Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-26

U. S. ship Pennsylvania from Philadelphia,
with 1859 bbls -four.
In consequence of the discontinuance of ar
rivals of the overwhelming quantity Of bread
stuff with which this market has been glutted
for many months past, we are enabled to IN
form of some improvement in the price OF
-four, which now commands Of prime quality,
2 500 8mr. perbbl
From the LIST Jan. to date, have been i'm
ported 148 bales domestics, 1890 boxes soap,
4881 otis. Goldfish We quote domestics OF
slow sale at 160 200 r. S. per yard, unoieach-
ed preferred. Whenever we shall be put on
an equal footing with the British in payment
of duties (they paying at present w less
than the Americans) these manufactures must
become of important and valuable importation:
but until that time shall arrive they will not be
required at this market, except in very limited
quantity With soap this market is abundant
" supplied-Last sales American Goldfish 4
7o0a S mr.. per qtl.
During January 1865 pipes red Wine arriv-
ed at this place. We quote good Catalonia at
As mr.. and Cette So per pipe, the market o.
verstocked. Arrivals of cargoes OF salt have
recently been very numerous, and this, as well
as markets at the River Of Plate are in good
supply. Accounts have been received from
Buenos Avres to the middle Of January, stat
ing no alteration for the better in the Flour
market; sales were effecti"g with difficulty at
retail n 104 II, duty 81.
Freights continue very dull several vessels
arrived here from Buenos Ayres in quest OF
them, continue on to the U. S. in ballast.
ExrouTs-At our quotations, the average
quality of Campees white sugar, in cases would
cost p7 %, per 112 lbs on board. Muscova-
does 81 Santos in bags average white 81.
Hides 163 II cents per lb. Coffee ia cents
per ID. for lst quality. In these calculations
Spanish dollar is equivalent to millrea
February 26-In consequence Of the Homer
being detained, we have an opportunity to
add, that our stock Of Flour has increased
5461 bbls. and the price has declined 500 reas
Sugars have raised 100 reas on quotations"
FLOUR-Superfne 500 per Dbl. duties
1 OO3, sales; Fine, SOC a 5 perbbl. not adapt
ed for this market in quality"
[cIncrLAR.1
Rio de Janeiro, 14h February, 1s25.-We
did intend our circular of 18th December to
be the last we should send until we had Some
confidence in our advices being attended to
the state of the markets here and in this
neighborhood seem, however, to require that
we should again address you, in the hope that
it may prevent you from shipping any thing to
this quarter-This MARKETS largely supplied
with Flour, Grain, Wine, and indeed every
other article of any interest or value--of the
two first, several cargoes have arrived within
so days, from Europe and the U. States, and
others are looked fora great deal of Goldfish
has also been received, and rs is generally the
case, money will be lost on tive cannot re-
commend shipments of any thing to arrive
here in less than months from this date, and
then, only in case they should have been en-
tirely suspended for or months-The sup
ply of Wine is unprecedented, both here and
at the La Plate-the greater quantity on hand
here is Of Portuguese growth-Red Wines on
| ", suit the market at any time-Domestic
Cottons are in supcrabundance and unsaleable
Soap is in immense supply-1O bales OF the
| former of 81 to So inches, unbleachea, and 500
boxes of the latter of 30 ID. each, light color
and dry, are enough by a vcssel-Our sales OF
Flour do not exceed 200 bbls. per week
The Richmond City brand has great prefer
ence in this market; even Baltimore Howard
street ranks below it in the estimation of our
bakers, who will not take it when the Rich
mond is on sale, at less difference than 500
to dollar per Dbl. and then only in small lots
N Canal -four, Bait wharf, and Alexandria
will not answer at any time. Our produce is
| in brisk demand for Europe-the crops of SUI
gar on this coast have been small, and from
| this the greater part has been shipped-cof-
| fee of good quality is scarce; the best ofthese
| articles come first to market Hides are also
in small supply
The following extracts from letters will
give you information of the state of the mar
kets at Bahia, La Plata, and on the Pacific
"valparaiso, 10th Dec. 1824-There have
been 8 -four ships here and only 800 barrels
sold, at from 8 to 9 dollars on board, they
have all gone north, to the worst of all mar
kets, where in my belief many thousand bbls.
will be thrown into the sea, sour and unsalea.
bic. The last letters, S0th Oct. from Nixon &
Mccall of Lima, stated $4,000 bbls there, on
shore and afloat, since then upwards of 10000
bbls. have gone down that know of, besides
many cargoes that have not put in here; in
fact there is nothing saleable, except little
salt provisions, and 500 bbls. would glut the
coast Many letters from commission houses
and supercargocs have gone on recommend
ing the shipment Of provisions; they will
therefore, in 3 or 4 months, be as bad us -four
is now, it may be feared. l cannot obtain
dollars for -four. A week ago could have
run off . or 5000 bbls. at that price, but gen.
tlemen in charge would not listen to it, do
not think any Of them will realize rs in Lima,
most of it sour; one cargo sold at D9 deliver
able at Guayaquil, The Gen. Smiths is sour
will bring nothing at Lima or elsewhere. No
advices from the Armies-no news from the
north-The greatest crops ever known in
Chill are now on the eve Of being cut, safe
beyond danger and the cultivation most ex-
tensive. No -four for Peru will be required
next year, there is more than Is months con-
sumption on the coast"
Extract of letter from the captain of an
American vessel, dated valparaiso, 9TH Dec.
1824-As some information of the state of
markets may be of use to you, ! would only
state that markets this side of the Horn are
completely stocked with -four. In Callao,
last accounts left Is, 900 bbls ahoat, which is