The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-20 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, Maucu 16.
There is almost an entire cessation of demand for Sugar but holders
in general do not press sales, and the transactions in B.P. are in con-
sequence too trifling to notice. 10 0 bags good white Bengal sold at
66s 6d, and 850 mats Mauritius at 59s to 63s 6d per cwt. The sales in
Foreign Sugaiconsist of 101 cases and 67 Ma Brazil, brown at 21s Gd
to 22s 6d. while at 32s 60.—The sales in Molasses are IGO puns of De-
merara, from the quay, at 30s per cwt.—Coffee. No sales to report ;
a small sale of Jamaica new crop, will probably take place next week,
meanwhile, the quotations are continued.—Nothing done in Cocoa or
Pimeuto.—A small lot of East India Ginger sold at 225, and 400 bags
black Pepper, partly damaged, at 31d to 410, and good at 41d per lb.--
The transactions in Rice consist of 2600 bags of Bengal, at 13s 6d to
14s per cwt, in bond, for middling to pod, and 10s for small and in-
ferior, and 70 tees dressed Carolina at 34s per cwt. duty paid.—There
has been a fair demand for Rum, and the sales are 200 puns, chiefly
common Leewards, at :11 2d per gallon.
The Indigo sales were well attended, and the 223 corona of Caraccas
brought forward were all sold, at extremely full prices, ranging from
4s lld to tis ld per lb in bond ; only part of the 3t3 chests Maaillki sold,
but some have since been disposed of at 5s 4d to 5s ltd.-18 chests of
diamond I Lac Dye realized 3s 1 to 3s 3d per lb, and about 150 chests
Shell Lac went at previous rates, 33 hints Tincal at 56s to 57s' and 20
bales of Bengal Safflower, of good quality, at 1100 to 112 s 60.-5 se- •
rons of silver Cochineal are reported at is led to 7s per lb.—The tran-
sactions in Saltpetre are not important this week.
Dyewoods. The sales of Campeachy Logwood have been about 183
tons, in store, at £3 15s, and 20 of Jamaica at £7 5s to £7 lOs ; 200 tons
offered by auction, taken in at the latter price ; in Fustic, 51/ tons of
Cuba brought £7 lOs to £8 per ton, 200 of Savanilla £5. and 3U tons
Ceara £5 lOs ; the other sales are in small parcels, at steady rates.—
Turpentine meets a regular demand, at rather improving prices; 1000
brls have found buyers at 'l2s 9d to 13s, With a trilling quantity at 13s
30.—American Tar scarce, and would find ready buyers at present
quotations.—The sales of -14intreal Pot Ashes have been confined to a
few small parcels, at 295, and of Pearls .at 335 per cwt.—There is no •
alteration in Quercitron Bark.—About hints New York Flaxseed,
brand 1838, for sowing, have been disposed of at 65s per hhd, and 235
quarters East India Linseed sold at 42s per quarter; some small sales
of old American Clovyrseed have been eltbcted at 78s per cwt.—llides.
The public sales went off with great spirit to-day, and nearly the
whole sold at high prices; consisting of 2700 dry salted Brazil at 410
to 51d, 530 New Orleans at 44d, 104 West India at 40, 11,600 salted
Buenos Ares and Monte Video at 41:1 to thd for Ox, and Old to 410
for Cow, 1370 Brazil at 31d, 500 New Orleans at 31d, and 500 New
York at 31d per lb ; also, 1700 salted Buenos Ayres Horse at lOs 7d to
lls 7d. and 580 brined at lOs each.—The sales of Tobacco have been
about 100 hhds, principally stemmed, to the _trade, at steady prices.
The demand for Brimstone has been languid all the week, but the
holders generally have remained firm, and the few sales made have
been about the previona prices.—Nothing worthy of notice is reported
in Sicily Sumac; 200 bags of Trieste Were sold at 8s 90, and 50 bags
Tyrolese at 103 6d per Cwt.—For Argols there has been some inquiry,
but all descriptions continue so scarce, that very small sales only have
been effected.—A parcel of 200 bales. Turkey Madder Roots, offered
at auction. did not meet with bidders ; they were withdrawn at 41s to
42s per cwt.—Good Madders have beep in fair request, at steady
pri,es.—For fine Persian Berries there has been sonic demand, and
some sales made at £l2*Per cwt.—The buSiness done in Olive Oil has
been more limited than' for some time past, owing to the small quan-
tity -.Mich is now offering, and the advanced prices which are required
for most descriptions ; the principal sales have been some Portugal, to
arrive, at £52 per tun.—There has been little doing in Fish Oils ; a par-
cel of about 10 tuns Newfoundland Cod having been sold at a further
decline, we reduce our quotations.—Both Rape and Linseed Oils have
become dull of sale, and the prices are rather lower.—A further ad-
vance has taken place in Palm Oil ; the sales on the spot are about 80
tons. ranging from £44 to £45, and a small parcel at .l 6 per ton, also
550 tons to arrive at £4O to £42, the price varying according to the pe-
riods for arrival.-aoil of Turpentine is in better request, and the dis-
tillers ask lug an advance.—Hemp meets a ready sale at £3l for Peters-
burg clean ; a parcel of 62 tons half-clean has also been sold at £26
per ton.—ln Flax no sales reported ; Jut is less inquired fur, WO hales
sold at £l3.—A further advance in the price of Tallow ie the London
market has had a corresponding effect here ; about 350 casks Peters-
burg yellow candle on the spot have changed hands, the market open-
ing at 555, and sdvancing to 60s ; a few hundred casks yellow candle
have also been sold, to arrive, (early shipments.) at 48s to 49s per cwt.
a • mall parcel of Buenos Ayres, fine colour, brought by auction 54s Gel
and ordinary Grease 40s 9d per cwt