The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-25 00:00:00

per cwt. for good to fine white. Rom.—The sales amount to 180
'puns. Demerara, 31 to 35 per cent 0 P., at 4s 3d to 4s 4d, and
common Leewards, 8 to 15 per cent 0. P., at 2s 5d to 2s 7d per
gallon, with a few puns. Jamaica at the quotations.
The market has been quiet during the week for low Teas, but a
good business has been done at high rates in fine Congous, just
arrived' per John o'Gaunt, which are considered superior to any
imported since the opening of the trade.
In Indigo there are no transactions to. report. The following
Produce was offered on Wednesday at public sale, viz. 306 chests
Shell Lac, 71 do. Lac Dye, 108 do. Gum Arabic, 14 do. Animi, 83
bags East India Copal, 279 do. Turme4c, 736 do. Terra Japonica,
14 tons Cutch, 63 bales Bengal Safilo\ter, 23 bags Galls, 99 cases
Castor Oil. 37 do. Cowries, 57 bags Stick Lack, and 1200 do. Sago,
of which a very small proportion found buyers, the actual sales
being confined to 101 chests garnet Shell Lac at 38s to 40s, 46 chests
East India Gum Arabic at 40s to 50s, 14 chests Animi at £5 7s lid,
130 bags Java Turmeric at 12s 6d to 15s 3d, 60 bags Stick Lac at
30s, 750 baskets Terra Japonica at 16s to 16s 9d, and 500 bags white
Pearl Sago at 155 to 18s, and brown at 13s 3d to 13s 9d. About
goo bags Saltpetre sold at 28s for good quality. Of Nitrate of Soda
the sales are 600 bags, at 24s 6d to 250 per t.
Dyewoods.—The sales of all descriptibns are unimportant, and
without alteration in price. No sale% of Turpentine or of Tar
having taken place, prices remain ilbaltered. There has been a
more general demand for Montreal 'Pot Ashes, but prices have
given way 6d to is per cwt. ; the sales, however, in consequence ,
of this reduction, have been rather extensive; for some Montreal
Pearl 26s 6d has been accepted. Hides.—About 27,000 East India
Kips have been sold at fair prices, sound dry salted at 10d, Ist
rubbed •at 7*cl to 7*cl, 2nd rubbed 54d to 55d, sound dry and brined
at 7fd to Sad, Ist rubbed 60 to 6*, and 2nd rubbed at 4-Id to 53d;
also 7700 Buffalo. at 4id to sd, 3100 dry Buenos Ayres, at 7d for ,
sound, 1500 salted Ox, partially heated, at 3jd to 3id, 280 cow at
4*d, 3500 Monte Video at 4d to 44d for Ox, and 4id to 4ld per lb
for Cow. and 1400 dry Buenos Ayres Horse, wormed and damaged,
at 2s 8d to 5s 6d each. Tobacco.—The market has been very quiet,
and the sales only reach 50 hhds., at former prices.
There has been more demand for Brimstone this week than for a
long time past, about 300 tons having been sold, rather within the
range of the quotations. No sales are reported in Sumac, Argots,
Berries or flag Annatto. Of Tartar, a few casks brown brought
previous prices. Madders and Madder Roots are without change.
The business done in Olive Oil continues on a limited scale, con-
sumers taking small lots only for immediate consumption ; prices
have remained unvaried for the few transactions which have taken
place. For Fish Oils, on the spot, there is very little inquiry ; but
50 tuns new Seal Oil, to arrive, have been taken at an advance upon
rates, although the exact price is not reported; Importers show no
anxiety to sell for forward delivery. Both pale Rape and Linseed
'Oils are fiat, and prices rather drooping. Oil of Turpentine has
been sold a little under 51s. and is still very difficult of sale. About
120 tons of Palm Oil have been sold at £34 15s to .e 35, and a
large quantity is understood to have changed nands, the price of
which has not transpired; 50 tons, to arrive, also brought £34 15s.
In Baltic Hemp or Flax nothing has been done; about 400 bales
of Jute were sold at .el 4 to £l4 10s, a few bales of Manilla at
st'27 15s, and 50 bales Smirk at £lB lOs per ton. Tallow.—ln the
early part of the week some transactions took place in yellow
Candle at about previous rates, but the market has since become
inactive, and prices must be considered nearly is lower; on
Saturday last, by auction, 800 serous, and about 200 casks Buenos
Ayres Tallow sold at 40s to 44, according to quality, being a re-
duction of is to ls 6d per cwt.; 100 serons of very fine quality
brought 43s 9d per cwt.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 21

Our market has exhibited rather a quiet apppearance to-
day, and the business is only to a moderate extent, the sales
not exceeding 3,000 bags, without change from the current
prices of yesterday.

COTTON MARKET, MAY 22

We have had a very quiet day in our Cotton Market to-day, and
the sales which are all to the trade do not exceed 2000 bags, con-
sisting principally of American descriptions. Prices are without
any change from those of yesterday.