The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MARCH 14

Nrfect apathy continues to pervade our Butter market, and from
present appearances, our apprehension is, that the season will end
lifelessly. The present nominal currency of the finest North of
Ireland production is 86s. Medium and indifferent brands may he
had in abundance 15s to 258 per cwt. less. Holders of Beef and
Pork would take lower prices, but the trade is • excessively flat.
Bacon selling by retail at 50s to 52s per cwt.

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LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 11.
Sugar.—The demand is very limited, and buyers operate with
great caution. The sales of B. P. are only 200 hhds. Nothing
done in Mauritius; but 1600 bags Bengal, chiefly 'Maur, have been
taken at 44s for low, 46s to 49s 6d for good, and 70s for good to fine
white. Foreign.—About 100 cases and 300 bags and barrels new
brown Pernambuco have been sold at 17s to 17s 6d, and a few good
white at 235 ; also 16 casks moist to dry brown Cuba Muscovado at
14s ad to 179 per cwt. There are no transactions to report in
Molasses. Coffee.—The sales of Plantation have been to a moderate
extent. comprising 70 casks of Jamaica and 25 casks Demerara, at
very firm prices. No transactions in Foreign. 50 bags Pimento
brought 34d, and 200 bags black Pepper 3i'l per. lb. Nothing done
in Cocoa or Ginger. Ricc.—No sales. Rum.—The sales consist
of 80 puns. Demerara, at 39 ad to 4s 3d for 15 lo 40 per cent 0. P.,
and 4s 7d for favourite marks ; also 39 purls. good Jamaica at as ad
per gallon. Nothing done in Foreign.
Tea.—On the arrival of the overland despatch on the Bth inst. ,
an improvement took place, and some few sales were made at an
advance of ad to 2d per lb; subsequently the market has assumed
a more quiet appearance, and prices have receded to previous
quotations, which may be attributed to the large sales advertised
in London, and the accounts from China, stating that the shipments
were still being made.
• The transactions in East Endia Drysaltcry Produce have been
moat trifling, (with the exception of a public sale of 300 bags
Bombay Safflower, which sold at Ifs to 315,) tiny consist of retail
lots of Gum Arabic at 545, Java Turmeric at I Is, and Terra
Japonica at 13s 6d per cwt. Of Saltpetre the sales are 800 bags at
28s to 295. 1650 bags Nitrate of Soda, together with an entire
cargo, have been sold, part of the former at 220, but for the latter
21s per cwt. has been accepted.
' Dyewoods.—The sales of Logwood are 2111 tons Campeachy. and
50 tens St. Domingo and Honduras. without any change in previous
rates. 18 r tons• Maracaibo and Savanilla Fustic have been sold,
at for the former, and £5 79 6d' to .e 5 17 6d for the latter; 30
tons Camvrood at £l7 los to £24, according to quality ; 60 tons
Lirna Wood at 15s to ,Cl 5, and a few tons Gahoon Harwood at
£5 its per ton. The demand for Turpentine is tolerably regular,
and 1300 brls. of good quality have been sold from the quay at
123 ad per cwt. No sales reported in Tar. For Montreal Pot Ashes
there has been a speculative demand, and 400 to 500 hrls. have
changed hands, at varions rates. beginning at 32s fid, arid advancing
to 330 and 33s tid, and for a few trifling lots as high as 345 has been
obtained; the very reduced stock of Pot Ashes has encouraged
buyers to give these advanced rat! s. Montreal Pearl Ashes are
dull at previous quotations. About 20 tons American red Cloverseed
have been disposed of this weett at rather lower prices. ll:des.
About 10.000 dry Rio Grande Ox and Cow were brought to auction
on Tuesday, but there was very little bidding, arid the whole were
withdrawn, except a few damaged ; 1700 salted sold at Sad, 2000
dry Buenos Ayres at 671(1„to ;Vri for sound, arid 4il to 64d for
wormed, 300 Savanilla at 5.4 d for Ist class, 251) dry salted Lima at
and 350 salted at 4ld per lb. Tobacco has .not been in much
demand, and the sales scarcely exceed 100 hhds. Prices are fully
maintained.