Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-05-25 00:00:00, page 1

Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, iffort, T. 120 0 0 0
, Pearl -- 133 33 0 0
Allum, C. 8 0 9 0
Anchors, lb- 0 12 0 0
Bread, Ship C. 450 7 °
Butter lb 0 1 5 017
Beef, common B. 10 0 10 0
mess -- 12 0 00 0
Beans, white bu. 1 20 1 20
Brandy, Spaniel 4th pr. G. 150 150
, Naples 4th pr. -- 140 145
Barley bu. 1 0 1 0
Brimstone, C. 250 4 C
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 0
Corn, Indian — 0 75 0 80
Rye — 0 95 1 C
Cassia Ib 070 0 75
Cloves — 0 0 1 75
Coffee -.0 20 0 22
Cheese, American — 0 6 014
Cotton, foreign scarce — 040 040
, American -- 0 25 0 25
Cordage, American C. 14 0 14 50
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common lb 020 020
, best N0.2&1 — 028 033
Candles, mould _ 019 0 20
,dipt — 017 017
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 14 0
, American none, -- 0 0 0 0
Copperas, C. 350 4 °
Cloth, Tow ' yd. 016 0 17
Duck, Russia, tfquat. Bt. 16 0 18 o|
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[PubUfned by Authority.]
SEVENTH CONGRESS
OF THE
United ^tateg,
AT THE FIRST SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Wafhingten, in the
Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the Seventh
of December, one thousand eight hundred and
one.
AN ACT
Authoring the erection of certain-light-houses ;
and for other purposes.
BE it enabled by the Senate and Houje of
Representatives of the United States of A
inerica, in Congress assembled, That under the
direction of the Secretary of the treasury,
there shall be purchased, for the use of the
United States, the land whereon lately flood
the light-house on Gurnet Point, and so
much land adjoining thereto, as may be fuf
ficient for vaults and any other purpose rt
ceffary for the better fopport of the laid light
house. ,
Sue. 2. And be it further enabled, That
the secretary of the treasury shall be, and he
is hereby authorized, at his diferetion, to pro
cure a new lanthern or lantherns, with Suit
able diminutions, and to cause convenient
vaults to be eroded ; and the said light-house
on the Gurnet, at the entrance of Plymouth
harbour to be rebuilt.
Sec. ?• And be it further enabled, That
the secretary of the treasury shall be, and he
is hereby authbrifed to cause to be rebuilt, of
such height as he may deem expedient, the
light-house now situated on the eastern end
of New Cattle Island, at the entrance of Pif
cataqua river, either on the land owned by
the United States, or on Pollock aock . Pro
vided, that if built on Pollock Rock, the le-
FOREIGN BILLS. =
Bills on London : 30 days, : (For CaJb) xa ii pr. cent. dis.
do. do. : : : 00 days, : : do. : 2 pr. ct. dis.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : : do. : 2| to 3 do. do.
Bills on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : do. do. do. do.
do. on Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 davs, : : do. de. de.
NUMBER 39. VOL. IIL]
Republican Ledger,
AND'
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER OF THE LA WS OF THE UNITED STATES.
enbenyou oatt tbefe teens relate speak of tbetrt as tjeg #tc!
