The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-21 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 10

There is still only a moderate demand for Sugar; the sales
amount to 350 hhds 8.P., at an advance of is per cwt. ox; strong
brown qualities. 1500 bags of good white Bengal have been taken
at 69s to 70s 6d, and 7700 bags of Mauritius, chiefly from 65s for
brown to 72s for fine. Brown Brazil Sugar continues in demand
ter refining in bond ; the sales are 70 cases, 350 brls and 100 bags of
Pernambuco at former prices ; whites continue neglected ; S hhds
and 50 brls yellow Cayenne sold at 24s ; 40 hhds Loaves were taken
for export, but the price has not transpired.—Nothing done in Mo-
lasses.—The demand for Coffee is very moderate, the sales only com-
prise 50 casks of Jamaica, at a decline, in most instances, of 35 to
4s per cwt. Nothing reported in Foreign.—No transactions in
Cocoa, Ginger, Pimento or Pepper.-1600 bags of Bengal Rice sold,
from lOs 6d for ordinary yellow to 15s for good white: and lUD tes
of Carolina, at ass, for export, and 3 s for fine, duty paid.—The
sales in Rum are confined to about 50 puns. Demerara, at as 7d to
as 9d for 4 to 7 O.P.
During the week the Tea market has been firm, and an advance
of 2d to 3d per lb on all descriptions may be quoted ; some sates have
been made in good and fine Congous, per John o'Gaunt, at 2s 9cl to
3s, with a 3 months' prompt. The market closes quiet, but very
firm.

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In Indigo there is nothing of moment to report.—Small sales have
been made in the following articles, viz. Bombay Safflower at 3is,
East India Gum Arabic at 26s to sos, Castor Oil at 6,1 d. and silver
Cochineal at ss.—ln Saltpetre the business has be?n trilling, as also
in Nitrate of soda. . .

The sales of Logwood are 60 tons of Campeachy, an indirect im-
port, at £'lo 2s Gd to £lO 5s ; a few tons of St. Domingo and Hon-
duras at the quotations ; a cargo of 300 tons Savanilla Fustic sold
at £5 ss, and 20 tons Tampico at £7.—There is a regular but not
a brisk demand for Turpentine; 1000 brls have been sold at lis for
ordinary, to 12s 2d for fair quality.—Ncthing reported in Tar.—
Montreal Pot Ashes are rather firmer in price, there being no sellers
under 245 6d ; 100 to .200 brls have been sold at 24s to 24s Gd. Pearl
Ashes are higher, 31s to 31s 6d has in g been paid for a few small par-
cels.-2500 pockets East India Linseed sold at 425 66 to 43s 3d.—
Hides. All descriptions suitable' for expiart are in brisk demand, at
full rates. but for home-consumption there is very little doing ; 530
dry Monte Video wormed and damaged have been sold at 5d to Sid,
1600 dry salted Ceara at lid to lid for good, and 511 d to 53d for in-
ferior, 1670 wet salted Ceara at 4P,d'to 44d, 725 New York at 4id, and
75 Berbice at 5d per lb.—Tobacco. A fair demand has been ex-
perienced from the Trade, Irish Dealers and Exporters, and the sales
reach 150 hhds of all kinds, without change in price, except
stemmed, which has declined.
For Brimstone there has continued a steady demand throughout
the week, which in most instances has been met freely by the
holders ; the sales have amounted to about 250 tons, and towards
the close, on the receipt of. the news of warlike demonstrations
against the Neapolitan Government, higher prices have been de-
manded.—There has been rather more doing in Sumac than for
some weeks past, and full prices have been obtained fur the best
Sicily: '240 bags from Messina sold at lOs to 11s 6d, and 100 bags
from Oporto at gs per cwt.—Argols have remained in limited de-
mand.—The advanced prices required for Cream of Tartar prevent
sales being effected.-10 casks of flag Mulatto have been sold at Is
per lb.—Valouia has been iu fair request, and has been freely sup-
plied from recent importations.—No sales reported in Madders or
Roots.-15 casks Ist quality Philadelphia Bark sold at 13s.—The
principal business done this week in Olive Oil has been from dealers'
stocks, who have sold pretty freely ; 01 import parcels, small lots of
Seville have been taken, and 20 tuns Lisbon at £53 lOs to £54 per
tun.—About 30 tons pale Seal Oil have been sold at £'27 to £27 58
per tun ; in other descriptions of Fish Oils, no sales reported.—
Pale Rape Oil is very dull of sale, but prices pretty firm ; in Linseed
Oil a fair extent of business has been done at 245 3d to 24s 6d, and
some inquiry continues for forward delivery. The transactions in
Oil of Turpentine are confined to retail parcels at about 575 per
cwt.—Palm Oil is rather lower, a few very trifling sales only having
been effected, at 436 per ton.—Some Riga and Petersburg outshot
Hemp have been made at £34 lOs; 100 bales Sun❑ Hemp at £l6 ;
and 50 bales Jute at £ll lOs per ton.—A sale of GO bales Riga PTR
Flax is reported at £4l per ton.—The demand for Tallow is good.