COMMERCIAL REPORT. At a time when the great questions of foreign trade and internal distress are likely to undergo renewed discussion in both Houses of Parliament, and the Committee on Foreign Trade is about to proceed in collecting information on that complicated subject, it would be a vain speculation in us to discuss thre alterations which it might be advantageous or practicable to make in our present system. On all hands, it appears at least to be acknowledged, that some change is desirable, though, amidst such a variety of conflicting interests, both foreign and domestic, it would be difficult to decide on its nature and extent. Happy should we be if we could flatter ourselves with the belief that the actual situation, or the immediate prospect of either our com merce, our manufactures, or our agricul ture, were such as to render this change, though desirable, not a matter of urgent necessity. This is unfortunately not the case; for though it is allowed that an improvement in some branches of manufacture has really taken place, yet this is but a partial alleviation of a distress which is but too generally felt. Coffee. The market has declined considerably in the first half of the present month. The large East India sale on the 31st January (10,000 bags, chiefly Cheribon) contributed to keep down the prices, till its result was known, and has continued to influence the market since. The following are the particulars of that · sale. EAST INDIA SALE, 31st January. damaged 1st class. 2d class. Coffee-10,224 Bags. Cheribon good pale....118s. a 120s. 6d. ordinary.....114s. a 116s.......110s. a 1138.....103s. a 106s. light yellow 120s. 6d. a 122s... 114s. a 116s.....105s. 113s. 6d. a 114s. 109s. ..... 1168. .... Sumatra Bourbon At the public sales in the week after this, East India coffee went about 28. higher, but West India coffee in general declined 1s. to 1s. 6d. and was heavy at that reduction. In the second week, that is, up to the 13th, the public sales consisted of 527 casks and 671 bags; a reduction of 2s. a 3s. per cwt. took place in the Jamaica descriptions, and 3s. a 4s. in the Demerara and Berbice coffee; good ordinary Jamaica sold at 115s. a 1178.; fine ordinary, 118s. and 119s.: Demerara good middling, which previously sold at 133s. 6d. and 1348. went at 129s. 6d. and 130s.; middling, 125s. 6d. and 1268., which had previously been selling at 130s.: several parcels of St. Domingo, of good quality, pale, sold at 1178. 6d. There were no public sales of and 118s. ..... 113s. 6d. coffee on the 13th, and we believe no private contracts whatever: the market was in consequence nominally the same as for some days preceding, but exceedingly hea. vy, and the offers made for coffee 28. a 3s. lower than the nominal quotations. Sugar. The demand has been rather limited, and prices low, though no considerable reduction has taken place in raw sugars, and good qualities have been scarce, and have obtained high prices. The hopes of a favourable alteration in the Russian tariff seem to have been disappointed. On the 31st January there was a very extensive sale of sugar at the India House, of which the following are the particulars. ordinary yellow Benares, 3750 bags white and strong. .38 0 a 46 0. .37 0 a 38 0 .......27 6 a 32 6 .31 0 a 36 6....... ..28 0 a 32 0.... .39 6 a 40 6 .23 0 a 26 0 46 6 32 6 a 36 6. .27 6 a 29 0. 13 0 a 14 0 Cotton. The prices have remained pretty steady in the month that has elapsed since our last report. In the last week of January about 1000 bags were sold. It is now reported that the East India Company have purchased 1000 bags of Bengal cotton at 6d. to 64d. good second quality, to complete their shipments for the season to China. Rum, Brandy, and Hollands.-Notwithstanding the advertisement of a government contract of 100,000 gallons of Rum, the market was not at all improved, and the contract was taken on the 13th Feb. at 11s. 10d. per gallon. Brandy and Geneva are dull of sale, and the demand for the former has not improved, though a reduction in the price has taken place. Tobacco.