Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-09
Baltimore, May $.
LATEST FROM BORDEAUX,


The ship Hunter, it will be seen BY
the Philadelphia marine head, has arrived
there from Bordeaux, (which place she left
5th April, but We do not discover that
Iany news is reported by her. In the
Hunter were IL cabin aud steerags pas
sengers. This favorite ship has made
four passages from Philadelphia to Bor-
deanx and back in SO days--Flour ar
Bordeaux IL a IS dollars, brandy 7sO,
cotton sl5.
Since the above wa, in type, we have
been favored with the following CONNER
cial advices, brought by the Hunter, da-
ted
Bordeaux, .4prit 5, 1917.
Business is very dull with US at this
momeat. The demand for short staple
cotton Of superior qualities, which, dur
ing two or three weeks subsequent tO|
our last adTices, was rather animated at
advanced prices, has latterly in great
degree subsidized again, and we cannot at
present quote Louisiana higher than
from tl95 to t22o, and Uplands from
tl80 to f212.5o in entrePot. The inferior
and middiing sorts have been all along
uniiormly duh. Sea.l.iands having ma
Iteria!,y declined in Paris, the seat of
their principal consumption, have been
sold with Us as low as SO5 to $500, duty
paid, leaving a considerable loss to the
shipper.
The prices given by the Regis ia their
la'e purchases Of tobacco, are more ger
al than was'expected. In February they
brought 2li0 hhis. and in March TOOL
hlds paying Tor Virginias from foo to
Ifl3i,s5, Tor Maryland 100 to flSs,s5 for
kentucky fl05 TO l15, and for Carolina
tiOO to ITO, duty paid. itappears they
intend purchasing certain quantity
monthly, and the pri es will no Doubt
correspond with those of the neishboring
markets. The quantity of American leaf
required for the yearly supply Of the roy
al manufactures will not, however, cx-
Icecd from to 5000 hhds. Small par
gels OF Kentucky and Carolina tobaccoi
ofien meet with all advantageous sale
here ter the neishboling ports of Spain,
where the large leaf is preferred. We!
Lately Scld for that destination 100 hid. )
received from Charleston, at TIO2,75,I
which lett a very handsome profit on the
cost.
Although our price of French -FOUR has
been as h'sh as 7St per bill. there has
been no encouragement to import that ar.
ticIe from your quarter; it has declined
OF late again, and may now be qaoted at,
|Gjf.
A few tierces OF the first Importation
OF rev rice, brought 50f Two SUISSE
Iquent arrivals OF that article, and the de-
Ginning stale OF eur markets Tor bread
stats ia general, have lowered the price
to 42t, a 40f. which will leave little or
10 profit to the shipper. Some sales of
indigo . dye wood, have ocCenred, but
at very low rates.
The rise Of brnndy in America ang-
mea.sd the pretensious Of the holders
here. This article is doubtless very'
scarce. but its dearness lessons the con-
and the price. which has given
way little of late, may now be quoted at
75ef to 76otper 20 yeIts for armasnacs,
on board. Should our vineyards present
promising prospects in May, it is not
that Che apprehensions Of Ii
aid holders may occa:ion some further
decline in prices, but We feel CONFIDENT
that they vii. be pushed up again in July
snd Auyast by spectators, who are sen
sibie that the whole stock on hand viii
he exhausted before January next, which
IS the earliest period for thc coming Of
ibe pew brandy. Old wines continue
very scarce and high, and those of che
last vintage are not tit Tor expectation.
/; va, expected that the exchang. OH
England would undergo a material de-
cline, in consequence Of the london
bankers taking 50 considerable part OF
The French loan but though at the early
stage ct me transaction a reduction did
take place. i; has since advanced again.
and is now at Is4 80.