Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-12
ARE on,y SIC bags. whilst the sales

amount to ..bouI 5000 rags
tUGAR- he denand for Sugi
has 70, ,,inurd excessive II the week;
the rrice. daily advancing al the
close /; bruwa descriptions mlsn, he
stated Is. aud good Sugars IS pt
cWt. higher !; thu wholesale Sr'.crrs
and refine 5 we're YER, considerable
purchasers. nut the rhie' request ~a'
on speculation /; ,he III j'e' OF DIS
.rilia,ion rcom ;;raia being prohi''i'rd
attracted great auen'ion; the r"i'h
rise Of tie corn market was watched
with anxiety. making the measure
still more probable /; sperui tor
however. calculated ,hai. even should
the distillrrs not use Sugar, !ri. 'ha'
the supply WAS only equal 10 theusuaI
consumption ofthe country the eA-
cess beyond the sturk of last year 10
London is about 5000 hid. il how
ever doe, not MAKE W for the def
'cienc, at the Ouiports; the stock al
Liverpool was reported So low as
5000 casks of every description. and
1900 al Glasgow as the stock has
been for several years reduced ia
within 6 nr sos hnSsi,eals previous
10 the new crops arriving ii market
Spectators calculated there aOuid
be very little depression in The p lees
and If d,sli.lalion FRAN Gram was
stopped, tie advance "ou:d he very
great under these impressions. they
purchased largely. and we estimate
the quantity sold during The week
a; $500 hogsl:s ads --Ye ,te'ri,y
though not q regular market da.
there was murh husiaess d,ias; the
rapid advance Of grain i'm nediIteiy
hdu ed the sprrulaiors 10 came 10
market. and very extensive ;raa.
sactiaB took pIare ~ N improvement
gpner. u, Of IS. loss. on the prizes
of Friday
CoFFEE The Hu..lir safes OF
'rsI india fpGre. brought forward
lately hav be. very Iimi'ed. wing,
il is stated. TO The stock being YER,
shor, rf the usual quaniii, :ii is how,
ever. 10 I've directed. YER, en-
siderable proportion If III Coffee Is
nos in The haad. of sp culators. and
not nov offering for sale.
II mp. ttar Gnd iaAor The afic-
OF fallnv ha, i,ten be dep. s,ssd; the
markr' ,este: day a',er lnp'wed anu
;hr prices .ea,lsHd were G.! % Is. hrgh'r
'haa lat week; Hemp and YAK wltasi
any variation he letter, yes'crda,
iron Pet-r-b.~yh, dated lst Nov. y. =.
mrGtinn 'hat tie Exchange ga, improv
IDS; IL "a. y So: III. f;n,t had So. in re.
vsreir. aud marv vessels were expected
ts 'vinter ~ the Barrie, un account OF the
eirlJ season at which the tro.i had set
~: It was stated 20o00 casks jalluw
would in ccnssque &c &c eft until the
'P''ng shipments
Rice The demand fn Rec has bers
extensive: the rr'ce, in?'ure ~ propor
ton TO the grea: rise Of sraa !: thcre IS
2e-v eo7, !dcfabe export orders in town:
fa~ a sinai! parcel Car"iiaa Rice. EFF in
,ond, ~. was demanded last week 81
SIS TO So, Tor East udia, to LAY tie
FOLDERS are rcpor ed To lac asking.
Timber. the Il nber trade has been
or length at time III very deprss, ed
state, il is now recovering: the improve
uent is attributed 10 very short import.
itios, from the Nov hem part. Of Europe
nd also from British america: the stock
II e st hand. is reported ve'y trivial.
Deals are considerably advanced, and &c.
wralIy every description Of timber is,