Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-08
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r,ss-The India sale last week wen
- With some spirit. towards the close
.hs nr;ces improved !; the clean & good
psnr,s averaged IA l-Sd. Of which So
h,les .sers sold from Is SD. u | ed
n cood common, a lad. damaged &c
la alsl.2d. $50 good common Su.
,.ts l6J. ALI / ,4d. SO fair Bourbon Is.
al aud Is I'd. the whole subject 80 the
dats Of Id per 10 if used for heme con,
,umDtion. The sales by private contract
were very limited, 80 Bowels ED ago
leS s0OFleans at % I'D. so BAH
ssatas. So Cd. 65 Surinams 9s. 27 Sd
Ass4l4d. small parcels Demcraras
s,tl4da IS 2d. common West India
N7sd % 8 Sd. and Surats IN tbs
house st ls.
Sagar.-The demand tor Muscnyadns
continued yery steady last week, tie new
sugars Of good quality being taken of
freely as soon as the samples were ex
posed Tor sale; the chief purchasers con
tinue 10 he refiners and wholesale gro
GERS for the country trade.
Cgfe.-0n Tuesday last, we noticed
an Improvement Of IS. per cwt. in the
coffee market, it has not since been main,
tanned the public sales of last week
eonsistOf675 casks and 1928 bags, which
cold generally rather heayy at a depres-
SION Of 2. SIS. per cwt.
Hemp, Flcr and Tobacco.--Thc pyi.
ces Of tobacco continue to advance for
the reason we stated 10 our last; yellow
candle SIS. 54s. The alteration of du-
lyon soap proposed by The chancellor OF
he eIchequer, Is sircnuously opposed BY
The trade, ard from the very active man
nerin which it has been taken UP. there
Revery reason to suppose, that the bill
vii be immediately abaatlaned. in flax
Ghemp there is little variation.
Iobacco.-Seyeral parcels of Virginia
hbacco changed hands last week. bu'
FOdaeed no variation in the prices: TIE
reports Of the markets OF Holland. Ham
tarsh, &c. continue 70 be very unfavor
,Sle.
.sdcal Stores There have been TIVE
arrivals Of rough turpentine Since ou'
Nsts amounting to about 1000 casks, OF
wAlch no sales have as vet been effected
he holders price ISs. cd. and we believe
90 offers at present above Us. Spirit,
own drawn are shade higher.
Torn The late rapid advance in the
Prices OF whea Cccasioned very large
@Ppyin Yesterday market, but he de
sand vas SO brisk aud extensive that TIE
aae runs we're taken of eagerly at the
su'snce OF IS. per quarter; after tie
ae'Sst had been we'll ciea cd OF Tie FIRE,
we tIadc became heavy: the coarse En-
4asa wheat, and the general samples Of
.a'eisn could not sell at high prices IL
pepOrtlOn, The supply of fine barley
ss'1g short, SIS. was realized, but the
sIlaOans descriptions were very little
-s''er than last week. Flour was so We.
!, y scarce that the best marks realized
imports Of foreign grain.--We have
, ~: letter upon the interesting
~sect OF grain /; the present advanced
nv, y the probability of foreign graiH
:. 1ss admitted into oar ports, duty tree
=, - eve it immediate insertion. Witt
s %sSa to the average prices, aud the
,aSuaOliity, or almost certainty of 70.
.s.s gram being admitted after 18th An,
sSs ss ne statement is perfectly correct
"a. sserage Of the maritime districts was
essa y, ~ up TO the 4th, if it should ex,
,,s - 0Os' on the 18th instant, the ports
nl;.s immediately opened for foreign sup.
MI. y, however, the average should
Mill l ~ Dos. which is probable, the port.
H. ! smut until the 18th of August :
e,ess essate average will then no doub
in.os e ue hxed rate of Sos. when FIRE,
and - will be immediately allowed
hat u. such q certainty is it reduced
e as late tall Of our foreign exchang
p0r'ec to be occasisaed bv ex