Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-28

ed bct it may be supposed that SO
sudden \ defalcation in our foreign
supplies, will have considerable In
Auence upon the minds of the holders.
From these causes, united with the 1
small stock Of old wheat remaining in
the hands of the farmers, there is a
prospect that the shipments of wheat
and -four, which may in the mean
tine arrive from America, will meet
with fair demand, unless our present
situation should be materially improv-
ed.
Since the restoration of a direct
trade with your country, timber has
been invery little request; for common
pine not more than rs is offered the
value Of pitch pine is still very uncer-
tain, but 1T cannot be es mated at
more than Is 1Od SIS per foot. The
bill which was introduced IN parlia.
'nent some time since, wi h view of
double the present dutiea up
foreign timber, hereafter irnportd In
70 this country, has passed the House
OF Commons but, at what p Rod its
operation is intended to commence. or
whether any modification may take
place, in the rate of increase original
ly proposed, before il DRAINED the
force of the law, are circumstances $,
respecting which very littie is yet p5-
sitively known.
+" The Import of Slaves, particu-
larly of barrel, has already been heavy
and as a regular succession of arrlv ais
nav now be expected, the demand is,
upon the whole, li,niied, the dealers
having no inducement to purchase ex.
tensiyeiy, at the present rates.-Bar-
rel NAV be quoted at Ill. los a ISL,
ios--hhd. Isl. 22l. 81 pipe 25l. Sol.
per NJ.
"Our stock of tobacco continues to
accumulate and may now be comput-
ed at 8 600 hhds. The greater part
IT this very heavy sapply is ordinary
ard tniddEints, which ia almost unsafe
able, being adapted for exportati IN on.
ly, and from this source we cannot, IN.
der existing circumstances, calculate
upon much reii@fbeing obtained. Our
own manufacturer purchase very spar
ingly, and altho Oh the foe. qualities
from York and mes River are very
scarce, yet they will not bring more
than Cd a I'd, even in small q antilles.
Rappahannock rates from Cd a 4 ED
Potowma I'd 4d-Marylaad I'd a
11ds and stemmed from sd ca i-2 per
ID.
Flaxseed, Ia consequence. of very
large imports from the United States,
declined TO SIS SOS per hid. at which
the crushers were induced 20 pare ha.e
very freely, and this circumstance has
had the effect OF advancing the prices.
Several of the holders now refuse to
sell under SIS 63s per hhd. but the
tendency to an improvements has lii the
mean time been rather checked by the
arrival, at the ports OF London & Huh,
of several cargs es from the Baltic, the
amount Of which may be about 10000
quarters.
"Owing to the unfavourable appear
ance OF our own crops, there has been
good deal of speculation in n merl-
can clover seed, and The late arrivals
have been sold, chiefly at 0os per cwt.
One or two Very superior parcels real
ized 95s 1o0s, bat though the de-
mand still exists, it has become more
limited, and els 92s is the highest
price which would now be gwen for
good clean seed.
Quercltron bark has declined con-
siderabiy, which would be expected as
the necessary result of an abundant
supply. Some of the finest qualities
of the late importations from Pn.la.
deiphIa, have been sold at AS 45s
per cwt. but at these prices it is diff
cult to effect sales IN any large qaanti-
ty. Good samples may be quoled at
35s 4os, and. the inferior AN mid
ding descriptions, which are very un-
saleable, at 2os SIS per cwt."
NEw YoRK, Aug. %.