Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-25

PRODUCE OF THE U. STATES.
Cot,on.-Thc importation OF the United
States Cotton into this port, since the begin.
ming of the year up to This day, amounts to
about 4 900 bales. which exceeds those Of
1917 Up to, the same period about lO,ooo
! bales.
The difference in these quantities is con-
siderable, and il must BE desidedIy oLser.
we'd, that il is this augmentation which has
caused the decline which has lately taken
place on the article.
Our advices from the United Safes, ne.
yefle US to calculate Upon such consider
able supplies comming TO this port: e5peci.
ally so late in the season, the arrivals since
the beginning of July amounting TO near
$4,000 bales. Had the expeditions been
made only .on last years scale, Cotton OF
fine quality would without doubt have gone
off at satisfactory prices.
By satisfactory prices, however, we'mean
no more than that cost and charges would
have been cleared on such parcels Of Cot.
ton as had been well laid in in America
But as things have turned out, very few
of the Cotton expeditions for our port will,
unfortunately, nave given such results.
Those made te England will have answer.
ed still worse, as prices there have been
lower than ours throughout the year.
From the beginning of this years cam.
paign, we have upon all occasions said to
Our friends, and again repeat it here, that
prices in America were too high for our
manufacturers and we do not hesitate to
advance it here as our opinion that worse
results yet must be antic ipated from the
operation Of the next season unless The
purchases Of Cotton, taken into considera-
ton the quantity and quality OF the new
crop, are made at more reasonable rates
than last year.
TO close our remarks upon Cotton, we
have only to add, that our present Stock is
about $4,000 bales of all sorts, of which
very near 5000 bales are of U. :. growth.
Rice--The importation Of Rice during
this year amounts to about Coco tjerces
The stock On hand is about $50 tlerces
which are held at 5of, but which would
sell with difficulty at that price.
The duty on the grain is indefinitely
rescinded.
Of the above Quantity imported very
small proportion has been sold Tor he con-
sumption of France Rice being in this
country in ordinary times. only all article
OF luxury. The chief part Of the inpor.a-
tons has been re-eXported TO the north Of
Europe, at prices which have not given
better results for the proprietors than cotton.
Notwithstanding that the advices from
the United States announce great reduc-
ton in the Rice crop this year, we think il
will not be prudent to make large expcdi-
tons of Rice for our port unless purchases
Can be made in.America at very low prices,
as the provision of corn in France will be
abundant.
Tobacco. Livery thing led us to believe
lately that this article would render the best
accounts, on the score of the few expedite
ons made from the United States for France
this year, but the quantity taken by the
Reggie at the lest Concours, which closed
on the 31st ultimo, was insignificant: Its
however generally thought that the admis-
sion at the Concours of next month will be
more important, and as the article gene
rally scarce, it is probable the importatIon'
Of the last season will be realised with pro-
fit : we wish this may prove the case, but
as long as Tobacco continues an article Of
monopoly in France, it will always be o!
difficult and very uncertain vent on account
of the arbitrary terms on which sales are
subject.
CONCLUDING REMARKS.
In general, we find that foreign produce
is sold too high in the places Of growth tor
the European markets, where moderate
prices on the contrary could only prevail
against the powerful causes which have ell
! fectuaIIy opposed themselves to the i'm.
proyement of commerce since the general
peace.
The first OF these causes is the reduction
in the population, and poverty OF all the
Nations of this Continent, occasoned by
the revolutions and wars to which they have
been prey for so many years past land the
beayy taxes still existing every where Tor