Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-16


speculators, which is a circumstance tavora-
lbIe to an advance on the prices, The interests
ofthose already committed by their invest
ments being likely to lead to further Efforts
by speculation to accomplish it. The duty
on cotton will remain at the present rate IN
til the next session Of parliament. when it is
likely tobe increased. Yesterday there
were sold by public auction 800 bale; OF
| N Orleans cotton at I'D to l3td. loo bales
Mobile al led. 500 Tennessees at | 1t to 10
and 90 interior Upland at Ioid. and in gene
raj the sales went at reduction OF I'd perlo
from the previous prices.
"About mouth ago there was good
demand for Turpentine, but it has again
subsidized, and the stock in the market is still
considerable it now sells al los Sd to IFS
Cd percwt. There have lately been seve-
raj importations OF Tar, and Carolina is
now selling at l3s Cd to las Cd, Virginia for
sheep salving at les to It's per Dbl. There
has again been good demand for Rice tor
expectation and on speculation. and the best
qualities now sell at COS to gls Cd per c"t );
the inferior qualities are not saleable al It's
Sd to los, and as there is now fair supply
in the market, and more expected, We are
little apprehensive that the present prices
may not be maintained. There is mode
rate demand for slaves White Oak Barrel
st. 81 to l2l. Hind at Isl to 22t and Pioe
at 22l to 2st Red Oak Hid. at lOl per M.
Common Pine Is sd to Is I'd. Pitch Pine Is
lOd to Is per cubic foot The demand tor
the lower qualities of Tobaccos is exceed
ingly dull, and the stocks of them increas-
ing by imports from New Orleans good
Leaf and Stemmed Tobaccos are not pIen-
tiful, and sell more readily for home use
good vi ginia Leaf is selling at 34d TO Cd,
Stemmed at AID to It'd, Georgia, Carolina
and Kentucky at 2ldto AID per ID. The
stock in Liverpool is 600 hhds. and in Lon
don it is 500.
"From the latter end of May until the
middle of June the weather was uncommon
ly cold and wet, and an idea began to be
nter,ained that the growing crops OF Grain
might be injured; for the last fortnight Inc
weather has, however, been remarkably
warm and dry, and all apprehenslons OF IN
Jury to the crops have vanished. The pre-
sent will be rather late harvest, and a con-
tinuation oil fine weather will make it the
most abundant one that has been IN this
country for some years past. Wheat tor home
use now sells at IS TO los Cd per fob, and
I in bond at IS to IS for the same quantity
There has lately been very little demand tor
Flour for expectation, and rather considela'
bic imports of it. The imports this year a
mount TO 81, 900 Ibis. and the exports to
81 900. The present price in bond is al
mosi nominally 26s to 29s per Dbl. and at
present there seems TO be no prospect OF the
ports of this county being opened tor the
import of Grain and Flour Tor home con-
sumption.
The Premium of Insurance from and to
the United States in American and British
ships is 2os TO 25s PR cent. American Ma
tionaI Stocks in London are scarce and III
request three Per Gems, AT 6o5 10 81 /;
SIX i,er GEMS. at lo3 10 io4t Bank Shares
22L. per share. Portugal Guld IN com us
lotd, and Dollars at A. lo3d per ounce"
Yours, &c.
Ration OGDEN e. ca