The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-13 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEc. 9.

The demand for Sugar continues extremely limited ; the sales
amount to 600 hhds 8.P., and prices are again rather lower. 1400 bags
brown and middling Bengal have also been sold within the range of
our quotations. In Foreign no sales.—The sales in Molasses are con-
fined to -a small parcel ofDemerara,.from the quay, at 27s 4' cwt.—
COTTEN% There is a fair inquiry for Plantation, and the sales com-
prise 160 casks of Jamaica, at very full prices. Nothing done in Fo-
reign.—In Cocoa or Pimento no sales.-100 bags black Pepper sold at
4d to &id, and 200 J bags Ginger, at 2Ss for Bengal, and 31s to 33s for
Malabar.—No transactions worthy of notice have occurred either in
Rice or Rum.

IndigoTA'small public sale of Bengal brought forward this day,
went oil' better than was anticipated, from the previous state of the
market, and 31 serons Caracca sold readily at 4s 4d for tortes, to Os 8d
for good sobres.—East India Gum Arabic is lower, 80 chests selling
from 578 to 70s for middling to good quality, and 27s to 37s for siftings.
—3' chests Shell Lac, by auction, brought 95s for good liver, and £6
to £6 lOs for orange.-50 boxes Cassia Lignea are reported at Ms.—
Saltpetre is dull, and the sales do not reach 200 bags, at 263 to 30s 6d
V' cwt.

- Dye Woods. About 100 tons of Campeachy Logwood sold at £9,
and 50 of Jamaica at £7 2s 6d ; nothing reported in Fustic; 20 tons of
solid Nicaragua Wood bronf:ht £l2, and a few tons of Sapan Wood
£l2 6s
ton.—The sales of Turpentine are this week confined to 300
brls. at 17s 6d, to arrive.—No sales reported in Tar.—There has been
rather more disposition to sell Pot and Pearl Ashes, and about 300 brls
of Montreal have been sold to the trade, at 36s for Montreal Pot and
34s for old brands, and at 38s 6d to :f 9s for new Montreal Pearls.—
Cluercitrou Bark continues extremely dull of sale.—Nothing done in
Cloverseed.-2200 bags of East India Linseed have been disposed of
at former prices.—The sale of Hides consist of 12,600 East India at
510 to 61d for sound dry and brined, 41d to 5d for first rubbed, and 4d
to 41d for second rubbed, 2300 dry salted Brazil at 41d to Sad for best,
650 salted Jamaica al 4d to 41d, 9a4 salted African at 41d for sound,
also 400 East India Buffalo Hides at 31d to 41d tb.—ln Horse Hair
and Oak Bark no sales.—The sales of Tobacco have been about 100
hints this week; a few have been taken for Ireland, a few for export,
and the remainder by the home-trade.
MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCE.
The market for Brimstone has remained in a quiet state during the
whole week, scarcely any sales having been effected.—Of Sumac, the
sales have been only one sm all Tarcel of Verona at Gs 6d, and 300 to
400 bags new Sicily at 13s 6d 4? cwt.—Argols and Cream of Tartar
have barn dull of sale • of 70 casks Oporto Argots offered at auction,
only about 30 were sold, at
previous prices.—Nothing worthy of no-
tice has been done in Madders or Madder Roots.—The holders of Va-
lonia requiring advanced prices, only a few small parcels have been
disposed of this week.—For Olive Oil the demand still continues'very
limited, without any change in prices.—Two cargoes of Cod Oil
having arrived this week, about 100 tuns have been disposed of to the
trade, at and about the quotations.—ln Seal Oil the sales have been
very limited, and the prices remain without alteration.—Linseed Oil
has experienced a further decline, and Ow market is heavy at the re-
duction; pale Rape is also dull of sale.—The only transactions in
Palm Oil are a small parcel of 15 tons by auction on Monday last, at
£3O is fid V ton, casks not returned, and 10 tons l) private at £3l
10s, with usual allowance for casks.—Oil of Turpentine supports the
recent advance.—ln Hemp and Flax there is no alteration to report ;
the market remains heavy.—Tallow has experienced a further decline
this week • sales of yellow candle, on the spot, have been effected at
459 6d to 465, and for arrival, in quantity, at 44s 6d to 455 thl 4, cwt.