Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-24

ana Olew nard when the alarm was his'
given, which added much to the fears 'of
the inhabitants as the fire was to wind
ward; but, fortunately, the wind fell al
most ~ calm before the fire was at IFS
height. The persons having charge ct
the ne engines and hooks were very &C
tive on this occasion, aud received the
thanks OF the governor.
Extract of letter to the Editor Of the
". York Daily Advertiser, dated
Gibraltar. Sept. 95, 1917.
Il embrace the opportunity Of gen.
tieman goirg direct to N, York, to send
you the latest p,ice current for Gibral-
tar, Malaga, Barcelona and Mogadcre,
presuming that they may be useful to your
paper, or interesting to your commercial
friends. | have just returned from a
journey up the Mediterranean, or as they
say here, from alo(t."
Prices Carrent at Malaga, Sept. IS.
Beans, white kidney, 81 Is per arobe;
horse, 5 60 p heapcd fanega; barley 2
Is ? Ianega; beef II p Dbl bees wax so
cents per ID; butter Is ); cheese Dutch,
s IS per quintal; corn, Indian, d %
per hcsped fanega; fish cod, 4 s5 per
qnin,al fax SI4 p do; -four - p bbl /;
hams II cts per ID; Hides BuenOs AJres,
L. cts p ID; lumber w. o. P. Slaves,
Stein, $500 per 1900; do Amer. SIS
do; nails assorted, SIS p qhintal; port
$40 p Dbl; rice Leyant, So 25 p auin,
tai; Amer SIS do; spices cinnamon, S.;
cloves 81; ginger Is cts; pepper IS CHS
per ID; steel, Trieste, II dolls. p quintai ;
Swedish dolls. dc; tar dolls. p barrel;
Tea, hyson, 81 p Id; tin plates. assorted,
ls dolls. p box wheat, Leyant, A 50 p
fanegs soft 4 dolls. do; almc is, kcr-
nels, 26 dolls. p quintal soft shelled 5
25 per bale Of ! isnega; anchovies doll.
p key brandy, oil proof, i20 dolls. per
pipe; Holi. do. 100 dolls. do; figs $50 p
trail Sc n; do dolls. per Dbl. 100 ID
grapes Q 25 p jar l6 ID; lead black. rs
q quintaI; raisins, Lexis, 5 25 per bbl.
roo ID; do s5 p frail IS do; sun 5 80
p Dbl. 100 do; bloom 20 p box, 25 Id /;
MuScatal 20 do; saffron Is doll. p ID.
shumac 4 dolls. p ont: soap 10 dolls do;
wine, sweet mount, 2years Old 10 dolls.
p Or eask; 8 do. 81 dolls do; Nal. Sher.
~, 2 do 81 dolls. do; S do sS DIS. do
Prices Current az .afogadore, Sept. /.
IMrsRTs.-Alum Sc so dull Cof-
fee good, advancing; Copperas green 9
75aS dull Cotton N Orleans in sqnare
bales 70a IS duty lO-eIght or ten bales
would meet ready sale, if of good
quality and staple India cottOns, iong
cloths, Sc yards 10 rs L ; Salempores
IS wards 5 a ) sS; Baftas IL yards 5 a
5 IS ; Gurrahs II Yards 4 4 IS; Jala-
poore Mamoodies 10 yds Q 9Uas; Chan
dIey do 90 yds so a 4 IS; Selal Sanahs
do do do; Mousanahs l0i yds % l
5O-India white cottons are always Of the
most current sale and the only goods that
can at present be recommended with any
prospect Of advantage Nankeen yellow
..Oa75 cts very dull ; Flag silk hkfs fine
8 so 9 do in com. ground z az rs are
current, especially those in a chocolate
color ground, 100 pieces of each quality
could always be disposed of; Spices,
cloves fresh and large Is a l 25 Gin
namon 70a75 dull Cassia so So | g
do; Ginger S2l % fully supplied, sales
dull Pepper 81 a d do do !; Sugar loaf
refined Z lbs. 1t. 90 a ST so Go do /; Ha-
vana white SEQ 2S current at %; MUS
coyado 70 a 90; Tea H. son first quality
l 60 a | Is, 5 chests recommended skin
7Oa sO'dulI, al tlack teas uhsaleabIe.-
Steel Swedish kcs 10 so IL prices lock-
ins up, duty IS helsn in boxes Is l6
do do Iron Russia broad bars 10 10 SO
current, duty IS per $50 lbs; English,
assorted 8 a 8 so do do. All white cot.
tons pay 10 per cent duty in kind, aud
all other articles 10 per CT. on valuation.
N. B. 100 lbs Barbary is equal to llS
lbs English weight.
ExpoRrs On board )-AlmonGs sw't
SIC s5 a 1878 bitter. 10 25 u so /;
ColOrynths ID 25 IA 50; Gun arabic
IA rs IA so; Erphorbeum 6 80 !;
Senegal Is so &c so Sandarack is a
Is so !; 0rris root 6 a 6 so; Orchelia
weed 10 q 19 so Ostrich feathers so a
IS; pomegranate q SOFAS; Skins goat 5
a 5 so per dozen first quality; Ca! lSa
IS so; Seeds, Anois IS 25 10 so /; Car
raway IL ls 25; Cummin 10 10 50 |;