[ 500 J  (Junety 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
BRITISH TRASE AND ManuracTuReEs.—The expulsion of the French out of Portugal 
has once more opened a trade with that country, and, in consequence of it, vast quane 
tities of goods of the manufacture of Great Britain are now shipping for Lisbon and Oporto, 
among which the manufactures of Manchester, &c &c. will not be of the least in quantity. 
Linens, calicocs, and woollencloths, arein great demand in Portugal. Provisions, as hams, 
bacon, cheese, porter, &c. command a ready sale, with good profit attached to them, pros 
wided the quality is good, as the consumption of our own troops of these asticles must be ver 
considerable indeed. Large quantities of hay and straw have been exported, as the country 
does not preduce such as our army require, and there is no doubt the speculators in it’ - 
will benefit considerably. Inthe neighbourhood of Oporto, the peasants are returned to the 
eultivation of the vine as usual, so that a considerable reduction may be expected i the coursé 
@f next year, in the price of their wines, now selling at the enormous price of 1201. to 1251; 
“per pipe! The exports of British manufactured goods to Spain is limited, as the trade is con« 
@ned to Cadiz alone, and the consumption there for our exports but trifing. 
Franece.—-The commerce with this country being at present cut off, we only have to 
‘ State, that the prices of West India produce were, within a few weeks past, as follows, at 
Paris: refined sugar, 58. to 5s. 6d. per Ib. weight; raw sugar, 9s. 6d. to 2s. Bd. per Ib. j 
Coffee, 7s..to 76. 6d. per Ib. Thus Bonaparte plays on his subjects, by prohibiting the ims 
port of our colovial produce intothe Continent. We are assured from a gentleman who lately 
wade his escape from a French prison, that coarse woollen cloth, such as sells here for 12s. 
4 yard, is worth 60 frances, or 58s. British, per yard: so much for the woollen manufactures 
this country! Wines, brandies, and all kind of produce of France, are offered at any price 
there, but no purchasers for them ; hence arise the late considerable failures of the oncé 
Most respectable houses on the Continent. Rags, sych as our paper-makers want for 
the mills, are the principal article that France abounds with, and if they could be brought 
hither, would prove a good speculation to the importer. ) mesa wh : 
PoxrtruGaL.—The commerce of this country begins once more to revive, as there is 2 
ant of every kind of British manufactured goods throughout the whole country, and cons 
siderable orders are now executing in all the manufacturing towns of Great Britain. The 
€normous discount on paper money has found its level, and confidence among the merchants; 
&x. &c. revives fast; so that we may expect things here to amend in time, although it must 
take considerable time for a country like this, overrun by a hostile enemy to regain that cone 
fidence eo long enjoyed all over Europe. : ani 
Sourn AmzErica.—In our last: we stated, the trade of this country to be rather brisk, 
and have the pleasure now to say that every mail from the Brazils confirms it. Our specu~ 
lators to this part of the world, who were totally ignorant of the goods suitable for tle markets 
here, now begin to find their error in sending out any kind of low-priced goods, and have, 
in consequence, changed their system, by shipping off articles of rather a superior quality, 
fully suitable for the market of Rio. Large remittances have been Jately received by our 
merchants there, and we expect that the commerce with this part of the globe, will be of 
the first consequemce in time: but the trade to the Brazils requires that kind of knowledge 
that can be only obtained by speculations prudeatly conducted. ° , , j 
Current Prices of Shares in Navigable Canals, Docks, Bridges, Roads, Water Works, and 
Fire and Life Insurance Companies, at the Office of Messrs. Wolfe and Co. Canal Dock, 
and Stock Brokers, No. 9, ’ChangeAlley, Cornhill, 21st May, 1811.—Graiid Jonction Canals 
2321. per share.—Grand Surry ditto, 981. ditto.—-Kennet and Ayon ditto, 401, ditto. 
Rochdale ditto, 521. dittos=—-Wilts and Berks ditto, 301, ditto.—London Dock, 1281. per 
eent.—-Ditto Scrip, 25% ditto premium. West India ditto, 1651. ditto.—-Commercial: Road 
ditto, 1361. ditto.—East London Water Works, 1651, per share.—Grand Junction ditto, 81, 
per share, premium.—South London ditto, 1121. per sirare.—Kent ditto, 101. per share-pres 
mium.—West Middlesex ditto, 21. ditto.—-Albion Insurance Office, 571, per share.—-Globe 
ditto, 12041. ditto.—-Imperial ditto, 941. ditto. ' > 
The average prices of Navigable Canal Property, Dock Stock, Fireoffice Shares, &c. in 
May, 1811, (to the 25th) at the Office of Mr. Scott, 28, New Bridge-street, London, 
“Trent and Mersey, or Grand Trunk Cana], 1200). the last half-yearly dividend*at the rate 
f 451. per share clear, per annum.—Birmingham, 1085}. ex dividend 211. clear, half-year. 
taffordshire and Worcestershire, dividing 211, per share clear, half-yearly, 790.-~Monmouth, 
1201.—Grand Junction, 2451, to 2331.—Shrewsbury, 1451. dividing 81.~Kennet and Avon, 
421. 10s. to 401.—Wilts and Berks, 291. 10s. to 30l.—-Rochdale, 52].—Ellesmere, 841, 
=—Grand Western, 181. 10s. discount.—Lancaster, 25]. ex dividend 1]. per share, clear.» 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 241.—-Worcester and Birmingham Old Shares, 38].—New ditto, 10s, 
. premiym.—Thames and Severn new shares, 371.—Croydon, 30l.esWest India Dock . Stocks 
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