Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-31

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Usual, which, added to the !anguid state
| If trade, has occasioned a heavy market :
| the prices OF Muscovadoes declined from
lis a 2s last week brown Jamaicas were
old at 70: the finest lately sold at Cos g
loss. The prices of foreign sugars remain
nominal.
Com.-We are fully aware Of the great
of our corn report we shall
continue to give the most minute particu
lars of any Quotation, more particularly
as considerable foreign imports Of graiR
continue to arrive, 4 go under the kings
lock, to await the event Of the averages :
we think il, however. right to state, that
without an early and considerable rise,
There is little chance of the ports opening
liza August: the markets have considera-
IDLY improved in the south of France. but
| the propriety OF expectation IS questiona-
Ible, as the harvest there will be immedi
| ate. There were large arrivals Of English
land Scotch wheat 10 yesterdays market !:
| The sales in tile first Of TIE morning we're
lbeavy, but towards the close the demand
j3gain revived, and tie fine samples rea
fixed the CURRENCY Of the preceding Mon
iiay: several carsoes OF t0regn were a
,ain tepnrted, but the qu&i,ty was very
indifferent and the Whole, we believe,
will 90 to gfanary under tie king locks,
| 0its.-ihe prices of aetl;'and nnaleI
IoiI may be subject u f1aeaaiion accord
y
ilng TO the various resolts 'a5 10 the sue
lcess Of the fShe,ies : We aoeiiege0there are
lnot SO many vessels tnis year as usoai.--i
We do not make any alteration III the
lquotsti9n OF Whale oil, bl' Tie prlces in-i
serted caunut &c at p esent iEd!lAed. IS
bubble SAFE last wees $50 tuhs OF pale
,oulheru al 24i a 24i IS IS suns spetHna-
lceti Al s.: in Otier descrpions there
lis lItt.e variation.
T'Ubacco = there are two carsoes OF
IVWSiila tobacco arrived. 40 u, 1GO hog
lncads We baiiere,: tie 5na,ket continues
very heavy, more es.'eolai}y for the qua
j iil:es nsui,iy pnrchaoe,.ior shipping, there
i5eia5 at present 40 export demand what
lever, On account OF The languld markets.
iat the coaunent, ana 5he very depressed
prices stated from iiDiiand, Ianlbu (,
.elc, etc.
ot;lcN Stores The quotations ofroughI
.turTenitne were the last reanZed pnces,i
lDut the marAel is heayy. Spn1ts, tewnI
i,traWn, may be quoted a shade lower:
foreign holniaal. 4he demand tor tal hast
ather imp owed. Pitch my De qaotedI
4. a small decline: ia other &fJieies rlerei
E,o ID variation.
4ienlp, fLae md Taitc5c ,--'lhe prices
IJi taaow are Shade lover: hemp o. flax
WlthUU Variation.
STICKS. I'VE never alludc to CONNER
uili failures, a. We arc fatty aware that
1T spreads ala, u and dl5tTGot through the
ercan ne Classes ol society, destfoylngI
Il Ia confidence which Is necessary to the
tiad.ag prosperity Of the copouy: yeti
It G III. cre oi the res eCta1!e ia ikln5
laou oil -lesSrs. Bruce and Company; Is!
80 blended with The vatious rdmols 10 day
la the Gay. tlat we cannot AVOID notlc'n9|
lie. lne funds have declined uedtiy Onel
spcr cent, o"iiS' we pGIieNo, " t'e = IA
EQUITY IN mOley negoclaaons, and a iNSsei
payinent 10 De MADE 60 Tie exc;lequer 81
lhorsuay next. ihe Various report
with HIuch the ,ity has this ioIcnoon Deen
'asitated, Is, hrst, the unexpected arfNa !
I'll TIE duke OF " e!nAston. that he bans
Of serious importance. lha,
Itlie ornaments against the petty states O
DarDaIy Will aiso BE the OCCASION OF 9reati
that lord iIXhlontil iia4 ieiJi
town last night Tor Portsmouth. 10 induce,I
II possible, the crews TO, soi1nleer thcI
=ei wee, and that it was improbable he
would succeed, as generally they had
been long at sea. that ti.ey lad teei de
tanned tweiVeinontA o. tofeiga service
after the peace, and that Considerable
SUMS OF Prize money are due.