Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-06
NEW YORK FEBRUARY ct.

rom iJlfeTpnol u po' ~
passengers reached town!yestc! aas.
The Minerva sailed { ON Liverpool
on the 18th OF December, bat the pas
enCers did not bring the papers up
with them. They inform that rhe bark
Harlequin which loaded. at this port in
haste, with -four had arrived out 10 2S
DAYS; and that her -four was sold for q
little more than By barrel
They also infGrm that Cotton had ris-
en- iu price within few days and was
selling at 2s to es Cd for Sea Islands
Is Sd to Is 81 for uplands- Is Cd to Is
IOj for New. Orlesns-and that fsur
aud grain had fallen in price.
The article Of lead had risen in Eng
land from IS to 20 per cent.
Extracts from a Liverpool Circular Let.
ter and price current, Of the 18th sf
December.
"Untill the end OF last month, the
demand for grain and -four continued
very brisk, aud the prices were mater
ally advanced Since the commence
imen' of the present month, however the
demand has greatly fallen off, attended.
a. is always the case, with depression
in the value, Gus quotations however
are still above those which We gave in
our circular of November. Arrivals Il
,me lean sweet -Four are now aImo.'
daily expected, when the value OF this a
l'icle will he ascertalned Cotton, Sea
Islands. p Id 10 2, Gil stained, lSd r.
. :; uplaGds, Sd to GOD: New Orleans
lsd to 22d. There has been but limit
ed business done in cottons this week /:
the sales a,nosnt only TO abDu. l6GG
bag, The mi'!u'e qualities Of bnweds.
nave. in some ms 'aaccs. teen offered
lever but prices generally cannot be
stated a; an, ,aria'iens fron our former
'qur;alions. ,shes. Po, SIS to SO pearls.
q TO IS; rice iu 1ord IS 10 46 tar.
Us: tupentne. II Cd ; wheat, Ane
.rican, none 70'bs 10 to els: fouf
Aucrican barrel, non- ; English flou
TO- 2S0los IIG to ll5s."
tccour.s of sales Of Gotten at Live,
pool irom the 7th to the 18th Dec ir
clusive--2O bags Sea Island 2 toe :
4 los Upland IL l Q to sOIs-
'l4S \. Orleans I9 TO CLIO Pernam-
ouco ss 2 to Is 3, 81 Bahia 81 5 4
to 2S. "a Maranham % 2to Is, g.
hemarara ard Berbice 81, lao Carlha
gcna Is ) 4, 10 Surat lSd, Total l6lt
bags.
During the same time, 1904 bales
rave been imported.
Remarks b. a Liverpool house, rRath.
bone, Hodss.n 4 Co.
Liverpool. 18th Dec. 1916.
Soon afler the da e Of our last Circu.
lar. the demand inr cotton began to re-
vive. and more minute examination
having fully confirmed the previous i'm
P'eS.ion Of the limited extent OF ouI
sock. the price advanced . TO s 4 Der
ID. Upland, ard v. O. are become We
~ scarce, and Sea Islands of tie fnei
descriptions are ed to cd per 10 high.
: than our last quotations The imrnit|
.! cotton in Nov. ameun ed only to SsgnI
bags. of when uguarcs c. 1909 were
fr IN the brszils but he vessels which,
have recently arrived from Soath ,me-
rica having been compelled TO return
home with snail proportion Of their u.
saa! Gag rs. the immediate Importation
lron thence viii rrobsblv be very r.ode
ate. The accounts from the United
states, although varying a little frnnr
each other. would lead Us TO anticina.e o.
Ne whole. rather mole than IN averasr
rop but tie season is ren-e-entcd to
ave been e1treMely unfa,ourabic to ,he
.qualit.. and TO have cousleracted. IN e
: eat degree, the efforts of the planters
I; inc ease the supply Only oae Sma.
afeet OF the new crop has vel been r.
;erred. The sales af robacco have bren
cry limited, and sImost eniireiv %, f.
ed 10 The manufacturers. who have ru-
erased sparlngly. from an apprehension
hat tile priEes NAV no, be supported
Nc Maryland or kentucky remain, u.
sold, and the enquiry for stenmed hav.
4 & 'ubsided, the prices must be consi.
dercd IN agrcat degree nominal Oar
P'eseHi stock amounts TO 5G00hh 8
Some very small sales of Prime Philadel
hia bark were made al Gas tn eos per
C"t oat the prices have since given way.
aud the holders would gladly accept Of
oa' quotations. Ii is supposed the GUAM
nty now on hand. is eqaal to about ao90
Hhds. For one small lot of FAX seed. 81,
per hid was obtained. but tire imnc,,
NON Ireland has been considerable, and
'ae Crn,hers, who are usually the p.isci
pat buyers are how endaavouring to les
'en tier stocks. The p,ices are il CO :.
eqaence again uncertain, bat will be
determined by the sale OF lOoo,hJs I'd,