MONTHLY REPORT OF THE STATE OF COMMERCE. London, 20th August, 1807. SINCE our last Report two large fleets have safely arrived, namely, the Leeward Island fleet, consisting of about sixty sail of vessels, heavily laden, under convoy of a ship of war; and the Oporto feet, accompanied by a sloop of war. The latter consisted of about forty sail, whereof twenty or thereabouts have come to London. The wines brought by this fleet are truly excellent, and make ample amends for the thin, green wine lately imported from Oporto. On the first arrival of the Leeward Island fleet, we feared that its sugars had come to a very bad market; we were, however, agreeably disappointed on finding that they were bought up with avidity by the sugar refiners as soon as landed. We cannot say the same of the large quantity of cotton brought home by this fleet; its sale is very dull, owing, we conceive, to the present deplorable state of the Manchester manufactures. The rum goes off as usual, briskly, but the coffee proves a very heavy article; in fact, to the wholesale grocers alone the West-India merchants are indebted for the disposal of any part of their stock of coffee, for they cannot re-export it, without encountering a certain and a serious loss. Vessels continue to arrive daily at the various ports from Monte Video; they are seldom heavily laden, nor indeed can it be expected that the cargoes of vessels from South America should be of much consequence, until the expedition sent out to Buenos Ayres shall have met with that portion of success which it is the wish of every com mercial man it should meet with. We refrained from making any observation, last month, upon the then recent breach between England and America, hoping that, by this time, we should have the pleasure to announce the renewal of that intercourse which from every consideration, whether political or moral, will appear almost absolutely necessary to the welfare and character of the two countries. Still, however, things hang in an unpleasing suspence; and the voice of an American rabble appears to have more influence over the rulers of that country than the interests of themselves and countrymen. By the following article, which we copy verbatim from a New York paper, it will appear, that the sentiments of commercial and thinking men in that part of the globe are not very different from our own: "Let it be considered what effect a breach with England would produce on America. In the first place, it is the British market which takes off almost the whole of the richest produce of America-its cotton. Suppose a non-importation act were followed, as it certainly would be, by an exclusion of American produce from the British market, what would become of the Southern planter ? Go to another market! No!A mound is thrown across the ocean by the navy of Britain: there is not a corner of the world to which our merchants could trade; and not only the American merchants would be undone, but the farmers would have their produce left upon their hands, and, for want of a vent for the surplus of it, they would soon suffer distress from the privation of many of the first comforts of life. The merchant would be bankrupt→ the farmer would be bankrupt-and the mechanic, having no one to employ him, would languish in misery and want; while, in every part of the world, England would open a market for herself for her manufactures: then which can do the other most harm?" This paragraph needs no comment; we trust it will meet the eye of the American ruler, and have the desired effect. A dyer, in the West of England, has discovered a process by which a most beautiful scarlet dye is extracted from the lac lake obtained from the opuntia or scarlet pear; this dye, it is said, is fully equal or superior to that of cochineal, and will, through the medium of our own commerce, furnish a substitute of equal value, independent of our enemies. The hop trade throughout the kingdom is very heavy. The East-India Company will put up, at their present March sale, Privilege indigo 1431 chests, after the indigo declared for 25th instant. Prompt 11th December, 1807. At the September sale, China raw silk 320 bales, Bengal ditto 1133 bales, Organzine 158 bales. Privilege and private trade, Bengal raw silk 1487 bales, more or less; on Wednesday, October 20th, 1807. Prompt, Friday, January 22d, 1808. A Jamaica and India fleet will be arrived before this report meets the public eye; both of which fleets we shall say something in our next. London, 20th August, 1807. CURRENT PRICES OF MERCHANDIZE. American Pot-ash...cwt. 2 15 0 to 3 8 Pearl............ 