The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-20
CIRCULAR.


The uncertainty in which we have re main
ed ever since the date of cur last circular,
and the difference of opinions respecting
what may finally be the event OF the nego.
Citations now pending between the British
and American governments, has placed the
general course OF commercial operations i'm
our market, as respects American produce,
in state OF comparative inactivity. Such
sales as have been effected for some weeks
past, have generally been made to the ma
nutacturers and the trade, and as the specu-
lators nave not shown themselves in the mar
ket, prices have, for the most part, cont
nued steady. Within the last week, howe
yer, some articles, particularly COTTON,
have experienced small reduction in pri-
ces, which is attributed to the impression
made by several recent arrivals direct from
the United States, and the uncertainty to
what extent such supplies may be received !;
we cannot. however, suppose, that such ir-
regular adventures will be multiplication
the contrary, it seems to us more probable,
that your government will take speedy and
etfectual measures to put stop to them !;
and in that case, the regular demand for
COTTON for the consumption OF our ma
lnufactories, We think, will maintain the pre-
sent quotations, until some material change
takes place in augmentation of our imports.
stock on hand, but large portion is of crust
ed and inferior kinds: One hundred barrels
of Pots were sold by the hammer the other
day at SOS. Cd 52s. but prime Pots and
Pearls maintain our present quotations, from
which we see no cause to anticipate decline
during the suspension of direct intercourse.
WHEAT and FLOUR of fine qualities are
in good demand at improving prices, and foi.
the reasons mentioned in our last. we con-
| time OF opinion, that the prices will remain
| high until the near approach of our next har-
vest-Owing to the scarcity of good old
Wheat, the fine descriptions of that article
| are in very brisk demand. TOBACCO, du-
ring last month, has been uncommonly fat {:
Indeed, the ordinary and inferior kinds, of
which the quantity on hand is large, are not
enquired for at all, and therefore prices are
nominal, nor can the holders of such EXPECT
to be materially relieved until an intercourse
with the continent snail open vent to 70
reign markets. Finer sorts, however, are
very scarce, and command sd. 1S5d and
WILL no doubt, shortly be higher should no
fresh Supplies be soon received. RICE is
held for better prices, which are confidently
expected in the event no immediate consi-
derabic arrivals. Fine QUERCITRON
BARK is in good demand; 50 is every des-
cription of rIMBE.R and SLAVES, of which
the market, without speedy importations,
will soon be run very bare, our present quo
tations could easily be obtained. NAVAL
STORES are become dull at our present
currency.
The London papers of this morning, con-
tain copy of a letter from the Emperor of
the French to the Emperor of Russia, dat
ed Schoenbrunn, 10th Oct 1909. which con.
tains these words -" The United States are
con the worst terms with England, and
" seem disposed sincerely and seriously to
approximate to our system."-The letter
is said to be authentic.
We remain,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
JAMES ROBINSON & SON.