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

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JpNE 5.
Sugar. There has been a fair demand, and 550 hhds B.P. have
been sold, at steady prices, together with a cargo of 7200 bags
'Mauritius, at ari average of about 73s per cwt. Nothing done in
Bengal.—Foreign Sugar. The sales amount to 95 cases, aim brls.
and 620 bags brown Brazil, from 20s to 225, being in some instances
a shade lower; also 40 hhds. Cayenne, at 22s 6d to ass 6d, 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 of Plantation Coffee
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 16s to 16s Cd per cwt. and 100 bags
fine black Pepper at 4id 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. The,business consists of 150
casks Demerara, chiefly of fine qualities, 26 to 36 per cent. 0.P., at
5s 7d to fis 4d, with a few Jamaica at tis 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 4d per lb advance.—The public sales of East
India Drysaltery 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 arc
about 600 bags, at 16s to 17s.
Dyewoods.—The market for these articles remains steady, yet,
owing to rather weighty supplies, it has been found necessary to
accept lower rates both for Logwood and Fustic ' • of the former,
220 tons Campeachy were disposed of at t'9 lOs to £lO, besides 50
tons Jamaica at .1:7 to £7 lOs per ton ; in Fustic, the transactions
embrace 330 tons Savanilla at .#.l 17s 6d to £5, 20 tons Jamaica at
17s 6d, 15 tons Tampico at -t'6 15s, and 10 tons Cuba at £lO per
ton. For 5 tons Gaboou Barwood ..t•6 108 were accepted, anti a
similar quantity Red Sanders Wood realizcd .t'S 2s tid ; likewise
some small parcels Lima Wood found buyers at .4'14 to £l5 108 per
ton.—The demand for Turpentine has rather improved, and 1000
brls. of good quality have brought 13s 3d per cwt.—Nothing new
in Tar.—Montreal Pot Ashes have been more sought for, and au
advance of 3d to 6d per cwt. has been obtained, 248 6d having been
given for small parcels; the principal holders now require 255 per
cwt. In Pearl Ashes there is no alteration of price.—llides. Some
extensive sales have been made in salted Monte Video at fair prices,
15,000 having been taken at 4N to 4-Id per lb, (chiefly at the former
quotation ;) a few dry salted Ceara brought bid at auction, and 430
dry Valparaiso 72d per lb.-40 tons Dividivi have been sold at ,#;l6 58
to £lB lOs per ton.—The sales of Tobacco during the week have
been 80 hhds, without alteration in price.
There continues to be a limited demand 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 been 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
735 6d 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 ill 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 £25 lOs ; in Cod Oil nothing done.—The demand for Seed
Oils continues languid, with the exception of Linseed Oil, for which
higher prices are 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 X 34 lis to X 34 15s, and a small cargo, to arrive,
the price of which is not reported.—Baltic Hemp goes off steadily,
in small parcels, at our quotation ; 400 bales Jute sold at £ll los
to 1 12s Gd, and 128 bales Suun Hemp at Lid 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 dilay
runs) now require 50s ; 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.