Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-10

and that they will have to come forward
with their orders before long hit price:
Of divers articles, as for instance, tobacco
cotton, rice and coffee, having been rather
high for peace times last year and As we
are now in the season when now supple:
can be expected. the m, rchants in The in
terror hold back very much, to see first how
prices will regulate.
Our present stock Of Maryland tobacco
consists in about 500 hhds. Every holder
was with confidence expc citing revival in
the demand for, and an improvement in the
prices of this article by this time, and sales
were in consequence delayed; but this
wished for period has appeared without TIE
desired improvemt nj or 'ers are wanting;
the demand isvery slack; holders have be-
gun to bring Their respective parcels by
degrees int" the market, and price instead
OF improving, are lower than they were in
September ana Oct. last. The n.anutac.
turers have and arc yet complaining Of to-
high prices, by which, as they LAY, they
cannot make out. The consume ion of
Maryland tobacco has consequently essen
ed very much, the effects olwhich are now
felt; nor is the decline of prices OF tobacco
ut this country's growth, IS well rs that OF
kentucky tobacco and stems without It's
effects upon the former. Accord ne to my
opinion and appearances, he importali'
OF Mary land tobacco must be very limited
this year, il present prices shall be- mann
tanned nor indeed do think it unlike y,
that prices will yet give way couple OF
grots, principally OF tie inferior kinds.
Ofstems our stock consists yet in ABOUT
1900 hhds. They are likew se neg lected.
One of the principal holders has advertised
sale OF about 800 hhds and Is bales stems
and 460kegs CHI wing tobacco, for the 3Uth
inst. As yet, for good sound Richmond
stems lob has been paid in small parct Is:
but | doubt whether the above 900 hhds. if
they are to be sold, Will realize 8! iteven
as much. About 8 may, however, con-
tinue 10 be sale price for stems.
OF Virginia tobacco Our stock consists in
about 200 hhds. 1t enjoys, likewise, little
demand at present, the better qualities of
fat James River are, however, scarce.
IN consequence OF the large stock OF Ken
lucky tobacco in England, which, it APP
pears must ana will find its way at last to
the continent, prices of this article have
OF late given way near ct. p. ID. and par
GELS Will not now average more than about
10 grots. Several hundrcd hhds have al
ready been purchased in London and Lii
verpool, for here al Aid to 4Id. which
stands in It about 8 to 81 cts. including all
chargrs Ii consequence OF these and o.
Their purchases, prices have advanced in
London TO }; but as at this improvement
orders will no ioubt be miss n, presume
prices will again retrograde. Common out
sound Kentucky has been solI al - CTS.
and 8 3-S CTS already. Should parcels to
be got al gts. that article wouid IN r.y o.
pinion le,erye the attention Of spectators.
Our present stock may amount 10 about
900 hhis.
We have but very little of American cot
ton in the market, yet prices have given
way on account of the low prices in Eng
land--l consider present prices very mode.
rate and safe. East India descriptions
have found spectators.
OF rice we have no new supplies as yet.
That article is likewise this moment in
limited rcques, at my quotation, purchases
at Of and 3 dolls. and even at dolls. will,
according TO all appearances, come to bad
markets in Europe below 9b. that article
may not easily decline.
Coffee is languid and fear present pri-
ces will not be maintained. Should ST.
Domingo, however, go down to "a 23gts.
it may be the extent OF the decline.
Present prices of sugar are low and safe.
The Hope, capt Snow, has reached our
river from Charleston, with cargo OF rice
and cotton.
.4pril 10, 1919.
Since MY respects Of The 26lh nit no ia
vorahle change in business has taken place
the tobacco stems advertised for the 3oh
ait. were all sold, averaging 9 5-lod. there
are now about TOO hhds. remaining in the
market, for which holders ask 81 Tod. 81
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