The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

still in good demand; 1,700 barrels, on the spot
and to arrive, sold at 4s. 6d. to JOs. per cwt. Of
Hides about 3,000 salted River Plate, partially
heated, sold chiefly at 41d. to sd. per lb. There is
still a limited demand for Olive Oil. About 50
tuns new pale Seal Oil sold at £32 per tun. Cod
Oil quiet at former rates. Linseed Oil in better
demand at 28s. 6d.; pale Rape 355. to 355. 6d.
per cwt. for small lots. Spirits of Turpentine in
fair request at 495. per cwt. About 440 tons Palm
Oil, on the spot, sold at £34 10s. to £35, and 225
tons, to arrive, at £35 per ton. Tallow firm at 48s.
per cwt for Petersburg Y.C., and other sorts fully
support previous rates. The sales of Jute are
trifling, at rather lower prices. To-DAY there has
been a little more doing in Sugar, the transac-
tions comprising 165 hhds. Jamaica at 335. to
375., 25 hhds. Demerara at 345. 3d. to 355. 3d.,
and 1,250 bags Bengal at 355. to 395. 6d. per cwt.
Of Molasses, 40 puns. Barbadoes are reported at
18s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing to notice in Rum or
Coffee. The Tea Market is dull, in order to effect
sales lower rates would have to be accepted.
1,600 bags Bengal Rice are reported at 1 ls. 6d.,
and 50 bags Saltpetre at 255. 6d. per cwt., 9 per
cent. refraction.

WooL.—Public sales took place here on Thurs-
day and Friday, when 6,70 S bales were offered,
being the largest amount for some time, but, chiefly
on account of their being brought on so soon after
the close of the London series, and the unsettled

state of political affairs in the East, which has given
a decided check to business generally, the attend-
ance was not as large as usual ; there was, conse-
quently, little animation, except for East India and
the better qualities of Buenos Ayres, the former
selling freely at previous current rates, except for
medium whites, which went about id. per lb. lower
than the last sales in April. Turkey, Russian, Bar-
bary, Mogadore, Peruvian, Italian, &c., (which
formed a principal part of these sales,) were nearly
all withdrawn, making altogether about 4,700 bales
taken in, there being very few buyers of these de-
scriptions present. Parties interested in the getting
up of these sales will here see the effect of bringing
them on at an unseasonable time, and it is hoped
this will be guarded against in future. In com-
menting upon these sakes we quote the following
trade circulars :

Messrs. W. GREAME and Co., in their circular
of June 10th, say : _

At our public gales of yesterday and to-day we had
a fair attendance of the trade; 6,690 bales sundry Wools
were offered. The East India Wools sold at about the
same rates as in London, say id. per lb. lower than our
sales here on 21st April last. For Russian, Turkey,
Barbary, and other low Wools, the demand was very
languid, and the greater part withdrawn ; the same re-
mark applies to Buenos Ayres, for which there was a very
heavy sale. Although the result of these sales cannot be
called satisfactory, we do not see any reason to make any
material alteration in our quotations.

Messrs. HUGHES and RONALD, in their report
of the public sales, say:—

East India was in good demand for the home trade,
particularly good qualities of white, which brought full
prices, but other descriptions went rather lower. There
was a good attendance of buyers of Buenos Ayres and
Entre Rios Wools both for the home trade and for ex-
port, but their ideas of value were below the prices that
have been lately paid by private contract in quantity, and,
as holders were not prepared to give way, a good portion
was withdrawn, but sales have been made since.
Messrs. A. GARTSIDE and Co. say :—" Considerable
activity still prevails in the manufacturing districts, con-
sumption is satisfactory, and stocks moderate, but we find
that the uncertain state of foreign politics has unsettled
purchasers, and rendered them less anxious to operate till
the future shall become clearer."

Messrs. GREAME BROTHERS say :—The attendance at
the Public Wool Sales was limited, which we attributed
to the trade having supplied their present requirements at
the London Auctions, coupled with the unsettled state of
the Turkish question. We are of opinion had the sales
been fixed for a later period the present unfavourable re-
sult would have been unavoided.

METALS.—There is no improvement to notice
in the Iron Trade, the recent failures having pro-
duced a kind of panic which the unsettled state of
affairs on the Continent has rather tended to pro-
mote, and this condition has been still further in-
creased by the disorder in the Money Market.
Much anxiety is felt for the result of the next pre-
liminary meeting, and a reduction of lOs. to 20s. is
talked of. No further reduction has taken place in
the price of Copper or Tin, and previous rates are
well maintained.