Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-22

r 1850 - ssfs. : - 3, -. II y Under tho
circumstances in which the cont;n u. ,1 e
unfortunately again involved. has ss MI
Of course, a tendency to lower tn. ' rS,
ces, and particularly of cotton 'a soe sFl-
sugars and dye woods. This rs,h nee
IN orr prices has Already these few ,,a mi
since occas.eaed more orders "a CO. ,ass
forward, and there IS more demand d. =
Some articles. " i0r
A very interesting decree o. onr ).
is published, dated 9th asav Ia.t -"
which the following are the Chief g,, u
cies - ~.
]. Renceforwara all goods and mor
chanaizes imported from tic islands ,nd
the continent Of North and senta kma N
RIGA into the kingdom Of, the Netbor
lands. ana exported tro,nl ence 70 tbosa
countries, or PASSING To and frem- tbem
in transit over the territ ry of this k;na
dom will be subject to no heavier ;m
port, export or transit duties than those
which are fixed with resqect to the En-
F0pcdn trhue ana navigation,
?. No. will tie ships earring optbo
trade and navigation with The + aids
and the continent Of North and South A.
merica have to pay any eayicr l. ast.mo.
nsy tonnage duty than ships trading
to and from European 20 Is.
Cocoa--L,ttle doing Il this article.
n
Marisnon continues plenty, the other
sorts scarce.
Cei.es--The consumption and the or.
ders from the interior not ba,iug been
proportlonate to the supplies. arrived
chiefly from the Dutch Colonies. Enc.
land. and some from the Z. States. have
caused afarther depression in the prices,
SO that we can now quote the GOOD ord.
nary st. Domingo, at from s 10 8 ! st,
Surlnam and Demerara 9 a 10 st. and
Java and Bourbon 9 a 10 st. At these
reduced prices there have been of late
some orders-whether the prices will 60
still lower, or advance, will entirely
depend on the quantity Of supplies that
come in, and on the position of affairs
OF the continent; at al events, these re-
duced prices cannot bnt augment the
consumption of the article at large.
Cotton--in the course of lat month,
about 1000 bales cotton have arrived
from the United States, with 600 bales
Snrat, and about 500 bales FROM the CO.
lonies. In usual times this quantity
would net have a material inadesce en-
tho prices, Int the orders from the ma
nufacturers being restricted by the pub.
lie circumstances, and both holders and
purchasers being under the impression
THAT large Quantities viii be further I'M
ported, particularly from the United
States, it has occasioncd damp on the
market; some sales have been effected
at from e7 to ca, according to the differ
ent qualities. Agreat part OF the guam
tiles imported consist in low qualities,
which renders the sales heavier than they
woGld have been, the razor part Of the
orders being confined to the Best quail
tics should large imDGrts further take
place, we appreherd the prices will go
still lower, particularly the inferior qua
litics, which will, by and by, become
bsavy article. Should tie scene Of war
oecome more distant, or an es' y end to
the contest be probable. tie G.mard will
then increase at the reduced prices e"
ven at present, the demand is already
somewhat reriving.
I'ohacco-OlAy $500 hhds. Lave ar
rived last month, Of which lGGo hhds.
from Maryland this quantity being
small, compared with the existing wants,
It has made the prices rather to adFa''ce
than to seciine and parcels have beea
disposed of in proportion as thew we're
ready to sale there are now only 500
aids. unsoId : the Maryland brought.
rom s to 10 81 st. among which were
,ume East and Western shore tobacco,
and sun burnt. The Carolina and inte-
rior Virginia. with few best Virginia.
sold at 8 J to 9 St. regN'ar parcels OF
rood fat Virginia, we haye hitherto "os
received; if the quality taat ar'iTes does
not considerably increase, we tmnS our
prices OF this article viii be well man
tanned. Narinas tobacco continues bke-
wise scarce and good fresh parcels
Hould readily command "a 90 ST.
Porto Rico, old, is not Nortil. more 'hai
from 8 to 10 st. fresh parcels would
fetch l0a IL st.
2egr' It ,ors .tsara provisional Tea ir9@f'
gubashea 6y the Dutch Government,
Art ! There will be two sales IL ttc