The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, Nov. 9.
There continues to be a steady demand for Sugar, particularly for
the better descriptions, and the sales of B.P. reach 100 hhds, with-
out alteration in price •, low brown are, however, unsaleable, ex-
cept- at lower rates. 600 bags fine Bengal sold at 76s 6d ; no sales
in Mauritius. The demand for Foreign Sugar continues very
limited.— rhe only transaction in Molasses consists of 100 puns of
Antigua at 29s per cwt —The holders of Plantation Coffee have
evinced more disposition to realize, the sales consequently are to a
fair extent. comprising fully 200 casks Jamaica and 50 bags Deme-
rara, at a slight decline on former prices. Nothing done in Foreign.
—Nothing clone in Cocoa or Pimento.-170 bags Barbados Ginger
sold at 50s •and 1,30 i bags East India at 18s to 18s 6d per cwt, and
650 bags black Pepper at 4d to 43d per lb.—Nothing done in Rice.
—ln Rum the sales are 120 puns good Jamaica at 5s 2d to 55 3d per
gallon, and a few Demerara, 29 to 30 per cent. 0.P., at 4s 10d to
4s 11d.

There was a good attendance at the public sales of Indigo. and,
of 634 chests East India brought forward, 412 were disposed of ;
thebiddings wen- spirited, and Bengal descriptions realized 3d to
„tid.-aud- even, in some instances, upon the ordinary consuming
qualities. 911 per lb upon the currency of the late London sales ;
Dudes went 2d to 4d dearer a corresponding advance was ob-
tained on 20 serous of Guatimala and 18 serons Caracca.—The
transactions in Shell Lac are more limited.-304 baskets Gambier
have been sold at 24s.—In Saltpetre only 300 bags are reported at
26s to 28s 6d, and a similar quantity of Nitrate of Soda has been
taken at 145.; .

A cargo of , Campeachy Logwood was offered yesterday, hut with-
drawn at £l5, being the price demanded ; 20 tons St. Domingo
brought £l2 10s, and a like quantity of Jamaica £l2 per ton ; 30
tons of Lima Nicaragua Wood £l3; 25 tons fine Cuba rustic
brought £l2 per ton, and 40 of Barwood sold : Gaboon at .Z 4, and
Angola at £6 15s to ; 20 tons of African Ebony at £6, in bond,
and a small parcel of Red Sanders Wood at £l2 7s tid per ton.—
There is no variation in the price of Turpentine; 1,300 barrels of
fair quality were offered,atitnlslic-sale, on Monday, of which 2,t0
barrels were sOld at 12s. and the remainder, subsequently, by pri-
vate contract, at the same price.—No American Tar being now in
first hands, the sales are confined to retail parcels by the dealers.—
In Montreal Not Ashes there has been a slignt decline, 29s having
been accepted for 50 barrels : whilst in other instances, 29e. 3d to
29s 6d have been obtained, and, for one small parcel, 29s 9d ; at
these rates 200 to 300 barrels have found buyers ; several lots of

Pearls have been sold at 34s 6d, and a few at 35s per cwt,—Quer-
citron Bark. is in limited demand.—A small parcel of East India
Linseed brought 47s per quarter in bond.—The only sales of Hides
to report are 1.800 dry salted Brazil at 6d to 61d, 664 wct salted at
5d to 51d, and 100 Barbados at 51d per lb.—The Tobacco market
continues very steady, and the sales amount to 270 hhds ; of these
120 hhds were taken for Ireland, and the remainder by the home
trade.

There has continued a fair demand for Brimstone, which has
been met freely by the holders, and about 700 tons have again
found buyers at the previous prices; the market closes firmly with
a disposition•. on the part of speculators to buy largely at a trifle
below the present rates.—ln Sumac no sales worthy of notice has
have been effected.— For Madders and Madder Roots there has
been a general and extensive inquiry in the last three days. and
upwards of IWO bales of various kinds have changed hands during
the week, establishing an advance by the last sales of 2s to 3s per
cwt. Of Madders the sales have been more limited, as but few are

offering._Nothing worthy of notioo him been done in Argolii or
Cream of Tartar.—Olive Oil has been in limited request, the sales
being confined to small lots for consumption.—Seal Oil has declined
£2 to £3 per ton ; at which reduction about 150 tons (chiefly co-
loured) have been sold ; and we-reduce the quotations accordingly •,
Cod Oil has still further declined ; a lot of 33 tons, being forced
upon a fiat market, sold a little below £3O; there remain, however,
no more sellers, on the same terms.—ln Linseed and pale Rape
Oils there is no change ; the demand continues very limited.—
Palm Oil has not been much inquired for ; the sales this week are
rather under 100 tons, at £4l for Oil of direct import, and £43 15s
fur a small parcel brought coastwise. - Oil of Turpentine is dull of
sale, and 58s obtainable only in small quantities.—A further ad-
vance of lOs to 20s per ton has been realized upon Petersburgh
clean 1-lemp. and other sorts have improved in proportion ; small
sales of Bombay have been made at £24 1 s to £25 per ton.—Flax
is also more in demand, at rather better prices.—ln Tallow the
business has not been very extensive, but last week's prices have
been fully maintained; 57s has generally been paid for Petersburgh
yellow candle, and for small sales 57s lid has, in some instances
been realized.