The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET

Avaii, 80,

Sugar.—The market remains in the same unsettled state, and no
transactions whatever reported in B. P., but about 1200 bags of
Bengal and 800 bags of Mauritius have been taken by the Grocers,
without change in price. Foreign.—About 40 cases and 70 brls.
Brazil sold at rather lower prices. Bonded Refined.—Some small
sales of Crushed have been effected at the quotations. Molasses.
—35 puns. Barbadoes are reported at 30s per cwt. Coffee.—The
sales of Plantation consist of 120 casks, at steady prices. A small

lot of good Java brought 64s fid per cwt. ; in other descriptions no
sales worthy of notice. Nothing done in Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento ;
but 250 bags of Bombay Pepper have been disposed of at nd per lb.
A small parcel of fine Carolina Rice has been sold at 36s per cwt„
and nearly 4000 bags of Bengal from 12s 6d to 13s 3d per cwt.
Rum.—The Business consists of 80 puns. good and fine Demerara,
the price of which has not been allowed to transpire.
Tea.—The market has been quiet throughout the week, and prices
are without change.
In East India Drysaltery articles but trifling sales made beyond
120 chests of Shell Lac at 35s to 48s per cwt. 250 bags of Salt-
petre have been disposed of at 27s to 28s 6d, 400 bags Nitrate of
Soda at 23s 6d to 245, with 100 tons to arrive, price not known.
Dyewoods.—The sales are 200 tons Campeachy Logwood at £9
to £6 5, 250 tons Jamaica and St. Domingo at previous rates ; a
a small parcel of Cuba Fustic at £lO, 50 tons Savanilla at £5 ;
and 50 tons Gaboon Barwood at £7 per ton. There are no sales
of Turpentine reported, but prices remain without alteration. A
parcel of 600 brls. Wilmington Tar Las been sold at the quototions
Montreal Pot and Pearl Ashes are dull, and the sales are very
limited, though without any reduction of price. Hides.—There
has been more inquiry for salted River Plate, and and 11,000 have
been sold at 4d, with 6 to 7lbs tare for Buenos Ayres Ox, 4d to lid
for Monte Video Ox, and 4ad to 4id, wit 4lbs. tare, for Cow; about
10,700 East India Kips sold by auction last Friday, at rather better
prices; sound dry salted brouget lad to 1.0!d, first rubbed lad to
Sid, and 2nd rubued nd to Sid ; 3000 _Buffalo are reported at 4id to
4ad, 750 dry Buenos Ayres at 6id to 73d per lb ; and 5800 Horse at
9s Gd to 105 each for dry, and lOs Gd to 11s 5d for salted. Tobacco.
—The demand has not revived, only 170 hhds. having been dis-
posed of throughout the month; and of these 87 were for export.
The business has been so trifling, that prices have not been fairly
tested, but no doubt lower rates would be accepted for quantity.

There is no alteration to notice in the state of the market for
Brimstone. Sumac of all descriptions remains neglected. For,
Argols the demand is steady ; sales reported are 35 casks Portugal
from 30s to 31s tid, and some parcels of white Bologna, in casess
at previous rates. Cream of Tartar is in fair request. No saler
reported in Berries or Annato. A small parcel of Turkey Madde.

Roots sold at 53s 6d, but no sales have taken place in
50 hhds. Ist Philadelphia Quercitron Bark sold at les 6d per cwt. in
bond. For Olive Oil there has been a limited demand, but without
alteration in prices. The• business in Fish Oils comprises a few
small sales of brown Seal and Southern Whale, at steady prices,
and few tuns of Cod at £26 to £26 5s per tun. Pale Rape Oil has
been sold at a decline of is per cwt., and Linseed Oil, in some
instances, at a similar recuction. Oil of Turpentine is inquired for
a little under 54s ; but the Distillers are firm. and few transactions
are reported. The sales of Palm Oil, on the spot, are this week
limited to about 60 tons, and .£34 lOs to £34 15s ; but 200 tons, to
arrive, have been sold at nearly these rates. No sales to notice in
in Hemp or Flax, except 200 bales Jute at £l3 15s per ton. The
demand for Tallow has within the last fews days rather subsided,
and Candle has been sold a trifle lower ; the highest price to-day is
48s 6d. A few pipes Monte Video, of fair quality, but rather soft,
sold at 41s 6d per cwt.