The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-30 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, OCT. 26.

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There has been an improved demand for Sugar, particularly
towards the close of the week, and the sales of B.Y. amount to
nearly 800 casks, at steady prices ; 2800 bags Bengal sold, chiefly
at 64s per cwt. for middling white, and at 69s for extra tine. Nothing
done in Mauritius or in foreign Sugar, nor has any thing taken
place in Molasses.—Coffee. The transactions in Plantation have
again been on a moderate scale, and consist only of 80 casks Ja-
maica, at steady prices. Nothing done in Foreign.—No sales in
Cocoa or Oinger.-100 bags Pimento brought 31d, and 1500 bags
black 41d to 40.—For Rice there has been a fair demand, and the
sales consist of 2400 bags Bengal, at 12s 6d for very ordinary broken,
up to I6s to I7s for middling quality, in bond, and 220 tees dressed
Carolina at 41s per cwt. duty paid.—The only transaction in Rum
consists of a small lot of Luc wards, at 3s 7d per gallon. 4 per cent
O. F.

50seruns of Caraceas Indigo have been sold by private coat ract
at 4s 4d to 5s 4d per lb, in bond ; a few chests of East India have
likewise been disposed of.—About id chests Shell Lac are reported
at bUs to 82s 6d, a small parcel of Manilla Mother-of-Pearl Shells
at 635, and a few chests of East India Gum Arabic at 03s.—The
transactions in Saltpetre do not reach 500 bags.
Dyewoods.—The sales of Carnpeachy Logwood have been con-
fined to trilling lots, at £l5 per ton ; nothing reported in Jamaica
or Ilonduras ; tons of Cuba Fustic sold without change, and 10
tons of Lima Nicaragua Wood at £l2 5s per ton.—A parcel of CO
kris Turpentine, being of very good quality, brought the advanced
;:rice of 12s 9d per cat. but for 100 bids offered to-day 12s td was
the highest bid, and they were consequently withdrawn.—No sales
in American Tar.—A good demand tor Montreal Ashes has pre-
vailed througnnut the week, and about 500 'barrels have been sold
at 29s tid for Pot, and 34s 3d to 34s 6d for Pearl Ashes.—The market
continues bare of Quercitron Bark.—No alteration in Cloverseed
•or Flaxseed.—Full prices have been paid fur all descriptions of
Hides, and the sales are extensive, consisting of 33x0 salted Monte
Video at Sid to lid for Ox, and Sid to aid for Cow, 500 Demerara at
570.) dry salted Yernambuco at sid to bid 430 Valparaiso at
530 dry ditto at lid to bid, 660 Singapore Buffalo at aid to 41d,
5500 dry Monte Video Horse at is lid to Its 4d, 380 stilted at 13s id,
and 40u dry Bus,ian at Cs lid each.—The sales of Tobacco, at the
advanced quotations, have bevn about 40 11.1u1s. of which zu
were for Ireland, 2u hhds fur export, and the remainder to the trade,
the sales of the month amount to UM hhds.

There has been an improved demand ..r .......... end several
speculative purchases hate been made, amounting in all to about
1200 tons, at prices a shade below the previous quotatioror.—The
demand for Sumac has also been good, and several parcels of Sicily
and Verona have changed hands during the o eek.—Argols have
also been in request, and upwards of 120 casks sold at full prices.
—Madders have been dull of sale, and Madder Roots but little in-
quired for.—A Orcel of 18 sacks common yellow Berries sold at
Os per cwt.—Nothing worthy of notice done in Valonia.—There
continues to be a &id fair demand for Olive Oil, and prices are
fully supported.—r'l small cargo of Seal Oil, mostly coloured, has
been disposed of from the quay at lower rates; Cod is also of
on easier terms, with a very limited demand.—ln Seed Oils very
little business is dGing.—The sales of Palm Oil are about 100 tuns,
at previous rates.—The Distillers are firm in their price for Oil of
Turpentine.—Hemp has experienced a further advance, sales of
Petvrsburg clean having been effected at LW, and outahot at I:38 Ills
per ton ; 90 bales Suuu have brought .Czl), and iOU bales Jute £l3
led to £l4 per tom.—Flax remains with Out alteration.—There
has been less demand this week for Tallow, and in one or two in-
stances rather lower rates have been submitted to by holders, but
the stock here is light.