The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-01 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET. SEPTEMBER 27.
The SUGAR market remains in a depressed state ; the sales amount
to 430 casks, for which rather lower prices were accepted, but holders
in general continue very. firm. In East India there are no sales re-
ported. The transactions in Foreign are confined to 50 chests of white
Pernambuco at 265., and 10 brls. at 275. 4f, cwt.-The transactions in
MOLASSES amount to 260 puns., consisting principally of Demerara,
off the quay, at 28s. • one small ; parcel only brought 275. 9d. a few
puns. very ordinary drenada sold at a proportionate rate.-COFFEE,
Three public sales of Jamaica have taken place this week, which, on,
the whole, went off pretty readily at full prices, and of the large quan-
tity brought forward only a small proportion remained unsold. The
sales by public and private amount to upwards of 300 tees. and 100
brls. Jamaica and 200 bags Demerara ; the stocks of Jamaica are now
nearly all held by three houses, (and principally by one,) and as the
holders are now firm, no large quantity is likely to be again pressed
on the market.-Cocoa is in moderate demand ; 120 bags Trinidad and
47 brls. Dominica were offered to-day by public sale, but taken in at
higher rates than buyers were willing to give.--A small lot of Barba-
does GINGER sold at 90s. 4' cwt., and 1100 bags black PEPPER at 41d.
ih.-In PIMENTO no sales reported.-In Rum the business done has
been confined to 230 puns. Jamaica and Demerara, of various strengths
and qualities, at 2s. bd. e 3s. 7d. V gallon. No alteration in price.-
Of RICE the sales are 2000 bags good Bengal at 18s., and 200 bags ordi-
nary ditto at 14s. 6d. V cwt. in bond.
There was a fair attendance of buyers at the public sales of INDIGO
to-day, and of 210 chests Bengal and 31 chests Manilla offered, with
the exception of 5 chests, the whole of the former sold at 2d. e 3d.
4f, lb advance on the currency of the public sales here of the Ist Aug.
The Manilla could only be taken for export, and was, for want of
buyers, withdrawn. There were no buyers of Spanish, and the 46
chests and serons offered were taken in.-A few chests of fine orange
SHELL LAC have been sold at £8 0 £8 10s. 4 cwt.-The transactions
in S tLTPETRE are upon a very limited scale indeed.
DYRwoons. - There has been a speculative inquiry for Jamaica
Louwoou, and 350 tons have been sold at £6 to £6 2s. 6d., principally
from the quay ; 100 tons of Campeachy brought £8 ss. 11 £8 10s.
In FUSTIC 50 tons of Savanilla sold at £7 19s. 6d., 20 of Jamaica at £B,
and 20 of Cuba at £lO 0 £lO 10s. 5 tons of selected Lima NICARAGUA
WOOD sold at £24 los. 4f, ton, and a few tons Gaboon BARWOOD at
£7 los. ton.-The advance obtained last week for TURPENTINE is
still maintained, and 12s. 3d. e 12s. 6d. has been given for 1140 brls.-
British ROSIN rather advances; but SPIRITS of TURPENTINE are lower.
In American TAR there are no sales to communicate; but of Stock-
holm 500 brls. have been sold at 14s. 9d.- 155., which is 3d V brl.
higher.-The sales of Montreal Pot ASHES continue on a very limited
scale • 100 0 120 brls. only have found buyers at 235. 6d. to 245. for
new Ashes. Of Pearl Ashes a few brls. only brought 275. V cwt.
There is some inquiry for States' Pearl Ashes, but no sales have been
effected.-QuEßerrßom BARK in fair demand, and about 30 hds. have
been disposed of at rather better prices.-Nothing done in CLoviat-
SEED.-FLAXSEED for crushing in moderate request; 300 qrs. Baltic
Seed sold at 425. V quarter.-BEEs' WA+ is a trifle lower; 6 casks
American sold at £7 I.os. 4' ewt., duty pa\d.-There has been a fair
demand for HIDES during the week, and lute prices were fully sup-
ported, viz., 3700 dry East India Cow at 7d. 0 71d., 1400 brined ditto
at 81d., 550 Buffalo at 41d. to 48d., 2300 dry Buenos Ayres Cow and
Ox at 81d. to 104 d, according to quality, 1600 salted ditto at 51d. to 51d.
clf" lb, also 2800 dry Buenos Ayres Horse at 10s. each for sound, and
Bs. 2d. for wormed.-No sales in Neutria or Chinchilli Slum, in OAK
BARK or HORSE HAIR.-TOBACCO continues in good demand, and
about 340 hds. have been sold, consisting of 78 hds. of Virginia
stemmed, 22 of leaf, 46 of Kentucky stemmed, and 10 of leaf to the
trade, 120 of Virginia, with 38 of Kentucky stemmed to speculators,
14 of Virginia stemmed for Ireland, and a few of Virginia and Ken-
tucky leaf for exportation. Prices of Virginia leaf during the last
fortnight have advanced ;d., and middling to fine stemmed about Id.
V lb; we raise the quotations accordingly. For Kentucky full
prices have been obtained.
There continues to be a steady demand for BRIMSTONE, andliprices
are fully supported.-Sicily SUMAC is in fair request, some parcels of
the new imports have been sold at 12s. 4y cwt. Verona and Trieste
still remain unsaleable.-In MADDERS and MADDER ROOTS there is no
new feature to notice.-ARGoLs and CREAM of TARTAR are in limited
demand.-The business done in OLIVE OIL has again been extensive,
chiefly for export to the Baltic ; the sales of the week amount to 200
tuns, of which one half is Malaga, at a further advance of 15s. 0 20s.
tun.-About 200 tons of good Smyrna VALON IA have been sold at
£l6 e £lB 4s, ton.-We are yet unable to report any sales in FISH
OILS ; only two more vessels have arrived from Davis' Straits ; they
do not fully confirm the first news received from the fishery.-Sion
OILS are without alteration.-The price of PALM OIL on the spot re-
mains steady. at £3l 10s. V ton. Some further business has been
done for arrival, at a decline of 10s. 9, ton.-01L of TURPENTINE
more inquired for.-Little or nothing has been done in FLAX or HEme.
-The TALLOW market has experienced a further decline, some sales,
of Petersburgh yellow candle having been effected at the prices quoted :
he consumers now appear to show more confidence in the article, and
an offer of 465. 6d. has been refused for 500 casks.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 27.
The COTTON market continues in a very depressed state, very little
doing, and prices merely nominal. Of 3300 Sea Island, Brazil, West
India, and Surat offered by public sale this day, only 360 bales could
be forced off at a decline of 2d. to 2id. 41" lb on the highest prices of
last month,

ACCOUNT OF SALES ANp IMPORTS OF COTTON.
From the 2lst inst. to this day inclusive.