The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 1.

Wind at Holyhead, W.N.W.—Light breeze.
oir ditto, inward bound, at 12 at noon, No. 1249, Confidence,
B Sr. from Bristol.
Off I-101 head, outward bound, at 12 at noon, No. 112, Heart of Oak
B. tik. far Demerara
Sailed from Holyhead. at 1? at noon. No. 1633, Alliance, B.Sc.

Emporto.
EAST INDIES. CAPE pF GOOD HOPE, &c.
l‘Tary Ilartley, (408) R Mackay. from Calcutta, 083 1-mga rice, Hey:.
worth and co-240 hhds 28532 bags sugar, 101 bags saltpetre, 1 chest
indigo. 32 talc's tincal, 1000 bags -oil seeds, 17 hales hides. 326 peek
rosewood, 1469 bundles rattans, 30 hhds molasses, order-34 hhds 200
bags sugar, 129 sacks flour, N Crooke and co—• 2 parcels 1 box con-
tents unknown, 302 bags saltpetre. 10,000 buffalo horns, 322 bags lin-
seed, 50 bales jute, J Brebner—G D

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AFRICA.
All,atross. (.734) T Dunn, fram Africa, 1200 casks palm nil, 2 casks
wine, 2 casks 2 cases bugles. 10 packages British returned goods,
Hamilton, Jackson and co—B D
NEW SOUTH TV.4 LES.
Celt, 1216) 1) Munro, from Sydney, 182 bales sheeps' wool, 1 box
bird skins, order-97 hales sheeps' wont, Ilorsfall Brothers-16 do,
M'Leod, Houston and co-5 do, C Butterworth-277 do, 197 pc'es
cedar. 827 ox and cow. hides, W Smith And Sons-4ie treenails,
'Munro
IVES T INDIES AND MADEIRA.
Pennin,gliame, (250) Green, from Berhice, 103 hluls 20 tees 6?
brls sugar, N Cairns-31 hhds sur,ar J Crosthwaite and co-90 do, N
Waterhou-e and Sons-90 do, order-20 do, It Semple and co—lu tees
coffee, T end W Earle and co—P D
Mary, (306) J Nelson, from Demerara, 214 hhds 16 tees 96 brls sugar.
19 purls ruin, P (lirvin-30 puns rum, J Gladstone and co-24 hhds 20
tees sugar, 7 mins 17 hhds 3 bus rum, order-15 hhds sugar, W S Ham-
ilton and eo-52 In, Sandbach, Tinne and co—ls do, C W and F Shand
—lO9 casks 3 hhds molasses, E J Troughton-1 hhd shrub, 5 boxes
presents, order—a quantity old copper, 2500 coker nuts, J Nelson
D

SOUTH' AMERICA.
Campbell, (219) J 11`111inn, from P araiha, 681 bags cotton, V! case
40 brls sugar, order 3SB bags cotton, 800 dry hides, N Cairns—P D
Heroine, (167)J Jeatt. from Bahia, 41 cases 74 brls sugar, 100 bags
coffee, 976 bags cott,m, 2 boxes specimens, order-12 bags cotton, G
Smith and co.-8 boxes arrowroot, Props Brothers—I box plants, R
Murnford-1 parcel patterns, Hadfield, Wood and co-1 do, Gladstone
and Serjeantson—t box specimens, T Booth and eo-2 boxes speci-
mens, itc, L J Venables-110 rolls tobacco, M'Crackan, Jamieson and
co—P D _ _

