Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-01


quarter dearer, 10 consequence OF the
wet weather. White pea, are 5sp
quarter dearer, but grey peas are Is . /.
quarter lower. la other articles no
teration.
English wheat none: do new, 92s II
loss: rrreigu wheat, 70s HOS; rye
sos Sos ba, lev, old, SIS Sos do new.
none III III, SIS 95s: white peas. 20,
f76s: do boilers, SIS Sos I; grey peas
52s 5es small beans. 6Ss 65s; tick
beaus, SIS Gas; new do none: oats.
potatoes. 45s to 54s; oats, Poland, 40,
to 46s; oats, feed, S4s to As fin.
-four, Cos to 9Ss : rapeseed, Al to AL.
The corn market in Mark Lane. de
cIined very considerably on Monday
large arrivals of foreign grain have alarm
ed the great ladders, who we're in conse
Guence very anxious to effect sales,
We have the satisfaction to learn fou,
Intelligent persons Who have lately visit
ed the principal corn districts, that the
alarms excited by interested speculator.
Of an approaching, scarcity, are tota'',
unsupported sy the result of the harvest
1t is admitted that tie quality of thc
grain this wear, is generally infer or IL
frat of more genial seasons; bat in pmint
OF quantity ii rather exceeds than fall
short of an average, Operative aud ex-
per,rnced men deay not this. 4 sureli
their authority is more TO be relied on
khan that OF dealers & spectators. Nor
ought we out gratefully to remember that
last year gave TO Us abundance that
impnI tatiOns also hlied our grauarieS
ard that considerable stocks are yet or
hand.
4 Advices on Saturday reached Ilnyds,
OF the capture, on the 9Th ult. OF Cadi2
os the Cuencia; a Spanish vessel FROM
HAVANA, by the Ptosi priyateer from
Buenos Ayres, after sharp acton The
Cuencia was laden with cslpuial produce
and ar,0GU dolls for the Cadiz merchants.
The Ptosi carried S guns. aud has crew
of $50 men, all natives OF the u. States
with the exception Of one Spaniard. 7 he
commander is John Chace, Of Baltimore.
the same person we believe who WAS re-
ceutly tried aud acquitted in America,
Oh charge 1t piracy tor having detained
lone of his own country vessel, under tiSs
cpmmission he holds FROM the Baeno,
Ayres government. Tie crew and pa,
sengers OF the Cuencia, 81 in number,
were pat on board Of au Americas shir.
and arrived at St. Uaes o. the 9th ut
SeYGr.l Of them were wounded, some
dangerously.
A writing box was lately driven Or
Shore near Westport:' II has a brass
plate on the lit, with Israel I.akrmaa'
engraved on it. The bex contained J
number OF papers, sotae bills of exchansc
etc from which IL is supposed that Nj,
Lakemap is merchant Of Boston ard
vas on his massage thsre, and that IL
vessel in which he was on board la
fouude ed during the late, gaze on tne
West coast of Ireland.
November 9.
TIE funds experienced sturthcr rise
Yesterday. Three per ce2t consuls left
of AT 62 for account. and Tor uoneV,
k69 i2. But very Gttle business was
done.
4 IRE Prince of SAKE Cobeu'g pocket,
sailed on faesda, tom 3ot'e. dana, ard
arrived ora Thursday We learn. { am
the passengers, that the expectation of
patatoes and pearl barley have been pro
hibiteA /: anJ it was daily expected thaf
the export Of corn wpuli also be prohibit
Fed. The distfesses in several pats u
Holland are great, owing 10 The failure ol
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