The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

PRoDuce.-For Sugar there has been an im-
proved demand at rather higher prices. The sales
comprised 400 hhds. West Indian, 3,000 bags
Bengal, and 2,500 mats Mauritius. In Foreign a
fair business doing, the sales amounting to 4,000
bags Pernambuco and Paraiba ; 45 hhds. Cuba
Muscovado, and Surinam have likewise been sold.
Molasses : The trade still disposed to buy at the
previous decline, the sales for the week being 600
puns. on the spot; 750 puns. to arrive. Coffee :
The business was exclusively in Jamaica, of which
150 tees. sold at 465. to 735. for ordinary to good
middling, being full rates. 550 bags Malabar light
Pepper changed hands at from 31d. to 34-d. In Rice
nothing of interest done. Rum continued in fair
demand, and the sales were 280 puns. Demerara,
80 puns. Trinidad, and a small parcel of Jamaica,
at previous prices. Tea : During the week a good
business has been done, chiefly on speculation, at
stiff rates ; at a sale of 2,900 packages (1,400 of
which were all faults, and the remainder very com-
mon quality), nearly the whole sold, at and after the
sale, at full rates. Saltpetre remains heavy of sale,
and only 200 bags reported, at 275. per cwt. for fit;
refraction. No sales effected in Naval Stores?
except in American Rosin, of which 2,200 brls..
sold at 2s. Sd. to 4s. 11d. per cwt. for common
quality, being a considerable advance upon previous
prices. Only small parcels of Ashes reported, at
275. 6d. per cwt. for both sorts. There are no
transactions of moment to report in Hides. The
demand for Olive Oil has slightly improved; the
sales reach 60 tuns, chiefly Lisbon, at £64 to £66
per tun. Six tuns of Sperm Oil brought £9l 10s. per
tun ; common Fish dull, without change in prices.
Small sales of Rape Oil at 355. 6d. to 365. for pale,
and 345. per cwt for brown. Oil of Turpentine
dull of sale ; nominally 50s. per cwt. Trifling sales
of Palm Oil on the spot at £35 to £35 10s., and
about 700 tons, to arrive, at £35 10s. to £36 per
ton. The Tallow market is dull ; Petersburg Y.C.
nominally 475. 6d. to 485.; about 200 casks and
boxes South American brought 435. 6d. for
brown, up to 475. 6d. per cwt for fine quality.
50 tons Lard sold at 525. 6d. to 535. 6d. per
cwt. Petersburg clean Hemp sold at £39, and
300 bales Jute, on the spot, at £l5 15.5. for
very inferior, to £l9 2s. Gd. per ton for low
middling, and 750 bales, to arrive, at a full price.
To-DAY the Sugar market continued firm, with a
good inquiry both from grocers and refiners, the
sales, including Saturday's business, comprising
120 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. 6d. to 3Ss. 6d.,. 100.
barrels Antigua at 355. to 375. 3d., 70 hhds. Deme-
rara at 335. 3d. to 358., 650 bags Pernams at 18s. 9d.
to 19s. 9d., in bond, and 750 bags at 325. per cwt,
duty paid. 70 puns. Demerara Rum brought pre-
vious prices. Of Coffee we have only to report
100 bags St. Domingo, (all faults,) without change.
The Tea market was less active to-day, but prices
were supported. By auction 135 tons St. Domingo
Logwood went at £5 7s. 6d. to £5 los. per ton.
Previous prices have been realized for 300 bales
Jute.

