Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-08-17 00:00:00, page 1

From the Aurora.
MANUFACTURES.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION REVIVED.
A QUESTION has been fitted to the
^giflature and executive members of the
federal and fate governments—Whether the
'United States ought not forthwith to make
a complete experiment of well deviled and
'effectual encouragement to some one branch
of American manufaauring by labor-filing
machines, and what that branch Jhould be .
Many of the most early and zealous
friends of American manufactures have hith
erto refrained from suggesting, that the pro
duaions of our domestic arts and trades
Should be genially encouraged by the high
duties on the importation of foreign rival
goods. They have feared to impede im
provements of the country by excessive duties
on foreign articles used in building boufes,
I flares, mills, &C. They have feared to im-
I ,ede the progress of knowledge by excessive du
, ties on foreign books, and instruments
science. They have feared to burthen the
poor, the young beginners, the indufrious, and
she great majs of the people, by excessive du
ties on foreign manufactured goods, for their
eloathing, furniture, and general consumption.
The belt friends of American manufactures
have feared, that high general duties might
en?barrafs or derange our finances and pub
lic credit, by affecting fair and free importa
tion. They have prudently refpeded the
duties of many of our fellow-citizens about
ourinterefl in manufactures, and our ability to
protest them. They have been uncertain a
bout the acquisition of foreign machinery,
manufacturing secrets, and artizans. They
have feci)the pollibiluy that foreign trade
. laws might be so framed as entirely to pre
vent the importation of the properest raw ma
terials. They have feared that too many of
lour farmers might be diverted from agricul
-Itore to manufactures. Other objections
have occurred, and the moderation, pru
dence and candour of the friends of Amcri
can manufa&aCT have cheerfully yielded to
Current prices of per from to
'D. C. D. C
ASHES, pot, effort, T. 90 0 105 0
, Pearl - 110 0 0 0
Allum, ' f. 80 90
Anchors, ^ °“ 12 °
Bread, Ship '• 45° 7 °
Ratter 1b 012 oi 3
Beef, common B. 9 0 12 0
mess — X 3 0 '3 5°
Beans, white bu. 112 116
Brandy, Spanish 4%r. G. 150 156
, Naples 4<hpr. -- 150 0 0
Barley nze, b , ° ° ° 0
Brimstone, C. 250 4 0
Brimstone, Roll C. 45° 5 0
Corn, Indian -- 0 75 9 80
Rye - 095 1 , O
Cassia lb ob ° 0 6 5
Cloves —1 33 00
Coffee — 0 20 © 22
Cheese, American — 0 6 014
Cotton, foreign scarce -- 040 0 0
, American — 024 0 0
Cordage, American C. 14 0 0 0
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common Ib 020 0 0
4 ,'be(t ^.2&i 028 032
Ct^es, mould -- 018 019
, dipt -- 016 0 0
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 ° °
, American, •1,0 18 0
Copperas, C. 35° 4 °
Cloth, Tow yd. 016 017
Duck, Russia, ift qual. Bt. 16 0 17 0 1
aourfe of Grebange, at QSofen,|
FOREIGN BILLS.
Bills on London : 30 days, g(For CaJh) par,
d>. .do, : ^ : 60 days, { ? do. : x pr.cent.diC !
m,.i do.-f : : %§o da,s, :\ : 1 do! _ /_— ^1 —.i-.
Billion Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : 2 do. do.
do. 0,1 Amsterdam, payable in do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
NUMBER 51. VOL. III.]
PORTSMOUTH PRICE CURRENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) PRINTED BY S. NUTTING, PRINTER, OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
OZbCT you Sail tfcefe Beeßs reUte fyeaft of tbem as t^ey are :
Republican Ledger,
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Ravens — 10 50 11 50
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 1 5
Fish, Merchant, C. 4 0 425
,W. India mark. -- 325 350
Scale -- 225 233
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel -- 75° 8 0
Flour, super. frefh — 75° 0 0
, fine — 650 0 0
, middlings -- 6 0 o c
, country C. 375 4 0
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
. r Bristol cr. loby 8, bx. 15 50 16 o
n) 9 b y 7, -- 14 0 0 0
Bby6, -- 11 0 11 50
^) Hamburg io by 8, -- 13 0 13 50
' 7 b y9» -- 12 0 12 5 c
Gun Powder lb 0 5° 0
Geneva, Holland isl pr G. 1 5 0 0
, Americanize -- 090 0 4
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 0 c
Hogs Lard ft) 012 0 10
Iron, Philadelphia T. 130 0 0 0
, Russia -- 115 0 120 0
, Swedes -- 125 0 130 0
Logwood T. 40 0 45 0
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 16 0 0 0
, dry -* l s 0 0 0
, red -- '8 66 9 0
, sheet — 11 0 0 0
Lumber, boards clear M. 16 0 17 0
, , merch. -- 9 -0 9 c
shingles -1 50 2502
every reasonable doubt, and to every fair ar
gument its full weight.
