Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-25

iliHor pot ashes Tor home use is almost Who'll
|ly supplied by Montreal ashes, which sol
lin small quantities at 59s per cwt. Pear
ashes have become extremely scarce, ans
/ sell at CTS to 6ss per cwt with prospee
|ef higher prices being obtained for them
unless the imports become more consider
liable than they have recently been. The
|demaud for ashes in Ireland is exceed
|ingly limited, and an expectation prevails
both there and in this country that the
Iprice of pot ashes will be lower. The de-
lnand of Qaercitron bark is still very IL
mitsd, and although the imports of it have
talaost ceased, yet from the Iarseness Of
the stocks the prices do not improve
Some snail parcels ofverY fine PhiIadeI.
|phia barks have been sold at l9s per cwt
BAT mere than Us sd to IS Sd per cwt
cannot be obtained for larger quantities.
New York barks are not in much demand
at 15s to us per cwt. American shumac
ansaleabIe, and nominally Ids to l5s per
cwt. Bees wax 210s per cwt. From the
wctness OF the season clover seed has
been very muchiujured. and the price has
Iadganced the best English IS now worth
95s per cwt. and American would sell at
500 to SIS per cwt.
Since the date Of cur last circular there
has seen very good demand Tor cottons,
the sales having averaged $500 bags per
week. The deipand has chiefly been for
Eup!ands, the prices of which declined a
tribe towards the end Of September, but
have since regained their previous cur
|rency; whilst the prices of Sea Islands
land ffraLIls have declined about ed per
10. Upland Georeias now sell at Il Cd
| to god; New-Orieans l8l 30 ED good
Charleston and Savannah Sea Islands q
lid to IS 81, and those Of particularly
fine quality at 2s Sd to es 5d; stained sd
to 22d per ID. The demand Tor cotton
Twist ct the low qualities for expectation
Is still good. snd at profitable prices and
ithe demand for manufactured goods is
better THAI it was, but the prices are still
very Inv and Improbable. Tie total
Imports Of cotton of all descriptions into
Liverpool 10 the present year amount to
less, 900 Bugs, of which IS, . 90 have been
from the United States. The stock is
computed to be about 100000 bags, o.
(which SO to $4,000 consist Of Upland and
I0rleans. The stock of Sea -Islands being
Iprincipally in the hands OF the dealers is
not so easily ascertained, but is supposed
Ito amoqnt TO $4,000 bags. With regard
| to future prices we may remark, that the
high prices of the present year have been
maintained from an opinion that the I'M
ports would have been less considerable,
| and from the demand for cotton twist for
Iexpof,tation having been much greater
than it was expected to be. Should the
produce OF the present crap IN America
be abundant, there caa be 10 sluubt but
itre prices next year viii be considerably
loser than they haze hcenin the present:
lai the saDe tine. as the coasu'npfion runs
very inuch on Upands, the first import.
ot the nesY crop may bs expected to con.
man'l ready sale and comparatively
thigh p7ices. Orleans cotteas Of the best
}qutlit;es are particularly ca ce
There has lately been a good demand
Tor tar on speculation, cargnes of WI.
uington selling readilv 81 lSs per barrel,
land thick Virginia at l4s to l5s turpaa
Iiiffe is in lair denaa,t, but not brisk
>sme Of goa,I quality Just landed has
!9eeu sad ., II. Cd per cWt aud laferioy
hnay be qnated at '2s to l5s cd per cwt.
1 American rosin as! pitch unsaleahle, &
lnomlnaiiy Is per cwt. There has bee!
a sool demand for Rice for exnofta,io,
Tor SOME tl9e 'asi a fortnight ago it was
4elilng at 23s to 25s per cwt in bond. and
-ltyo days afterwards 1t advanced to SIS
Ebut it was again daIl, aud non,inaIly sos
~ S2s per cat. Flexsecd Tor cru.I;ra
\ would sell readily at SOS HID and il !.
I@kelier 10 De higher. staves Of a snef
Equality are in request; wi,its ok sell a,
% to lal, hogsaead at l6 10 al. pipe a
ts6 to sol. aud red oak hugshsads at 9 t,
| l3l per thousand, Eimberis i, tsi, de-
Imand; New-Eugiand piae al sd I. GOD
hardwood at god to ssd oak at Is 81. t,
Isl cd end pitch piac at al to o. 6u
lper cubic foot.
There isat present gend demand tol
tine best qualities at leaf and steamed TO-
oaccos Tor the home trade. a.i the prices
|are a little higher: Virginia leaf now sell,
lac on to 10 lid stenned at lid to /;
I'D: Georgia, Carolina and Kcntuck,
lat 5 II to l-2; Maryland 5 l.s 10
LED fine yellow al loA to lsd per 10.
From the middle until nearly the ent
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