Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-23

kets, and an appearance of ,evi~ing
trade.
Cohon.-The sale of Cotton on Fri.iav
last at the India House consisted Of 1850
bags, nearly the WHOLE MAS wiihdraun OF
taken in of S29 bales Snrais 204 were
sold viz. ~
s6baies good Toomel l0l 1old per ID.
4S good Surat 81 SD
100 damaged Surat p asa
The remainder. very bad quality up 10
good looinel, were bought in Id I0jd;
torihe lower4ualiiies there were no offers,
the Brokers IN consequence took illem in
at any price they chose; of 2i0 Bengals
liz were sold, ST Ct middling 10 good
common quality 8 damaged Sold ida
4ad; 400 Madras, all were bought i'm 7s
asa. Two other public sales, consisting
OF i04 Berbice and $50 Surats, were also
attempted on the same day, the whole
bought IN. with the exception Of 10 bales
low quality Surafs, which sold6j u III.
The purchases by private contract since
our last consist Of 2lO Pernambuco 2Oid
aud Gid in bond; 20 Minas Novas l7ad;
900 Minas Gereas l5d 80 fair Bowels.
l64d; 10 prime Bengals Sd, 800 good I'd,
80 ordinary to fair quality Cd and Gid !:
and after the result Of the India sale was
known. 100 fair Bengals sold so low as
Old; ITO Surats were taken on Saturday
on speculation, I'd l04d.
Io6dcco.-The demand for Tobacco has
considerably revived; the renewed re-
quests attributed to the great depression
Of the prices, which has induced the ex-
porters and the home trade to come for
| ward TO purchase; tile deliveries from The
warehouse last month are stated al 1000
hhds. of which only 400 are for the home
n nt,fI oft l,e, ~,
day last, a public sale of Tobacco, con
sisting of 60 hhds. siript Vlrginias, and
AZ hlds. kentuckys, Was brought for
ward, the whole went off freely at improv-
| ing prices Kentucky of an inferior quail
lily As SGD since the public sale, the
| request by private contract has considera-
bly, revived, about 800 hhds. Tobacco
have been taken for export at improving
| prices, and the quantity OF Virginias aud
| Kentucky reported 10 have changed
hands, or purchased by The trade, is stat
ed TO be between 500 and 700 hlds.
Hemp, Fiar & 1aitow.-There has beer
brisk demand for hemp, the prices o.
! parcels here have advanced 80 G3 since
| our lasf-cargOes for arrival have not i'm
proved SO much in proportion, the prices
| are now nearly the same as for parcels IL
LondoD.-The request for Tallow has al
so been more considerable, and an ad
vance has been obtained. The holder.
| expect renewed inquiry for Flax. Til,
| letters to-day from St. Petersburgh stat,
the Exchange III 2 a I'D.
Oa.-Oils are still heavy, and declin
ing.-Rape has given way 2 a f3. ant
the sale heavy at the reduction.
Ashes by public sale last week
235 barrels U. S. Pearl Ashes, SOS, SIS sc
! zoo Potashes, 46s aud AS
Rice.--The sale al the India House las,
week consisted Of $500 bags. the whole
went off heavily at reduction OF Is q
Cd per cwt. (; very interior Java chief,
taken in at Ids and las cd {: small pro
portion sold at Ids Cd and l5s.
| Bengal ordinary sold and taken IN "a
los Cd I7s.-Do. good, 70 and Dos.
London Corn Market, March 8.
| We have had no arrivals since Monday
and what fine Wheat was left over till thu
morning was disposed of at that day':
prices but there was no demand for tn,
inferior description. Having but iitti,
English barley at market, aud severa
buyers appearing, fine samples sold full
Is. per quarter cheaper.
Wheat (EnglisI,) ~ 76s do. (foreign
q sos; Rye so 54s Barley 4S sos
line Flour So 7Os.
March 5.-We have had no arrival,
from our own coast since Monday, bu
many from abroad, partly with Wheat
which IN consequence of the ports bcin,
shui against IFS importation for home con
sumption, must go 10 granary under the
| King lock till the ports re open. EnglisI
Wheat supports Monday sprices, but ID,
sales we're far from brisk. Fine Barle,
beng scarce, and in demand, sold IS pc
| or. higher than OF Monday, but there i,
lille or nothing doing in any other de
| scripiion.
| LONDON, March5 express reach
ed town, yesterday afternoon, from Paris
| stating that the French Funds had fallen
| 10 64 OIL last Tuesday. IT was besides
currently reported on Change, in the
| course oil yesterday, that the Chamber al
| Deputies had been dissolved, and that
| the King OF France was alarmingly ILL.,
| These sinister reports were fully believed
| in tile city. The probability of their truth
| strengthened by the fall oithe funds. For
the dissolution OF the Chamber, we were
III some degree prepared By private ac-
counts F; II was stated to have been deter
mined on by the Cabinet, with The acaui-
esce zee, rather than the appreciation of
the King. We are moi surprized at the
Kings dread Of a general election at The
presenimomeni. tits rfulsxperimeut.
The attack upon Tie Election Law is repre- /.
senied and felt as ali attack upon the
whole mass OF what mag be called revo
lutionary interests. a Chamber elected
in such temper Of The constituent BODY
where even the ministers join in in1am-
ing The popular mind, musi he so violent
and so decidedly revolutionary, that no
minister could WELD it-and least Of all
a minister sincerely anxious io perpetuate
The Bourbon dynasty. II is highly prob
able, that The Kings illness, il his health
has, in fact, become alarniugIy worse, has