The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-02 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, FEB. 26.
Sugar.—ln- consequence of the flat accounts of the London
market the demand has been more limited, and the sales cer B. P.
confined to 300 hhds. at previous prices. The quantity of Bengal
offering is still very large, and the Grocers being well supplied,
it is difficult to effect sales, except at lower prices ; the business
amounts to 4000 bags, chiefly at 67s 65 to Ohs per cwt., according to
quality. Foreign.—Lout 150 cases Bahia have been taken by the

Refiners, at 20s to 2ls for ordinary to good brown, and 22s to 25
per cwt. for low to good white. besides which, 160 bags and brls
and abont 30 cases damaged Brazils have been sold. Bonded Re
fined.—No sales reported. The only transaction, to report ii
Molasses is 50 puns. Detheraras, sold at 32s dd per cwt. from th,

quay. Cbiree.The transactions iri.Plantation compriSe 100 casks
of Jamaica and 40 casks Berbice ; of the former, the ordinary
qualities sold heavily. at a decline of os to 3s, the middling and
finer sorts brought full prices : fair to good middling Berbice sold
at 95s 6d to 97s per cwt. 40 bags ordinary Sumatra (9d duty)
brought 40s per cwt. 50 bags Barbadoes Ginger sold at 48s per
cwt., and 750 bags black Pepper at 3d to 4d per lb. Nothing done
in Cocoa or Pimento. No sales of Rice. Rum.—A few casks
Dzmeraras have been sold without change in price.
Tea.—There has been a good inquiry during the week for com-
mon and good Congous, at rather advanced prices; in other des-
criptions no alteration.

Only some trifling sales made in Indigo. Of the public sales
brought forward on Wednesday last, 23 chests Shell Lac, sold at
42s Ott to 565; 60 chests of Gum Arabic at 145 to 39s 6d; 35 bales
of Bengal Safflower at 70s to 1305, according to quality ; 160 chests
of CasSia Lignea at 88s to 90s per cwt.; 1200 baskets of Gambier
at 19$ to 20, and 460 bags Cutch at 175 per cwt., also 15 casks of
Bees' Wax at £7 10s. 1500 bags of Saltpetre brought 27s 9d to
295, and 3000 bags of Nitrate of Sdda, chiefly 21s 3d to 215 6d
per cwt.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, FEBRUARY 27.
With a change of wind, we have had increased arrivals from
vo or three days. The week's imports
ters of \\heat, 17,580 quarters of Oats,
, and 10,8c0 loads of Oatmeal. The receipts
t had any arrivals of
ht there

Ireland during the last
thence include 6,660 q
2.560 Facks of FL

moderate demand for Wheat for consumptioe, and our
for free Foreign have been very fully maintained.
dies of Wheat and Oats from Ireland, already
I purchases of both rather easier' to effect.
Jay's market some middling qualities of the former were
to 2d per bushel cheaper, and some very choice mealing
• - under :is 3d per 45115. Oatmeal was held
- free sale : 27s to 25s per 2401bs may
for Irish manufacture. Flour has
..ur request : United States (duty paid) at 36s to
, Canadian at 36s to 36s dd per barrel, English superfine at 505
535, Irish at 44c to Sus per sack. Upon a small supply, malting
Barley has sustained the rates of last week. No change in the
value of Beans and Peas, but the latter have met rather more In-
harrel has been paid for two or three

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