The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEC. 11

Sugar.—The demand still continues to be confined to good and
fine descriptions, and the sales are 600 hhds., B. P., at steady prices ;
brown and low middling are quite neglected. For Bengal there is
a good inquiry, and 3000 bags have been taken, at the former
prices for good and fine, but in low damp brown a considerable
reduction has been submitted to. Foreign.-74 boxes damaged
white Havana were taken by the Refiners in public sale ; no other
transactions reported. In Bonded Refined nothing done. Treacle
in request for spring delivery. No sales in Molasses. Coffee.—
There are no sales to report. either of Plantation or Foreign ; the
quotations are continued without change. Nothing done in Cocoa,
Ginger or Pimento. 100 pockets black Pepper sold at 4id per lb.
Rice is in limited demand; 50 bags East India sold at 15s. The
transactions in Rum are limited to a few puns. of Demerara and
Jamaica at the quotation. _ .

Tea—The market still continues very flat, and prices may be con
sidered nominal. _ _ _

The sales in East India Drysaltery articles have been to a very
moderate extent, but without change. In Saltpetre, 200 bags
brought 27s to 275 per cwt., and small lots of Nitrate of Soda
21s per cwt.
Dyewoods.—The sales in logwood are 50 tons Campeachy at
£9 10s to .£9 15s, 70 tons St. Domingo and Jamaica at £6 7s 6il
Z 7 10s; a few tons Cuba Fustic are reported at £9 15s, some
Savanilla at ..e4 15s ; 30 tons Camwood at £23 105 to £24 ; 170
tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at 4'12 to £l2 ss; and a few tons
Angola Harwood at -eS 105 per ton. The sales of Turpentine con-
sist of about 2000 brls from the quay, at 125 5d to 125 5d to 125 Sd
and 125 9d per cwt. Of American Tar, 600 brls have brought 15s 6d
per brl. The demand for Montreal Pot Ashes has been very limited ;
a few parcels of old brands have been sold at previous rates. 298 6d
has been accepted for new Pearl Ashes, but there are few, if any,
sellers now below sos per cwt. Hides.—The market continues
heavy, and with the exception of dry salted Brazil, of which 4000
have been sold at sild to ajd per lb, there is nothing to report.
Tobacco.—The sales of the week amount to 120 hllds,' of which 50
were for Ireland, and 90 for export, remainder to the Trade ; no
change in prices. . . . . _ . .

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Bnmstone continues in fair demand, at the full prices quoted ;
the sales have been about 50 tons, Of Sumac the sales have been
limited, as well as of Argols and Cream of Tartar. Nothing has
been done in Persian Berries, which continue dull of sale. There
are no sales reported in Madders or Roots. Olive Oil has bean
more inquired for, and the sales of the week amount to about 100
tuns. the principal part of which has been Galipoli, at a shade
below the current rates, and from the ship-side. Further sales, to
the extent of about 160 tuns, Newfoundland Cod Oil have been
effected during the week, part at rather lower rates ; very little now
remains in the importers' hands, but further arrivals are daily looked
for; some business in pale and coloured Seal Oil has been done,
the former from the store, and the latter from the quay, at prices
ranging ..e25 to .e 27 10s for coloured, and £3O to £3O 10s for pale ;
of-the latter very little is now offering. Linseed Oil continues in
very limited request, the prices remain steady as quoted. Pale Rape
is inquired for, and fine quality now brings 45s per cwt. For Oil of
Turpentine there is less inquiry, but the prices remains steady. Of
Palm Oil the sales have been upon a limited scale, but the market
is firmer, and the few transactions that have taken place have
realized an advance of lOs to 205 per ton. In Hemp and Flax no
sales of moment have transpired, For tallow a better demand has
appeared this week than for some time past, and about 500 casks
Petersburg yellow Candle have been sold at 48s Oct to sgs per
cwt., principally at the latter rate, at which the market to-day
is firm. • •