Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-28

i'a'-o'''e'' ~ II IL ID; Congo, Z
50; souchong iG d II; Fecco, Sc :,
Hyson Skin, % a %; Tyson 80 a Go.
Tobacco,- Maryland fnc, lo4 I,;,.
h.; gooi, 10 a lo: ordinary, Q a9I;K.,
lucky, Po'om.c, Ca,o'ina AMI Gcov;. :.
6; Virginia test. 8 a s.; stems in h.,
l9 q guild, leo lbs.
StR-i hu' The state OF business IN -;
quarter lre might sag in Europel !. +,
iTom being what We Gould wish. and "a.
we therefore have but unpleasant accom-,
to give. we beg to wall upon you with son.
information OH the situation CT oar mar,
and recommend ourselves to your con,yr.
mentS IN case lower prices u produce with
you sbocld afurI sufficient eucoura.ru,n,
Tor speculation.
Since our last advices We have rcv ana
then experienced some rev,aIs of trade
but the same being each time cCunterac.
ted by new failures and a renewed sc,rr,
ty OF money in various parts OF Europe, the
momentary hopes which they gave of ana.
moderation in markets, soon vanished away
each small flucluation ended in turtle
decline, and encleased the general dis
couragement.
The prices of Virginia, Kentucky, and
Georgia Tobacco have not of late varied
materially. nor are they likely to 20 much
II any thing lower now. Those OF Mary.
land on the contrary have fallen rapidly 70
the present rates, and we apprehend ,ba.
they have not yet seen their lowest, as The
decline which has already taken place
has not occasoned any improvement in The
demsnd.--I he dealers only purchase Len
they have immediate wants to supply, and
then take parcel which suits them e,l.-
Sales ale thus difficult, and we cannot al
present or that account determine as VA
as otheiW se the value of one parcel, blythe
sale OF another. Our quotations have ben
regulated by the last sales here and at Am.
sterdam, but for several days past We have
been without any offers.
The decline which prices Of Cotton have
Undergone in England, has had cores.
pending eject on our market.--A large
parcel OF Upland o.! fine quality was lately
sold here al The average price OF GSt groats
fl. which We think would still be obtainaJe.
In Z. /. Coton:, there is hardly any thing
doing, the chief part of oar moderate stock
being limited above our quotations, which
We consider as ott,inable or very nearly
so. The immense stock of f.. |. Cotton IN
England [sa London II is computed Al n5o1
$50, 600 bales. wil for some time continue
to prevent any improvement taking place
in the value Of this, an other descrl ptiuns.
Carolina Rice after having been up TO a.
bout Go shelngs, is now come down again
20 our quotations, and we doub, whether
fresh arrival will bring more than s. shell
lings, tho 800 tierces have just been sod
at "a shelings. Java. ana good Bengal
maintain at SO shellings and the con,ump.
ton OF these qualities has for some time
been most Extensive.
The diIatory conduct of our government
in the discussion about consumption DUTY
on Coffee and Sugars proposed by The 'dl.
rector general Of The Taxes and finally
the very improper adoption thereof, has
for several months operated uniayorsbI y On
business in these articles, and though Tie
decision OF the question has now restored
some stability TO markets, the decline IN
those of Great Britain, France and Ham.
burg, has OF course tended to depress oui
prices.-The demand for Coffee is now
very limited, but the smaIlness of the stock
OF the article in Germany, lead US TO look
for more orders for ii from these. The
consumption duty On Coffee will be silver
per ID. which tax is not such as can have
any influence, but it vii as well as that on
Sugars, subject merchants to many trouble
some tormalities.
The law relative to the consumption d..
ties on Sugars is not yet published, andl.
is generally believed, that neither of The
two duties will be exacted before the first
of July next.-Thc demand for made Su-
gars continuing 50 very small, our rehner;
purchase but sparingly of the raw article
and our quotations for the lower qualities
in particular, are thereby rendered rather
uncertan--Fine Surinam Sugars have been
sold a, 10 greats fem. ordinary yellow and
brown Havana at 10, I0I-8gr. f., for par