The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-26

been for . long time: ordinary sells from 54s
70 7Os. per cwt and the finest sort from ST.
ass. to 81. Ss.-7he rigorous edicts of Bona
parte prevent the importation of this arti-
cite, which weuld nearly bring 100 per cent.
iTS.ss the TsI,Sa and Dutch markets al
present, were it possible to export it thi-
ther.
The market for wines, continue very high
notwithstanding the arrival of six vessels
from Oporto, direct. and seven vessels more
are hourly expected to arrive; in all, about
5000 pipes of port wine. When those come
into the market, il may make some alteration
an the prices; but the quality of those wines
~ill be very inferior to those Of our last years
importations. as they principally consist Of
last years vintage. There is no kind of
doubt, but that the consumption of port wine
has decreased in these Kingdoms and that
In consequence of the excessive heavy duties
laid on by Mr.. Pitt, by which the revenue
must have been injured, as fully appears
from the quantity Of wine shipped from O..
porto to Great-8ritain and Ireland, taken
from the Operto shipping list, published
there every year; end by it, it appears that
IN 1904, the shipping Off was SSH pipes
of wine to Great Britain and Ireland alone :
and in 1906, only 81 .sO2 pipes: leaving de-
fciency of Is 500 pipes: Thus the people
Sre burthened with tax on that necessary
article. without bene6tting the state. To
some of our readers, connected with parlia-
,1entary affairs, we would recommend the
iowering of duties on all kind of wine, except
Wrench. The entire export of wines from O.
porto to all countries, except those, did not
sxceed 500 pipes annually.
The article of hemp, usually imported
Sfom Riga and Petersburg, has risen, within
few months, from 6Si. up to 92l. per ton ,
being the present price; and this article is
ball hs--tx<
If 1t is encouraged by our government over
all the United Kingdom. In Ireland, flax
seed usually imported from New-York, Phi
hdelphia, Boston, &c. has got to an enor-
nous price; and if the Embargo continues
in America, the linen trade of that country
must be very much injuredAhowever, we
have pleasure in stating, that it is the intentl-
on of Parliament to grant bounty to the
growers of flax-seed and this, we trust, will
remedy the evil.
Curing the last year 6240 ships cleared
the Sound duties OF this number, 3,sS7
came from. the North Sea; viz. 64S Danish,
6e4 Swedish, 142 Russian, AZ Pappenburgh,
10 Hamburger, 81 Rostock, Lubbock, 65 RUS
sian, 102 American - Portuguese, and 1859
English. 1851 came from the Baltic, viz. 564
Danish, us Swedish, IS Prussian, 50 Papen-
burgh, 10 Hamburger, K ldenburgb, IS Bre-
men, 81 Rostock, A Lubbock, sd Russian, IO2
American, % Portuguese, and 1918 English.
1906, ii,5Ss77 ships cleared the Sound t,u-
ties.
Within the last six months, very consi-
derable fall has taken place in the price of
copper. This is ascribed to the great sue
cess of the Ross Island mining company, at
Killarney, in Ireland, where there has been
raised and sent TO England during the last
year, no less than 70 284 Cwt. of copper ore.
This is to be considered as one of the many
and growing advantages resulting from the
political union of the two islands.