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UNITED. STATES. •
Nestor, (42') J G Moses, from New Orleans, 1650 bales cotton,
Baring Brothers and co—W D
Brighton, (337) L llowes, from Orleans, 751 hales cotton, Rosptell,
°4(l'n and eO-68 do, Rarity, Brothers and co-307 do, A Decnistoun
and co-49 (10, Ewart, Myers and co-22 do, Brown Brothers and co
—ll do, 166 dry ox hides, order-1V D
Liverpool, (413) T H Barstow. from New Orleans, 382 hales cotton,
R Correll-414 do, A Dennistoun and co-65 do, S Dutton and co-
-165 do, H Hamilton-26 do, Prenton. Parker and en--15 do, Whitaker.
Rathbone and co-208 do, order-1 box contents unknown, E Heath
and eo—G D
Harold, 1437)N Crowell, from New Orleans, 48 hales cotton, order
—5Bl do, Baring Brothers and co-217 do, W and .1 Brown and en-100
00, Dennistoun and co-91 do. W Davenport and co-50*do, Hagan,
Magee and co-105 do, E Heath and co-176 do, G Green and Son-
-361 do, R Correll-17 hhds tobacco, Evans and Trokes-10 do, WII
Gilliat—Q D
Ark, (3'20) S Flanders, from Virginia, 189 bales. cotton, Roskell,
Ogden and co-73 do, 7 hhds tobacco, J Maury an 1 Sons-118 hhds 4
tees to),areo. Hunter and Alexander-63 hhds do. Langtrvs and co-
-59 do, Evans and Trokes-62 hhds 1 tee do, W 11 Gilliat-50 hhds do,
A and G Maxwell-30 do, W and S Irven(-12 do, J Stewart-8 do,
W Oxley and co-32 do, order—Q 1)
China, (18) 11 Larnmur. from Charleston, 759 bales cotton, J 0
Johnson and cn-80 do, W Wilson-195 do, Ewart, Myers and co-55
du, 71'ildes, Pickersgill and co-10'7 do, Cropper, Benson and co-90
do, II 4%tstellain, Sons and co-143 do, Collmann. Lambert and co-
-748 (10, order-1 brl cotton seed, Finlay and Alston-1 cask 1 box
wine, J B Clough-1 do, I, Bulley—W
Solon, (522) D Wood, from Savannah, 32 hales cotton, W and J
Brown and en-187 do, J Holford and co-1615 do, order-13 bundles
shooks, D Wood—W D
Exchange, (422) .1 Atkins, from Savannah,' 904 bales cotton, order—
" do. Leech and Harrison-500 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-59 do, T
and J Sanes and co—W D

.11TEDITIMRANEAN.
• 1313ck-PYPd Sits (124) (; Watkins, jun. from Constantinople, 80
tons J }!'Laurin anti co—S D
Eliza Srntland, (173) C Smi-th. from Messina, 15 caska.pumice stone,
Bancroft and ,o.—From Licata. 150 tons bilmstone, order. Prom
Palermo, 700 bags shumar, II Richardson-suo do, Bancroft and co-
-200 boxes oranges, J Moss and co-1 box containing 2 mosaic tables,
qr cask 3 octaves wine, the master—Q D
Margaret High field, (17s) P ThoM, from Messina 90 tons brimstone
l' 0 qrs linseed, IVO cases lemons, (a quantity discharged at Palermo
in consequence et stress of weather) 236 boxes lemons, 2uo bags hazel
nuts, 6 boxes oranges, 51 kegs anchovies, J Bibby and co-200 cases
lemons, ordet,,-(3 L)
Janie Dunlop, (140) .1 W Dunlop, from Marseilles, 151 hnlesmadder
roots, 70 casks ground madder, 1 cask 7 boxes wine, 40 tons brimstone,
oriler—Q I)

EUROPE.
nan7el. (93) T Steer, from Xabia 2114 boxes 1923 ht boxes 750
basizets raisins, 90 boxes fi,zs, 109 fruits 200 lif and 399 qr boxes raisins,
50 boxes lemons, landed at Dartmouth
Peri, (58) W Vivian, from Ds
2 enia, 1520 boxes 195 • hf boxes raisins,
15 Rae-355 hf boxes 20 drums o'o drums figs. 31 boxes oranges and
lemons, Iqr cask wine, 2hf boxes raisins, J Wallace-4 hf boXes
raisins, the master—S D
Tres likrmanos, (100) A de Cortina, from Tarragona, 200 bags hazel
nuts, E Rae-4!00 do, P Curran-200 do, L 11e11-3' 0 do, 1) Parry-300
do, P Righy-300 do, T Mayor-320 do, J Wallace-3 do, the master
—(3 D

