The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JANUARY 26.

There has been an improved demand for Sugar, and more business
would have been done had holders been disposed to proceed with sales
at last week's prices. The transactions comprise 700 hhds B.P. with-
out material change, 600 bags white Bengal at 66s to 675, and 400 casks
of very low dark brown at 40s to 47s per cwt. In Mauritius no sales.
The sales in Foreign Sugar consist of 110 cases and 200 brls Bahia, at
20s to 235 fur brown, and 2 is to 28s per cwt, for white.—ln Molasses
there are no transactions.—Co free. The trade, being very barely sup-
plied,have taken 140 casks of Jamaica, offered at auction, at advanced
rates ; clean ordinary to fine ordinary qualities have sold at 3s to ss,
and the finer descriptions 2s to 3s per cwt higher, and the quotations
are altered in conformity. Of Foreign , 100 bags common ordinary
Brazil .brought 40s per cwt.—A small lot of Brazil Cocoa sold at 345,
1200 bags Bengal Ginger chiefly at 23s per cwt, a small lot of Barba_
does at 50s, 300 bags Pimento at 3d to 31d, awl 100 bags good black
Pepper at 4)0 per lb.—The sales of East India Il ice have been about
300 bags, at 13s to 14s per cwt in bond for low muddling to fair quality,
and 30 tcs Carolina have been disposed of at 33s per cwt. duty paid,—
There has been a good demand for Rum, but, in consequence of the
market being barely supplied with suitable qualities, the sales have
not exceedA 220 puns. consisting of 70 puns. Jamaica at 4s 6d to 4s
100, and 150 puns. Demerara at 4s Id to 4s du per gallon.
In Indigo there is nothing to report.—A parcel of Gum Olibanum,
of 'ordinary quality, has been sold at 20s per cwt.—A few hundred
bags of Linseed have realized 4.2 s —There is a decline in Nitrate of
Soda ; 3000 bags were brought to auction, when the first two or three
lots sold at 16s 6d. to 16s 9d, but as the sale proceeded, the price fell to
16s; the quantity disposed of is about 1300 bags, and 50 bags to arrive
have been taken at similar rates.—Sales of Saltpetre have been effected
at 36s to 27s 3d, but the quantity sold is not important.
Dyewoods. Campeaehy•Logwood has become scarce, and holders
have advanced their prices ; for about 40 tons £8 10s per ton have
been paid, 70 tons of Jamaica brought £6 12s 60 to £7 Os ; in Fustie
a small of Cuba brought £B, 20 of Tampico £5, and 12 of Brazil at £3
1.5 s per ton ; 22 tons of Angola Barwood and some Camwood and Sa-
pan Wood at steady rates.—The public sales of Turpentine, com-
prising 1388 brls, have gone off steadily, at Ils 90 to 12s for middling to
fair quality.—No Tar in first hands.—ln Montreal Ashes there is 110
alteration, but the market is dull ; about 200 brls have found buyers
at 29s to 29s 6d for Pot, and at 33s to 333 61 for Pearl Ashes.—Quer-
citron Bark is in limited request, and the sales are confined to a few
hhds. first quality of Philadelphia, at 16s.Nothing done in Flaxseed.
—About 7 tons old American Cloverseed brought 65s.—A few chests
East India Bees' Wax sold at £7 per cwt, and a small lot of very in-
ferior at £4.—Hides. The sales are not very extensive, but fair prices
have generally been obtained; 2000 salted Buenos Ayres have been
sold at Id to 41d, and 7200 East India Kips at 720 to 8d for sound
brined, 5d to 6)d for rubbed, 6ko to 6ao for sound dry, and 41d per lb
for rubbed.—At the sales of Horse flair on Wednesday;loo hales were
sold at 1410 to 1810 for tails, 96d to 11C1 for mixed, 80 to Bid for short,
and 8d to 980 per lb for Cow Hair.—There has again been an extensive
demand for Tobacco, at advancing rates, and the sales are estimated
to have been about 450 hhds; of these 100 hhds Virginia stemmed and
70 leaf, and 40 hhds Kentucky stemmed, were purchased forye-sale, a
few hhds for Ireland, 3) hbds for export, and the remainder were taken
by the home-trade. 400 serons Columbia leaf Tobacco were offered
by auction, but only 60 serous found buyers, at -lid to 50 per lb.