The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-19

CHARLESTON, DEC. s. Cofton-Up-
ands are more fixed in value-conside-
rable transactions in this staple at ID 10
l43. Some few sales of superior choic
brands and selections at $50. Sea Isl
ands still neglected Rice The spirited
demand for this article during the last
week has advanced the value a trif1e
IN one instance S. was paid for prime
lot. Corn-This article is scarce. and re-
tails al 623 10 75-a few cargoes would
reduce the price 10 As and so.
From the n. Orleans Price Current of Nov. %
Cofton-at the beginning oil The week,
the demand was quite brisk, and some
lnts Of choice mere sold a, --~>-SLe"~-
our quotations but the sales have been
very inconsiderable, the greatest quaint
ty consisting Of inferior qualities, which
varied from l53 to 183 cts. We have
accounts iron, Tennessee, that not more
than half as much was planted ,his,as was
planted last yesr.ln North Alabama fair
crop, but Dot very large In Mississippi *
Louisiana the crops will not amount TO
more than half ofthe last year.
lit .fnttgua, Nov. I5.--Markets dull
Tor American produce.
produce dull-flour S73 g.: corn a
mere drug; other articles low accord.
ingly.
HAVANA, DEC. 2.-The price of rice
mas been bIeh for some weeks past. but
I'D consequence of considerable quantity
received principally from your port. Dri,
ces have declined, and at the last sales
mace were at 80 Sd 5. The stock on
hand a. this moment amounts to about
700 ucrces. JerkeG beef mas been very
high OF late the last cargo so'd at S1O5.
winch has caused beei, pork and goldfish
10 be IN some request. by an arrival
rom Hamburg on Saturday, in Is DAYS,
we have very discouraging accounts res,
pecung sugar and coffee The same from
England, and II 10 likely the latter article
VIII decline IN price soon. Several par.
GELS oil prime green were sold last week
at Si63, and the same is asked to-day
L he stock of sugars is small and for the
pest remaining, as high as Gals rial,
nave been paid in few instances large
parcels have been bought at 8 IA
I are not in demand al 81 a 9 rails. |
here is however but little doing in this |
irticle, as we'll as in coffee.
Prices Currens. -Cordaee American.
H. 81 lOi iailow ql. IL ala, Beef,
:argo' No. |, l0aIl Bread, navy b,l.
); Butter, Amer yellow al. 10 IS;
european, 20 +; Flour, PhIlad. and Bait.
'6l' IA Ga Is; New Orleans, IS a IA:
Iams Amer IA l6 plenty; Herrines
moked, box I Or, scarce MoIasses. kep
= gals. Sri Sugars, assert. 9-5 white, ar
> Il3 20 brown, 9 and IS white III
IA brown 8 40; Muscovado 5a7;
eSars m q a Isl Tobacco, Cuba, al.
q =: Erch,--On London, l6 prem; u.
'a,es'o prem. Spain, lOaI2; Par,
. 5 prem"
among the articles of ready sale at
uenos AyIes, Sept. 10, are enumerated
ShIrlings, cotton wick, chairs,
Oreaux, wardrobes, rice, bright tobacco,
o"oer, rum, gin, tin, glass, butter,
ANS olive OIL, soap, tea, grapes, satins, .
C. r
SHIPPING.
10 'ne hrse three quarters of 1912, up.
ARDS OF 800 vessels arrived at N. Orleans. L
ID were all despatched with full car. ?
les. {,
in 1891, there were 48 British ships in A
trade between Liverpool and the u
ates; 10 1928, i33. In 1891. there
IRE S25 American vessels, in 1925 n
u to Sept. IL. II
It's said more ships sail from London "
one year than from all the rest of the
nd The property shipped and Ian. Oh
q is estimated at 100000, 900. fc
flfty'two British Davis's Straits fisher. OIL
ID have this season taken 900 whales N