Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-13

l43 l4i; 81. CroiX, little dong, ssa i'a'
Cofss.-The stock in market is much re-
duced; ST. Domingo, sales at 25. s5s, 20
cents, asked; Havana green. 26 q cents.
Very little Porto Rico in market.
.Nolasses. New Orleans, very little ia
market, and in good request; last sales go;
Havana and Maianzas, new crop, in demand
at "a "a 2; old crop, dut at 90 ga cts.
Rice.-There is no first quality Rice in
market; 500 casks of second quality were
sold at the close of the week at DE- IA a
9 S7.which is fair quotation.
Brandy There has been no alteration in
price, and very little doing. The holders
ask I95 cents, and it is sold in small parcels
at that price.
Provisions has Improved, and
considerable sales were made at Do 70.
cash Pork, prime, is dull at 8 25
d. SO.
Whiskey.-In hhds. 90 cents; in bbs. "a
cents
.asass.-Pots, DllO. dull; Pearls in more
request at no.
Naval &ores.-Tar, d. 81, sales; Tur-
pentine, the stock in market is small, and
inferior. sales at los Cd l2s Cd.
Tobacco.-Very fiat; Kentucky, s
1.2, Petersburg, 5 a 6 Ia; Richmond, 6
7 l-2.
Flour and Grain.-The demand for Flour
has been steady during the last week. and
the prices may be considered as fully sup
ported. say New. York, &c. as annexed
There is no Wheat of first quality at market
but would readily command rs CENTS
Corn is rather heavy, but no decline; whilst
Rye has fallen to 81 l-2 cents per bushel.
N. York, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Rich
mond Canal, and Alexandria super6ne
Flour, D 5 81 10 4, from cash TO credit;
Baltimore Howard street, and Philadelphia,
ID; Richmond City, 4 S-s to lie, for
domestic use; Rye Flour, II; Corn Meal
in hhds. and bbls. dull, and merely nominal;
best Virginia Wheat. rs cents; N. Carolina
do. 60 to IS cents; Northern Corn 81 !-2;
do Southern do. 80 10 80.
Exchange on London, 7 La l-2, sales.
To the Editors Of the Richmond Enqui-
rer.
have torn from the National Intel
ligencer an article copied from the
Charleston Courier. and send it to you
in the hope that you will agree with
mo that it is worthy to be published
.conspicuousIy' in the Enquirer, on &C
count cf the fine taste and sprightly
wit which it exhibits: 1t is one Of the
happiest trfles ever saw.
The note of the National Intclligcn.
Ger may be published too-because it
is good sense IN itself, thoughvery pro-
badly he mistakes the Charleston wri-
ter's sentimental send you a note
which if You please you may sabjo;n
to Mr.. Gales's note.
Don't believe that wish this repub-
licati0n for any serious purpose what
tver--but only for the fun OF the thing.
[Republished in the Enquirer by particular
request.
ON THE ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA.
The following lively article is copied
from the Charleston Courier. in which
paper it appears as communication
DREAMS OF GOLD.
Tie acquisition of Florida. while it
af,orsls to the nation little more room
for exercise. and to Congress Gf it be
a bad one)a little more room forwraug
ling, has served to I'LL The bos"ms Of
individuals with species of exhilira.
ting gas,producing fantastic hopes and
visions, singular in their appearance,
and various in their exemriifc ation.-
1t would seem as if every wish was to
be achieved in Florida, and every i'll
to terminate there; that, with the soft
facility of her own zephyrs. she is to
Weld to every solicitation, throwing
entirely into tie back ground, the cold
and barren reserve of the old ladies of
the connection.
We shall attempt brief sketch of
the enthusiastic excitement which las
grown out of the simple proposition.
.FlOrida is ours" On the annuncia,ion
Of this imporan fact, the sreculat"r in
land says to himself, IL made bar
gain some tine since ~ith the govern.
ment: it turned out to be bad one, it
is true. bat the government with much
kindness. (not much cunning. how.
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