•
EXPERIENCE TEACHES FISH AS WELL AS FOOLS.—It is
curious to witness the uproar that takes place in the fish-pond
at Logan in Galloway, the moment the fisherman makes his
appearance with his daily store of limpets and other food for his
finny charge., The whole surface seems agitated by some vast
internal commotion, as hundreds of fishes rush from all corners
to one con mon point were they know they will receive their
accustomed food, and where they greedily contend with each
other for the delicious mouthful. They are intimately acquainted
with the person of their keeper and will feed from his hand, dis-
tinguislong him from the many visitors who frequent the spot.
One old cod, for the pondsis a salt water one and connected
with the sea, allows the fisherman to stroke his head, and even
to lift him from the water. Thus it is seen, that these animals
have at unv rate acquired a consciousness of security whieh
cannot be ascribed to any modification of mere instinct, which
rather prompts them to shun the deceitful protection of man, as
it doubtless did when they were first placed in the pond. But
they have acquired knowledge from experience, and such is the
res-uit.—Bushan's Philosophy of Instinct and Reason.
SAGACITY OF THE DOG.—A friend of ours .shooting upon
the Bveringham estate, in Yorkshire, lost a set of seals by the
breaking of the chain by which they were appended to his
water!. He recollected to have observed them on his person,
when in a large field of turnips, nearly a mile from the spot
where be then stood. He called a very intelligent retriever
that was with him ; he chewed him the broken chain, and com-
pared it with the chain and seals of another gentleman, present.
Solway, understood what had occurred: hurrying tiff att.i re-
tracing his steps, he found the lost seals in the turnip.field,
and brought them to his master.-41ash ?loser PhilOsophy of In-
stinct and beacon.

rtlatiteu.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DECEMBER 29.

•
In consequence of holders asking very high prices, and the scarcity
of brown and low middling qualities, to which the demand at present
is chiefly confined, the sales of R.P. scareet- amount to 100 hh.ls.
12 0 bags Bengal sold without variation. Nothing done in Mauritius
or Foreign descriptions, and no sales made in Molasses.—Coff.e. The
stock of Plantation in the importers' hands is nearly exhausted, not
exceeding 150 casks ; the trade are also very indifferently supplied;
there are no sales to report, and the quotations are. continued. No-
thing done in Foreign.—.Nu sales reported in Cocoa.-17 brls Jamaica
Ginger sold at .£5,.a small parcel of East India at 29s per cwt, sad 100.
bags of Pimento at 3d per lb.-125n bags of Bengal Rice have been
sold at 12s 9d for good, and 14s per cwt for extra fine quality.—Nothing
done in Rum.

