The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-25 00:00:00

to quality, and a few at 12s ; the market is now very firm.—Mon-
treal Pot Ashes have been very generally inquired for to-day, and
29s has been given for new Yot, and 33s Gd for, new Pearls ; no
sellers now of new Ashes udder these prices ; the quantity sold of
both descriptions is 300 to 400 brls.—Quercitron Bark is in good
demand ; about 200 hhds have been disposed of at 16s 6d to 17s per.
cwt for fine Philadelphia, and 15s 6d for Baltimore, and none now
remains in first hands.—A parcel of East India Linseed, about 300
quarters, brought 45s 9d per quarter.—The sales of Hides are limited,
being confined to 4542 salted Monte Video, at Ofd to sid for Ox,
and sid for Cow.—There has been again an extensive demand for
Tobacco, and the sales amount to about 560 hhds ; of these 150 hhds
were taken for re-sale, 70 to 80 hh(!s for Ireland, and the remainder
by the home-trade ; prices have advanced id to Id per lb since the
commencement of the month.

There has been more disposition on the part of consumers to pur-
chase Brimstone, and the total sales of the week, including a parcel
taken fur export, have been about COO tons, in some instances at
rather lower prices for the common qualities.—Sumac has been in
fair request, without change in prices worthy of notice.—Some few
small lots of Cream of Tartar have found buyers at 63s to 64s per
cwt for fine quality; brown Tartar is wanted.—Argots of good
quality, both white and red, go off steadily, at full prices.—The
market for Madder Roots has assumed a firm appearance, and
though the sales have been limited, the advanced prices paid last
week have been fully supported.—Madders also are in fair request ;
a public sale of 80 casks old Dutch, much crusted, went oft with
some spirit at comparatively high rates.—Some parcels of good
Persian Berries have brought £l2 10s, and few of this sort now re-
main on sale.—Valonia in steady demand.—The business done in
Olive Oil amounts to about 80 tuns, of which 60 tuns were Corfu,
and the rest Sicily, Trieste and Galipoli ; prices are fully supported.
—The arrival of the Bon accord at Aberdeen from Davis's Straits,
bringing a favourable report of the Fishery to the Bth August,
having left the ice on the 26th, has caused Fish Ohs to lie m ore
dull of sale ; but from the small number of vessels employed this
season in the Fishery, the quantity of Oil produced can scarcely
have much effect upon the market.—Seed Oils have been little in-
quired for, and Linseed i. offered at rather lower rates.—Oil of
'Turpentine conlinues in very limitti request.—The business in
Palm Oil has been extensive ; the totaYsales on the spot and to ar-
rive being about 750 tons, at £43 5s to £44 for the former, but prin-
cipally at £43 10s, and for the latter £l3 per ton.—Hemp meets a
ready sale at the quotations ; 71)0 to 800 bales Jute have been sold
at £l2 is 6d to £l2 10s, and a small lot at £l3 ; and a parcel of Bom-
bay brought £2l per ton.—At the commencement of the week,
some transactions in Tallow took place at rather better prices; the
market has since been less animated, but prices remain steady ; a
parcel of Buenos Ayres has brought sls per cwt.