Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-04

! IEc FLoyR TRAua.-Wc publish TO dav. m in
'e'es,ing eN'rsct from he Cleaycland Herald and
another from the Report Of the Commissioners nS
'ne ei.and canal both Of which we think are vvor
tnY the serious attention OF orr readers II seems
10 become manifest, that the recent arrangement of
our intercourse rih the British Islands will direct
Montreal. 'S' W
sy the Old schedule of duties in the British Is.
''nu7' inc duty on Hour takcn from Canada To In
maica, or any >other British Yves, India Island vas
= c',.s per oarrei; and on the same flour II ,aLsu
ron view 1ofk or Philadelphia. it was one dollar
H'd eferen cents per barre. Now # flour car bs 40.
"'creu at Montreal a. cheap by tle Welland eansl
Is II can be at New York, surely the differences OF
c'%h'g. nine cents in the duty on the barrel INNS,
E''. lIe canadian merchants decided advantas.
~ 'hc 8rltish West India Islands. This adya.t,sr
however viii be greatly increased. # the he'd
OF duties proposed last fan in parliament. nv Nj
'ierfes' and postponed until the 18th of Feb,,sry
oe pasSea THIS bill proposes perm, thu
XufocGc,ion OF flour from Canada into the British
west Islands, free IF duty, and TO raise he dptv on
lonr from the United States TO 81 sal nor b,yrei
me me trade between Canada and the British Yves.
'"Gta Islands IS confined entirely to Eritsh ,e,,,Is
III the Bri ish Government shonld nroye s,,,oo.ci
III th"ir schemes, and II very probable tina, tbo,,
WI inc resut VII be TIN: all the produce reon,reI
Tt inc HF,'s est tnda Islands Will DC taken from
"a! ana TIC north, counties IF PcpusvIy,,;, 81
- FORK, to Montreal. and from thence stunned =;
~ Sn vessel Z" thor islands thus givinr those yes
sii~ a monopoly o "a business This bovpv.r III
n.l DC me OILY injury which our country Will sus
t~'u DE me now arrangement of the West Ind,
T".c. vast amount of the produce ot Ob;o 81
INC. western counties OF PENNSYLVANIA III ne dy;art
Q" Gown The ST vrecgiAl6n,real instead Of oro-
-,S"'iS o. t,- rrn1sylvaul or n. York canal tnn1o
% o-I o"" tIes' hue N the first place denrvino
"IE canals OF the tolls; boat owners of tho re,b,
our merchants Of their profits: and finale the 81;
- u '"e tIFan'ag" of transportation To market
-. ~. mt VIII Le lL' difference IN the cost of
20 Jauaoa ->V" 1ofH
Inc oil wing tn emou;s " Ill show the difference
81 uu'.s on cargo OF twelve hundred barrels NJ
,.ouI ID 81 tish W"st India Island when taken from
G i.H OF New YORK, under the o!d scheduls of
From n York, the duty on 1900 barrels,
From Montreal the 1asy will he S's s3i
If the b proposed by Mr. uorres should pass pass
J',',. ',o oo.s OF Hour from New York will pay
H"..cS 10 t"H amount Of $1,000, and from Montreoi
VIII be admitted 4Hy Jrsc.-r Pjl.sJuro. &C.. N''
CONN., oaaIo,s, an a.a Charleston we learn the order in
i "i'"3 me ports Of the British colonies to American
was ''l''s''d IN tie Jamaica papers of the iS;b
The o!nwns Tarjr ofisiand duties on American ,,od,,.
nom J'e kingston Chronicle Of the l9ih January
pe I,s as5 on .:erego Produce Bbs Flour at los
Is o. per hushe!' ushsl5 Peas Com s.. Is Sd nar n Id
los io re ao per co ms Common Shingles Boston chips
Slaves 23s Id per 1000 Whg Oak slaves and Hail; al
o,t eIO" or tHgh fre Lumber Cos IOd Der loo.
~ Illus , o. woe and Lumber As Al per Wood Hoops
Is ~ per Io5o Tobacco 55 III per 100 lbs; dscovn, IN rs
cent lea IS per 10; after l., Mach Is 3d. ~ PEI
BAnr', Be,zrr Jan q rc3l-rbs-, a,Ds,rs p, ~. ..,
a.ns "'. IN the trade ue; rs % SO American
W ''' 'hy s. rom .Ia United States with cargoes 81
IN ballast l. al ne p eh eaoes seven Of ibs sS
800 "T "ln "NerS only discharged small pars of their
rom buenos hElss Monte Viieo these arrived
o. ol wneh were Ire4tsI gy i1aizu-rs F,on - @
go sgse!s J" ballast q the whote number there wsTa
it ' t-H'ope on American ,; foreign . for the
10; sold to Brazi!ans } ~ - '' ''o'a CT less cargo
p,Spec' OF trade here Tor Americans is qpite souv
rev OF her produce are wanted the ~,
cargo o!,he brought only a55Gt IL zr sGnpsderabe
Hcu'hs credit The STOCK han instant was about 1000
$4,000 b.ls ~ fss,,,1 1,a,nsr-i,t