WooL.—Considering the lightness of stock, a
fair amount of business has been done during the
past week, at very firm prices. The demand conti-
nues very active for almost all descriptions, and
fresh arrivals from all quarters are anxiously looked
for. Imports for the week 924 bales, viz., 111
Spanish, 457 Buenos Ayres, 340 Mediterranean
Ports, and 16 Irish. English and Irish in good
demand ; prices firm ; but the transactions are very
limited.
Messrs. W. GREAME and Co. say there continues to be
an active demand for most descriptions of wool, at very
firm prices, but stocks of all sorts are now reduced to so
low a point, that the transactions of the past week are
necessarily very limited, and fresh arrivals are anxiously
looked to from all quarters. Turkey, Smyrna, Eeyptian,
Donskoi, &c., are very scarce. These descriptions are
much inquired for, and the few sales effected have been at
full quotations,

CRICKET IN CALIFORNIA.—We notice amongst the
items of news from California, brought by the America,
which arrived here yesterday, that a Cricket Club had
been organised in San Francisco, of which Mr. Aiken,
the British Consul, was president. Mr. Aiken is a son of
our townsman, James Aiken, Esq.
SUDDEN DEATH ON BOARD A SHIP.--OR Saturday
afternoon a man. named Christopher Kelly, aged 40 years,
a labourer, residing at 16 Court, Stewart-street, whilst
working on board the ship Albert Gallatin, now lying in
the Bramley-Moore Dock, suddenly dropped down dead..
and before medical assistance _could be procured, he was a
corpse.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday evening, a man, named
William Catterall, a bleacher, residing at Farnworth, near
Bolton, called at the house of Mr. Smith, watch cap-
maker, in Back Clare-street. Mr. Smith, perceiving that
he was intoxicated, advised him to remain all night in
Liverpool, and to go home on Sunday morning, to which
deceased consented. He sat down to supper with the
family between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday
evening, and whilst eating his supper he fell from his
chair, and instantly died. An inquest upon the body
will be held today.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LYCEUM.—The annual
meeting of the members of the Lyceum News-room, and
Liverpool Library was held last evening, in the library of
the institution,—Mr. Thomas Wylie in the chair. The
report of the committee was read and unanimously
adopted, and the committee for the ensuing year was
appointed. The chairman, in acknowledging the compli-
ment paid to himself and the committee, alluded to the
commercial and general importance of the Liverpool Ly-
ceum to the inhabitants, and also to strangers ; and con-
gratulated the members upon there being now direct com-
munication with the News-room by electric telegraph.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning, a woman
named Mary Smith, aged 34 years, residing with Mrs.
Bennett in Richmond fair, was found dead in bed under
circumstances which leave no doubt that she poisoned her-
self. A bottle containing laudanum, which deceased had
procured from Mr. Taylor's, druggist, in Soho-street, was
found by her bedside, nearly empty. It appears that on
purchasing the laudanum from Mr. Taylor, she repre-
sented to him that it was for the purpose of rubbing the
shoulder of her father, who was suffering from rheuma-
tism. The deceased was, unfortunately, much addicted
to liquor. An inquest upon the body will be held to-day.

GREAT CHESS MEETING IN MANCHESTER.—The,
meeting of the Northern and Midland Counties Chess As-
sociation commenced on Friday, in the long room on the
Exchange-street side of the Royal Exchange, at eleven
o'clock. Amongst the visitors present were Mr. George
Staunton, the British chess champion ; Herren Harrwitz
and Horwitz, two celebrated German players ; Moorcroft,
secretary of the Rock Ferry club, &c. ; and a large num-
ber of the Manchester players. Several tournaments came
off during the forenoon. Amongst others Herr LOwenthal
played two games at once, against Mr. Cronhelm, jun.,
and Sir John Blunden, giving the pawn and move in each,
and winning both. Herr Harrwitz gave Mr. Allen the
rook, but lost. The match which excited the greatest in-
terest was one in which Mr. Staunton gave the odds of the
pawn and two moves to Sir John Blunden, of Kilkenny,
the Rev. S. Burnell, of Warrington, Mr. Greg, jun., and
Mr. King, the two last gentlemen of Manchester ; Mr.
Staunton's four antagonists being in consultation. Mr.
Staunton sat at a table alone ; the four consulting players
together at another table ; and the moves were orally com-
municated between the two tables. The match, which
commenced on Friday, at two o'clock, was adjourned in
consequence of Sir J. Blunden having to leave town until
Saturday. Numerous other matches were also to take
place on that day. We understand that Mr. Staunton is
about to pay a visit to the Ploalbell Of the liivel•pooi
Chem Club.