It has happened, however, that for the
mere purposes of revenue, an impost has been
laid upon all foreign rival manufactures.
This impost has been gradually increased
from 5 to 7^, to and 12% per cent, which
last is, at this time, the lowest rate of duty.
It is also true, that for the proper and declar
ed encouragement of certain manufactures, ad
ditions to that lowest rate of duty have been
made of 2, 5 and 7 1-2 per cent, so that va
rious American manufactures are encoura
ged by duties on the foreign rival commodi
ties of 12 1-2, 15, 17 1-2 and 20 per cent.
Besides these there are import duties upon
particular articles which are at higher rates
per cent. The duties, for example, of 8
cents per gallon, on all fermented malt li
quors, and 28 cents per gallon on difilled
grain spirits ; 1 1-2 to 9 cents per lb. on re
lined sugars ; 50 cents per doz. on wool and
cotton cards ; 400 cents per cwt. on twine
and packthread; 2$ cents per pair on shoes;
2 cents per lb. on soap and candles; locents
and 22 cents per lb. on manufactured tobac
co and fnuff, &c. &c.
Under these gradual, moderate and pru
dent encouragements commenced by the
States in 1783, and pursued by the federal
government, a feene of domeflic manufac
tures, reflecting honor upon the internal e
conomy of the United States, and greatly re
dounding to their benefit, has imperceptibly
arisen. We hazard once more a revised
sketch of them, and upon mature reflection,
we are not disposed to doubt the coriednefs
of the interring fam total.
An attempt to eflimate certain American Manu
factures.
Dollars.
Refined Sugar, of all kinds, 1,000,000
Shoemakers' manufactures, 8,000,000
Hatters' ditto,, 1,225,000
Carriages f^r pleasure, including
repairs within the year, , 500,000
Carriages for work, including lixe
repairs, 500,000
All leathern goods, exclusive of
ifhoes, boots, flippers, and car-
CCWoIcfaU prices Current, at portfmoutb, ^cto^mpfyire.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS,
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TUESDAY, AUGUST ! 7 , 1802.
iNIJAto BALLS. J
Bills on Baltimore ^0 days fight,- (For Cash) t per cem dis.
4 Mo- IfoiladrfpLia, — — —_ : : do. .• do. do. f do.
do. New-York, - : ; do. : do. do# , do.
do. Philadelphia, or I
New-York, ) 6 ° days, : do. 2 do.
