamaica, and a cargo of Rio, (via Cape,) 1640 bags to arrive, con-
sisting chiefly of clean good ordinary to fair middling qualitieS, at
72s per cwt. Of Foreign, 100 bags of fair ordinary Brazil brought
50s to .51s per cwt.—A small parcel of Pimento sold at aid per lh,
and 2200 pockets Bengal Ginger at 15s per cwt ; 500 bags black
Pepper at aid to aid.—Nothing done in Cocoa.—The price of dressed
Carolina Rice has been reduced Is per cwt, and 50 Ices are reported
at 36s per cwt. duty paid; nothing done in East India.—A good.
business has been done in Rum ; the sales amount to 240 puns.,
chiefly common Leewards, at 3s 5s to 3s Bd, and good Demerara
at 5s 6d to 5s ibd per gallon; with a parcel of fine • Jamaica at 6s 2d
per gallon. .
Tea. Since the arrival of .the Marmion, from Canton, there has
been very little businesS doing, the Trade kenerallY hot 'being dia..
posed to purchase at former prices ; holders, however, are firm, and
are anxiously waiting the arrival of the over-land mail, now nearly
due. Our quotations, in the mean time, must_ be considered in a
great measure nominal.
The only transaction in Indigo is a sale of 12 serons Caracca, at
5s 9d per lb round.—A few serons of silver Cochineal sold at 4s 10d
to fis ; 13 chests East India Gum Arabic at 325, and 10 tons Terra
Japonica at £2O to .e2l.—Sales of Nitrate of Soda have been made
to the extent of 120 tons at the quotations, and 1050 bags Saltpetre
at 25s to 26atid per cwt.
There has been only a moderate demand for Dyewoods this week,
the stock of Logwood being small, holders are very firm; the sales
are 40 tons Campeachy and 50 tons Jamaica, at the quotations ; also
40 tons Cuba Pestle, at current rates, and 50 tons Maracaibo, at
4 lOs per ton.—The sales of Turpentine this week have been
large, amounting to 6800 brls. in store, at Ils 3d to 125 3d per cwt.
—No alteration, or sales, in Tar.—The Montreal Ash marltet is dull;
200 to 300 brls. Montreal Pots at 24s 3d, and 100 brls Pearls at 29s
6d, constitute the sales of the week.—A few hhds of New York sow-
ing Flaxseed, just arrive', were sold by auction at 67s.—Cloverseed
is scarce, and no sales effected.—No alteration in Bees' Wax.—
There has been very little inquiry for Hides, and the sales are
limited to a few salted Monte Video, at former prices; 300 dry salted
Pernambuco at 6d, and 200 Jamaica at 6fd per lb.—About 20 tons
Dividivi, of good quality, have been sold at .420 to .e2O lOs per ton.
—Tobacco. The sales during the week have been about 160 hhds.
of which 70 were for Ireland, and the • remainder to the Trade, at
rather lower prices.
Some appearance of demand for Brimstone during the week has
led to, the sale of about 200 tons, from .4'13 to .el" los per ton, ad-
cording to quality.—Nothing worthy of notice has been done in any
description of Sumac.—Both Crean' of Tartar and brown Tartar
continue in limited supply, and the few sales made have been at full
prices.—Of Argots, 78 casks of very inferior Oporto have been sold
at 20s per Cwt. In other descriptions of Mediterranean .Produce
little liar been done.—A small lot of blue Galls brought 78s, and of
mixed 67s per cwt. and a few casks of flag Annatto Is 2d per lb.—
No sales reported in French or Dutch Madders, or Roots.—Some
little inquiry for Gum Senegal, but rio sales of moment,-20 bales
Persian Berries at the quotations.—Quercitron Bark goes off slowly
at 131 to Ils, according, to quantity and quality.—The business done
in Olive Oil has barely reached 30 tuns, without any change in
prices, which appear to he steadily supported, with the moderate
Stocks on hand.—About 80 tons Newfoundland and Halifax Co.d,
and 40 tuns Seal Oil, being a portion of the cargoes of two stranded
vessels, have been sold by auction during the week, and fair prices
obtained, according to quality and condition; some parcels of Cod
Oil of recent import have also been sold front the. quay, at .4'26 lOs
per tun.—Seed Oils continue dull, hut rather more inquiry has ap-
peared for Linseed, particularly for forward delivery.—A few small
sales of Palm Oil have been made at about our quotation, and 2133
los is reported to have been refused for a large parcel on the spot.
—ln Oil of Turpentine no business of importance has been done,
but the Distillers require an advance.—The market for Hemp and
Flax continues without animation.—For Tallow we have expe-
rienced an improved demand, and considerable business has been
done during the week at 495 and 48s tid for Petersburg and Odessa
yellow Candle, and aGs 9d for Petersburg Soap Tallow ; at public
sale, 157 pipes South American sold at 425 3d to 455 to 45s per cwt.
Prices have a tendency to improvement.