1807. ] Monthly Commercial Report. 101 
The Jamaica fleet, consisting of 170 sail, under convoy of the La Piquey are safe arrived, 
tothe creat satistaction of the underwriters at Lloyd’s Coftee-house, as well as the West In- 
dia merchants, as coving through the Gulph they separat:d in a tremendous gale o windy 
and two shijs were captured by the French, but fortunately retaken, and sare. Leeward Island 
rum has lowered in price, gay 2s 10d: to 3s. 6d pergallun; coffee rather dul! ; cotton-wool 
quite at a stand, owing to the state of the manu/actories at Manchester, and its neighbourhood, 
‘The following provisions have been exported from thr port of Belfast since the ist of No- 
vember last :—12,606 barrals, 3,180 tierces, 632 half barrels, pork 5 2,029 barrels, 1,615 
tierces, 563 half barrels, beef ; 2,877 bales, 1 409 hogsheads, of bacon. 
The Germans maintain a considerable trade in the countries bordering’ on the Levant, in 
calicoes, muslins, and diaper linens, and the most saleable calicoes are manufactured in Aus 
tria. Those of Saxony are eag rly sought for in Constantinople; but the Greeks prefer the 
Calancas, which are manulactured at Plauen, in the Voigt!and. The principal manufactures 
of calicoes and common muslins are in Saxony, Bohemia, Upper Austria, and the Swiss Can= 
tons of St. Gall and Appenzel. The plain linens of Germany, which are preferred in Italy 
and in the Levant, are those of Carinthia and Lower Austria, but this article is inconsider- 
able; but the manufacture of diaper linen produces between four and five hundred pi- 
astres yearly to Vienna, (rieste, and Venice. The French and the Dutch are said to manuy 
facture much better diapers, but they sell dearer, and toa much less amount. The Germans 
engross almost all the trade in the braziery, gilding, and-japan wares, which is considerable in 
the Levant ; also in coarse glass, hardware, in earthenware, and china (the last manufac- 
tured at Dresdén and Vienna), and in several other articles of less importance. New come 
petitors hove taken from the French the silk trade, which they employed almost exclusively 5 
the italian silks have now the preference, and, what may seem a little extraordinary, several 
manuiactures of silk have been lately established in Russia, which supply a good deal to the 
Levant market. 
There have been exported from Belfast to Ragland alone, since the 1st of January, 1807, 
7,535,705 yards of linen. 
The Governor and Council of Prince of Wales’s Island have let, by public auction, the 
following privileses for the year 1807, at the annexed sums per month, viz. 
he licence tor keeping a gaming house in George Town, for 1,220 Spanish dollars, and 
for the suz.ein James Town, 490. 
For the exclusive priviiege of preparing and retailing opium, prepared for smoaking, in 
George Town, 2,850 dolJars, and in James Town, 810. 
For the exclusive privilege of retailing Asiatic spirituous liquors (arrack), in George 
Town, 2,850 dollars; and in James Town, 430 
For the exciusive privilege of retailing salt for inland consumption, or exportation, in less 
quantities than one boyan, 475 dollars. 
The cuty of 10 per cent. on all oil, ghee, and hog’s lard, imported into the island, or trans- 
shipped in the harbour of Port Cornwallis, 380 dollars. 
Lhese privileges and duties were farmed in the preceding year for 7,205 dollars per month 5 
at the last auction they let for 12,005, being an increase of 4,710 dollars per month. 
COURSE OF EXCHANGE. 
July 10. 1 July 14. Jnly 17. - Prices of Hops. 
Sait) 
Hamburgh..|34 3 ...-|34 5..134 7 --|Bags.—Kent, 51. to 71, per cwt. 
PAACON A ae PR ER rare LE, Olea LOM ee Sussex, 51. to 61. 12s. per cwt. 
AATISEERM AR AT TAD, nog HOM. © aus cle (30) Tole Essex, 51. 5s. to 61. 10s. per cwte 
Paris ......j24 10 ....{24 10 .. 124 10 .. | Pockets.—Kent, 51.53 to 71. 7s. per cwt. 
Leghorn,...|50.......-}50......450 ....{/=———-__ Sussex, 51. 10s. to.71. per cwt. 
DNGUREG Wes oe PHS dice we eet h oe six «sini hes vices Farnham, 8].to 91. per cwt. 
MPENGM a Wie eter creel oe tI aie os (RODS eg 6 oe eee —_—_— 
Lisbon .....|653 ......j632 ....|632 .,..{ The verage price of Raw Sugar, exclusive 
Oporto ....Jod2 «7... j643 .... 1649 .... lof duty, is 36s. 43d. per cwt. 
Dublin ....J102 ......f103 .... {103 .... 
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The following are the average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, Fire Office 
Shares, &c. in July, 1807, at the Office of Mr. Scott, No. 25, New Bridge Street, Black- 
friars, London :—The Stourbridge Canal, 2001, per share ; the last half yearly dividend, 6l.— 
Leeds and Liverpool, 1761. dividend 81. per share, per annum.—Grand Junction 90l. ex. divi- 
dend of 11. 10s. nett for the last half year.—-Kennet and Avon, old shares at 201.3; new 
ditto at 21. per share premiumi.—Lancaster, at 201. ex, dividend of il. per share.—-Lavistock 
Mineral Canal, 120]. for 851. paid.——West India Dock stock, at 1451. per cent. ex. half yearly 
Gividend of 5], netteeLendon Dock, 1451. per cent. exe half yearly dividend of 21, 15s. per 
cent. 
