The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL MARKET, DEc..l7

There has been a steady demand throughout the week for
Sugar, and the sales consist of 550 hhds, chiefly Barbadoes,
and 6000 bags of Bengal at 435. 6d. for middling, to 495. for
fine white. The sales of foreign are confined to 140 lihds Porto
Rico. Molasses are in request, and full prices are given; 300
puns Barbadoes have b-ien sod at 18s. per cwt.
200 tcs Jamaica Coffe were offered by auction, but the trade
evinced no disposition to purOase, and only one or two lots
were sold. Of foreign, the sales are confined to 60 bags
Laguayra, 450 bags :•t. Domingo at 285., and a few bags Rio at
345. per cwt. 600 bags black Pepper sold at 20. to 3d. per lb.,
200 bags African Ginger, duty paid, at 295., and 400 bags Para
Cocoa, from the quay, at 335. per cwt.
100 tcs Carolina Rice sold at 225. to 225. 6d., and 6000 bags
of Bengal at 9s. to 14s. 6d. for broken to fine white, and yellow
cargo at Bs. 6d. to 9s. per cot. ,
There is a good inquiry for Rum, and the sales amount to
309 puns, chiefly Demerara, 30 to 38 per cent. overproof, at 3s.
to 3s. 2d., with 100 puns East India at Is. Vid. per gal proof.
The Tea market continues quiet. At the pubic sale held
yesterday, consisting of 2200 packages, chiefly greens and teas
with all faults, 1700 found buyers at about previous rates.
In East India Drysaltery articles little doing. 35 chests
Shell Lac sold at steady prices, and 80 hales of Gambier at
Us. to Ils. 6d. per cwt. About 2000 bags Saltpetre have been
disposed of at 28s. to 315., and 2500 bags Nitrate of Soda, at
10s. 9d. to 11s. per cwt.
In Guano some trifling sales were made, at former rates.
A fair amount of business has taken place this week in Dye-
woods, and in some instaucts at a decline in price , the trans-
actions in Logwood consist of 110 tons Campeachy, ates 17s fid
for weathered, and .e 7 10s. per ton for good fresh quality, and
100 tons Jamaica and St. Domingo at £4 10s. to £4 17s. 6d.
per ton ; a cargo just arrived from Laguna is announced
for sale by auction on Monday ; Fustic moves off pretty
fre •Iy, 220 tons Savanilta having been disposed of at £4 is. 6d.
to £4 10s. and 50 tons Cuba at e 7 to ei per ton; there is more
inquiry for Lima Wood, and 90 tons sold at ell to £l2 per
ton, as in quality; besides which, 25 tons small Nicaragua
Wood have been taken at £8 10s. to -.49 per ton; in other
descriptions the sales are in small parcels at former rates.
There are no sales reported either of Turpentine or Tar, and
prices remain unaltered.
Of Aineric.in Rosin. 900 brls have been sold at 2s. 3d. per
cwt. ; holders are now generally askirg higher prices. The
demand for Montreal Pot and Pearl Ashes is becoming more

ven.ral, and several parcels have found buyers, at 295. for the
former, and 345. for the latter description. 200 qrs Odessa
Linseed brough 525. to 525. 6d. per quarter.
There has been some little inquiry for salted River Plate and
Rio Grande Hides, of which sales have been made at 3d. to 4d.
per lb.
There is still only a moderate demand for Brimstone, at
previous prices. Of Sumac only small sale.? made. Argols
and Tartar are still nearly without demand. Nothing worth
notice reported in Madders or Madder Roots. Olive Oil has
_been in less.request. and_for the few sales made a decline of
20s. per tun has been submitted to. A few tuns of'pale Sea
Oil have been sold at per ton, and a parcel of coloured
Oil at proportionate rates. Seed Oils are rather lower, with
very little doing. Small sales of American Oil of Turpentine
are reported at 355. per cwt. About 370 tons Palm Oil, part to
,

arrive, have been taken this week at .t'27 to £2B per ton.
700 bales of Jute have been disposed of at .el 2 to £l4 10s.
Petersburg Y C Tallow, for present delivery, having become

very scarce, has been sold in

II parcels at from 4cs

485., and Taganrog at 455. to 455. 6d. per cwt. American Lard
is much inquired for; 380 brls. of good quality, brought 51s.
to 545. per cwt., but higher prices could now be obtained.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. DEC. 17

The Cotton market opened with considerable flatness, and
American descriptions beintr abundantly offered, were sold at

a further decline of el. per lb.; but du. n 2; the last three nays
the trade have purchased mot e freely, an I prices have closed
with rather more steadiness. Other description's are also
per lb. lower. Exporters have taken 500 American and 250
Surat.

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WARRINGTON CORN MARKET, DEC. 14.
Wheat, 81 qrs., ®42 10s. 6d. 43, qr.: total, 4204 10s. 6d,
Barley, 18 qrs., ® Ils. Od. 19, qr.: total, 427 18s. 8d
Oats, 143 qrs., @4l 3s. Od. 43. qr.: total, 4164 9s. Od