Litchfield enquirer., 1838-01-25
Rerie,o of the Neo- York Market, Jun. 20.

y Four Western, in consequence of the continued duness that has prevailed for weeks, has again declined about 25 cents, without meeting with any creased sales our quotations $S 2 to S5O ut the de- cline may therefore be considered still nominai- Southern kinds have also declined about the same as Western and no demand. Prices for all descriptions are only confirmed by small sales for city use. We hear ot no change in Rye Flour or Corn Meal, both being dull.
 GToin-No domestic wheat in market. About ten thousand bushels foreign, principally from England. have been received during the week, and about the same quantity have been disposed of at l54c. being the first sale ot any note in some days. There was more disposition to buy at the close of the week, but holders were not willing to submit to the decline indi- market; several parcels of foreign received, of which sold in the early part of the week at a de- cline o Oc but recovered itself the latter part, when 9Oc. freely offered and refused holders are gene. rally hrm at our highest rates Corn continues dull without change in price.
 Molasses-'rhe transactions in this article have not been important, and the stock has experienceda con- siderable increase by the arrival of three cargoes. Sales oi Trinidad in small parcels at 39 to 4Oc 100 bbs New. Orleans at 35 to lOc cash and 100 hhds. Cuba al 25c, months.
 tinues nactive and sales are confined to small par cels for ship stores Pork has declined since our last and we now no quote Mess Pork l9 to $2O Prime Pork Beef, to 90; Lard to 10 cents.
 Missionary Aduenturc.--Our ncishbor of the Times s peHectly du J0n as political missionary-in other words, he is buster" at the business The follow ing incident. which occurred during his late "pigrn. age" out eas is too good to he lost The occurrence IS related by gentleman from the place where it hap pened, and gentleman whose veracity even Capt Jones is not accustomed 10 doubt We do not pre- tend to give the precise words of the conversation but merely the substance oft
 It appears that the Captain, upon arriving in the town of Windham, went 10 public house, and inqui- red for the leading administration men in the town In reply, he directed store up the street. h. tent upon the duties of his msson he proceeded hith CT, and upon entering the store, he addressed gen. tleman at the counter, with l" Is this MT. I~F'- No, sir was the reply, MT. L. is my partner he is not in." "Ah, this is MT. L.'s par,ner-well, sir, how goes politics in your town now ?' "Enely, sir, finely-eyery thing appears 10 be working Yight"- With this intelligence the captain seemed to be erati- fied and went to say something in relation to the prospects of the party, the object of his mission &c., until some expression from the merchant led Capt. J. to suspect that he had mistaken the person. and he made bold inquire of the gentleman if he was not an administration man? "1 Van Buren man !'' was the reply, "never" Indeed !' said the cap- tain, then must have been your partner that was directed to- "Pcrhaps so" responded the other "but my partner is called great deal stronger Whig than am :" But," said the captain, " was told down at the tavern, that you were administration men," "Only a slight mis,ake,'' replied the mer- chant, the man who directed you here is about tbe strongest Loco Foco we have among us and he has just recovered from fit of delirina freDcns :" The Captain took his hat and "H20rnetLed."