The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-04 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET,

There has been a steady demand for Sugar, and rather higher
prices have been obtained for all descriptions. The sales of B. P.
are 700 hhds.: and, in addition, the Grocers have taken 6600 bags
Mauritius, chiefly at 67s to 69s per cwt. The sales in Foreign Su-
gar are confined to 520 brls brown and yellow Pernambuco, to the
Refiners, at an average of 225, with 60 brls good white, for export,
at 38s. 25 hhds Foreign crushed sold at 34s.—Molasses continue
in request, and about 180 puns. have been sold, chiefly Demerara,
at 335, with a small parcel of Antigua at 36s per cwt.—Coffee.
There has been an extensive demand for Plantation, and about 260
casks of Jamaica sold at an advance, in most instances, of 4s to Is
per cwt. ; the chief proportion consisting of fine middling to fine
descriptions, at 144 s to 150 s, and several lots of extra fine, at 152 s
to 156 s per cwt. ; there were also sold 100 bags Demerara and 70
brls Trinidad, at about a similar advance. About 180 tons of La
Guayra, of fine ordinary quality, (via the Cape,) brought 76s per
cwt. ; the remainder of the cargo is held for advanced rates. Of
Foreign, 110 bags good ordinary coloury Brazil brought 49s to 50s
percwt.-200 bags Malabar Ginger sold at I4s, and a parcel of good
.Bengal at 16s 6d per cwt.-1700 bags black Pepper brought 4d to
4.jd per lb.—No transactions in Cocoa, Pimento, or Rice.—The de-
mand for Rum continues, fine Jamaica at 6s 3d per gallon, and
above 300 puns have been sold, including conimon Leewards at 3s
Gd to 3s 9d, good and fine Demerara at Is 3d to 58 7d, and being an
advance of 2d per gallon.
There has been a good business done during • the week in Tea,
both to Trade and Speculators, at full Id per lb advance on Congous
and TwankayS ; in other kinds no material alteration, and the
market closes very firm. On Monday last about 2001) packages of
Young Hyson and Souchong, chiefly of low quality, for exportation
only, were brought to auction, and a few lots of the latter sold at
Is 10d per lb. ; since the sale the greater part has been taken, prin-
cipally on speculation.
There are no transactions to report in Indigo; the sales just con-
cluded in London have established a decline of 3d to 8d per lb.
Scarcely any thing was done at the public sales this week, subse-
quently, however, the following goods found buyers; viz. 1302 bun-
dles Munjeet at 14s, 25 bales Bombay Safflower at the quotations,
30 chests East India Gum Arabic at 30s to 535, according to quality,
10 chests Olibanum at 26s to 335, and upwards of 110 tons of Gam.
bier at 19s per cwt.—About 30 serous of ordinary silver Cochineal
have sold, but the prices are not reported, and by auction 13 serons
sold, all faults.—There was a large business done in Nitrate of Soda
at the close of last week at the quotations,—Nearly 2500 bags Salt
petre have been taken at 245 to 37s Gcl.
Dyewoods. The [sales of Logwood are 120 tons Campeachy, at
49 15s to 410 per ton, 65 St Domingo 4'B 7s 6d to 48 10s, and 40
Jamaica at 48 2s tid per ton. There has been a good demand for
Savanilla Fustic ; 150 tons sold at 45 2s 6d to 46 is per ton, and a
cargo of 250 tons, but the price not transpired; 70 tons Lima Nica-
ragua Wood at 414 15s to £l5 per ton.—There has been a good
demand for Turpentine, and 2900 brls have been sold to the Trade
at Ils to 118 9d; the sales made during the last day or two have
been at an advance of 3d to lid per cwt.—ln Tar there are no sales
reported.—Montreal Pot Ashes are less sought for, and some of the
last imports have been sold at 240 3d, although in other instances
24s 6d has been paid ; the sales are 300 to 400 brls. Pearl Ashes are
rather higher ; 30s has been given for small parcels, but the sales,
which are 100 to 300 brls. are principally at 29s 6d.—No alteration
in Flaxseed, and the only transaction this week is 220 quarters East
India, from the quay, at 41s to 435.—Nothing done ill Cloverseed.—
Hides. The market continues heavy, except for East India, which
have brought full prices ; 1400 salted Monte Video Ox have been
sold at 4id to 50, 190 dry salted Aracati at sid, 6000 East India
Kips at 12id to 13d for prime dry salted, and yid to llkd for rubbed,
Sid for sound dry, 8d for Ist rubbed, and 7d to 74d for 2nd rubbed,
and 950 Buffalo Hides at 50 try sgd per lb for sound.—Tobacco.
The market has been languid throughout the month, and the sales
only reach 480 hhds. at a considerable decline in price; of these,
Irish dealers have taken 100 bhds. and the remainder (including 240
Kentucky stemmed) have been principally taken by Manufacturers ;
but of 72 hhds Virginia stemmed, of low quality, brought forward
by auction to-day, 48 found buyers in Manufacturers and Specu-
lators, at the reduced prices of from 3d to bid per lb.
There has been only a moderate demand for Brimstone, without
any change in prices.—Sumac has been neglected, only small sales
of Sicily having been reported.—For Argols there has been a partial
inquiry, and Tartar, both brown and white, continues to go off
steadily.—No tratisactioas are reported in French or Dutch Madders
and the only transaction in Roots is confined to 30 bales Turkey, to
arrive, at 53s.—There has been some inquiry for Persian and Turkey
Berries. and some small sales, at the quotations.—A few brls of An-
natto were sold by auction at Is rid per lb.—Business to a fair ex-
tent has been done in Olive Oil, the sales of the week amounting to
about 50 tuns. -Fish Oils continue dull, the business being confined
to very trifling sales, at our quotations : pale Seal could be bought
in quantity rather lower; the wrecked cargo of Cod Oil, &c. will
be sold by auction on Monday next.—Rape and Linseed Oils are
without alteration.—ln Palm Oil a very limited business has been
done this week, buyers being reluctant to give the advance required;
the transactions are about 60 tons, at 433 to .433 Iss per ton ; .Cl.l
may now be considered the market price, being an advance of 43
)er ton within the last few days.—ln Oil of Turpentine no change

has taken place, the demand remaining very liinited.--The Hemp

market continues very dull, and our quotations quite nominal; a
small parcel of East India Sunn has been sold at .'l5 per ton.—ln
Flax we have no transactions to report.—A steady business is doing
in Tallow, at 4gs for Ist Petersburg yellow candle, and 48s 6d for
Odessa.