The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-28 00:00:00

Dryad, Rickerty, from Lima, at this port ; sailed 24th March.
On 17th July, in lat. 46, long. 23, spoke the Agenora, from Liver-
pool for.. Quebec. On IBth July, in lat. 47, long. 18, saw the
schooner Mary & Jane, standing to the N.W.
Rival, Walker, from Cuba, at the Cove in 26 days "
Leo. Crighton, hence for Berbice, at ditto
Intrepid, Roberts, from Nakskow, at Beaumaris
Broom, , from New Orleans, at the Clyde _ _

Sugar.—The market continues in a very dull state, and the sales
of B. P. do not reach 100 Mids., without change in price. No sales
of Bengal, but 1500 bags Mauritius have been taken at 755 6d for
low brown, to 82s per cwt. for middling yellow. Foreign Sugar.-
40 cases Brazil have been sold at former prices. 1150 boxes Havana
were offered in public sale, but not sold , 320, however, were taken
after the sale at 245 to 24s 6d for middling to good brown; 4a brls.
Laguira, of fine yellow quality, were also sold at 273 to 30 per cwt.
Bonded Refined.—Several sales of 121 b. Loaves have been sold at
375, and 65 puns. Treacle at 14s per cwt. Molasses.— 107 puns. fine
Antigua have been sold at 45s per cwt. from the quay. Coffee.—
The Dealers have evinced more eagerness to purchase Plantation,
particularly the good and fine qualities of Jamaica, for which higher
prices might have been obtained, but there being none offering, no
sales have been effected worthy of notice. Small parcels of Foreign
were sold ; East India at 505, Laguayra at 51s to 525, and Bahia at
42s per cwt. Nothing done iu Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento. 250
bags heavy black Pepper sold at 4id per lb. Ilice.looo bags
Bengal have been sold at 1459 d to 15s per cwt. Ruin.—The salea
consist of about 170 puns., at 3s Ild for Leeward% Is 9d to 6s SE
for strong Demerara, at 6s 10d for Jamaica of fine quality ; beside;
28 puns. of Foreign at 2s to 2s ld.
Tea,—During the week a good business has been done in Congoui
Twankays, ImperialS' and Gunpowders, at about 2d per lb advanc
on last week's rates; the market closes very firm.
No sales reported in Indigo.—A feW chests of East India Gun
Arabic sold at 475. 350 chests of Shell Lac have been taken privatel3
at 445 per cwt. for garnet, and at 705 fof orange. 20 hoaxes of Cassia
Lignea brought 80, and 150 bags' of Sago 21s per cwt. In Salt.
petre, abbot 4000 bags sold at steady prices, and some small sales in
Nitrate of Soda have been made, Chiefly at 19s to 19s Ed per cwt.
Dyewood.—The demand for all descriptions this week has been
unimportant; the sales are 60 tons Campeachy, 80 tons Jamaica
and 20 tons St. Domingo Logwood ; and 80 tonsiSpanish and
Savanilla Fustic, at previous rates; 20 taus solid Nicaragua Wood
at £9 los to £l2, and 25 tons Lima at .{:l3 lOs to .el 4 los. a few
tons Sapan Wood at £l4, and Clunwood at £24 105 per ton. The
only sale of Turpentine this week consists of 500 brls., at a slight
reductibn of previous rates. No sales of Tar reported. Holders of
the new imports of Montreal Pot Ashes have accepted 25s for 200
to 300 brls. • a few, branded 1839, have brought 24s 9d. Small sales
of Pearl Ashes have been made at 315 tid per cwt. Hides.—The
salted Monte Video offered by auction last Friday were very inferior,
and only 600 sold, at 41d to 4id ; but there has been a fair demand
for the better qualities, at steady prices; a few salted Demerara
have been sold at 4id to sd, and dry Puerto Cabello at 6id per lb.
35 tons Dividivi brought £l7 5s per ton from the quay; 100 tons
have been sold, delived from the warehouses. at £l6 12s 6d per ton.
The sales of Tobacco are confined to 80 hhds., without alteration