Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-12
COMMERCIAL.

Gibraltar Market, March l3-Extract Of a
letter-There is no demand for Nankeens, and
we fear that prices will not leave any profit in
the invoices.
Teas are abundant and dull, prices nominal,
and we recommend to our friends not to make
any further shipments for some time.
Fresh Flour is wanted in small parcels, for
the bakers to mix with their old s,ock-two or
three small careoes would again reduce prices
old -four S5a S IS.
Tobacco has fallen in value, and will go low
e--tbe stock on hand is sufficient for the de-
mand, and the new crop expected IN June, VIII
arrive 10 dull market, at low prices.
Good Cuba and Havana Tobacco sells readi-
" as ouoted-26 a 36-Cuba Is 26. Coffee
is dull, and none but best quality green will sell
Hayana Sugars only will reach the quotation in
the price current; other Cuba Sugars plenty and
dull. Havana white Sill 5o--broWn 80 so.
Extract from Ballimorean, dated Lima, Eth january
Yesterday the ship Georgia Packet arrived
here with -four chiefly. as far as ] can learn
Should this be, as fear, the precursor Of fur
Their and larger shipments Of that article 10 this
market, the scenes Of last yea" will be reacted.
We have yet no positive accounts OF the safety
of the Chill crop, but the prospects were good,
and should no blight orTust take place, il will
be. so large as TO preclude all probability Of
profitable shipments Of flour round her. during
this year. oaH. fafTaol.
Rio De Janeiro, 9Th March ls26.--The brigFawn
for Salem, by which we addressed you under
date Cd inst, has been detained in port till this
morning. The only American vessel arrived
since then, is the brig Quill, from New York
via Pernambuco, with $50 bbls flour, 100 bbls.
nosin, domestic goods, sc. We have made but
little progress in sales offlour, most Of the ba
kers being amply supplied by previous purcha-
ses at low rates The stock on hand is near
abou, the same as last advised, say between *
1000 barrels, and the first qualities we are still
holding at sI5oo Oil, but those prices will not
be realized to any extent, unless favored 1or a
short time by non arrivals OF the article. Il IS
a fortunate circumstance that no wheat and
-four has vet appeared from Europe, and should
the imporiations thence not be extensive, there
must be greater consumption OF American
-four than during the last year. About $50
bbls. choice English Goldfish arrived few days
ago from Oporto, was placed at the extrava
giant rate of l6poo per bbl but cargo Of simi
lar quality would not perhaps command beyond
1911, The best season will soon be past, when
its value will decline Domestic Couons are
rather dull Of sale and every description OF Eu-
ropcan manufactures are almost without de-
mand, and large stocks in the importers
hands.
Within few days past, Exchange on Lon.
don has very unexpectedly fallen to 4ea, and
some bills have been placed at 40, with pros
pect Of their being yet lower. This circum-
stance has produced more active demand Tor
exports, particularly Coffee, Of which purchases
have been made at our highest quotations, and
2I9 so is now asked by number Of the dealers.
The supplies tina, have come to market during
the last or days are much less than before,
but it is expected TO arrive in greater album
dance.
Hides appear to have settled at quotations.
for the present, but as the stock decreases, they
will advance in price. There are none but a
few Santos Sugars to be had, nor are any ex-
pected from Campos, as the navigation OF the
river Paraiba is not likely to be soon freed from
its obstruction.
From Valparaiso and Lima we have no fur
Their accounts, nor from the River Plate. There
is no prospect OF an early reconciliation between
that country and this.
'l7o to 1870 reas, equal to 22a to 234 cents
per ID. on board. Patriot
- MaSZZzk1ANIW-
81 The sale of the COL U.NBL1N F4C-
7URE, which was to have taken place this day,