Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-25
COMMERCIAL.

We are indebted to mercantile house OF this
place for Commercial letters, from which we
make the following extracts:
Rio DE JAsEIRo, 25th April, 1888.
Our Circular Of the 5th January presented a
general view of the transactions Of the last year,
and we now report those which have since taken
place.
The year opened with large stock Of foreign
| Granddaughter low, and exchange auctu-
ating. This state Of things. with but little ate-
! ration, has continued; aud as importations do not
appear to fall off, we cannot look for any imme-
date improvement in prices; aud business is in
some degree injured BY the political disturbances
at present existing in the interior-the people Of
the province Of Mnas having deposed their Pre-
sident This matter, we hope, however, will
soon be arranged.
The Legislature are at present occupied with
| our Currency, having been extraordinarily con.
voked for that purpose. Eficacious and prompt
measures are required in relation to the copper
coin. Twenty millions Of milres said 10 be
| in circulation, Of which large part is spurious;
and of the legitimate. the 1000 refs IS intrlnsi-
caly worth but about $50 refs. The course
which will be pursued by the Legislature, is a
subject Of much doubt and interest.
There have arrived at this port up to this date
AZ American vessels. of which 81 were from the
United States, whalers, from the Mediterra-
mean, from River Plate, from Cape de Verbs,
1 from Canton, and S from Coast Of Brazil.
The whole quantity Of Flour entered was A.
797 bbIs, of which about 14OUO bbls wehth south,
principally to the River Plate. The stock at the
end Of the year was $4,000 bbls--Dow on hand
Ia, 900 bbls, which would give the sales equal TO
- IN
| 1 $1,000 per Dbl, by retail, The demand Tor the
River having subsidized, we do not at present look
for any Improvement in prices.
The barque Flora, from Canton, has just ar
rived, with an assorted cargo Of China Goods
Should this cargo be sold here, it will b. suifi
cent supply Of the above description of go"ds Tor
some period. Prices, however, al this mument,
are not very encouraging.
There has been exported this year, up TO this
date. l1S 900 bags Of Coffee. being 80. 900 bags
less than during the same period OF the past year,
and of which SO. 600 bays went TO the U. States.
Prices nave ruled from 4|400 TO $500 for regular
first quality. The stock in market is now light;
we quote il $1,000 TO $500 (46 to AS pr cwt on
board.l The new crop will be shortly ut hand,
when we look Tor better quality and lower prices.
Sugars. Campos r., sH2OO; NJ. 1900; San.
tos $1,000.
Hides. Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande, $50
10 RS per ID, nominal lpecacuanha. 1880.
Exchange on England continues Huciuating;
it has again declined to S5a sod; Spanish Dol
lars, 1850; Spanish Doubloons, 2tH700 each.
MoNTEvIDEo, April l8, 1885,
| My last was by the Barque Superior. since
which 5000 barrels Flour and four cargoes
Wheat have arrived in the River That article
j. now selling at 10 Spanish dollars on board
800 barrels only in f,si hands. Letters from
Buenos Ayres of the 18th quote it al 95S (ounces
1879 and looking up again. There were then
6,0UO barrels 10 frs, hahd., but the Bakers las is
the case here) were nearly bare. They quote
light Hides at sos: Exchange "a Exchange
here is steady AT 42ad; Hides, l3!cts on board.
Jerked Beet has risen shade, and may be quot.
eh at 85cts al on board. No Horse Hides;
nominal price 1874 each. Sugar and Rum have
fallen. in consequence Of late importatons -
Wine, Brandy, and OIL from Tarragona, CONT
nue. in demand. and without any material change
in prices.
.A,ner,can Tes,els in port-ship Seine, dis.
charging; Brig Schuuner Poland. discharged;
Brig Charles, dschsrsing; Brig Sophia & Eliza,
loading; Schr. Leander, just arrived.
/ n. Lima is open for Wheat and Flour
the former was worth 1903, the'latter 20S bbl al
Callao
BuENos AYREs, 10th inst 5000 barrels have
been sold to day at gu 9SS. and looking up.