N. B. Bills at //sorter fight, proportionably higher.
riage leather, 1,000,000
Cabinet work of all kinds, fram
ing pictures and cbmpofitions, 1,000,000
Gold and silver plate and wares,
and set and fancy work, 500,000
The whole of our iron manufac
tures, including farming imple
ments, cannon, muskets, iteel,
&c. 4,000,000
The whole of our hemp, flax, cot
ton, hair, wool, and f.lk, which
are manufactured, cxclufivc of
hats, 20,000,000
Beer, ale and porter, 500,000
Distilled spirits, 10,000,000 gal
lons, 50 cents, from molasses,
grain, &c. 5,000,000
Copperfmith'swork, lead, pewter
and brass wares; 500,000
Tanners' ditto, 200,000
Coopers' wares, oak, pine, cedar,
&c. for home use, and for our
exports, 1000,0000
Ships, boats, oars, &c. including
repairs, 3,000,000
Earthen, glass and done wares, 350,000
Windsor chairs, settees, and
painted, gilt and varnished do. 100,000
Horn, ivory and whale bone ma
nufactures, 10,000
Starch, hair powder, wafers and
glue, so>°°°$ o >°°°
Soap and candles, 300,000
Wiie-work, including cotton and
wool cards,, 50,000
Wheel-barrows, hand do. corn
fans, plane-flocks, machinery,
&C. „ 50,000
Paper making, including hang
ings, 500,000
Gun, Powder, 500,000
Book-printing and binding, and
engraving, 1,000,000
Dollars, 50,835,000
It is not believed that any item in the pre
ceding estimate materially exceeds the truth,
and we are confident that if all unnoticed
branches were added, it would be impoflible
Current prices of per from to
D. C. • D. C.
Lemons frejh bx. io o 11 c
Lime, half hhd. 1 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, ffi 0 2'o 0 0
.violates G. 040 044
Nutmegs lb 5 0 5 5 c
Nail Rods scarce C. 750 8 0/
,f 4d lcut M ° °34 0 0
/|6d, U '-- 066 0 0
^ I 6d, wrought -- 117 0 0
< ; tod, do. infpe&ed -- 175 180
^ I 2od, do. do. -- 245 250
(Sheathing, cut C. 0 0 11 50
^ (Liver none B. 14 0 0 0
OlLinfeed G. 112 120
Pepper lb 028 0 0
Pork, best pieces B. 20 0 0 0
, common -- 14 0 15 0
Peas bu. 1 25 1 50
Pimento ib 0 20 0 0
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 3 75 4 0
Redwood, T. 55 0 60 0
RaiGus /n^ cask 8 50 9 0
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 0 0 0
, Windward 3d pr.- 080 0 0
Rice scarce \ C. 6 0 o c
Rosin jcarce B. 450 0 0
Soap, white lb 014 010
, brown -- 010 0 16
, castle -- 017 0 2
Sugar, Havannah C. 17 0 0 0
, East-India -- 12 0 0 0
, Welt-India -- 90 12 0
Dotting extenuate, not set Boton ougbt in malice.
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM.
If the lift shall be carefully examined, it
will be found, that these manufactures give
a vaf, an immenje support to our planters,
farmers, free-holders, and fi fhermen, by the
demand for out country and fiihing produce,
and for buildings, and that some of them are
highly favorable to the American (hip-own
ers, by employing imported molasses, sugars,
fkuis, woods, dyes, metals, hemp, flax, wool,
tallow, and other foreign raw materials and
ingredients.
Are we prepared to facrifice this noble, en
crcafag branch of American indefr, f Will
we foffer ourselves to negle& it for a mo
ment ? Will we not rather continue pru
dently to nurse, to fofter and to encourage
the ufeful arts and manufactures ? There
an be but one opinion— one reply. But it
ought to be unanimous r endeavor to pro
mote American manufactures w/7^ as much
deliberation and prudence as effiCt. Let us
take care net to disturb our necessary reve
nues, not to derange our well ordered finan
ces, not to impose Unreasonable burdens on
the consumer, not to attempt manifeft im
practicabilities, not to impede our young im
provements, and not to aim at too much bv
touching the fubje&with strong alterative's
at too many points.
We cannot at this crisis, encourage, by
additional, encreafing and prohibitory duties,
all American manufactures without produ
cing most of the evils we'have held up, in
candid prudence, in this investigation. It
is not meant therefore to press upon the pub
lic consideration, at this moment, any gene
ral measures to promote American manufac
tures. It is not intended-here, to ask even
the confide ration of such meafure^, in favor of
any two branches. It is merely wished,
that ne n rand proper protections and encour
agements, may be considered, in reference to
some one fiogle branch. "No material orfud
den dimiuntion of our revenues can be pro
duced by higher duties, not very slowly en
creafing upon a single branch ; and no ob
jection to a general forcing of manufactures
more deserves to be refpeded than the possi
ble injuries to our revenue, finances and
to reduce the total sum below fifty millions
of dollars.
Current prices of per from ~
D. C D. C
Starch, Poland lb 017 o o
, American -- o I 2 | 0
Sugar, Loaf lb 025 o 3
Salt, St. Übes Jcarce H. 6 0 0 0
, Turk's Illand -- 60 6 0
, Liverpool -- 450 $ o
, Rock -7 0 0 0
Steel, German lb 014 o o
, English -- o>6 018
Salt Petre, refined -- 025 0 0
Shot Patent, C. 11 0 o o
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
I do. do. heading - - 26 0 28 0
>J W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 co
^^R.O. hhd. -- 10 o nfy
^ I do. Shooks 066 o'o
[W. O. do. 120 j 3 o
Tin in sheets bx. 18 o 2 0 0
, r . B - 325 o o
Turpentine -- 4 o 4
Tea, Hyfon lb. 110 o 0
, Souchong -- 065 0 0
7 , Bohea ^- 032 o
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 79 o q
, Georgia -- 550 6 o
1 wine, tewing doz. 5 O <
, seine — 5 o '
^Madeira G. 217 283
^ I Lisbon jcarce, — i 4o o o
Z < Sherry, - H 7 z2 O
I Malaga farce q.c. 32 o o o
? [Red Port — j 4o