The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-28 00:00:00

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JULY 27, 1840.

Wind at Holyhead, W.S.W. very light breeze in the morning;
S.W. light breeze at noon, and S.W. moderate in the evening.
Off Holyhead, inward bound, at 12 30 p.m. No. 3581, Patrick
Henry, A.S. from New York; 1;45, Clipper, Schooner, at 1 p.m.
from Constantinople. and several vessels inward bound, and 1639,
Enterprise, Bk. at 4 p.m. from St. John's.
Off Point Lynas, at 9 30 a.m. (have pilots,) No. 129, Trinculo,
B B. from Mauritius, and several vessels inward bound; No. 983,
Judith, Bk. at 11 30 a.m. from Arisa, &c. ; and 1635, Republic, A.S.
at I l 30 a.m. for Virginia.
Off Point Lynas, at 8 p.m. yesterday, No. 436, Hudson, for New
York.

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING
(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

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EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Sec.
Imogen, J Downes, 330 Mauritius, Taylor, Potter &Co
Rebecca Jane, J Valent, 215 Ceylon, Cotesworth & Wynne
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Lorina, J Salter, 135 Hobart Town, Cotesworth & Co
WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.
Agnes, J Fey, 213 St. Thomas, W Rose & Co
Medora, J Brownrigg, 221 St. Thomas, Imrie & Tomlinson

SOUTH AMERICA.
319 Pernambuco, M'Calmont Brs & Co
187 Maceio, M'Calmont Brs &Co
199 Laguira and Puerto Cabello,
W Rose & Co

Columbus, D Green,
Pomona, Asplett,
Eliza Mick,. J Waugh,

Waddington & Co
The Master

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LIVREPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JULY 24.
Sugar.—The market continues in a very dull state; and tke sales
B. P. do sot reach 100 hhds., without change in price. No sales

Bengal, but 1500 bigs Mauritius have been-taken at 75s 6d for
brown, to 82s per cwt. for middling yellow. Foreign Sugar.—

40 cases Brazil have been sold at former prices. 1150 boxes Havana
were offered in public sale, but not sold, 320, however, were taken
after the sale at 215 to 24s 6d for middling to good brown; 44 brls.
Laguira, of flue yellow quality, were also sold at 27s to 30 per cwt.
Bonded Refined.—Several sales of 121 b. Loaves have been sold at
375, and 65 puns. Treacle at 14s per cwt. Molasses.— 107 puns. fine
Antigua have been sold at 45s per cwt. from the quay. Coffee.—
The Dealers have'evinced more eagerness to purchase Plantation,
particularly the good and fine qualities of Jamaica, for which higher
prices might have been obtained, but there being none offering, no
sales have been effected worthy of notice. Small parcels of Foreig❑
were sold ; East India at 50s, I.aguayra at 51s to 525, and Bahia at
42s per cwt. Nothing done iu Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento. 250
bags heavy black Pepper sold at aid per lb. Rice.—lnoo bags
Bengal have been sold at I4s9d to 155 per cwt. Rum.—The sales
consist of about 170 puns., at 3s lld for Leewards, 5s 9d to 6s 5d
for strong Demerara, at 6s 10d for Jamaica of fine quality ; besides
28 puns. of Foreign at 2s to 28 Id.
Tea,—During the week a good business has been done in Congous,
Twankays, Imperials and Gunpowders, at about 2d per lb advance
on last week's rates ; the market closes very firm.
No sales reported in Indigo.—A few chests of East India Gum
Arabic sold at 478. 350 chests of Shell Lac have been taken privately
at 415 per cwt. for garnet, and at 70s fof orange. 20 boxes of Cassia
Lignea brought 80, and 150 bags of Sago 215 per cwt. In Salt-
petre, about 4000 bags sold at steady prices, and some small sales in
Nitrate of Soda have been made, chiefly at 19s to igs Gd per cwt.
Dyewood.—The demand for all descriptions this week has been
unimportant; the sales are 60 tons Campeachy, 80 tons Jamaica
and 20 tons St. Domingo Logwood ; and 80 tonsiSpanish and
Savanilla Fustic, at previous rates; 20 tons solid Nicaragua Wood
at X 9 lOs to .el 2, and 25 tons Lima at 413 lOs to .el 4 lOs . a few
tons Sapan Wood at £l4, and Camwood at £24 lOs per ton. The
only sale of 'Turpentine this week consists of 500 has., at a slight
reduction of previous rates. No sales of Tar reported. Holders of
the new imports of Montreal Pot Ashes have accepted 25s for 200
to 300 brls. ; a few, branded 1839, have brought 24s 9d. Small sales
of Pearl Ashes have been made at 31s tid per Cwt. Hides.—The
salted Monte Video offered by auction last Friday were very inferior,
and only 600 sold, at 4jd to 4fid ; but there has been a fair demand
for the better qualities, at steady prices ; a few salted Demerara
have been sold at 41t1 to sd, and dry Puerto Cabello at did per lb.
35 tons Dividivi brought £l7 55 per ton from the quay; 100 tons
have been sold, delived from the warehouses, at £l6 12s Gd per ton.
The sales of Tobacco arc confined to SO hhds., without alteration
in price. . . . . -

The same dulness noticed in the Brimstone market for some
time still continues, though prices remain steady ; the sales this
week arc only 70 tons at £l2 los. per ton. Sumac is in limited
request. In Argols and Cream of Tartar no sales to notice. 14
casks yellow Persian Berries are reported at .£i4 108 per cwt.
The transactions in Madder and Roots continue very limited, the
only sales reported being 30 bales Turkey, and a few French Roots, at
the quotations. There has been more demand for Quercitron Bark,
and 50 casks sold at 1.2 s 6d to I:3s for Ist Philadelphia. There has
been a better demand for Olive Oil, and an advance generally of
208 per tun upon last week's rates has been obtained ; the sales are
about 60 tuns, chiefly Spanish, at £5l per tun. The only business
reported in Fish Oils, consists of 20 tuns dark Southern Whale at
-,624, and a few sales of pale Seal at .":25 15s to ; but a cargo
of the latter is understood to have been sold to arrive, the particulars
of which have not transpired. A few transactions have taken
place in Linseed Oil at 265, and in pale Rape at steady prices, but
the demand is limited. Palm 011.—The sales on the spot do not
exceed GO tons, at a trifling reduction from former prices, but 100
tons for delivery at the end of the year have been sold at £36 lOs
per ton. Oil of Turpentine has declined lOs to 20s per ton. The
market for Hemp and Flax continues steady, but the only sales
reported are in East India, comprising 100 bales Bombay at £2O lOs
to £22, 70 brles Manilla, at £27 10. and 130 bales Jute at .el 2 per
ton. In Tallow the business has been extremely limited, at 525 6d
to 54s for Petersburg yellow Candle in small parcels.