The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 9

The demand for Cotton to-day amounts to about 3,000
bales, at yesterday's prices. The sales of the week are
23,150 bales, of which 6,500 are placed to speculation
account, and 600 for export,:leaving only a small supply for
the trade.

COTTON MARKET, DECEMBER 12

The Cotton market has continued very tame and quiet since our
last account; the daily demand averaging only 3000 or 3500 bales,
barely supporting last week's prices in any description. New
Cotton fully id below the highest point.

COTTON MARKET

.-WEEKLY REPORT,

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, DECEMBER I?.
We have had a much smaller -market to-day ; prime Beef scarce.
and sold at a considerab'e advance, fid to bid being paid for thec
best description; middling ad to 51d ; inferior 4d to 4id ; Peua"cirn,
Wethers 6d to (lid ; Ewes 5d to Lid 1p lb, sinking the
Beasts 1487; Sheep 4472.

LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE
DECEMBER 12, 1842.'

MARKET,

Potatoes
Short Tops 1 li 1 21 Old Hay .... 0 B®.) 10iP 213/5
Cups 1 3 1 4 New }lay.... 0 6 0 10 ----
Pink-eyes an Clover Hay.. 0 d 0 9 ---
d} 1 6 1 7
Kenaps Clover & Grass 0 0 0 0 ----,,,
1 0 1 1i Straw, Wheat 0 3,1 0 4 V 24
ton -
0 33 0 Straw, Barley 0 2 0 2 --
~....,°%l

run►ips,

Carrots

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEC. 9.
Sugar.—The demand Is extremely limited, and the sale of 0. P'
bard) reach 100 hhds., without change in prices. 3500 bag;
Bengal have been disposed of, strong bright yellow at 65s
low whites at 62s to 048 6d per cwt. Nothing done in Mauritim_
Foreigu.—The sales are 50 cases and 160 brls. Pernambuco, at from
16s 6d to 17s 6d for ordinary to middling brown, and 19s 6d to 23!
wr.
for low to good white, and 1400 mats brown Manilla at 16s per o,
No sales reported in Molasses. Coffee.—The sales of Plantatioa
amount to 100 casks Jamaica, at steady prices: 193 bags Ceylood
were also taken by the trade at 65s for good ordinary' aij t
damaged in proportion. Of Foreign, 560 bags Maracaibo broofl„0
35s to 395, and 200 bags, all faults, at proportionate rates.
pockets Bengal ginger have been taken at the quotations. Nothing
done in Cocoa, Pepper or Pimento. 1100 bags Bengal Rice sold l!.
11s to lls 6d per cwt. B. P. Rum.—The demand is limited, and
sales barely reach 100 puns., chiefly strong Demerara, at fain.

rates.
Tea.—The market remains in the same inactive state as noticed
in our last, no transaction of any moment having taken place.
Very little business was done at the public sales on WednesdaYl
340 bags Sago Flour sold at 158 gd to 16s, 136 bags Turmerieac'
23s for China, and 18s to igs 6d for Malabar. 14 chests Itg „
Dye brought 7d per lb. Nearly 1500 bags Saltpetre have been take"
at 27s to 30s per cwt. Small sales of Nitrate of Soda at the Ow

tations.
The demand for Dyewoods remains limited to small parcels„ fornd
immediate consumption ; about 80 tons of Campeachy 1,00; ,`to
sold at £8 's to £8 7s 6d, 50 tons of Jamaica at £4 125 Du d
£4lss; a few tons of Cuba and Spanish Fustic at the quotations, ;1
50 tons of Nicaragua Wood at £lO 10s to £l5 per ton, as in Quail (),
Montreal Pot Ashes were sold early in the week at 345, but s!I t
sequently 30s 6d has been accepted. Pearl Ashes are dull,
en
previous prices are supported.—Tobacco. The demand has bei.e„.
good, and the sales nor: less than 450 hhds. at very full price' j,
all descriptions, whilst for Virginia stemmed an advance of near
id 'l4, lb has been obtained. •