Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-23

jeopardy, has restored confidence, and removed
one OF the principal obstacles to tho activity and
extension of commerce.
The harvest is the most plentiful which has boon
known Tor MANY wears, and the great bulk Of the
whsai crops have boon woll secured In the north
OF England, and in Scotland, considerable guam
nty OF corn has been injured by the rams but the
INJURY Is not serious; and though II has prevented
the harvest from beng splendid as was antcipa-
ted last month IL will not prevent the enjoyment
OF abundance, aud comparatively low prico OF pro
visions. In any country, hut more particularly IN
one cursed with an unnatural and oppressive corn
law, n plentiful harvest Is vast creation OF sub
stautiai wealth Il fills tho pockets Of Tho farmer
who soon transfers large portion of his gains to
the shop Keeper aud manufacturers and above all il
greatly ancoratcs the condition ct the bulk of the
populations; tho working classes. On the othor
hand as tho English corn law In, made the trade
in grain little better than gambeliug adventure,
the bounty Of Providcncc will in all probability DO
the ruin of many merchants who hold foreign
grain anl n ,ur in bond. The harvest having been
very abundant in Holland, Germany, Dcun.~ *,
Poland and France, there will be no possibility OF
rec xpor ing the foreign cnrn now In ous bonded
ware, withoat submitting to AN enormous
loss. The quantity of foreign wheat in bond at
London in the early part of September was 3l3, S52
quarters besides loo 1856 cwl o four and mo- with
standing the filling price, upwards of 10000 quar-
tcrs have been liberated IN one week, paying tho
enormous duty of 2ls Sd. A great fall has taken
y
months. and especially within the last month. In
the middle ofJulv, tho average pric, of wheat,
corduy TO tho official statement, G1s 3d. per
quarter; in the middle of August, it G4s. Id;
md in the middle of September, it 5Ss AZ
further decline will no doubt take place before the
close of the month
Since our last. tho two great nrnrnfictiscs Of
the country, the cotton aud tho WOODEN have ex.
pericnocd decided ,,pprovonIcni. Ehere il an
increased demand for goods, and the prices, boih
of the raw material and the manufactured article
are locking upwards f., Lontnn. trade continues
very duh. The Baltic tim ,ei trade suffers moro
and more i'll sequences Of the absurd prefc renee
given by oar legislature to the bad timber of Cana
da over the good timber of the b lite. The corn
market, from circumstances above mentioned, is
of course heavy.+ The wool market, on the other
ti1nd, Is steady, and prices are looking upwards.
Within the last few weeks higher prices have
boon obtained in London than the sinplers could
obtain from their customers in Y orkshre, which
maybe aacrbcd i'll part To the small quantity o.
Germnn wool brought to tho market and in part
Ia the activity of the manufacturers in tho West
of England. AT the German Wool, Fairs this year
the German, Belgian, Swedish, and Russian mar-
ntacturors were unprcocdcn,fy bold and eager in
ihcir competition With the English buyers; and
he fact is that tho w"ollon manufactures of tho
continent, and especially those OF Germany nro
! rapidly on tho increase That country supplies it.
| sell entirely with superior qualities OF woolcns
and only comes 10 England for the lower qualities
OF winch, however, a large quantity is still sent.
! w oltoil iNdnuldCturc is Improving
branch. There is an increased demand for geod,
md yarn of all descriptions. About the mddtS OF
| he month, owing TO the great consumption of the
raw mate'i,i. the price of cotton rose in the
| n1rkets of Liverpool, Glasgow, and London, ]. 4d
per pound; and To a certain extent, this advance
has been realized on goods and yarns, though in
some cases, NIT qrue to tho eX'ent of the advance
On cotton. lhcro -, however, strong probability
that the manufacturers will he able TO command u
price. pr"portionate to tho cost of the raw mate
ri1l. The cotton factors Of Lancashire are i'm full
work, and tho weavers ire also generally omplsy
cd, though at very low wages; the same m v be sale
ct tho cotton trade of G a<gow. Tho spinners'
profits continue to he miscTabis small M Liver
| pool trade has been exceedingly brisk Larpe ar
| ivals have been followed by extcnsiue sales a,
| improving prices. The sale of dyeing wares and
woods, which affords good test of the activity
| Of manufaciur cs, has been slack both in lon
don and Liverpool for several months past; bu
turing the last month u considerable improve
inent h 3 taken place. at least i'm the .importan
irtics of indigo. On tho 18th instant there wa,
an unusually large sale of indigo comprising 70.
chests OF East i"dia, and four soroons of Qua
te"ain; with The exception of only s chests the
whole sold with.spirt at an advance of Sd TO a
| per pound on tho prices of the sale on the ID
August.
The Woolirn Nanufact,r participates in the
general improvement of the country; though the
manufactures of Yorkshire much harassed and
tsuered IN thcr operations, -by Trades Union,
Unprecedented in its extent aud power o nd some
ines dictatorial'and unrea sonabe in its conduct
The demand for tho fEcr kinds Of woollens still
continues slack, both for the home trade and ex
Portaton. There but few London bu yers in
the market, and these purchase sparingly. For
low qualities of woocns, including blankets fan.
nes and haizos, tho demand is brisk and steady: in
consequence of which he price of Fin gIish wools is
cooking upwards. The cloth halls Of: Leeds and
fiudcrstied are becoming rather bare of goods
and the domestic manufacturers, by whom the
coarse wooIions are generally made, arc actively
employed Preparations already, M q king by
somo OF the manufacturers to avail themse yes of
the New American Tariff, which will admit. TN.
lowest qualities of wuollens inio the United States
after the I'd Of March next at the triflng duty Of
; per cent. dd roiorem. At RoehdaIe, Bury aud
KOS endale, where hLnue!s and bazcs are GRIZZLY
made, there is considerable activity than there
has been for the last six months; ono of the best
proofs and fruits of which is an advance Of wages
voluntarily made by the masters.
The Wors,ed Stuff Trade is unusually active and
great amount of business is weekly done at The
bradford market, A. slight advance has taken
place IN the price.of kind of goods and the
rise ia expected ito become general. The demand
is both tor Rome consumption and expectation.
The maEhct for tho colonial produce is very
hat-Nlthln the last month fall of from Ia To-
Is. cwt has taken place in sugar and there is
siinllar reduction in Jamaica coffee.
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