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

b ipp fag liatelligtnre.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER. Il.—Wind S.E.
Antiven.—Majestic, Laidley, and Asia, , from Quebec—
Adrian, from New Orleans—Catherine, from Cephalonia
SAILED.—James Matheson, Branscombe, for Sydney—Sham-
rock, Daldy, for Launceston—Belvidere, Stephenson, for Bombay—
Isabel, Griffiths, for Antigua—Asia, Hannah, for Mobile—Robert
Burns, Messenger, for Apalachicola—Thetis, Brown, for Charleston
—Tama, Winreath, for Virginia—lsabella, Rymer, for Pernambuco
—Alexander Liddle, Henderson, for St. Thomas—Joseph, Potlick,
for Ghent—Neersland, Vrow, De Groot, for Rotterdam

Ellen, Yapp, hence at Calcutta
Marwood, Stott, from London at Malta
Apame, (late hunter,) from Port-au-Prince, at Falmouth, lost
sails, ptauncheons, stern boat, &c.

Jean Hastie, Smith, hence to Sierra Leone, was spoken sth i nst
In lat. —, long. g 15
London, of Liverpool, was spoken 21st Sept. in lat. 36, long, 17
Premier, and Mauritian, from the Cape of Good Hope, at the
Mauritius

Allerton,

—, from Calcutta, at the Mauritius

Silksworth, Maldrum, from St. Petersburg for Liverpool, at
Stroinness, lost boats, bulwarks, cook-house, and one man washed
overboard

Haidee, - ' hence to New' South Wales, was spoken 3rd
Nov. in lat. BN, long 23. On 25th October, got on shore on Quail
Island, Cape de Verds, but was got off with little damage, and loss
of best bower anchor

Madras, —, hence to Demerara, was spoken 3rd Dec. in lat.
49 31, long. 10.
WORKINGTON, Dec. 9.—The Lord Abereromby, Potts, from Li-
verpool, in attempting the harbour yesterday, got on shore to the
North of the Channel, but is expected off without much damage.
Woodstock, Pines, from St. John, N.B. at this port; sailed 16th
Nov. The Clyde acid Frederick, from Liverpool, were going in.
Matilda, Hodgson, sailed from Messina for Liverpool 18th Nov.

The sales in East India Drysaltery articles have been to a very
moderate extent, but without change. In Saltpetre, 200 bags
brought 270 to 275 per cwt., and sinall lots of Nitrate of Soda
21s per cwt.
Dyewoods.—The sales in logwood are 50 tons Campeachy at
les to £9 15s, 70 tons St. Domingo and Jamaica at .4'6 7s tld
£7 105 ; a few tons Cuba Fustic are reported at .t'g 155, some
Savanilla at .£4 155; 31) tons Camwood at -e23 10s to £24; 170
tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at to -..612 ss; and a few tons
Angola Barwood at .£8 lOs per ton. The sales of Turpentine Con-
sist of about 2000 brls from the quay, at 120 5d to 12s 5d to 12s Sd
and 120 gd 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. 2gs 6d
has been accepted for new Pearl Ashes, but there are few, if any,
sellers now below 305 per cwt. Hides.—The market continues
heavy, and with the exception of dry salted Brazil, of which 4000
have been sold at sad to Sid per lb, there is nothing to report.
Tobacco.—The sales of the week amount to 120 hhds,. of which 50.
were for Ireland, and 90 for export, remainder to the Trade ; no
change in prices.
Brimstone 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 £25 to .427 les for coloured, and £3O to £3O los 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 455 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 103 to 20s per ton. In Hemp and Flax no
sales of moment have transpired, For tallow a better demand has
appeared this week than fur some time past, and about 500 casks
Petersburg yellow Candle have been sold at 48s 6d to 4gs per
cwt., principally at the latter rate, at which the market to-day
is firm.