Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-30
Liverpool Market, Gath Feb. 1924.

Our cotton market last week was very
steady, but he sales We're not extensive
From the 18th 10 the evening Of the Goth
inst. inclusive, only $500 bags OF all SORTS
were solo: of these 5000 we're American
$3.50 BIaZils, ESQ Uen,araras, W. Indies
SC. $50 Carthagenas and 40 Surats. y!
the american there wee $3.50 bags oR'
veraging 9!d-l33o Tennessess, aversg
ing 5 $3.50 white and 80 stained Sea
Islands, averaging from 83d to I'D.
The spinners were the chief purchaser:
las. week. Nothing was done on speCula-
ton, and but very little for export. There
was no alteration in prices from those
Of the preceding week. but there appear.
ed little better feeling in the market
particularly for the lower qualities OF Up
lands and Orleans. The import last wee
amounted to 1886 bags of all sorts.
The sales OF Montreal Ashes last week
were very considerable, amounting to
1850 bbls OF Pots, at 37s 37sG, chiefly
al SIS, and 400 bbs Pearls at 4os-the
greater par: on speculation. About 100
ibis u. S. Pot Ashes were sold al ADS 10
46s Tor sound, and 39s Tor stained.
l474 bbls soft tnrpenline we're sold at
!4s 3, and Geo bbIs inferior a, 1883 per
cwt Abou. loco hhds OF PhIade pha,
Boston and New York Flaxseed, were
sold from 55s6 59s per bid ana 90 tier
ces Cloverseed brought 75s S5s cwt.
There has not bsen great deal doing
in any article of American produce this
week. The sales of cotton from the 2ls,
10 this evening, inclusive, amounted TO
1875 bags OF all sorts, say 1905 American,
2474 Braziis, ne West Indies, sc. l92
Carthsgenas, 10 Egyptian, 80 Surats, and
40 Bengal. The American descriptions
consis, of 1858 bags of Upands from TAD
TO o!-96o Orleans, from 81 to loiC-593
Tenn-.sees, std to 9d--l5I white and
45 stained Sea Islands, from 9sd TO Id.
Uplands have been in most request,
more particularly OF the quality under 3id.
in which an advance OF | Sd per ID has
been obtained to-day. There is no aItera-
ton 10 the better sorts or in Orleans. -
Tennessees, and Sta Islands. The mar.
ket is very firm, and but a limited quantl-
ty is offering, which perhaps may be at
,ribu ed TO the long prevalence of easter
ly winds, which have prevented arrivals
The trade in Manchester is uncommonly
brisk al present, and although they com.
plain OF small profits, the consumption is
great. The trade arkowledge themselves
TO be but lightly stocked, ami if The crop
from the U S. prove as deficient as it is
represented, prices may be expected to
advance when il is ascertained or believ.
ed. Some part OF The business done this
week has been on speculation.
There is some little demand for y. S.
Ashes this week, but ,he sales are trihing
at the prices OF last.
Notwithstanding the extensive business
in Montreal Ashes, last weeks prices have
not advanced; indeed, lst Pots might be
purchased at 36s6. There is pretty
steady demand lor Montreal Pearls, al
former rates.
There has been no sales OF Turpentine
this week; 1900 bis. ot good Carolina
Tar were sold out OF store yesterday al
las, aud to-day 100 bis. common brought
1856, k'ce is 6tper cwt. lower, Some
New York Flaxseed has been sold al SIS.
No alteration in any other article since
our last