The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

Aciaritets.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, SEPT. 4

Sugar.—There continues a good demand for brown and middling
descriptions and the sales amount to 800 Mids. B. P., at steady
prices ; good and fine qualities are rather neglected at present. No
sales in Bengal; but 7300 bags Mauritius are reported, chiefly at
82s per cwt. Foreign Sugar.—There has been a fair demand this

week, and the sales amount to 250 cases and 500 brls. Brazil, at lgs
to 22s for low to good brown, and 23s to 24s for low middling white,
180 brls. fine Laguayra have been taken for stores. Bonded Re-
fined.—No inquiry for Crushed; Treacle is still in demand, and
14s 3d paid for a small parcel. There is no transaction to report in
Molasses, but prices are without change. Coffee.—The sales cf

Plantation comprise 100 casks of Jamaica , the ordinary qualities
sold at previous rates, whilst good middling and the finer sorts
brought an advance of fully 3s per cwt. ; several lots of fine and

extra fine; of favourite marks, realized 150 s to 156 s per cwt•
Of Foreign there there are no sales to report. 900 bags Bengal
Ginger sold at 175, and 180 of grey Trinidad Cocoa at 49s 6d per
cwt. Nothing done in Pimento or Pepper.—The sales in Rice con.
sist of 1500 bags of Bengal, at I4s per cwt. in bond. The only
sales to notice in Rum are 40 puns. of low proof Tortola at 3s 7d,
and a small parcel of Demerara, 36 per cent. overproof, at 5s 6d per
gallon.
Tea.—The market has continued quiet throughout the week, and
very little business done; prices remain without alteration.

The public sales of Indigo brought a fair attendance of buyers
yesterday ; they consist of about 200 chests Bengal, 66 Oude, 117
Bombay Fig, 35 Madras, 14 Manilla, and
.79 serons Carracca. In
consequence, however, of the firmness of the Importers, and the
disinclination evinced on the part of the Trade to buy, excepting
at very low rates, scarcely any thing was done but in Caracca,
which all sold at an average of about 3s Sid for Cortes ; of Bengal,
26 chests sold at 4s 7d to 4s Ild. and one lot 5s 8d; 4 chests Oude
at as 5d to 3s lid ; 14 chests Manilla at 3s 6d to 4s 6d, and a few
chests Madras at 3s 5d to 3s Ild per lb ; a half dozen chests Bombay
Fig have since sold at 2s per lb ; upon the whole, what sold realized
higher rates than were previously obtainable. 55 cheats East India
Gum Arabic sold at 45s to 495, 28 chests Shell Lac at 6ss to 70s,
10 chests Lac Dye at 9id to Is 10d, and a small lot of Munjeet a 15s.
The transactions in Nitrate of Soda have been to the extent of 430
tons, to arrive on the spot; for the former (300 tons) 18s 3d was,
paid ; for the latter (130 tons) 19s was realized ; the quotations are
raised in consequence. 400 bags Saltpetre are reported at 26s 6d
to 295.

Dyewoods.—The sales of Logwood arc 200 tods Campeachy at
£9 lOs to £9 12s 6d, and 10 tons St. Domingo and Jamaica at
47 Os to £7 155; 50 tont Cuba Fustic have brought £lO ; 35 tons
Lima Wood £l4 to £l4 as; a few tons Camwood £24 lOs per ton.
Turpentine goes off freely, and at rather improved prices; 1280 brls.
sold by auction brought lls od to 12s Id for toleraby good quality.
Nothing reported in Tar. Montreal Pot Ashes continue to be in-
quired for, and 26s is currently obtained for the new imports.
Pearl Ashes are very dull, and the quotation of 30s is almost
nominal. Hides.—The sales are limited to ISO dry and brined
Valparaiso at lad, 280,salted Mobile at 4d to 40, 78 Savanilla at 4id,
and 600 dry salted Ceara at 6ld per lb ; 920 dry Monte Video Horse
at lis 3d, and 380 salted at 13s 7d each. We have a steady demand
for Tobacco, at former prices ; the sales this week reach 160 hhds.
principally to the Trade.
Brimstone continues saleable in small parcels to the Trade ; the
business of the week will be about 100 tons only. There has been
an improved demand for Sumac of all descriptions, and several
parcels of Sicily sold from 12s 3d to 12s 6d, and of Verona at 7s per
cwt. Argols and Cream of Tartar continue in fair demand.
Annatto is generally held for rather more money. Persian Berries
arc in moderate request. There has been more business done in
Madder and Roots, but as yet without alteration in prices. In
Quercitron Bark the sales ale 40 casks, at 12s tid for New York, and
13s to 14s for Philadelphia. A further small improvement may be
noticed in the prices of the common sorts of Olive Oil, and, with
a good inquiry during the week, the sales have amounted to about
80 tuns, of which the greater part has been Spanish. A further
import of Seal Oil (mostly coloured) having been received by two
vess_ek from Newfoundland, about 60 tons of different sorts have
been sold at £3l 58 to £3l 105 for pale, to £29 for straw, and
.t'26 for brown ; a parcel of Cod, to arrive, has also been taken at
£24 let; per tun. Seed Oils are less inquired for, but prices demain
steady. The transactions in Palm Oil have been extensive, both on
the I%Kit and to arrive, at £37 105 to .4'38 per ton. Oil of Turpen-
tine is in limited request, at the quotations. There has not been
much business doing in Baltic Hemp and Flax, but Jute has been
much inquired for, and about 1500 bales sold at £l3 to 10 per
ton ; and holders now generally demand £l4 per ton. Tallow has
been in better request, at 53s 6d for Odessa, and 535 Od to 54s for
Petersburgh yellow Candle.