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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
SINCE our last report, we have the pleasure to announce the safe arrival of both the Jamaica 
and Leeward Island fleets, the latter under convoy of the Northumberland man of war, 
from Barbadoes. The Jamaica fleet were scattered in a heavy gale of wind off the banks of New= 
foundland, and one of them, the Susannah Rutherford, bound to Glasgow, has been taken by 
a Spanish privateer of fourteen guns; the same privateer also took the Mary Oswald, bound 
for Liverpool, but fortunately she has since been retaken by the Virginia frigate, and Is af- 
rived in Ireland. These fleets have brought home a very considerable quantity of West India 
produce into our markets, which is at present very dull indeed, particularly rum and cotton 
wool, as also is coffee, of which article some public sales have been lately made at rather re- 
duced prices. In fact, until the northern ports of Europe are once more opened to receive our 
colonial produce, it is impossible to expect that the planters in the West Indies, or the mer- 
a concerned in the trade, can benefit by it. Jamaica sugars sell in the market from 
3s. per cwt. to 80s. according to quality, and those of the Leeward Islands from 59s. to 
77s. per cwt. Jamaica Rum from 3s. id. to 4s. pergallon, and Leeward Island from 2s. 6d 
to Ss. 2d. per gallon. Coffee from 80s. for ordinary, to 6l. per cwt. for fine. West India 
cotton from 1s 2d. to 1s. 10d per lb. a very dull sale. Ginger and Pimento keep up their 
prices, but they are articies of little consideration. epee Vekdeiec A! 
The following are the late public sales of the West India apa viz. 
By William Anderson 963 Casks Muscavada Sugar, from 53s. to 67s. per Cwt. 
whe aun aE 4.51 Casks and bags Coffee ..... hoe to 125s. per ditto 
Oe seecsccceesee+ +100 bags Pimento.....---.000 . 83d. to 93 per Ib. 
raid eet erie ea eae 28 ditto White Ginger... 41125 “Gd. per cwe 
wee eee eee ee e480 ditto Cotton (Demarary).--.1s. 4gd. to 1s. 10d. per Ib. 
Ei lahat os OARS gt 891 Casks St. Vincents, St. Kitts, Demerary Sugar 52s. to 67s. per cwte 
William Braadiurce 401 ditto GHELO) i, «aah sak oR 54s. to 64s. per cwt. 
Widow Purdy and Sons 216 Bags Pimento, bonded ...... O24. to 9F per Ib. 
J. and M. Woodhouse 175 Casks Coffee.....-.-- Bis. to 129s. per cwt. 
CR cot fs hore ------ 396 Bags Pimento, bonded ...... 93d. to 98d. per Ib. 
Kymer and Co. 540 Casks and bags Coffee --.-- 80s. to 128s. 6d. per cwt. 
George M<Kenzie 421 Bags Cotton Wool «~.....--1s. 3§d. to rs. 72d. per Ib. 
* At the Henourable the East India Company’s sale, were sold 
119.5 Chests Indigo (Privilege) from 2s. 4d. to 9s. 5d. per Ib. 
144 Ditto......(Private trade) .. 2s. 11d. to 8s. 5d. ditto 
287 Ditto.....-(Privilege) .... 5s. 2d to 8s. 9d. ditto 
And at their Cinnamon sale 2987 bales Cinnamon sold at 6s. 6d. to 7s. 4d. per lb. duty to 
be paid. Also ten Chests, and one box of Mace at 48s. to §7s. per ewt. three Chests 
Cloves at 3s. 7d. per Ib . “4 
Se Se trade 51 Casks Mother of Pearl shells, at 41. 6s. to 51. Qs. per cwt. 
Pass Tame cg eee ee ee at 12s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. per ounce troy 
210 Ditto, Vermillion or Cinnabar at 4s. 2d, to 4s. 9d. per lb. 
124 Ditto, Star Aniseseed.......-. at 121. 5s. to 131. 5s. per ewt. 
f Alsosundry Drugs, Gums, &c. too numerous fo detail. 
London, October 7-5 1807.—The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of 
Englard trading to the East Indies, do hereby declare, that they will’put up to sale at their 
Ns September sale, besides those goods already declared, the following Tea, Vize 
Wien spate 4 2s By DUR ip Ca” ris RAE ae 500,0001b. 
Congaa and Campa 201. oe ees oe . . 4,500,000 © 
Souchong and‘Pekoe 20. 523.224. .-..7200,000 
Singlo and "'wankay.-.. 2... » seeeeses 700,000 
Hyson skin sewer eee s eres ecserecee 100,000 
i ig atin aben a pe EE Paes sake es vere 300,000 
Total, including Private Trade 6,100,000lbs. 
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On Monday, the 7th December, 1807—Prompt, March 4th, 1808. 
In the course of eight days, 1,481,3041bs. of Tobacco has Bae imported into London from 
Virginia, yet the price of this article, of such great consumption, has not lowered ; but we 
doubt not that the speculation | ‘might prove a good one, if it should unfortonately happen 
that the present existing differences between the two countries were not speedily settled” The 
quantity of Sugars: bonded and warehoused for security of the duties in this port in ten days, 
has been no Teas’ than 23,761 bogsheads, ‘and nearly 3,000 Puncheons of Rum, all hy the 
aforementioned fleets from the. West Indies. 
¢ ‘The great linen-market, at the linen-hall of Dublin is now going on; linens of every descrips 
cnn are in great demand, and the prices given by the English buyers are favourable for the 
Manutacturers. oe is mee a large sums of money to 2 drawn on Leadon, against 
these 
