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Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
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Market report from Cadiz dated April 12, listing prices for American goods like flour, rice, corn, beef, pork, and others; notes poor sales for some items and a government order barring vessels without Spanish consular certificates for two months.
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From Cadiz - April 12.
"We are all supplied with flour; it may therefore be quoted at 7 a 8 dollars. The prices of other articles of American produce and manufacture, are as follows: Rice 6 a 7 dollars; Indian corn 1 a 2 per heaped fanega; bees wax 40 cents; beef 1.7 and pork 23 dollars; Salmon, pa', beans, pitch tar &c. generally unproductive; fish 4; this article will not answer until winter; Sherry wines have risen to 26 dollars per quarter cask; lemons 3 1/2 dollars; cinnamon, pepper and cloves, unsaleable; New York or Philadelphia, good pipe, wou'd command 125 dollars; hhd. 80. and bb'. 45; New England staves, 15 dolls.; Salt 7 dollars, per last; wheat 2 a 2 1/2 dollars. By a late order from government, no vessel will be admitted here in the course of two months, unless they bring a certificate from the Spanish consul or magistrate, expressing the cargo, and for whose accounts it is."
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Cadiz
Event Date
April 12
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flour at 7-8 dollars; rice 6-7 dollars; indian corn 1-2 per fanega; beeswax 40 cents; beef 1.7 dollars; pork 23 dollars; salmon, beans, pitch, tar generally unproductive; fish 4 (unviable until winter); sherry wines risen to 26 dollars per quarter cask; lemons 3.5 dollars; cinnamon, pepper, cloves unsaleable; new york/philadelphia pipe 125 dollars; hhd. 80 dollars; bb. 45 dollars; new england staves 15 dollars; salt 7 dollars per last; wheat 2-2.5 dollars. government order: no vessel admission without spanish certificate for cargo and accounts for two months.
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Supplied with flour quoted at 7-8 dollars. Prices of American produce and manufactures: rice 6-7 dollars; Indian corn 1-2 per heaped fanega; bees wax 40 cents; beef 1.7 and pork 23 dollars; salmon, pa', beans, pitch, tar etc. generally unproductive; fish 4, not viable until winter; sherry wines risen to 26 dollars per quarter cask; lemons 3 1/2 dollars; cinnamon, pepper, cloves unsaleable; New York or Philadelphia good pipe would command 125 dollars; hhd. 80 and bb' 45; New England staves 15 dolls; salt 7 dollars per last; wheat 2-2 1/2 dollars. Late government order prohibits vessel admission for two months without certificate from Spanish consul or magistrate detailing cargo and accounts.