3 50 2 40 Barilla 10 Spanish ........ 0 18 0 Camphire, refined....lb. 0 — unrefined....cwt. 16 10 0 Cochineal, garbled....lb. 1 East India Coffee, fine........cwt. 6 10 Cotton-wool, Surinam lb. 0 - Logwood Chips ....ton 14 3 15 0 Madder, Dutch crop cwt. 4 1 2 16 0 Mahogany .........ft. 0 0 19 6 0 5 0 Oil, -20 50 1 11 6 7 5 25 00-27 00 2 18 0 0 15 6 0 361 Florence chest 2 15 0 35 0 0 Pitch, Stockholm ..cwt. 0 14 6 East-India, none 1 4 Rum, Jamaica ...gal. 0 7 0 -- -- 5 50 1 4-0 1 56 19 ..... 0 -1 Petersburgh 0 0 - Beng. 1 16 0 ....novi 0 12 0 -- 1 19 O - 1 60 1 90 ...cwt. 3 06 Russia, white....2 16 0 yellow....3 00 Silk, Thrown Italian 046 0 35 2.15 0 -10 00% 2 15 0 Deals, Dantz....... piece 1 16 0 Stockholm H. Elephants' Teeth ......31 0 0 Scrivell....20 Flax, Riga ........ton 69 Galls, Turkey......cwt. 5 Gum Arabic, Turkey cwt. 6 Sandrach 50 6 15 0 Tallow, English 00 -11 15 0Tar, Stockholm ....bar 1 11 0 - 1 12 0 50 8 0 0 Tin in blocks .....cwt. 6 Gum Seneca Hemp, Riga ......ton 66 - Petersburgh 65 00 Indigo, Caracca ... ......lb. 0 11 3 East-India Iron, British bars ...ton 16 20 10 0 Tobacco, Maryl. ....lb. 0 ......ton 15 40 0 13 0 Lisbon 88 ........ 00-90 00 Norway -Archangel Lead in pigs Calcavella Sherry....butt 84 .fod. 33 Mountain......72 00 -33 0 0 0 0 Claret....hogs, 86 0 0 -51 0 0 Yarn, Mohair ..... .lb. 0 4 3 TH AGRICULTURAL REPORT. HE harvest of white corn will be entirely finished in South Britain by the end of the month; and in the North, should the present fine weather continue, much will be done in the early part of next month. The crops in the North are generally of great promise. In the South, wheat is a very large crop, both in corn and straw, and Oats and barley are also abunthe quality of the finest we have seen for some seasons. dant, and fine crops; but the beans will not probably amount to more than half a crop. Pease still worse, in many parts scarcely any upon the land. Turnips, po atoes, and seeds, all materially affected by the continued dry wea her; yet, on some soils, hey will be good fair crops. Hops have suffered severely from blight; but it is supposed the duty will amount to nearly £80,000. The accounts from Ireland are most satisfactory; and on the continent, there is great abundance of all the fruits of the earth; that the present seems a year of universal plenty. Lean stock hold heir prices, whilst the fat rather decline, both on account of shortness of keep and of the heat of the weather. Good stores of every kind are very ready sale. Ireland continues to supply us with cattle to a considerable amount. Smithfield-Beef, 4s. to 5s. 4d.-mutton, 3s 6d. to 5s.-lamb, 4s, to 6s-veal, 9s. 6d. to 6s.-pork, 4s. to 6s.-Bacon, 6s. to 6s. 4d-Irish, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d-Fat, 3s. 5d. Middlesex, August 25. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN, By the WinchesterQuarter of 8 Bushels, and of OATMEAL per Boll of 140lbs. Averdupois, from the Returns received in the Week ended Aug. 15, 1807. INLAND COUNTIES. Wheat Rye Barley. Oats MARITIME COUNTIES. Wheat Ry e Barley Oats S. d. S. d. s. d. S. d. S. 7 39 4 54 10 Essex s. d ds. d. 6 30 6 47 0 38 39 9 27 Sus ex 71 33 6 6 41 142 Northa. 72 4 89 29 10 Norfolk 66 11 749 4 29 9 York 73 C 35 10 28 7 35 9 Derby 80 0 29 10 Northumberland 72 948 7 63 87 4 62 77 6 38 0 36 Chester ... 69 11 42 33 252 0 39 0 33 0 Denbigh 81 Oxford 74 4 37 4 90 67 2 44 9 34 4 24 42 028 76 8 19 2 409 Montgo 70 Radnor. 68 10 65 U 2 Carmarthen.. Glamorgan Somerset.. Monmouth Wheat 75s. 5d.; Rye 48s 9d.; Barley Devon 48s. 11d.; Pease 54s. 10d.; Oatmeal Dorset 44s. 7d. - 95 031 0 AUG. 25, 1807. 5- 16760 and 70 124 2 and 5 and 10 72 70 and 80 88 10 and 20 20 and 30 30 and 40 122 40 and 50 136 50 and 60 PRICE OF STOCKS, from JULY 27, to AUGUST 24, 1807, both inclusive. Reduc. 180. Days Bank 5p. Cent 3p Centep. Ct. Navy N. 5 Stock. Consols. Long Short Deferred. Omn. Cons. 5 p. Cent. p.Ct. Auns. Anus. Irish Imperial Imperial Irish Irish India India Exche Lottery Om.3 p. Cent Anns. 5p.CAnn. Sto. Bonds. Bills Tickets 1808. N.B. In the 3 per Cent Consols the highest and lowest Price of each day is given; in the other Stocks the highest only. EDWARD FORTUNE, STOCK-BROKER, No. 13, Cornhill. |