Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-19
From the PHILADELPHIA Gazette.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
Lipertool, fulH. "a, 1910.

We have had very animated demand
for COTTON since the publication OF our
/ Circular and Prices Current by the Eliza.
From the 25,h ultimo to the 9TH instant,
about 90, 600 bags were sold, and at gra--
dual advance of nearly lid per ID: last
week, especially in the early part OF it, the
spirit for buying subsidized; on Friday ana
Saturday it recovered some OF Its former
activity but the total sales OF the week
were not more than $500 packages. we
notice decline of lad a I'D per ID. on
inferior Bowels and Orleans, at a time that
prime parcels have sustained scarcely any
depression: this evidently confirms what
we have before remarked, that Cotton OF
good quality is very scarce. 1t may not,
perhaps, be unimportant to state, that Sc
veral cons:gnments have lately been made
to US, part OF which were on deck; permit
us to suggest, that the apparent saving OF
frrightis outbalanced by the extra insu' ance,
and the injury sometime sustained by salt
water. We trust another observation will
not be deemed intrusive In some invoices
charge Of If cent per 10. is made tor
repacking; but as We have not in any in
stance perceived that repacking cotton is
preferred, we presume the expence is uear-
" thrown away. The constan, consump-
ton of manufactured goods IN Great brl-
tain and her colonies necessarily takes from
this market a 5000 bags weekly; when
TO this quantity is added the renewed de-
mand from the United States, it is rea-
sonabie to conclude, that unless the supply
he very abundant, nearly the present prices
may be considered the currency tor some
time to come: those prices are
Upland, Is 2 Is 81
Sra Islands IS 10 IL Is 81
New Orleans Is 2 a Is "a
Stained Is 6 a Is 90
the highest price supposes very superior
quality.
Tojacco.-A lot of so hhds. coed Caro-
Ina leaf was sold about 2 pence per 10.
and the larter end of last week the same lot
Was sold at small advance; still sales are
rendered difficult, and they will continue so
until the abuudan. supply is reduced.
Pot Ashes .-The price seems establish
I'D szs.1,r trIrrc wss a sste uf o a 700
Montreals las, Monday, the whole Of which
were sold TO the trade SIS and 40s for old
aud crusted, and IS ard AS Cd fer crusted
and sound ashes mixed: there were no Tots
perfectly sound in the cargo. For perfect
ashes more might be obtained. Montreal
pearls sos SIS.
Naval Stores - There is 4 very consi-
derable stock of Turpen.ine in this market;
at late sale 1900 bbis. of choice quality
were sold at Us ed. There was sale at
Bristol of 1900 bbls. about the same time
at 17s l9s--it the out ports continue we'll
supplied, no immediate Improvement here
can be expected. Tar remains steady at
26s 27s per bbl.--withiu this day or two
there have been enquiries for Roany Tar at
Us. Pitch is in limited demand. The
low price of Rosin he's tempted Spectators,
and 5000 bbls. were sold last week but it
is still at los los cd.
American F!axseed finds purchasers rea-
Oily at 6s per hush. for crushing.
Fine samples of Clover-Seed will scarce
" command 95s per cws.
Wheat and Flour. The very excellent
condition of some cargoes from Dantzic has
made our millers less eager after American
Wheat the late importatiors from the
United States have been ordinary, and not
more than 12s a 1as per 7ob. have been Of
fered for several thousand bushels; but
that which is really good is still worth l5s
a 16s Sd. The large importasons of -four
have also obliged the holders to take rather
less, still 67s per Dbl is the price of superfne
and at thatrate we yesterday sold "A 500
bbls. off the quay; the preceding week We
disposed OF 700 at only SIS Sd ; the invoice
price OF both was the same, but whata diff.
ferent result! This should point out the
great importance of personal inspection, to