The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-19 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JAN. 15.
Sugar.—The prevailing opinion that the use of Sugar and
Molasses will be allowed in breweries and distilleries, has
caused great activity in the market, and a very extensive busi-
ness has been done in all descriptions, at gradually improving
prices. The sales consist of 600 hhds. B. P., 22,000 bags Ben-
gal, and 1000 bags Mauritius, and the advance may be quoted
at 2s. to 2s. 6d. on all brown qualities, and 6d. to Is. on good
and fine.—Foreign.—There has been a very excited demand for
all descriptions during the week, and the sales are extensive,
amounting to 650 cases, 50 boxes, 1100 barrels, and 400 bags
Brazil, at from 435. 6d. to 475. for low to good brown, 475. 6d.
to 50s. for ordinary to fine qualities, and 525. to 555. for low to
good white; a cargo of 300 hhds. middling Porto Rico at 495.,
and 820 boxes Havana, at from 475. 6d. for brown, to 525. 9d.
for fine yellow, besides which several large parcels of second-
hand Brazil have changed hands at advancing rates.
Molasses.—The demand continues, and an advance of is. to
2s. per cwt. on last week's prices has been paid; the sales are
300 casks, chiefly Antigua, of ordinary quality, at 265. 6d. per
cwt., and casks East India at 245.
Coffee.—Ordinary Jamaica has been much inquired for, and
has realised an advanCe of 3s. to ss. per cwt. ; there is not so
much improvement in the middling qualities, but they also are
very firm ; sales about 90 casks. Of foreign, the sales are but
trifling, the trade not being willing to pay the increased prices
that are generally asked ; they comprise 13 tces. 120 bags Rio,
120 bags Laguayra, and 50 bags Costa Rica, at the quotations;
small sales of ordinary native Ceylon have been made at 40s.
per cavt. _ _

400 bags Para Cocoa, just landed, sold at 325. 6d, per cwt.,
and 2500 bags Black Pepper at 22d. to 30. per lb., being rather
higher prices ; 1100 boxes of Cassia brought 525. per cwt.
Rice continues in good request, both to arrive and on the
spot, and the sales amount to 1300 tees. of Carolina at 2ss. pd.
to 325. Cd., 800 bags Brazil at 21s. 6d. to 275. 6.1., 1000 bags fine
White Bengal at 258., and to arrive 8000 bags Bengal, at 06. to
21s. for broken, and 228. per cwt. for good quality.
4d• market is in an excited state, and the sales jus-
tify an advance in the quotations of 6d. to Bd. per gallon on
lust I•
ndia 0 fps N41,1i.
4251 casks
have been sold, at 28. pd. to
thez advance
cakign
11.)‘("el,interIanrda,ia2smay be called 3d. to
per cent. 0.P., at
week,ror but
been a fair demand throughout the
Gil.
ut any improvement in price, Y.C. having been
sold at without anyto
52A. Tii-anrco• at 51s. to 51s. 6d., and North
American at 50S, to 52; "
per cwt., according to quality,

TIDE TABLE.
DAYS. MORN. EVENG. HOHT. HOLIDAYS, ETC.
Jan. h. m. b. ni. ft. in.
Tuesday....l9 024 046 20 5
Wedneslay.2o 1 8 131 20 1
Thursday ..21 164 218 19 4 •
Friday ....22 242 3 7 18 1
Saturday ..23 332 4 0 W 2
Sunday .... 24i 431 I 6 6 14 9 3d Sunday aft F.piph,
Monday ~, 25 641 i 417 lo 6

Prices marked thus "p" are at a premium; those marked
"d" are at a discount.
"It" denotes Shares called in for Registration.
Fp denotes Scrip Shares called in for Registration.