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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. ~ . 
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THE arrival of a meffenger with fuppofed overtures of peace from France—the meeting of . 
- Parliameut without any immediate demand, on the part of the Minifter, for a new loan— 
the rifing populerity of the Britith caufe upon the Continent—and, perhaps, alfo, the fudden 
influx of fe much bullion inte the country, by the firft captures of the opening war with 
Spain,—have, in the courfe of January, not a little enlivened the bufinefs of the Stock 
Exchange. 
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The prices of Stock have rifen ; and purchafes have been made with extraordinary eagef- 
nefs. _The Three per Cents were, one day, as high as 63.. They have fince had fome fluc- 
tuations; but on Thurfday, the 24th of January, the Reduced were fill at 603, the Con- 
fols at 604. It is not likely that thefe prices fhould fenfibly fall, for thefe fix weeks next to 
come. There exits a poflibility that certain events may enfue, by which-they might be ra- 
pidly and exceedingly raifed. But we would not venture to affirm that the Three per Cents. 
may not, before the 12th of April. be as low as 55. 
The profperity of the tewn cf Liverpool continues to increafe beyond example. This is 
to be attributed to the increafed working of the Northwich Salt-Works ; to the multiplica- 
tion of the canals, which give Liverpooi a command of a wider range of the internal trade 
of the northern and middle counties of England, than was before within its reach ; to the 
growing fuccets of the trade to Africa; to thofe circumftances which have, in thefe lat 
twelve years, rendered Britain the graxd European emporium of the produce of the Weft 
Indies; to the rifing wealth and profperity of Ainerica ; to the growing wealth and induftry 
of Ireland, aud to the Union; to the increafing wealth and popvlation of the North, South, 
and Wek coafts of Scotland; to the increafe in the trade between Liverpcoi and thofe parts 
of the Continent of Europe-which are contiguous to the North Sea and to the Baltic. Even 
the formation of the Criman Canal was of great benefit to Liverpool. Much more will it 
derive advantage from the completion of that grand undertaking; the pride of Mr. Ad* 
diagton’s (now Lord Sidmouth) miniftry, the Caledonian Canal. Perhaps, after all, it is 
not fo much indebted to any thing for its prefent wonderful profperity, as to the characte- 
riftic commercial fkill of its inhabitants, and to their unequalied intrepidity of commercial 
fpeculation and enterprife. There is, however, juft now, m America, upon the authority 
of Dr. Mitchell, of New York, a ftrong outery againft the Liverpool falt, as of bad qua- 
lity, which threatens fomewhat to diminifh the exportation of this article. . French brandy 
fil continues to be imported, in very large quantities, into London. On the 19th, not lefs 
than 11,000 gallons were entered at the Cuitom-houfe. It is ftrange that we fhould obfti- 
nately perfift in the confumption of this fpecies of ardent fpirits, when genuine old rum is 
fo much more pleafing to unvitiated tafte, and fo much lefs noxious. 
‘Tt is underfood, that la year’s produce of the tax upon wines, has fallen a million fhort 
of the fair eftimate; and that the duty upon port-wine for the prefent year, is ef confe- . 
quence to be alleviated. 
Very confiderable quantities of Englifh earthenware, and of felt hats, have been in the 
end of Janaary, ihipped from London fer the ifland of Malta. 
‘The exports from London, to Ireland, to Jamaica, and to the Eaft Indies, have been very 
larce in the courfe of January. They bave been, too, in almoft every inftance, of articles 
O chett perfection ef manufacture—articles im many of which the value of 
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the taw material was not above one-tenth part of that of the workmanfhip. 
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The importation of flaves into South Carolina; has been recently authoriied by a new law 
- of the fiate. 
“While Government delays to aflif the trade of the country with a new filver coinage, in- 
terefted individuals take advantage every way of the neglect ; and our home retail trade is 
the mot miferably embarafled by it. It is well known what nefts of coiners are almoft every 
day deteéted ; and har greatly the,temptation tranfcends and defies all the reftraining power 
of punifhment. ‘Ihe flverfmiths have taken it upon them fo cut out fixpences, and put them 
in circulation. And very lately, the bankers have had a large importation of filver pieces 
from abroad, intrinfically not worth more than threepence or foyr-pence each, but which the 
importers have {uccefsfully ifued as fixpences. Some banking-houfes in London have received 
within thefe few days, each, of fuch fixpences, to the amount of not lefs than fix or feven 
thoufand pounds ferling. - ) anes: | 
The*nrices of wheat and other grain begin again to rife. Coals have become enormonily 
dear. Cotton wools have not advanced in price toward the end of January. Our Enghth 
jron-mines continue te be wrought to great advantage. PAshs ey: 
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