Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-25
From the Richmond cos,,;,..
SKETCHES :

Sgrica'tWel & commsreial-.,s
The Exports from Chareston :,
months ending March slst. a,no %
S4.578 tierces Rice, 9.52y bales S S., ~
Cotton, anu 46,90l Upland Col si,a
these, only 1880 tierces Rice, and
,llags, y. Cotton, were shipped t. s y I.
ferent parts in the Unitel States VI
Thus each section eff the L. stat.<,,
some particular article, Which NAV
styled its staple. The Eastern S.. y
have lumber and ashes from their y' a'ss
and fish frem TIE ireat Bank
Middle States have their giains-S,.'s
land and Virginia can boast of their
|baccoes and wiieat--South Caroliu, a.
Georgia, appear with their cottea A.
'rice-Louisiana with susar-and {.
Western States bring to market sorts
ola poditlra--a dish Of sorts, (eyceN
ing fish, comprising variety OF arlc,,
partly raw, partly manufactured, Inn
their fields and their work Ships.
These States will necessarily bp,o,.
SO lar the richest, which are allie tobr.
of the richest staple. Where an s,S,I,
requires popularity Of soil and cI,p,,.
for its production, wealta flows into /.
regain which boasts OF these peeor.'
qualifications. If an ar Gle GROW md,
mand, the effect is yisibI4 by new w.
ply oft being tn own i, the nsbp
Raise The price of wheat, more land !,
Immediately sown, and more grain !,
raised. But if tie suppl is limited !,
the laws OF nature, if an article Of ).
culiar quality demands 2alticulat 81,
and soil for lis production, The demand
may il variety of cases outrun ,hs,vn
ply. Competition, the great regulato,d
profit and rent, is stript OF its EJECT
Those, who have to sell, are more in I,
situation to dictate the terms Of ;hetrt,t,
to those who have to bue. The price 4
the article is higher than the ave.ag
price OF others--more profit is made Il.
ter deducting all expences--and velas
ponrs into the lap.
This great principle, which the lssssi
nature prescribe as an excepticn & lie
laws of competition. is traced in tie I'M
Chapte. Of the 1st Book of Adam SmiAs
+" Wealth of Majors" He appfeiib
the case of the Vineyard. t" The Vie
(says he,)is more affected By tie Galr.
ence Of soils, than any fruit tree. Fna
some, it derives favour uhiah no ca.
ture or management can equa!. il isaur
posed upon any other. This aarour.real
or imaginary, is sometimes peculiar 10
the produce Of few vineyards; soue.
times IT extent.s through tie greater part
OF small district, and sometimes through
a considerable part OF a large province,
The whole4 quantity of such vines tia.
is brought to market falls short Of'he e.
fectuaI demand, or The demand of those
who woul4 he willing to pay the whole
rent, profit and wages necessary for hs
AID bringing them tbithsr,ae'
cording to the rate at which The! ss
paid in common vineyards--The shes
quantity, thereto e. can b dipoSed OF,
those WHO are willing to pay more. which
necessarily raises tie price aOoTe that q
common wine"
MIR. Smith carries the same propose
non into the Sugar plantations Of tie
West-Indies, and the Tobacco fields q
MARYLAND and Virginia.-He mig haze
applied it with equal efficacy to lhetH'
ton fields Of Georgia and South Carl9a
We have lived to see its effects in tl'
direction. South Carolina, clothed %
her cotton, has no cause to envy the alS
Of France, the woods Of SPAN, or ts
mines OF Mexico.