giflature of New-Hampshire ffiall vest the
property of the said rock in the United States,
and cede the jurifdi&ion of the fame.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, That
the secretary of the treasury ffiall be, and he
is hereby authorifed and directed to cause
a fufficient light-house to be ere&ed on
Lynde's point, at the mouth of Connecticut
river, in the state of Connedicut, and to ap
point a keeper, and otherwise provide for
such light-house, at the expence of the Uni
ted States : Provided, That fufficient land
for the accommodation of such light-house
can be purchased at a reasonable price, and
the legislature of the state of Connecticut
shall cede the jutifdi&ion over the fame to
the United States^
Sec. 5. And be it further enabled. That
the secretary of the treasury be directed to
cause proper light-houses to be built, and
buoys to be placed, in the situations necessa
ry for the navigation of the found between
Long Island and the main ; and be, to that
effect, authotifed to cause, by proper and in
telligent persons, a survey to be taken of the
said found, as far as may be requisite ; and
to appoint keepers and otherwise provide for
such light-houses, at the expense of the Unit
ed States : Provided, That fufficient land for
the accommodation of the refpeaive light
houses can be purchased at a reasonable
price ; and that the legislatures of Rhode-
Island, Connecticut, and New-York, shall,
refpe&ively, cede the jurifdiaion over the
fame to the United States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enabled, That
the secretary of the treasury ffiall be, and he
is hereby authorifed and directed to cause a
fufficient light-house to be ere&ed on the
fouth point of Cumberland Island, at the en
trance of St. Mary's river within the date of
Georgia ; and that, under the direction of
the said secretary, there shall be purchased,
if the fame cannot otherwise be obtained,
fufficient land for the ere&ion of the said
light-house, and accommodations for the bet
ter support thereof : Provided, that the le
gislature of Georgia shall cede the jurisdic
tion over the fame to the United States.
Sec. 7. And be it further enabled, That
Current prices of per from to
D. <*. D. C.
Duck, Ravens ' -- 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 1 5
Fish, Merchant, C. 4 0 425
,W. India mark. -- 325 375
Scale — 250 275
Salmon none, B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 75° 8 c
Flour, fupcr. frefh — 80 000
,^ne —7 0 0
, middlings —7 0 o o
country C. 375 4 0
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
. Briffol cr. loby 8, bx. 15 50 16 0
fl 9 b Y7, - 14 50 15 0
Bby6, -- 11 0 11 50
^) Hamburg 10 by 8, -- 13 0 13 50
' 7 b Y9> - 12 0 13 0
Gun Powder th 050 055
Geneva, Holland if pr G. 1 17 1 20
, Americanize -- 090 0 0
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 25 0
Hogs Lard lb 012 0 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 0
, Russia -- 120 0 135 0
, Swedes -- 125 0 140 0
Logwood T. 4 0 0 45 °
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 0 0 >6 c
, dry -- 14 5 0 *5 0
, red — 9 ° 0 0
, sheet — 10 0 10 50
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 0
, , merch. — 11 0 11 5 0
shingles -1 50 • 2 20
©botefate prices Current, at portfmoutb, WuLpampttm.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS®
— r «- & rt^^ < gfy^^Qto*^,.„
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1802.
Coutfe of ©change, at toofton.
F f<o^? 3
I. INLAND BILLS.
Bills on Baltimore, 30 days fight, (For Cafb) 1 per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, :, do. : do. do. do.
I do. Network, : : do. : do. do. do.
Ido. flu^elphia, or) , ~ ~
New. York, da . vs > - do do f
A. B. Bills at Shorter fight, proportionally higher.
there shall be, and hereby are appropriated,
for the re-imburfement of the merchants of
Plymouth and Duxbury, for monies expend
ed by them in erecting a temporary light on
the Gurnet, a sum not exceeding two hun
dred and seventy dollars ; for the rebuilding
'the light-house on the said Gurnet, a sum
not exceeding two thousand five hundred dol
lars ; for the rebuilding of the light-house oh
the eastern end of New Castle Island a sum
not exceeding four thousand dollars ; and for
the erection jof the said light-house on said
Lynde's point, a sum not exceeding two
thousand five hundred dollars ; for the erec
tion of the.light-houfe on Cumberland fouth
point, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars ; and for taking the survey, and for
erecting light-houses and placing buoys in
the found, a sum not exceeding eight thou
sand dollars ; to be paid out of any monies
which may be in the treasury, not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. 8. And be it farther enabled, That
it shall be lawful for the secretary of the
treasury, und. -r the direaion of the President
of the United States, to cause to be expend
ed, in repairing and ereßing public piers, in
the river Delaware, a sum not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars : and that the fame
be paid out of any monies in the treasury,
not otherwjfe appropriated : Provided, That
the jurifdiaion of the lite where any such
piers may be erected, shall be firft ceded to
the United States, according to the condi
tions in such case by law provided.
NATHL. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,
Vice-President of the United States, and
Prefdent of the Senate.
