Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-25
Luis, 4, the distance Of two hundred

leagues from the capital.
We shall be best enabled TO form an idea
of the prosperity and commerce OF THIS
eosatry, by taking a. view OF the imports
and experts. In the year 1895, there ar
rived thirty. five loaded ships from Cadis;
22 from Barcelona, Malaga, and Alsaqaez;
9 from Ceruuna; from Soutander; 1
from V,go, and from Djon. The value
of that part Of the cargoss which consist.
ed Of Spanish productions, amounted to
1905 1866 American pisssers. The value
of the foreign manufactures, &c. which
were imported la the above ships, amount
ed To l .14S,o7s; and sum total OF beth to
2 1853 ga piasters. On the. other haad,.
there sailed from Buenos Ayres 26 ships
for Cadiz 10 tor Barcelona, Malaga aud
Alicante 4 for Lorunna and 4 tor Son,
lander These carried coined and lincoln.
ed gold of the value Of ,425.7O1 pias.
tiers. The value of the silver exported
accounted 60 uesf!y 1856 5O4, and hat OF
the oiher productions of the province 10
076.i77 piasters. The value Of all the ex-
ports consequently amounted 10 $ 058, S32.
The goods exported consisted Of 874,59s
raw OK hides; 43,762 horse hides; "a. 435
SKINS OF finer sort; as, 800 arrobas OF
ssled 'al'sw; III arrobas of Vlccnns
wool; 1864 arroba, OF common wool and
s9l arr0bss of the wp&l IF the Ouanaco
or esmeEsheep IL $50 goose wings;
451 900 OK horns 1928 cwt. ct copper;
4 cw.. cf in; 254l tanned hides: 222 do.
zrn Of manufactured sheep SKINS; sl-s
cs7s. Of sailed beci; and 1876 cw. Of salt.
ed pork.
From the Havana TWO ship. arrived.
These were fre,gh.ed with % 152 arrobas
o! sugar; $50 casks brandy; 2l2 large
vessels full of honey .5s arrobas of CO.
Goa; 1864 arfobs. OF White wax and $50
vsraa OF acsna wood the whole vslue Of
thu imports fran the Havana amounting
10 %, 562 piassers. IL The same wear ID
SHIPS sailed !r m Euenos Ayre. to he Ha-
wanna. Their ca goe. consisted O: "a CdO
plaste,s 10 geld; 90 O6o ew,. Of called
tesh; 1 1903 a,robas Of tell ,w; esq do.
zen OF manufac uyed sheep skins 523
skins Q. finer sort; 100 arsobss Of wood
ESQ goose ngs; the value OF all these
exports to the Havana am ounsiug 10
100 10 pa t,rs.
Tvs ships from Lima and Gusvaquil,
brough Is SIS a'r'bas Of sugar 200 salt |
steres 1917 arrobas of cocoa SIS AFRO.
bas ct rec /; 378 pounds Of cinnamon |
$50 pounds Of md - he value Of The
whole an unted TO so 154 pissters. 10
return, 2094 hoes, 49, slaves, 1910 arro
b # GLOW. go pounds Of thread, ~
doz, pal's Of silk stockings, aud lSoha.s,
were cent tfom Buenos Ayes TO The above
named PLACES. The value Of II ihsse e4-
ports su, unted TO 67,l5o pias.ers.
In the same year. 1853 negro slaves were
Imperfect in four Spanish and FIVE foreign
sh1ps. On the other hand, two foreign |
ships, and nine be oEg'ng to the couo.r,
sailed from Buenos Ayres on slave trade
Toysse. Carrying win hem l59 $40 pias.-
srs n money, aud OF the productions o. |
he country and s,er mr:chaodlzr as much
IS was estimated a, 81 7u3 Das.ess.
4 ne rapid increase Of trade IN the pre-
'ince cl@Arly appears from comparative
ssa'e Of he Imports and expsrts of III,
years 1895 and 1896. In This latter yea,
., re were imporeed $50 4s1 pias,ers wo, h
s DDS rom Spain; 1908 plaster.
worib ON the Havana, and sO.l5t pia,
srs worth from Lima, more shan in The
year Immediately preceding. The impor
alton Of negro slaves likewise exceeded i
'a!ue that of he fofmer year about ii SO;
oiasters. The exports too were lkewi.
much m re considerable, the excess OF ,host
o Spain alone amounting to 274,476 p,
aaIers.
Bat IN The following years. ,hroughsb
Var. aud the insecurity OF commerce there.
y occasloned, a change for the worse had
aiken place. This we learn from the Cor