The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-24 00:00:00

Jilariteto.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, Jut 20.

The demand for B.P. Sugar continues very limited, and the sales
only amount to 550 hhds, at a decline of 6d to is per cwt. 300 bags
Bengal sold at 635, and 300 Mauritius at the quotations. Foreign
Sugar. 3000 bags of Lima, offered by auction on Monday last, wet e
withdrawn for want of bidders, and 800 bags of Manilla, sea-
damaged, on Wednesday, sold at 17s per cwt ; the sales by private
contract have been confined to about 50 chests Brazil, low whites,
at our quotations.—No sales reported in Molasses.—Coffee. There
continues a good demand for British Plantation ; the sales consist
of 250 tees, 50 brls Jamaica, and 30 tees 180 bags of Demerara, at
very full prices for all descriptions, and for several lots a further
advance of Is to 2s per cwt was paid at the public sale this day.
No inquiry for Foreign.—:oo bags black Pepper sold at 40.—N0
transactions in Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento.—The business in Rice
is limited to small parcels of Carolina, at 36s per cwt. duty paid.—
Rum continues iu good demand, and higher rates have been ob-
tained. and the sales sae about 300 puns, chiefly Demerara, at 3s to
3s 5d per gallon for common Lei:wards, and 4s 2d to 4s 9d for choice
marks.

There has been a partial inquiry for Indigo, and a few chests and
serons sold at steady prices.—Nothing reported in Shell Lac, but of
Lac Dye 50 chests sold at Ifld to 141 d, according to quality.-40 bls
of Bombay Safflower taken at 17s, and 20 hhds of Tincal at 65s per
cwt.—ln Saltpetre 2000 bags disposed of at steady prices, and small
sales of Nitrate of Soda at 13s 9d per cwt.
The holders of Campeachy Logwood are asking £l5, but it has
not yet been paid ; 100 tons of Jamaica sold early in the week at
£l2 15s, aria yesterday a small lot brought only £lO 12s 6d ; in Fus-
tic, 70 tons of Savanilla sold at £6 Os to £6 7s 6d ; 30 of Ceara at £6,
and 10 tons of Camwood at £lB 5s per ton.—Several small parcels
of Turpentine have been sold at a reduction of 3d to 6d per cwt
upon previous prices, but the largest holders are storing their im-
ports as they come forward, and will not accept the reduced offers
made by the trade.—No alteration in T a r.—The new arrivals of
Montreal Ashes, which are now in course of landing, go off very
slowly ; some trifli, g parcels have found buyers at 28s for Pot and
31s for Pearls, but these prices could not be obtained for any large
lots ; old Ashes have gone off in small quantities at former quota-
tions.—There have been several inquiries for Quercitron Bark, and
about 50 hhds disposed of, chiefly at 16s 6d for first quality of Phi-
lailel?bia.—Bees' Wax is scarce and in demand at higher prices; a
parcel of American of fair quality brought £9 lOs to £lO per cwt in
bond.—Hides. The only public sales are 6500 salted Danish, at 4d
to 41d, and 500 Kips at 41d per lb ; about 2500 salted River Plate
have also been sold by private at 41d to 40d; horse Hairbrought
high prices on Wednesday, and 150 hales have found buyers at 16t1
to 20id for tails, 91d to 101 d for mixed. 81d to 81d for short, and 10d
per lb for Cow Ilair.—The sales of Tobacco are about 250 hhds.
about one-half of which were leaf, for exportation, and the re-
mainder were taken for Ireland.

There has been a good inquiry for Brimstone this week, and in
some instances a small advance upon previous prices has been ob-
tained; the sales are 500 tons, chiefly good second quality, at £6
lOs per ton.—A fair demand has been experienced for Sumac, about
800 bogs Sicily having been sold at 13s to 13s 6d, and a few bags Ve-
rona at steady prices —Argots and Cream of Tartar have also been
in demand ; of the former article, 60 casks Red Oporto, and 25 casks
Lisbon have been disposed of at 29s to 30s per cwt.—No sales to
notice in Madders or Madder Roots.—Only a small business done
in Olive Oil, without alteration in prices.—Some further imports
of new pale Seal Oil have been received, and sales to the extent of
about 160 tuns effected, principally at £33, hut, to a small extent,
£34 has since been obtained ; some business has also been done in
Cod at the price quoted.—ln Seed Oils some small sales have been
effected.—The consumers have taken about 100 tons Palm Oil, part
at £39 10s. but subsequently at £39 per ton.—Oil of Turpentine is
rather dull of sale at the prices quoted.,—The new importations of
Hemp meet a ready sale, the market being without stock.—Tallow
is dull, and the prices have experienced a further decline of 60 per
cwt.