Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-29

the superior qualities viii sell very readily
az 46 cents per lb. and the inferior sorts
from So to As cents. N. b. The appear
ance Of the bean is less considered than the
clean caste, which decides here the value
in a great measure.
LogsO00a---Is actually sold" per ton at ! IS
to 200 dolls.---and very little to be Bought
at this enormous price.
F'ustic or 1ellsrv Uyood---Ts about thirty
ser cent. lowcr:---N. B. The Spanish cut
ssogwood is paid IL per cent higher, than
that cut blythe English.
Sigars---Good NIuseovadoes, very much
in demand from 10 to 16 dolls. per cwt.
Havanaah, white, from. 10 to % dollars
Percwt.
Ditto brown, from 1atoa1s IL dollars
per cwt.
7obacce--- Maryland, fine bright is scarce,
would readily sell at ~ cents per lb. say
kitefoot, other qualities from Il to 22 1-s
dollars per 100 lbs; there are about $40
hhds. in the market. Virginia is not so
much in request, except it be of the supe-
rior qualities, prices my be noted at from
8 TO 90 IL dollars per 100 lbs. Quantity
in store, 600 to 1000 hogsheads.
Cotton. Georgia and n. Orleans, there
are about 1900 bales of (about two cwt.
each offered for sale, at from 27 to 80 cents
per To- but rather dull.
Cochinedl---Is paid with z ia dollars per
10. 900 ceroons arein the market; and as
it appears by letters from Spain, received
last mail, has risen there to- degree, that
it cannot with any profit, be drawn BY us
from that quarter, nor even Holland
Should war with Spain take place, Unjust
rise to 10 or / dollars.
+ Rum---Is little more in favor than
some months ago but cannot advise to
consignments of this article, as the ports of
the Baltic are at present supplied by Co.
penhagen, where 1850 hhds. remain un-
sold.
Teas.-Dul. Bohea from 20 to "A cents
per ID.
Are rather scarce souchong - o. do.
Chln 10 "a do.
t. Hyson, from $50 Iba cts. do
Peeco z2e 40 do.
Tchy 7zo 900 do.
The finer sorts in proportion higher and ris-
ing.
Rle-Tbere are 1000 tierces of about 600
lbs. in store and as little is expected will answer
well, prices from to 10 dolls. 100 Id.
t Piper. Very dgll, and almoss unsaea-
bis.
~ Hidts. VerT dull, and almost uusaleable.
+ Fk1r. Very dull, and almost unsaleabie,
the harvest turned out uncommoniy abundant.
Coe0a. From 20 to a. dolls. per 100 lb.
lndiso. Flor. per l5. from dolls. 90 css. to
5 ! dolls. Sobresslent per ID. from dolls. IS
cents. TO 4 dolls. 56 css.- Cortcs per ID. from Q
dolls. to 3dolls. ~ cts. East India per ID. rom
2 dolls. 81 CTS, to dollars 81 CTS.
Nankfens-7 yards. dol sc cts.
TO dol. z cts.
India mullins will not anfwer at prefcnt, feye-
raj cargoes being unsold yet.
Tooacco fhouid be always hipped IS leaf to.
b3cco, without mentioning the weight inthe bills
otlading in order to avoid a heavy duty al
St4ds.
1t is certain that the merchants Of the United
States enjoy at this moment land probably with.
out any intermifions next year. 70 fair field for
we'll planned (peculations TO this country, as per-
haps ever before, if not hyperion. and it may be
Ieafonably fuppofcd. that il prices do not advance
TOO high in America, fuch entcrprizes NUT yield
handfome profits TO the fhippers."
EnnorpSS fsf tf1e Muifen s3fafp9.