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MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
RITISH TRADE AND ‘ManuracTurzs.—We are sorry it is not in our power te . 
state that any alteration has taken place for the better, in those important sources of our 
national prosperity, since last we had occasion to notice them, ‘The manufactures of Bir- 
mingham and Manchester, especially the latter, are unusually dull. . The workmen gene- 
rally employed in the cotton-mills of Manchester, have refused to work without an ad- 
wance of wages, and the consequence is that several mills are literally standing still. Ac- 
counts‘from that town seem to afford but very little hope of the differences being soon set= 
tled. Twist, both of Liverpool and Manchester, is dull of gale, and prices rather declining. 
A proclamation has recently been issued, extending the operation of the Act permitting the 
importation of corn, and other articles of provision, to the 95thof March, 1811. The ex- 
portation of corn, grain, or flour, to Ireland is prohibited ; and from the articles of impore 
tation, under the head of provisions, salted beef and pork are excluded. The following ig 
an account of the importation of wheat into the port of London from July 1809 to July 
3810: 
41809. July te 30th September, 33,972 quarters. +’ 
30th December, 97,831 - 
$810, 31st March 264,754 z 
‘gth April —«. 25,672 
44th April 47 ,Q15 
469,244 
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This quantity exceeds the importation of arty year since 1765. During fourteen years 
previous to that period, the country gained, on an average, the annual profit of 530,0001. on 
the export of corn. In the present state of aur importation the loss is very consicerable, as 
will be seen by referring to our last menth’s report, in which we have accurately stated the 
sum paid to foreign nations for corn, during the space of six months. The value of the 
above stated quantity of wheat imported into London in Jess than nine months, averaging 
the cost at 41. 10s. per quarter, amounts to no lessa sum than 2,114,5981. sterling, which 
has actually been paid in specie by our traders. 
East Inpizs anp Cuina.—The alterations which have taken place in the prices of 
East India commodities since our last, are so trifling, that we deem it unnecessary te notice 
them. Most of the articles remain stationary, and the sales are dull. On the 8th of May, 
the Company sold the following prize goods, viz. 123 bags cloves, 2s. 7d. to 3s. 1d.5 thins 
teen bags, ditto. 6s. L1d.to 7s. 1d. Seventeen bales tinnamon at 10d. and one chest nut. 
megs (is. 3d. allowed by the company, and the customs for the shells) at 4s. 3d. per Ib. 
the duties to pay for home consumption. On the 11th a large sale of indigo took piace, the 
yesult of which was as follows: (the duties to pay for home-consumption.) Company's. 
1048 chests of indigo at 6s. 3d. to 12s. Id. Private trade and privilege, ditto. 1296 chests 
of indigo Ss. id. to 13s. 6d. per 1b. 
West Inv1Es.—The convoy sailed from Portsmouth fur the West Indies on the 29th 
of April, under the protection of a frigate. We are glad to find that some of the West In- 
dia articles begin to look up once more. Jamaica rum is in regular request both at London 
and Liverpool, and considerable sales of Leewards have lately been made forthe navy. The 
Jamaica fetches from 4s. 4d. to 6s. 4d.; and that of the Leeward Islands, from 3s. 8d. to 4s. 
4, pergallon. Sugars remain in rather a torpid state. Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, and St, 
Vincent’s, are quoted at prices from 31. 14s. to 41 4s. ; and Antigua, Barbadoes, (Muscovado,)} 
Dominica, Tobago, Tortola, and St. Lucia, from 31. 13s. to 41. 3s. per cwt. Coffees continue 
extremely Tanguid. Fine, sells from 61. 10s. to 71. good, from Gl. to 71. and ordinary, from 
41. to 3]. 15s. per cw. Cotton-wool is also dull of sale, and scarcely any alteration has 
taken dace in the prices since our last quotations. Logwood is betorme more depressed than, 
it was Jast month. The Jamaica chipt, fetches from 371. to S81. per cwt. Jamaica ginger, 
(white,) 5 guineasto 81.10s.; ditto, (black,) Sl. 18s. to 41. 6s.; Barbadoes, 4). 11s. to 
41, 15s. per ewt. - Jamaica fustick, 221. to 231. 10s. 3 Cuba, ditto, 251. to 271. pertom. 
NortH AMERIC&.—=-The commercial relations between this country and Great Britain 
remain precisely in the same situation as at the period of our jast publication; but the ex- 
pectation of a war between France and the United States, and the consequent aboiicion of 
the noneintereourse Act with regard to England, is more confidently entertained than ever. 
The clandestine, or rather the over/osked trade, is still carried on between our ports and those 
o; the United States; but it is not quite so brisk as it appeared about two months ago. T'o- 
wards the commencement of May a report was in circulation, but on insufficient grounds, 
that numerous seizures had been made in the harbours of the United States, under the are 
rangemente enacied by the non-intercourse laws; but sy letters recently received, it is bee 
come evident that the rumour originated in a transaction under officia' authority, of a very 
gonfincd nature, North American cotton-wool, like that of other parts of the world, isin 
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