Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-26

|, Jan. says-"Lord Strangford. has noo ,s
sumed bis negotiations with the Pc,,s
and not the smallest doubt is enter,ain.i
hat peace will be preserved IN the ear, >
THE MARKETS.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Copssls =.
pened this morning al IS 8. s /, and ID.
vsnced to "a i-8; tie business dom
however. was very tr'fi,ng, and this yar,a,
ion was occasoned by Tie abundance If
money and the scarcity OF stock, and NO,
| ny political event. for no account OF Tho
Paris price Of rentes on Saturday had been
received during the day, and not even
| rumour was circulated calculated to pn.
| duce any material alteration in The yalno
of National Securities. 73i 79wa, tho
| closing price of the Conso!s Tor cash, and
there is nothing tor continuation on ums
bargains.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, March I2.-Our mark.
has been well attended during the psst
week by the trade, whose principal at.
iention has been directed to Bowels, al
which the sales amount 10 near 5000 bags
with little variation in prices, except N
/ low and mid Hing qualities, which are de.
/ priciated about lie per ID, An equal re.
ductioa hiss taken place in The sane QuaIi-
ties of Msrsnhams and Pernanbucos, at
! trihu,able 10 the eageruess OF Some OF The
! holders TO make sales. Orlean. and Sc,
! Islands have gone of week at steady rates.
! Alsbamas aud TenDesees have also SUD,
ported their currency, but in limited re.
quest. In other descriptions nothing has
occurred deserving OF distinct notice.
Sugars, &c We have experienced A
very limited demand since our last repor,
tor British Plantation Sugars, and the
sales have NOT exceeded $50 casks, and
in some instances rather below pre-.
vious rates. IN Foreign sugars nothing
done OF consequence, The only tran>aclon
being small parcel OF interior Brazil at
34s per cwt 400 bags Of low brown Ben
gal have been purchased tor shipment at
Cos per cwt which. with lew ilconsid.
era!le lots OF white, sold to the trade a,
previous rates. torn the aggregate bueI-
ness Of the week IN this description. No.
Issses re'ualD very steady both in demand
and price 1870 punchs. OF good Demcsa-
"a have been disposed OF al 29s sd per
Cwt.
Cnfee Cocoa, &c The demand for
coffee is very partial and mostly confined
to the trade. WHO have taken IN The course
of the week few lots OF Jamaica and De-
merara by auction al improved rates.
There has been very little inquiry for ey-
port. in consequence of which 10 sales
tol, vto IN Il
10 Cocoa SO bags GuayaquI were dlspo-
sed of al As and 100 bags Para at Dos
per cwt. Some little inquiry for Pimen.
10 has led to the disposal of 100 bags and
barrels OF fair quality al 81 to Gid per Ii.
Ginger is little noticed, and except few
bags OF Bengals of good quality, sold at
23s per cwt nothing done in this article,
Runs have been in good request, and
some little advance has been realised in
leewards Is I'D to es Sd having been OBJ.
tanned for 20 TO 80 O. p. Jamaicas have
also brought more readily full previous
rates The total transactions are not
fewer than $50 puDcbcoDs.
Io6acco-No variation can be noticed
in prices OF this article. and the trade buy
very sparingly. A speculative demand,
however. has taken of about 100 hhds oil
Virginia and Kentucky stemned, v ith so
bids. OF leaf, al The currency before quo.
ted.
Dry Salleries, &'c-The demand for
which has Continued very animated, and
prices have been progressively and rapid
ly improving throughout the week; On
Monday purchases of Montreal pots were
made at Sos and on Saturday Cos Cd was
obtained the total sales OF this descrip-
ton have amounted TO near 500 bbIs. De-
sides 800 pearls at Sd to SIS and 10 N.
York pearls at SIS to SIS per cwt higher
prices are still looked Tor. The uaDsac.
tons in logwood have also been at consid-
erahle advanced rates, viz. loo tons of
Campeachy at il2 10 il9 SIS, and 300 tons
OF Jamaica at 10 los to Ill per ton. So.
lid Nicaragua wood has excited no small
attention ; loo tons of which have been
sold at 40 up to IA per len.
Nothing material done in ius,ic, but
holders are not anxious to make sales at
previous rates. Sicily SumsL very sea-
dy at S2s Cd, at which 500 bags were
sold. and some small parcels oil birthstone
at 95 TO l26 per ton. About loo ton, OF
Greek and Sicily Olive Oil were disposed
of at 80 to Ga per ton, with some hallipo-
Ii at something above previous rates. SO
bales OF Allicant Barilla were offered by
auction without success. Saltpetre is sci.
ling al 40 10 42s per cwt.
Waual &ores-The market has been
wholly devoid OF interest throughout the
| week not a sing le sale of TurpeAtIne hs-
wing taken place, and only one or two IN
considerable parcels OF Tar at previous
rates.
Hide, T. Tallon-Upwards Of $4,000
hides, Of different descriptions, were sold
last week, mostly by auction, OF which
80, 600 were dry horse, which went of al
Is Sd to 5s id per hide being reduction
of Sd per hide; the remainder consisted
of 1900 dry Buenos Ayres COW and OK
| L,Joe IO1 10 In3t an1 d2nn caItei do.