The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 7

We have bad a ma*•supply-of Beast and Sheep" arthis day's
market, and prices a little on the advance. Prime Beef 6icl to 6/d ;
middling Sid to 6d. Prime Wethers 7d to 7id ; middling ad to qd,
Number of Beasts gas; Sheep 3052.

LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET,
February 7.

The arrival of Potatoes both from the Isle of Man, Scotland and
Ireland, is unimportant, yet from the quantity previously to hand
being fully equal to meet the demand both from our retail town
trade, and the dealers from the interior, there is no alteration to
report since the 3rd instant. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups 2s aid
to 2s 2cl; round, rough and flat Reds 2s 2d to 2s bd ; Seedlings
2s 4d to 2s fd per 911th. _ _

There is a good demand for all descriptions of local farm pro.
duce, at previous currency, viz.

Potatoes, 9 lb.
Pink-eye
Cups
Short Tops
Cattle
Turnips, '49, ton
Carrots

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Old Hay .. • . 0 13Q, , 11 7f., 2016.
2 8 3 0 New Hay.... 0 (5,} 0 11
2 3 2 5 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 1 -
2 0 2 2 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 4i T* 2416
1 a 1 11 Straw, Oat .. 0 3i 0 47 -
27 0 28 0 Straw, Barley 0 3 0 3i -
45 0 - Manglewurzle 24 0 - v ton.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, FEB. 4.
Sugar.--There is a moderate demand, and the sales of B. P.
are 290 hhds., at steady prices, 3600 bags Bengal have been taken,
at 70s 6d to 75s for good to strong.grained white, and 1000 bags
Mauritius, at 64s 6d to 68s 6d per cwt. for low to middling yellow.
In Foreign very little doing. The sales of Molasses are 100 puns.
Demerara, at ',4s 6d for ordinary, to 27s per cwt. for middling
qualities. Coffee.--The sales of Plantation comprise 150 casks of
Jamaica, at very extreme rate for all qualities, but the clean
ordinary and middling sorts continue most in request. 20 bags of
fine Java brought 80s, and 68 sacks La Guayra 458 per cwt. No
sales of Foreign. 6o bags Cocoa sold at 345, and 500 bags Ginger
at 12s to 15s 6d per cwt, for Malabar and Bengal. 40 bags Pimento
brought 2id, and 150'i bahs black Pepper 34d to ad per lb. Rice...
1300 bags brought lls 6d for Bombay, to 13s per cwt. for good
Bengal. Rum... No sales of moment to report either in Plantation
or East India.

Tea... The market has continued firm throughout the week, and
prices are without alteration.

In Indigo the sale;arecontineil to a few serons of Spanish. Of
257 chests Shell Lac offered by auction, only 27 sold, at 375 for
livery orange, and 31s for blocked. There has been more doing
in Cochneal, and 17 serons sold, at 45 5d for black, and 3s 10d per
lb for silver. A few bags Terra Japonica sold at i 58, 3 tons Munjeet,
the price not transpired, 250 bags Turmeric at the quotations, and
35 bales East India Senna at 5d per lb. 400 bags Nitrate of Soda
are reported, without price. 1000 bags Saltpetre were sold last
week at 295, and this week goo bags have been taken at 27s to 2gs
per cwt.

Dyewoods.--The sales are 100 tons Campeachy Logwood at
£7 is for indirect, to .e 8 for good, 130 tons Jamaica, Honduras
and St. Domingo at £5 2s 6d to ;25 tons Cuba Fustic at .4'B
10s; 70 tons Savanilla at £5 7s 6d ; small parcels of Nicaragua
Wood at previous rates, and 70 tons Gaboon Harwood at £5 to
£5 5s per ton. The only sale of Turpentine this week consisted
of 400 brls. at the quotations. Of Tar, 400 brls. American have
been sold at 12s. There is very little demand for Tobacco, and
the safes this week do not exceed 100 hhds., of which a few were
for Ireland and a small lot for Scotland. The entire sales last
month amounted to 1150 hhds., of which 586 were for export, 277
for Ireland, and remainder to the trade. Prices are maintained.

On Wednesday and Thursday we had a , decidedly better
demand for Cotton, causing transactions to the amount of
5000 on the former and 4500 on the latter day, inclusive of
1500 for export. To-day the demand is not Bo great, yet the
tone of the market is firm and healthy ; prices having of
the two an upward tendency. The business is estimated at
3500 bales, The week's sales amount to 29,710 bales, in-
cluding 3000 for export, and 2500 on' speculation account.
Prices of all kinds without any material alteration.

COTTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 5.
Our market has had a very animated appearance to-day ; con-
sumers, exporters, and speculators, all purchasing freely at the full
prices of yesterday, making about id advance on business done
early in the week ; altogether we should say that 6000 bales have
changed bands, and the market closes with firmness.

COTTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 7.
The general and good demand noticed on Saturday have been
maintained throughout to-day by the consumers, who has pur-
chased to the extent of ROO bales at last week's prices, in some
instances on rather easier terms, owing to the circumstance of the
improved demand having caused many holders to show their stocks,
who would otherwise have kept back. The market is healthy and

COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT.
In the early part of the week the demand from the trade was
moderate. and, with a good assortment of American offering, the
the market was rather heavy; but during the last few days Ex-
porters and Spinners have come forward freely, which has given
more confidence to holders, and with decidedly a better feeling,
prices of American and Suratlre now steady at the prices current
last Friday. For Brazil and Egyptian, however, the enquiry con
tinues limited, and no improvement whatever has taken place.
2500 American have been taken on speculation, and 1 ono American,
soo La Guayra, 130 Maranham, and 100 Surat for export. There
have forwarded into the country unsold during the last month
1660 American, 220 Pernarn, 20 Baliai and 400• Surat. There are
declared for auction on Friday next 750 Sea Island, 100 Stained, 700
Carthagena and 330 Peruvian

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,
From the 28th ult. to the 3rd instant, inclusive.

Prices paid imrc
tin the week.lThisWk.

SALES OF TOE WEEK

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