The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

ArtartictO,

LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL MARKET, MARCH 31.
There was an improved demand for Sugar at the beginning
of the week, but within the last two days, owing to the dull
accounts from London, it has subsided, and our market closes
rather easier, barely supporting last week's prices. The sales
are 500 hhds. B.P. and 11,000 bags Bengal. There has again
been a fair amount of sales in Foreign, at the prices of last
week ; the quantity disposed of amounts 110 cases and 2200
bass and barrels Brazil, 100 boxes Havana, 1150 bags Manilla,
chiefly all faults, and 30 hhds. Porto Rico. The sales of Mo-
lasses are confined to 60 puns. Antigua, of good quality, at
17s. 9d. to 18s. per cwt. from the quay.
The demand for Coffee is almost entirely suspended, and the
sales of the week are under 20 tierces Jamaica. 250 bags Pepper
brought 2d. for Sincapore, and M. to 2id. for Malabar. No
sales of Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento. 100 tierces Carolina Rice
sold at 18s. to 18s. 6d., and 4000 bags East India, at Bs. to 9s.
for Madras, Bs. to Bs. 9d. for ordinary yellow to white broken,
and 10s. 6d. to 12s. 3d. for middling to good white. There has
only been a limited demand for Rum, the trade not being in-
clined to purchase beyond their immediate wants; the sales
are 40 puns. Demerara at the quotations, and 100 hhds. East
India, by auction, at Is. Bd. for proof strength.
The Tea market remains very inactive for nearly all kinds of
black. and to effect sales lower rates would have to be taken,
with the exception of the good and fine Honing Congous, which
are saleable at improved prices. In greens no transactions to
note.—The demand for all descriptions of East India Drysaltery
articles continues on a very limited scale; 500 bags of Cutch
sold at 225. to 235., and 100 bales Gambier at* 9s. 3d. per cwt.
About 200 bags of Sago and Sago Flcur brought 20s. per cwt.
Nothing reported in Saltpetre. 3000 bags of Nitrate of Soda
have been sold chiefly at 12s. 6d. per cwt. There is no change
in the prices for Guano, and the sales are only to a moderate
extent.

Iflarttets.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE CORN MARKET,
APRIL 1.

The weather has at last turned fine; field operations will con-
sequently be eagerly proceeded with, and supplies fall off. The
arrivals of Foreign Wheat have again been liberal, but small of
other grain, and from the coast. There was a large show of
Farmers' Wheat; the sale was dull, at Is. per quarter decline.
Foreign and South Country are also Is. per quarter lower.
Malting Barley met some demand at former prices. Of Oats,
we were again well supplied ; there was no alteration in price.
Beans and Pease continue to be much neglected. Wheat,—
Northumberland, red, 48s. to 535. ; ditto, white, 50s. to 548.
Flour,—Norfolk Household, per sack, 378. to 38s.

• MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 1.
We have had a moderate demand for Flour during the week
for the supply of present consumption, but of this and all other
articles the value has tended towards decline. The reportsfrom
Liverpool and Wakefield this morning are discouraging • and
our market is slow for every article at a decline of 3d. per
bushel on Wheat, Is. to 2s. per sack on Flour, id. per bushel
on Oats, Is. per load on Oatmeal, and 2s. per qr. on Indian
Corn. Beans and Malt dull at former rates.