The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-27 00:00:00

Bark eto.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL'. MARKET, OCT. 23.

Sugar.—There continues a fair demand, and 700 hhds. B. P. have
been disposed of at steady prices. 900 bags low white Bengal have
been taken at 84s 6d. In Mauritius no sales. Foreign.—An active
inquiry for these descriptions has existed during the week, and the
sales amount to 500 cases. 100 boxes and 550 brls. Brazil, without
any change in prices, browns ruling from 19s to 225, and low to
middling whites from 23s to 24s 6d per cwt. Bonded Refined.—
Small sales of Crushed have been made at 33s 6d, and of Loaves
at 27s ; and 60 puns. of Treacle are reported at 41s 3d per cwt. No
sales in Molasses. Coffee.—The sales of Plantation have been to
a moderate extent, comprising 140 casks of Jamaica ; middling
qualities and the finer sorts brought former rates, whilst low
ordinary descriptions are difficult of sale, except at a considerable
reduction. 130 bags Sumatra (9d duty) sold at 45s to 40s per cwt.
Of Foreign. the sales consist of 300 bags ; Brazil at 40s to 453, and
Laguayra a 52s per cwt. Nothing done in Ginger or Pimento. 100
bags black Pepper brought 4d. and 100 bags of white 10d to II d per
lb. A small lot of good Trinidad Cocoa sold at 525. Rice.-1000
bags Bengal have been sold at 13s 6(1 to 15s 6d per cwt. The
business in Rum amounts to 150 puns., chiefly Jamaica, at 5s lid
to 6s 3d for common, and 6s and 7(1 to 6s led for rine quality, with
a parcel of Leeward, Bto 6j per cent. 0. P., at 3s 6d to 4s per
gallon.
Tea.—The market has been quiet during the week, and not much
business done ; prices remain very firm at our quotations. At the
public sale yesterday, consisting of 743 chests Young Hyson and
173 chests Souchong, of very low quality, from the Cape, 2s 4d was
bid for the former, and 2s 23d for the latter, which prices were
refused.
Public sales were held on Wednesday last of the following Goods,
viz. 110 chests Gum Arabic, 4 chests Gum Animi. 60 bags Stick
Lack, 750 baskets Terra Japonica, 300 boxes of Pearl Sago, 2000
bags Turmeric, ikc., bet only a small portion found buyers ; of Gum
Arabic 50 chests at 42s to 545, Ginn Animi 12s 6cl to .17 15s, 200
baskets Terra Japonica at 225, 300 boxes Pearl Sago at 25s to 25s 9d,
100 bags damaged Bombay Turmeric at las to 15s 6d, and 400
ordinary sound at 20s per cwt. Some small sales made in Indigo at
4s 10d to 5s 3d, and Lac Dye at 100 up to 2s 3d for fine. Saltpetre
and Nitrate of Soda without change.

Dyewoods.—There has been only a moderate business done this
week ; the sales are 50 tons Campeachy Logwood at ..t.lO, 30 tons
of inferior, indirect, at 48 17s 6d, 55 tons Honduras and St.
Doming at 105 to .e 7 155.• 20 tons Jamaica t 7 ss; 50 tons
Savanilla Fustic at .e 5 10s, and 20 tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at
t'l4 lOs per ton. There are no sales either of Turpentine or Tar,
but prices are fully supported. At a public sale yesterday of 500
barls. Turpentine, the parcel was withdrawn, and his held at Its 3d ;
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Its 2d hag been refused. The demand for 'if ontreal Pot Ashes is
limited, but there is much firmness in the market, and 27s 6d con-
tinues to be obtained currently for the new imports. Pearl Ashes
are dull, and the sales trifling. Hides.—The business in salted
Monte Video is very trifling, but about 30,000 East India Kips were
sold by auction on Tuesday, at full rates for the best qualities,
whilst inferior and rubbed went rather lower; good dry salted
brought 12d to 130 for sound, and fl id to Hid for Ist rubbed,
brined and middling dry salted 10d to 11d for sound, and 81d to Sid
for Ist rubbed, dry and slightly brined Bid to sd for sound, 7d to lid
for second rubbed of all sorts, and yd for one lot of good ; also 350
Buffalo Hides at 6d to 62d per lb, and 400 salted Monte Video Horse
at 13s 7d each. Tobacco continues in steady demand, without
change in price : the sales this week are 200 hhds., of which 70
were for Ireland, 20 for export, and the remainder to the Trade.

No alteration has taken place in the state of the demand for
Brimstone, the stock of which in private are again increasing, and
the holders disposed to meet the buyers at the annexed quotations,
as in quality. No sales have been reported in Sumac. A limited
demand exists for Argols, Cream of Tartar and brown Tartar. A
cargo of good Valonia has been sold at £l5 its, being a decline
from previous nominal prices. Some few parcels of Turkey Galls
have found buyers at previous rates. The demand for Madder and
Roots is moderate, and we have no change to notice in prices.
About 50 casks Dutch and 50 casks French have been sold, and a
few bales Turkey Roots at 535. There has been a fair business
done in Bark, and 200 casks sold at 12s gd for New York, and 13s 6d
to 145 per cwt. for Ist Philadelphia. Olive Oil has been in limited
request this week, but for the few sales made full prices have been
obtained. All descriptions of Fish Oils have continued in a most
limited demand, although holders are disposed to accept lower
prices, in order to effect sales ; a few tuns pale Seal of last year's
import were sold at £3O 10s, which is the only business reported.
Seed Oils there is little to remark ; Linseed has been sold lower,
but the Crushers still refuse to accept present rates. Oil of Turpen-
tine has been more in request, and 52s freely paid ; 53s is now
generally demanded. Palm Oil has again declined; the sales of
the week amount to nearly 200 tons, at a reduction generally of 105
to 15s per ton ; no transactions for forward delivery have transpired.
In Flax and Baltic Hemp the business has been confined to a few
small sales at our extreme quotation ; 100 bales of Sunn Hemp
brought .t"2O, and 100 bales of .1;:te 15 15s per ton. Petersburg
yellow Candle Tallow, although in limited demand, continues
steady at 53s gd to 545; on Saturday last 150 pipes South American
were sold by auction at a reduction of about is per cwt. from the
previous sales.