The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, SurTr. 5.
Sugar. There has been a fair demand, and 550 hlids 13. P. have
been sold, at steady prices, together with a cargo of 7200 bags
Mauritius, at an average of about 73s per cwt. Nothin; done in
Bengal.—Foreign Sugar. The sales amount to 95 easeS, 280 brls.
and 620 bags brown Brazil, from 20s to 925, being in some instances
a shade lower; also 40 Mids. Cayenne, at 22s 6d to 23s fid, all to
the Refiners.—Bonded Refined.—Nothing to report.—The sales in
Molasses this week consist of 150 casks Demerara and Trinidad,
from the quay, at the quotations.—The sales 01 Plantation Coftec
have been quite unimportant, being confined to small lots, at pre-
vious rates, and of Foreign there are no transactions to report.—
Ginger. 900 bags Bengal sold at lOs to I6s ed per cwt. and 100 bags
fine black Pepper at aid per lb.—No sales of Cocoa or Pimento.—
There is only a moderate demand for Rice, and the sales are 700
bags Bengal, at 13s per cwt.—Rum. Theibusiness consists of 150
casks Demerara, chiefly of fine qualities, 26.t0 36 per cent. 0.P., at
5s 7d to (is 4d, with a_few Jamaica at ts 4d per gallon. '
The Tea market continues heavy, and the little business done
has been at a decline of 2d per lb. on last week's quotations.
There is rather more inquiry for Indigo, and small sales 'have
been made at 3d to ad per lb advance.—The public sales of East
India Drysaltcry articles were a failure, and, excepting a small lot
of China Turmeric, which sold at 345, nothing worthy of notice
was done.—ln Saltpetre scarcely a transaction has taken place.—
For Nitrate of Soda lower prices have been accepted; the sales are
about 600 bags, at 16s to 17s.
Dyewoods.—The market for these arteles remains steady, yet,
owing to rather weighty supplies, it has been found necessary to
accept lower rates both for Logwood and Fristic ; of the former,
220 tons Campeachy were disposed of at £9 Ns to £lO, besides 50
tons Jamaica at £7 to £7 lea per ton • in ',ugh', the transactions
embrace 330 tons Savanilla at £4 17s 6:1 to £6, 20 tons Jamaica at
£5 17s 6d, 15 tons Tampico at £6 155, and 10 tons Cuba at £lO per
ton. For 5 tons Cahoon Barwood £6 les were accepted, and a
similar quantity Red Sanders Wood realized. £8 23 ticl ; likewise
some small parcels Lima Wood found buyers at £l4 to £l5 lOs per
ton.—The demand for Turpentine has rather improved, and 1000
brls. of good quality have brought I3s 3d per cwt.—Nothing new
in Tar.—Montreal Pot Asiies have been more sought for, and an
advance of 3d to (gal per cwt. has been obtained, 245 6d having been
given for small parcels ; the principal holders now require 25s per
cwt. In Pearl Ashes there is no alteration of price.—Hides. Some
extensive sales have been made in salted Monte Video at fair prices,
15,000 having been taken at 4/d to 41,d per lb, (chiefly at the former
quotation ;) a few dry salted Ceara brought 6,1 d at auction, and 430
dry Valparaiso 73d per lb.-40 tons Dividivi have been sold at £l6 5s
to £lB nos per ton.—The sales of Tobacco during the week have
been BO hhds, without alteration in price
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There continues to be a limited dediand for Brimstone, consumers
taking supplies in small lots only. without any change in prices.—
No sales worthy of notice are reported in Sumac, Cream of Tartar,
or brown Tartar.—Valonia has teen dull of sale, and some public
sales attempted were withdrawn, there being no disposition to give
the prices required.—A few bags of Turkey blue Galls were sold at
73s lid per cwt.—Quercitron Bark remains much depressed, and the
whole sold only reaches 15 casks, at .12s to 13s per cwt. for Phila-
delphia.—There is a fair inquiry for Dutch Madder, and 10 casks
realized our annexed quotations.—A Parcel of 180 bales Turkey
Madder Roots changed hands at a figure which has not transpired.
—For Olive Oil there has been more inquiry than for some time
past, and some advance has been established on the common de-
scriptions, of which the sales have principally consisted ; the quan.
tity sold is upwards of 100 tuns.—Some further parcels of new pale
Seal Oil, to the extent of about 80 tuns, have been sold from the
quay at :C25 los; in Cod Oil nothing done.—The demand for Seed
Oils continues languid, with the exception of Linseed Oil, for which
higher prices arc demanded.ln Oil of Turpentine no alteration
can be noticed; the price is steady.—The only sales reported in Palm
Oil are 40 tons, at .e 34 1 t s to £34 13s, and a small cargo, to arrive,
the price of which is not reported.—Baltic Hemp goes off steadily,
in small parcels, at oar quotation; 400 bales Jute sold at £ll los
to £ll 12s tid, and 128 bales Sunn Hemp at .L'lti per ton.—The Tal-
low market has become firmer, in consequence of the reduced stock,
and the few holders of good Odessa (upon which the demand chiefly
runs) now require 555 ; which rate has been paid during the week
for some small lots of Petersburg yellow Candle. 100 pipes South
American will be Offered by public auction on Monday next.