Approved, April 6, iso2.
TH: JEFFERSON,
President of the United States.
AN ACT
For the relief of the marjhals of certain dif
trias therein mentioned.
BE it enabled by the Senate and Heufe of
RepreJentatives of the United States of Ameri-
Current prices of ,er from to
D. c. n. c.
Lemons frejb bx. 750 8 0
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, $ 020 0 0
Molasses G. 045 050
Nutmegs lb 5 0 5 5°
Nail Rods scarce C. 750 8 c
.^fo M - o ft °34
to 6dj ' -- 066 070
^ j 6d, wrought -- 117 0 0
< I rod, do. infpe&ed — 166 175
Z< I 2od, do. do. — 242 250
(Sheathing, cut C. jr 50 0 0
^(Liver none . B. 14 0 14 0
O (Linseed G. 1 0 1 8
Pepper lb 028 0 28
Pork, best pieces B. 20 0 0 0
, common — 14 0 15 0
Peas bu. I 57 1 25
Pimento $ 0 17 0 18
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 375 4 0
Redwood Ti 55 0 60 0
Raisins /refo cafle 7 50 7 5°
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 4 117
, Windward 3d pr— 0 80 0 86
Rice scarce C. 5 50 0 0
RoGn fearer B. 450 450
Soap, white ffi 0 14 u >6
, brown — 010 012
, castle -- 017 0 0
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 17 0
, East-India -^ 12 0 13 0
. , Weft-India -- 9 0 12 0
Doting extenuate, not set boton ougbt in mate.
[1 DOL; 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
ca, in Congress assembled, That the secretary
of the treasury be, and he hereby is authori
fed and directed to apportion to the fevera!
marshals of the dittrias of Virginia, Mary
land, and Pennsylvania, refpeclively, who
have been employed or concerned in taking
the late census, the compensation allowed by
the " A& providing for the second census or
enumeration of the inhabitants of the Unit
ed States," according to the fervicc each may
have performed.
NATHI,. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Reprejentatives.
A. BURR,
Vice-Prefdent of the United States, and
Prefdent of the Senate.
Approved, April 6, 1802.
TH : JEFFERSON,
President of the United States.
AN ACT
To authorize an advance of money to Samuel
Dexter.
BE it enabled by the Senates and House of
Representatives of the United States of Ameri
ca, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and he is heteby autho
rised and direded to advance out of any mo
ney in the Treasury, not otherwise appro
priated, the sum of five hundred dollars to
Samuel Dexter, for the purpose of affixing
him in defraying the ex pences of the suit of
Joseph Hodgfon against him in the circuit
court of the diftria of Columbia, he, the
said Dexter to be accountable for the fame.
NATHL. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,
Vice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved, April 14, 1802.
TH : JEFFERSON.
President of the United States.
Wanted Immediately,
Two Lads from 13 to 15
years of age, as apprentices to the
Printing Business.•
Enquire at this Office#
Current prices of per from to
D. C D. C.
Starch, Poland lb 0 20 0 0
, American -- o I2| 011
Sugar, Loaf so °26 027
Salt, St. Übes feareg H. 6 0 0 0
, Turk's Island -- 6 0 6 0
, Liverpool — 450 5 0
, Rock —7 0 0 0
Steel, German lb ° ! 4 ° ! S
, English — 016 017
Salt Petre, refined -- 025 0 0
Shot C. 10 0 10 0
. fW. O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
I do. do. heading — 26 0 28 0
>)W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 50
<] R. O. hhd. -- 10 0 11~$
I do. Shooks 0 66 oco
[W. O. do. 1 20 I oo
Tin in sheets bx. 18 0 20 0
Tar B. 325 350
Turpentine — 4 0 45°
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 10 0 0
, Souchong -- 067 070
, Bohea -- 034 034
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia — 550 6 0
Twine, sewing doz. 550 0 0
, seine — 50 55°
n f-M&leira G. 217 283
a I Lisbon — 138 142
Z ^Sherry, — 117 125
I Malaga scarce q.c. 30 0 30 0
> (Red Port — 140