MONTHLY REPORT OF THE STATE OF COMMERCE. London, 20th July, 1807. WITHIN the last month seven vessels have arrived from China, and two from Bengal, under convoy of the Nassau man of war, also one hundred and seventy sail from Jamaica, ninety whereof have come to London, and the remainder are gone to the ports of Liverpool, Bristol, &c The cargoes of the first-mentioned fleet consisted of tea of every description, raw silk, sunn hemp, sugar mungeet, safflower, gum arabic, indigo, pepper, and other goods. The latter were laden with the usual commodities. Not only the market for East India, but also that for West-India produce, is completely glutted. A Petition has been presented, on the part of the East-India Company, to the House of Commons, by Mr. Giant, for leave to issue bonds for raising a large sum of money. The recent reports respecting the recapture of Buenos Ayres have proved totally groundless; expectation, however, of this event shortly taking place is on the tip-toe, and the West-India merchants in particular anxiously look for it; they are literally loaded with the produce of the islands, and know not how to dispose of it. We were happy to learn, by advices brought by the last Lisbon mails, that the vintage in Portugal wears a favourable appearance; at the same time we sincerely hope that the wine, the produce of this vintage, may not be sent home in a state similar to some which has recently been imported, and which, from its being green and ill brandied, rather merits the appellation of vinegar than of wine. Our commerce with America is in a fair way of regaining its former vigour; it is said, that one of the articles of treaty now pending with that country, is an agreement whereby an English Agent is to reside in certain of the American ports, to see and grant protections to those who apply, and none others are to be allowed. A Bill is to be brought into Parliament to prevent smuggling from the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey In moving for leave to bring in the said Bill the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated, that a defalcation of £70,000 had been suffered by the revenue in consequence of this contraband trade We are certain that a Bill of this kind will meet with the approbation of every honest trader; and we have every reason to hope that its end will be attained. The cotton manufactures in the North are rather dull: this may be attributed to the same cause as the dulness of sale of West-India commodities, namely, the impossibility of exporting them. On the 11th instant, 38 pockets of hops were weighed in Worcester market; current prices 61. 6s. to 71. 7s per cwt. There is not much doing in the Kent hop trade. At the last weekly sale of copper ore at Redruth, 822 tons of Wheal Alfred sold at prices from 61. 3s. to 161. 18s. per ton; 514 tons of Penberthy Crofts, from 41. 16s. 6d. to 121. 88. Gd.; 425 tons of Godolphin, 71. 14s. to 271. 5s. 6d.; and 203 tons of other mines, 71. 9s. to 131. 11s. At a half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of West-India dock stock, on the first of July, the chairman declared the dividend for the half year to the 30th of June to be 5 per cent. and a call of 2 per cent. on the capital was agreed to be paid before the twentieth of July. In Ireland, the prices of raw, salted, and dried hides, calf skins, and kips have fallen nearly one-fourth per cent. within the last five weeks. At Cork, the export of salted beef, under the denomination of East-India beef, as also pork, continued more brisk than what it had been during what is called the slaughtering season. Butter has fallen about 10s. the cwt. and bacon about 4s. 8d. per cwt. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. H AY harvest, generally finished, has produced a very fine crop in quality, but by no means large in quantity. The cold and blighting weather in the spring," hipped and impoverished the roots of the grass, and a want of refreshing showers afte:wards restrained its growth. Nor is there likely to be any burthen of aftermath, unless very late in the aution. The wheat crop, with which dry springs and summers agree better than with any other crop, is likely to be abundant, and much of it of fine quality, should the harvestweather be favourable. A considerable quantity also of smutted or discoloured wheat may be expected, from the prevalence of blighting winds; which, however, fortunately have not prevailed to that degree which was experienced during the two preceding seasons. Wheat harvest will commence in a few days in the forward districts. The effect of drought upon all the spring crops has been far more unfavourable. Peas, in many parts, are totally destroyed; and the beans universally infected with vermin. Hops are in the same state. Oats are much complained of, and barley cannot be a great crop, Potatoes look well in general, and might yet produce largely, if rain should fall in time: without this the turmp crop will be short indeed. Fruit is almost a general crop, and of excellent quality. Considerable quantities of Rye and Barley are already cut. No great variation of price in lean stock, which has proved. well throughout the season, where water has been plentiful. Market, both in the country and London, have been rather sparingly supplied with fat stock during the heats, and at somewhat reduced prices. Wool-markets dull.. Smithfield-Beef, 3s. 6d. to 5s.-mutton, 4s to 5s-lamb, 4s. to 6s veal, 4s. 6d. tọ6s.-pork, 4s. to 6s.-Bacon, 6s. to 6s. 9d.-Irish, 3s. 6d. to 5s.-Fat, Ss. 4d. Middlesex, July 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 July 18, 1807. BILL of MORTALITY, from JUNE 23, to JULY 25, 1807. American Pot-ash...cwt. 2 15 0 to 3 8 0 Logwood Chips....ton 14 Barilla Pearl...... 2 Brandy, Coniac ....gall 1 unrefined....cwt. 21 Cochineal, garbled....lb. 1 East India ......0 Coffee, fine........cwt. 6 ordinary Smyrna .... East-India Currants, Zant .....cwt. 3 Deals, Dantz .......piece 1 s. d. 1. c. d. 5 0-15 10 0 50-5 12 1 100ak plank, Dantz. last 11 0 0 -12 0 51Oil, Lucca 25-gai jar 1600-16 15 0 -24 0 0 -1 11 0 whale ........ 26 00-28 00 00 0 60 Florence chest 2 15 0 2 18 0 5 15 0 Quicksilver ........lb. 0 38-0 2 0 80 15 6 0 Saltpetre, Fast-Ind. cwt. 2 15 0 0 East India, none 0 13- 0 ...... 15 0 -4 0 0 Galls, Turkey......cwt. 5 Geneva, Hollands....gal. 1 Gum Arabic, Turkey cwt. 6 Silk, Thrown Italian lb. 1 12 0 0 0 Silk, Raw ditto...... 1 100 China 116 0 -1 18 6 Beng.......novi 1 14 0 5 0 Tallow, English...cwt. 2 1 0 0 Q -11 15 0 Tar, Stockholm ....bari 70 50 Hemp, Riga ......ton 66 Petersburgh Indigo, Caracca lb. 0 11 3 - East-India iron, British bars...ton 16 -Swedish........ 25 Wax, Guinea .....cwt. 7 -66 0 0 Whale-fins ......ton 15 -0 12 9 Wine, Red port pipe 86 24 00-25 Lead in pigs ......fod. 34 0 0 -red 0 0 0 0-10 10 0 .... 0 4 1 ...... Lisbon 88 0 0 -17 10 이 Vidonia ..... 72 00-76 00 Days Bank 3p Cent 3p Cent. Consols Reduc. 1807 1808. Navy N. 5 Cons. 5 p Cent. p.Ct Long Anns. PRICE OF STOCKS, from JUNE 26, to JULY 25, 1807, both inclusive. 13 p. Cent 14 p. Ct. Deferred Omn. Anns. Anus Short Irish Imperial Imperial Irish Irish India India Exche Lottery Om. 3 p. Cent p.C Ann. Sto. Bands Bilsi kets N.B. In the 2 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. |