The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

PROD u c E.—There has been an improved demand
during the week for all descriptions of Sugar at
steady prices, and the sales amounted to 400 hhds.
B. P., 8,000 bags Bengal, and 200 mats Mauritius.
Foreign Sugar was also in request, and the sales
were 3,000 bags Brazil, and 120 hhds. Port Rico
and Surinam. In Molasses little doing, only 85
puns. Trinidad having sold at 15s. 6d. per cwt. in
store. Coffee firmer, but not much business doing;
the sales were only 300 bags damaged St. Domingo,
at 31s. to 405., and 50 bags Brazil at 41s. 6d. to
475. per cwt. Of Cocoa the sales were 1,000 bags
Bahia and 40 bags Trinidad. Rum in good de-
mand at steady prices. Rice in more request, and
two cargoes of Arracan, to arrive, sold at 9s. Gd.
per cwt. The market for Tea has become more
animated since the receipt of letters from China,
and a considerable business has been doing at an
advance of id. to Id. per lb. on all descriptions, but
importers generally are not sellers. Guano dull,
without change in price. Of Saltpetre 1,650 bags
sold at 265. for 61- per cent., 265. 6d. for 5 per
cent., and 28s. for 3 per cent. refraction. Of
Hides a few Brazil sold at sd. for wet and 61d. per
lb. for dry salted. Of Turpentine 200 brls. sold
at 125., and 900 brls. American Rosin at 4s. 6d.
for common to 10s. per cwt. for good quality. In
Olive Oil but little doing, at a slight decline. Lin-
seed Oil in limited request at 28s. 6d., and pale
Rape at 355. to 365. per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine
dull at 495. per cwt. Of Palm Oil the sales
amounted to 110 tons on the spot, and 200 to
arrive, at £56 per ton. In Tallow not much
doing ; Petersburg Y. C. sold at 479. to 475. 6d.,
but higher rates are demanded. Of Hemp about
30 tons Petersburg, clean, sold at rather lower
rates, and 200 bales Manilla at £42 per ton. Of
Jute 630 bales realised £2O to £22 ss. per ton.
To-DAY the Sugar Market was quiet, and, inclu-
ding Saturday's business, the sales were only 30
hhds. Barbadoes at 35s to 37s 6d, 300 bags Be-
nares at 36s al, and 20 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at
37s 9d per cwt. Of Molasses, SO puns. Trinidad
were sold to arrive at 16s Gd per cwt. 70 puns.
Demerara Rum realized previous prices. The Tea
Market was firm, and there was a good demand for
all kinds, at full rates. Of the New Bengal Rice
offered by auction, 1,000 bags have since been
purchased at Ils Gd for fine white; 7,000 bags
Arracan have also been sold to arrive at 9s Gd, and
25 tons Carolina at 24s 6d per cwt. 200 bags Salt-
petre sold at 27s per cva. 41 per cent. refraction.
WooL.—The market has again been quiet. The
repor s from the manufacturing districts, which are
not very encouraging, seem to have a little effect
on the market. Stocks here of all descriptions are
generally vary light, and prices very firm, with
every prospect of being fully maintained for some
time to coma; but until fresh arrivals a great
amount of activity cannot be expected. Imports
for the week 790 bales, viz., 323 East India, 72
Mediterranean Ports, 320 Portugal, 10 Irish, 16
Scotch, and 119 Coastwise. The attention of the
trade is chiefly occupied with the public sales in
London, which opened on Thursday, with a full