The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-06 00:00:00

T!!E LIT/RPOOL STANDARD.

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LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL MARKET. FEB. 2.
Sugar--There has been a better demand, which having been
met freely. by holders, there is not any change in prices • the
sales consist of 650 hhds 8.P., 10,000 bags Bengal, and 2700
bags Madras ; of the Bengal, about 3,000 bags white Benares
were taken on speculation. Foreign.—The demand has again
been very active, and full prices have been paid both for con-
sumption and export ; the quantity sold amounts to 550 cases,
2250 bags Brazil, at from 345. to 38s. for brown, and 39a. to
41s. 6d. for white, besides a cargo of 4,100 bags white Pernam-
buco, of the new crop, at 255. per cwt. afloat, for the Mediter-
ranean; 50 hhds. Porto Rico and 500 brls. Venezuela, were
likewise sold at from 38s. to 40s. per cwt. duty paid. Higher
rates have again been paid for Molasses ; the sales for the week
amount to 350 puns. ; Antigua realized 20s. fine Demerara,
from the quay, 18s. 6d., and an old import 17s. 6d. per cwt.;
150 casks East India Treacle also sold at 17s. per cwt. Coffee.
—The business of the week has been chiefly for export, and
the sales consist of 850 bags Costa Rica at 345. 6d. to 355., 250
bags washed Rio at 38s. to 415., 40 bags Madras at 30s. to 315.,

,
Etna 10 bales Mocha at 545. per cwt., being steady prices. 150
bags black Pepper brought 3d. per lb., and 100 bags Guayaquil
Cocoa 265. per cwt., but nothing has taken place in Ginger
or Pimento. Rice.-600 tces. Carolina sold at 17s. 6d. to 205.,
and 10,000 bags Bengal at 9s. to 9s. 9d. for low to good white
broken, and 10s. to lls. 3d. per cwt. for middling to good
white, being an advance of 3d. per cwt. There has been a
good inquiry for Rum, and the sales amount to 260 puns. Ja-
maica and 200 puns. Demerara, without change in prices.
Tea.—Throughout the week the market has been lively, and
a fair amount of business done in Black Teas, at previous
prices. In Greens the sales have been moderate, and some
kinds are lower.

A few chests of East India Indigo sold with change, 20
chests of Garnet Shell Lac at 38s. to 395., 50 chests of Gum
Arabic at 18s. to 225. for siftings, up to 50s. for very fine, 30
hhds. Tines!, ex ship, at 375., small lots of Terra Japonica at
lls. 6d., and Pearl Sim/ at 20s. per cwt.—Saltpetre remains
without alteration, and but little done.-400 tons of Nitrate of
Soda sold at I Is. 3d. to Its. 6d. per cwt.
Guano.—There has been a speculative demand for the lower
kinds, and 1,000 tons of Saldanha Bay sold, with about 200 tons
of other sorts; none of the former is now offered under 80s. per
ton.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 2.
The animated demand noticed last week continued unabated
to the close of Tuesday. Notwithstanding the extensive busi-
ness transacted in American, these descriptions are still offered
so freely that no further improvement c n be noticed since last
week. The comparative cheapness of Brazil has occasioned a
large business to be done, both by the trade and speculators,
and prices are id. per lb. dearer, which advance also applies to
the better class of Surat. 16,800 American, 1300 Pernam, 2100
Maranham, and 6300 Surat have been taken on speculation,
and 1180 Ar
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MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 3

The tendency to improvement which we noticed in our last
circular has been fully confirmed during this week. Every
branch of the trade but merchants and factors had exhausted
their stocks ; and the abolition of the duty on grain, instead of
causing depression and lower priers, has been met so far by in-
creasing firmness and demand at gradually improving rates. In
the agricultural districts there is a general return of confidence,
with tendency to advance. To-day we have a steady firm mar-
ket. Wheat may be called 2d. to 3d. dearer than on this day
week. Ordinary and good general qualities of flour are Is. per
sack higher; upon superior descriptions, which are scarce,
Is. €d. advance is obtainable. Oats and Oatmeal, particularly
the latter, incline upwards. Egyptian Beans Is. per qr. lower:
English without alteration. Malt steady, and in other articles
no particular variation.