Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-28

the accounts from London this morning are
again favorable to an improvement. a few
bags Brazil Cocoa have been sold at 4Gs.
per cwt. and 300 bags Pimentoat I'd per
Ib.-Very little has been done in Rum
small parcel of choice jamaica has OBJ
famed IS I'D per gallon for los o. P
About I2o tons Logwood have been sold at
81. IS. to 81. Is. cd. for jamaica, and u.
and u. IS for st. Domingo and Campea-
chy, in other descriptions Of Dyewoeds
very little has been done. There is more
inquiry Tor Hides, but as the holders are
irm in their demands, the sales have bee
inconsiderahle, and consist of about 2ooo
RIO, at BID Tor very inferior, to Gid per
Id. for good quality. IA seroons low Qua.
;imala Indigo have been sold by auction
at IS 70 IS Sd per II.
There has been a steady demand for
Cotton this week. and the prices OF all
descriptions have been fully supported.--
The sales amount to about $500 bags, (ot
which 1900 have been taken on speculation
and for export, VIZ. $50 Sea Island al Is
a Is Sd and Is Cd and SO stained at l23d
and l3d-6oo Pernambuco l64d to i24d---
goo Bahia l64d 10 l7d-3oo Maranham
l54d 10 i6d--2oo Demerara l3ld TO l65i
60 Barbados l5d-lo 81. Domingo l23d
loco Orleans HID to l3td. anu 200 at l4Id
to l64d-e8oo Bowed | ii 10 l5d. and 10
at I34d--6o Surat SID to GID. and 300
Bengais at Gid to SD per 10. We expe-
rience far demand for most descriptions
OF Tobacco from the trade !; there is also
something doing for export, TO blds. Ken
lucky Leaf have been sold by auction at
Sd to 3!d per ID. and Zoo hhds. Virginia
have been taken at I'D for ordinary, and ID
for mdding quality. Eal'y in the week
Carolina Rice was in request, and sales
were effected at 22s 10 22s I'd yesterday
200 casks of good quality went of by auc-
ton at Cos sd 10 2ls I'D per cwt. 500
bags of Java, free for home use, have been
sold at lis to Ids Cd, and 1900 bags OF
Bengal have been taken at It's Sd to l9s
per cwt. Pot Ashes continue dull, and are
declining small lot of Montreal has
besn sold at decline of Is to IS. Ito brs
of New FORK having been disposed of at
Ass Sd to lbs 81 per cwt.--26oo brs.
Turpentine have been sold at lis Sd 10
i2s I'd per cwt. No sales have been made
in Tar. Philadelphia Quercitron Bark OF
good qualify have been SOLD at lbs Cd per
cwt. There has been fair demand for
Pine Timber, but prices are rather lower
a cargo of Nova Scotia was offered by auc-
ton this morning. and part sold at 2o4d to
gid per foot. A cargo of Swedish and
Finland Deals have soid at lUl. and par.
eel of Swedish Timber at Is 4d per foot.
Mediterranean Produce still continues in
very limited request. About loo tons
birthstone have been sold at PAL. per ton,
and common Sicily Shumac is taken a, 2ls
per cwt. The demand for lallow is limit
led, but prices are steady. Fish oils con-
|tInue dull. Pale Seal has been sold in
quantity a, 35t. and al 3GI. per ton for
small parcels. Cod Oil is difficult of sale,
but SCI. per ton has been paid for moderate
quantities. Seed Oils are steady.
AT our Corn Exchange :or Tuesday, in
consequence of the weather having become
more settled, the demand was very limit
ed, and very few sales were effected, and
it is probable that purchases might have
been made on lower terms during the
week, business has continued dull, and
in to-day's market scarcely any thing was
done. In our quotations we make but Int
tie difference, except for sour -four, which
we reduce Is to 2s per cwt.
LONDON MARKETS, July 9.
The plantation Sugar market has been
heavy during the week, and purchase may
be made at a reduction of Is to rs per cwt.
it should however, be remarked, that seve.
raj extensive holders will moi submit ~ the
decline. The demand for refined sugar
has been limited, and few sales have
been made on lower terms. Very few pur.
cha es have occurred in Havana and Bra.
iii Sugar, East India descriptions have
been sold at the following rates, VIZ. Ben
gal white at ass. to ass. yellow 33s to Aus
and brown 22s ID 10 28s1 bou rbon al So
TO 46s and strong Java at 4ls to AIS PEI
cwt.-The coffee market continues very
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