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$16 Monthly Commercial Report. [April 1, 
-» And April i1, following. . : eile 4 
: i Saltpctre. wee ee reves eee . 14,000 tons 
{PSD Pet wii lebik. mes « eae Me dame 
The fale of indigo is poftponed from March 10, to May 8. 
‘The fegar market has been very duil for lome months pai ; bat the di®illation fom corn 
or grain being mow prohibited, it is expected fngars will advance confiderably, heing the only 
fuistitute for the manufacture of fpirits: already fome {peculators have comie into the fugat 
market, and purchaied freely of low goods, and fine St. Kitts and Demerary’s are in demam 
for the refineries. iF 
The fubftance of the claufes of the bill to prohibit the diftillation of {pirits from corn or grain 
in Great Britain, and to lufpendtheimportation ef Brtith or Irifh made {pirits intoGreat Brie 
tain or Ireland, for a time to be limited are, viz: ‘i py 
Diftiliations of ipirits from grain in Great Britain is prohibited. His Majefty may prohibit, 
by proclamation, the diftillation of {pirits from grain (except wheat), or continue the prohi- 
bition. Further, a penalty is impofed for uling grain for diftillation pending the prohibition. 
Diftitierstaking into their cuftody, during the prohibitien, grain which thali have beenground, 
fhali be fubject te a penalty. Kxewptions are granted to diftillers who are millers. : 
Daring the prohibition, no Irifh-made fpirits:‘to be imported into Great Britain, nor vice 
Wersa. " 
Al! fuch fpirits, fo imported, with the casks, boats, fhips, &c, fhall be liable to feizure. 
Oid Jamaica, and Leeward ifland rum is in demand, and advanced full 6d. per gallon. 
Fine coffee is alfoon demand,and likely to continue fo. We recommend our iriends who are 
partial to coffee to purchafe that of Fava which comes as near the real Turkey as poflible, and 
at nearly one fourth of \the price ; the grain is larger than Wet India coffee, and of a flat 
oval thape. Cotton wool is rather dull in the market at préfent, for the reafous we affigned m 
our laft report, fince which time, the Eaft India Company have had afale of 3996 bales. (on 
-the 9 inftant,) confifting ef Surat’s and Bengal’s, they soid from 43d. Q3k per pound. The 
~markets of Liverpool and Mancheitter are aifo flat, and large quantities in the inaporters 
hands. 4 
Linen-rags for paper-makersufe, are at fuch en enormous price, that perfons in the paper 
and book-trade have beea under the necefiity of advancing their prices. The prefent psice of 
rags is from 77s. to 78s. per hundred weight, and until there are ome arrivals from Malta 
with thofe of Italy, it is impoffible they cam lower. 
COURSE or EXCHANGE ron MARCH 1809) 
—& Gr O 
{Gamburgh, 22 Us. 
Aitona, 22 Us. .. 
Paris, 1 day date.. 
Ditto, 2Us... 4. - 
Bourdeaux 
Viadrid 
Ditto, effective . 
Jadiz 
a 
©) 6) Oe 
— 
9 09 Se 
=a 
09 G9 Ome 
| Palermo, per oz... 
Leghorn’... 2 4..6 i 
Venice, liv. Pic. 
ineffec.per £ St. § 
Oporto- asian 
Rio Janeiro..... 
Malta .« 
Wm. TurQuanp, Exchange and Stock Broker, 
: No. 9, St. Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, 
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