Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-03
Communicated FIR tie Federal Gazette.
F." LIVERPOOL, SchtemJey IS. 1910

LIVERPOOL, 0cttfmber Is, 1910.
Our harvest, whose commencement, {,
progress has been attended with particularly
fne weather, is now nearly finished in the
principal cora conoties, & the wnea! proves
to be greatly superior to what the mos! san.
guine expectation had, AZ onc time, autici.
pated. Although it is thinner upon the
ground in some districts than has occasion.
ally been the CASE, Jcs this deficiency Will
in a great mrosufe b. compensated Ly
propor,lonatr Increase Of weight IN the
grains, which are aos ouiy large and well
fed, hus thc qualify also Is considered to b.
unusually fine. Il May, as yet. be too sarll
to fora az accurate Oh decided 4pInoa ppga
,hs subj but the impression at pressns
is certainly il favor oi al description d
grain yls!ding fair aVerage produce. We
may also observe, that Potatoes arc every
where understood to DC very a5undaa:
crop. These circumstances, rs m!eht AZ
turaliy BIZ expected, have had toe egre, Of
causing gradual depression IN ourma'E>',
and the sacs Of wheat at presrut arr almost
suspended; the quotations may be s1oas
lis. rs %. pr 20 lbs. bat it IS din uc
to say WHAT price cond actually be c5.a'oed
for cargo, If on should nov aTrive.--
Owing 10 The fine state Of the weather, oUr
mills have seldom wind sufic;eSt Tor
grinding, from which circumstance ftour
is scarce; and as the demand Is pretty stea-
DIV, the prices hare declined in the same
proroltion With those Of wheat, as they
may sill! be quoted a; COS. 62s. per O0i'
but when on, supplies become more abUn'
daae, sensibl= oppression will undoubtedly
ensue.
The great scarcity Of good cottons is
becoming more sensibly E-it, and from he
III senoy OF the demand for tbs description
the holders are requiring and have IN some
instances Obtained trifiog advance upoa
TIC late prices, while the value O! the Mirri.
or qualities which press heavily upon !As
market, are scarcely supported. inc DE-
uland however, is, upon the wa2la, Ffga"
and extensive. Upi.nd may be quoted a:
a16d and New Orleaus at IA 4 l8d
DE, ID. SEA Island r3le from IS I'D IS
Sd and are much sought alter but Inc
holders ars rot disposed 20 sei'sreeIy al tic
present prices.
For some time past, the prices OF 10.
bscco have not undergone any a'tsrat'"n"f,
consequence !; but the regular trade have o'
late purchased with more freedom, e''cnH,
ragged by the low prices of ho'h s;em0'Su
and leaf, to manufacture more lsfgs!TT aac
IN some cases an advance Of IL has be"
Given for lew particularly fine hogs. 1faa''
York and James River, low and n'sTl"F,
may be quoted at ed 8 Cd ordinary az"
niddlinc, 4d Sd and coed and the o d
I'd. Maryland brown % a ID. C"iO'1y
sd a 81 and fine yellow, 81 12d per i''
Our stock continues 20 increase, a0d may
now be estimated at upwards OF 1877
hhds. &
Clover seed has experienced adc1tlhe "
not less than l5s per cwt. and on= pafce. w
tolerably good quality has beea so'u al w.
per cwt. or
Rice is in very LITTLE demand, and c'h'o'
be quoted higher than 90 24s per c".
Yours, &c. :,
". s. K. Rath5ohs'
acknowledgements ssA s.sr.s4
u.s. pr;,+;no N all it's branch