Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-29
INsio- York. Oct. 81.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

Tao fast sailing snip Hercules, capt.
Cobb, arrived last evening from Liver
.pooI. having sailed thence on the 10th
sit. Tne most Interesting intelligence to
this country relates to the expected
da,aage u the harvest in Eng land on the
Continent. and the prospect OF the OPEN
inn of the BrlIisa ports TO the impof ton
OF bread stuffs, whlcA will nave favor
able effect upon our trade. The owners
oi me hercules received their adyices,
i,on the snip early yesterday nornlns,
waen they Immediately dispatched ex-
presses IN every direction, and csnsid-
srable quantity OF the Hour in this mar.
ket was bought up during the day.
The i,onuon traveller uithe 18th Sept.
states, that the uncertainty OF the harvest
weather, aad tue consequent probability
that the money In the marNet would be
employed In corn spscu.ations, have had
the effect to depre,s the funds, which
were still declining. On that day they
were quoted 75i.
Licsrpoot, .Uaristl Sept. II.
Wenavs experienced during tnis week
much unsettled and wet weather, and
there has, consequently, been mach activ-
ity in our corn market. Large sales have
been made both ~ spectators and dealers
in wheat, at an advance OF Is Sd to Is Cd
pee susael; some purchases have also
been made al C1usda wheat, In bond, at
s y to Us per bushei. Oats have advanced
Sd, AMI B,r.ey ~ Sd per bdshei Oh our
former quotations. La fresh American
Flour, soiue extensive sales have been
made AT aa1 above SoS pes bbl-and 1000
to 50U0 6bis sour, Gree for home use. j,
bavs changed hands at an advance of IS
u 5s per Dbl-Canaia sour Flour, in
bond, na. iatterly brought SOS, anI Tree,
dUS
Rice, in consequence of the bad state
OF he weather AMI the advance in the
Corn Mar >et, has been in great request,
AMI aOout so tIsrces Carolina, have 0eeu
suld, ordinary st b " 10 Oh, and good at
las TO Z0s for nae
We nave experienced this wesk, par
ticulariy since Wednesday, very ANNA
ted demand for Cotton from tDe dealers
aud spinners, VINO being much out of
stock, nave come into the mlraet with
great confidence, the holders generally
have met this demand freely; consldera-
bic ouisLess mas been done. and an adj
vance Vi III per 10. realized upon Sea-
lslanls, and III dpnu a,ost other de.crip-
tions. The total sales amount To l5,5UO
bags, Of winch about 1900 have been ia
ken o. speculation. The sale, include
$500 L P.ands, at 81 20 l0d for ordinary
TO fair, am 10 to Id TO- gooi fair 10 very
cd; 225o Orleans, at 9 TO Id for lnfe-
rios to fair, lii to l2id TOR good fair to
good; 1920 Tennessee at 81 to s!d 900
Sea islands at Is! to l5t and 10 TO Il;
a. stained, i0i to ~. At the public sales
OF furpentine this week, 1000 bbls OF
good quality were taken at l>-6 to leg.
O1ly one lot of 500 obs Carolina Tar has
beeu sold at 1885, No sales worthy of
notice in BARK. Only 100 bbls Boston
Ashes have been in fair requsst-about
600 bbls Boston have been sold for ex-
port at 50.
TIE sales of Cotton the wees preceding
Sept 10th, were-t2l Sea-lslsuds at lSt
TO IL IL: 1894 Bowels ut s l-2 ~ 10 Sd: |,
$ Orleans, at l-2 to l2; $50 Tennessee,
10 st tos,d.
The average price of wheat Sept LIST,
sis7- prices below which it is prohib-
it'd 3d..
Extract " another letter dated Septsm-
ber 18th
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