Nothing has occurred in Indigo.—There has been a good demand for
Terra Japonica, which has advanced considerably ; 30 tons were sold
early in the week at £2O and £2l per cwt ; now, however, £3O is de-
manded.-l 5 hhds have been sold at 53s per cwt.—[n Saltpetre
there is nothing worthy of notice; but there is a brisk demand for
Nitrate of Soda, and the stock being now chiefly held by speculators,
who are asking I ss, and retail sales have been mule at this rate.
Dyewoods.—The arrivals of Campeaehy hive been eon-
siderable, and the public sales brought forward have gone IT heavily ;
about 450 tons sold at £7 los to 47 Iss froM the ship, 7J of Jamaica, to
arrive, at £l3 12s 60. In Plastic, 30 tons Of Cuba at £7 10s, and 20 tons
of Cam Wood at £l6 to £l.B, with some trifling sales of other kinds.—
There has been an extensive business done in Turpentine ; 5000 to
5000 brls have been sold at 1 Is `:d for ordinary, to I,ls 6(1 for Very good ;
in London 5 0 brls have beep taken on speculation at Ils 60, ha con-
Serience of a fire there, by which 3501 lark were burnt—Nothing new
in Tar.—The intelligence hrought by the packet, relative to the insur-
rectionary movements in Canada, has given a fresh impulse to the de-
mand for Put and Pearl Ashes,.and prices have again advanced is to
Is 61 per cwt. 300 to 100 lark having been sold at 284 60 to 29s 6,1 for
Pot, and 33s to 33s fid for Pearl Ashes, and the market is very firm at
these quotations.—ln Quereitron Bark the sales continue very limited,
at former prices.—Nothing done in Cloverseed or Flaxwed,—The
sales of Hides are very limited, and the only transactions 'to report
are IRS dry African Kips at 60, and I'6o salted at 310 to 411 per lb.—
The transactions in Tobacco have been about 3511 hint; ; of which 200
hhds leaf were taken for re-sale, and the remainder, chiefly stemmed,
by the home-trade, at very full prices • The total sales of the month
of 550 bads Virgnia leaf, 218 hhds Stemmed, and 141 hhds Kentucky
stemmed, and stocks in the kingdom show a deficieocy of 13,040, as
comp ared with last year.
There have been several arrivals of Brimstone during the week, and
some business would have been done had the holders been inclined to
take rather less than the prices asked, but they do not seeem disposed
to rive way, and the sales have consequently been to a limited extent.
—The arrivals of Sumac have brought buyers forward, and a fair ex-
tent of business has been done at 14s 60 for new Sicily, 7s for old, and
7s 6cl per cwt for new Verona. —Of Argols and Cream of Tartar, the
sales have been limited.—Brown Tartar in fair request ; a smalLlot of
Naples. just arrived, sold at 42s per cwt.—Good Turkey Madder Roots
are in fair demand at 40s ; other sorts, as well as Madders, are neg-
lected,—Olive Oil has been in modkate demand, and prices have been
fully supported ; the sales of the week have been about 40 tuns.—The
Fish Oil market has been quiet through the week, till to-day, when
news was received of an extensive fire at Davies's Wharf, London, by
which about' 800 tuns Fish Oil (mostly Cod) have been consumed ;
only one sale of 5f./ tuns Cod has singe beets effected at £4O ; _holders
now decline selling, and the prices are uneertain.—Seed Oils remain
steady at last week's prices.—The sales of Palm Oil are only about 150
tons, at £34 to .€3l 10s : two vessels have since arrived, bringing about
900 tons, but the price remains steady.—Oil of Turpentine is now held
.for 1305 per cwt, with more inquiry.—Hemp continues in fair request
at the prices quoted ; Jute is steads, but less inquired for.—The busi-
ness in Tallow has been limited this week, but with the light stock
prices are fully supported.

Current IMPORTS.
SALES OF THE WEEK. Prices. Th is W k this Year
10 Sea Island l4d 0,0 d
80 Stained ?310803
5720 Bowed Georgia' 7 84
1500 I .
Mobile 7 9
. . Alabama and Ten nessee ... • 61 8 ' 10583 474674
4070 New Orleans
650 { Pernambuco and Paraiba 9.t 108 t
774 S 53052
Aricati and Ceara 9 94 S
550 Bahia and Mavio
366 1 Maranliam
Sawginned
Minas —
Para
Demerara, Surinam, 3ze 9 124 65 1430
540 1 nryptian B4 —ld 20 35568
Barbados
70 Peruviau BB 9 1 1
Bahama — 1
210 Laguayra
• Common. West India, 84e B4 84 } 1182 } 24179
5.10 Carel agena.
I ,
Smyrna
20 • Man illa 7B 8 .1 1
156(1 Surat 4B —6l ~ • • 70012
. 60 Madras
3441 —._ 5
.... 6 1 1 392.6
30 Bengal
i....—._....
15950 bales 1 32045 1 1033602

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