Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-09
liseced BY an enquiry for export, particular
ly for Havana box sugars.
INDIGO.
No variation.
COFFEE.


so stated to hare considerable parcels on
board, exceeding in amount the quantity en-
tered-the demand for the trade has been
considerable, and the enquiry for export has
also increased-prime green Havana brot
81 cents; Porto Rico 263, and St. Domingo
26 cents-erery parcel offered was bought
Up with avidity, as is always the case when
prices advance, and now but few lots remain
ON sale, and for these still higher prices are
demanded future rates depend much on
the extent Of our supplies, but still more on
the demand for exportation-while our agrl-
cultural productions remain SO depressed
that the planter who wishes to enjoy the lux
ury of coffee must give 300 lbs of fine wheat
Tor the value ofiD for Sor 10 lbs.--it can
not be expected that our home trade for this
article will resume its former standing-on
the contrary, the consumption is rapidly de-
creasing and will continue to decrease, until
better prices are paid to the farmer for the
productions of the soil.
COTTON.
Very little business has been done-while
our stock is so very uncomfortable, we shall
probably have little or nothing to remark
relative TO this most important production Of
our country.
Has been in fair demand; however, the
large supplies of wheat. which begin to come
regularly to market, and the fine rains with
which we are kindly favored by providence
enable our milers 10 manufacture extensive
.Iy, and the supply is rather more than ade-
quate to the demand-we can hardly alter
our quotations; say 4 75--yet we consider
prices rather more disposed to recede from
this, than to experience any improvement
iurther rates appear TO depend on the result
of tie harvest in Europe, which cannot be
known here until late in October.
WHEAT.
Good samples of The new crop will bring
80 cents, but inferior parcels cannot be sold
over 80 IS cents per bushel of 60 lbs
some reduction has taken place from our late
quotatons-the supply is ample, but we UNI
derstand that the quality of the last crop is
far from equalto the one preceding it.
RICE.
Some parcels were offered at auction, but
no sales were effected-no advance was Of
fered on dolls. per cwt and the lots were
withdrawn: The article is dull and declining.
TOBACCO.
(Maryland) no business Of any Importance
has been done; prices are nominally the
same, but unless our next advices from Eu-
rope give ore cheering prospect, some
cons iderahle decline may be anticipated
the quantity now coming in is very unim-
pnrtaGt, otherwise the markets would have
gone down more quickly than they appear
disposed to do.
In Kentucky and Virginia no business is
doing.
M3LAsSEs
Prime parcels suitable for retailing, bring
SO 35 Gems, but inferior Havana cannot
be quoted above 2S 25 cents-the import
this week was trifina; not exceeding 46
hhds. SO that we are still in want of supplies
of good quality fer the trade.
SALT.
We have an import Of nearly 400 tons of
slowed and 1856 tons of comm salt the
former has been sold by the cargo at Sc a So
cents per oushel: no variation in other
sorts.
WINES, BRANDY and SPLITS
Dull-French Brandy | 60l
Gin so per gallon.
Jamaica Spirits 5S
Madeira Wine, 2 50a 8 dollars sales OF
every sort very limited.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The business OF the week IN sugars has
been considerable, but without any increase
on the rates noted in ou last review the
demand for coffee has been very animated.
and Our prices have advanced to the level of
the rates obtained in our neighboring cities.
In cotton and rice, our operations are quite
the latter is dull and on the
decline: our staple articles are not. in
pleasing state four is somewhat declining
and the business in tobacco has been nearly
supended.
The depression of cur agricultural pro-
ductions has sensible effect on the prices