The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET. SEPT. 10.

There has been a good demand for Sugar, principally from
the refiners, and 830 hhds. B. P. sold at an advance of fully Is.
per cwt.; 4200 bags Bengal and 2600 bags Madras have also
been disposed of, at rather higher pr►ces for Bengal, and full
rates for Madras, of which 600 bags were taken for export.
There has been this week an increasing disposition to purchase
Foreign for exportation, and an advance of 2s. from the lowest
point of the market has been established, particularly in Brazil
descriptions ; the sales of these on the spot are 260 cases and
1050 bags and barrels, besides a cargo of 400 tons brown Bahia,
deliverable at a port on the Continent; 40 hhds. 200 barrels
Porto Rico and 160 boxes Havana have also been sold.

The trade have come forward very freely, and readily bought
any parcels of Molasses which importers have been willing to
offer, at an advance of Is. per cwt. on last week's rates, at
which there is very little now to be had ; the sales are 1600
casks, including Barbados and Porto Rico, at 21s. to 21s. 6d.,
Antigua at 20s. to 215., Nevis, St. Vincent, and Montserrat at
18s. 6d. to 205., and Berbice at 17s. per cwt., to which we raise
the quotations.
The market is flat for all kinds of Coffee, and the purchases
for home consumption are confined to 2etierces Jamaica and
250 bags Laguira. A cargo of 200 tons St. Domingo has been
sold afloat for a port in the Mediterranean, but the exact price
has not transpired. 500 bags Black Pepper sold at 2id. to 2za.
per lb., and a small lot of Pimento at Bd., being very scarce.
No sales of Cocoa or Ginger.
There is not any improvement in the price of Rice ; 200 tces.
Carolina brought 21s. to 225. 6d., and 2000 bags East India 13s.
for broken, to 16s. 6d. for fine.
The Rum market continues to droop ; still the sales are 300
casks, chiefly Demerara, 32 to 40 per cent. 0. P., at 3s. 3d. to
3s. 7d. per
Theinquiry for Tea that existed last week for common Con-
gous has subsided, and prices are rather more in favour of the
buyers; in other descriptions, both of Black and Greens, there
is no alteration to notice, except that the market is exceedingly
quiet, and but little doing.
The Indigo sale on the 9th instant consisted of 327 chests, of
which about 170 were sold, ranging generally at the London
July prices, and for the fair consuming qualities at par to 3d.
per lb. advance; a few chests of Shell Lac sold at 445., 250
bales and baskets of Gambier at 12s. 6d. per cwt., 300 boxes of
Camphor, price not named, and 100 boxes Pearl Sago at 225.
per cwt.
About 500 hogs of Saltpetre have been disposed of, at 275. to
305., and 400 bags Nitrate of Soda, at 12s. (hi. per cwt.
The sales of Guano are confined in a great measure to the
ordinary kinds, with little change in prices ; about 400 tons
only reported.
The sales of Logwood are 300 tons, at 47 125.6 d. for Laguna,
X 6 10s. to 6 12s. 6d. for indirect, and 15s. to 5 for Ja-
maica and St. Domingo; small parcels of Fustic have been ta-
ken at previous rates; 140 tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at t'l4,
and 30 tons Sapan Wood, to arrive from Bombay, at £l7 10s.
There is an improved demand for Turpentine, and 2000 brls.
sold, at Ss. 6d. per cwt. No sales reported in Tar. Of Ameri-
can Rosin, 1400 to 1500 brls. sold, at 3s. forcommon, and 3s. 6d.
for a better quality. The sales of Pot and Pearl Ashes are tri-
fling, without any alteration from previous prices; the stock of
Pearl Ashes is•nearly exhausted.
About 3000 River Plate and Rio Grande salted Hides have
been sold, at 31d. for good heavy ox, 3id. for light, and 3d. to
3id. for cow.

THE CHARITIES.

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, SEPT. 11.

DISCHARGED: In-patients cured, 12; Relieved and at own
request, 6; Made Out-patients, 2; Irregular, 0; Dead, o.
ADMITTED : In-patients, 39; Out-patients, 6 ; Casuals during
the week, 11 ; Remaining in the House, 192.
Consulting Surgeon, J. Dawson, Esq. ; Ilouse Surgeon, Mr.
M`Cheane ; Apothecary, Mr. George Padley ; House Visi-
tors, J. B. Braucher and Wm. M'Crackan, Esqrs. ;
Chaplain, Rev.W.Blundell. Richard Gibson, Treasurer.