-Tobacco has continued so exceedingly languid for some months, that 9 6 a 10 6 12 6 Last week the market for raw sugar was dull, with rather better prices for good qualities, and worse for inferior. The demand for lumps has recovered a little, but without materially affecting the prices. Average prices of Raw Sugar by Gazette. ...35s. 83d. Jan. 27. Feb. 3. 10. 17. ........ .... ....36s. 44d. ....35s. 4 d. ...35s. 84d. buyers could come to market at lower rates than the late nominal quotations. Oils.-The prices of Greenland oil have receded to very low rates, which have attracted the attention of the buyers; several parcels have been taken for export; yet, notwithstanding this demand, and the pros. pect of an extensive spring trade, the prices are rather on the decline, on account of the extensive quantity at market. Seed oils are quoted at a small reduction. Hemp, Flax, and Tallow.-The demand for Baltic produce continues exceedingly languid: tallow may again be quoted at a small decline, and the very reduced prices do not facilitate sales.-Hemp and flax may both be quoted lower. The last letters from Petersburgh state the exchange a shade lower, 918. Spices.-EAST-INDIA COMPANY'S SALE on the 12th Feb. Saltpetre-Company's, 1000 tons taxed at 268.-sold 26s. 6d. a 28s. a few lots 29. Licensed 250 tons-chiefly 298. a 31s. a few lots 28s. a 28s. 6d. Cinnamon-1485 bales 2d 1st quality taxed at 8s.- only a small proportion sold 8s. 1d. a 88. 5d. taxed at 7s.—a small proportion sold 7s. 1d. and 7s. 2d. taxed at 6s.-a few lots 6s. 1d.-broken 3s. 11d. a 4s. 1d. 3d Cloves 123 chests, taxed at 3s.-sold at 3s. 6d. a 3s. 9d. Mace-330 casks, no taxed price ordinary 1st quality, or fine 2ds, sold 4s. 10d. a 5s. ld. Nutmegs 497 casks-1st quality taxed at 3s. 6d.-sold 3s. 6. and 3s. 8d. garbled abroad, no taxed price-sold 2s. 1d. a 2s. 5d. Licensed-Cloves 48 bags, Amboyna good sold 3s. 6d. and 3s. 7d. Cassia Lignca 280 chests good 8l. 4s. a 8l. 11s. -ordinary 57. 15s. a 6l. 5s. Sago, chiefly good pale, 8s. 6d. and 9s. Ginger 1500 bundles, fair quality, 1ks. 6d. a 13s. 6d.-a few lots 14s. and 14s. 6d. Pepper and pimento are higher and in demand: Company's black pepper 744; very little fine pimento at market, middling sells 8 d. a 8fd. Corn.-We have no particular observations to offer on the state of the corn market for this month past, further than to say that it has been in general heavy; and that our opinions on the opening of the ports for foreign corn are unchanged. Aggregate average of the 12 maritime districts of England and Wales for the six weeks preceding the 15th Feb. by which importation is regulated in Great Britain. Wheat 54s. 5d. Oats 18s. 6d. Rye 34s. 8d. Beans 32s. 6d. Barley 25s. Od. Peas 35s. Od. FOREIGN COMMERCE. St. Petersburg, 24th Jan.-On taking a general view of the commerce of St. Petersburgh in the year 1820, we find the following remarkable result; the value of goods imported was 167,388,897 r., to which must be added the sum of 23 millions, arrived by the last vessels, and not yet entered at the Custom House, making a grand total of 190,388,897 r. The value of the goods exported amounted to only 105,085,920 r.: thus the value of the imports exceeds that of the exports by above 85,300,000 r. This great difference in the balance is unparalleled in the history of the commerce of this port. The receipt of the customs of St. Petersburg was 29,747,994 r. The number of vessels arrived was 1090; sailed, 1070. The port of Kunda in Esthonia, on the Gulf of Finland, between Narva and Reval, has now obtained a custom-house, subject to the same regulations as are in force in all the other parts of the empire; so that foreign vessels may export from it directly, the productions of the country, without being obliged to clear out from another port. The neighbouring country produces large quantities of timber. Riga, 26 Jan.-The prices of most of our export articles remain nearly the same as at the date of our last report (see LONDON MAGAZINE for February).-Flax is still in demand; and the arrivals being inconsiderable (till within these few days) held at rather high prices. Gothenburg, 8th Jan.-In the course of last year there were exported from this city 92,180 ship pounds of bar-iron; 4627 ship pounds of finer and wrought-iron; and 3977 ship pounds of steel: of this quantity, 71,595 ship pounds of bar-iron, 2725 ship pounds of fine, and 468 ship pounds of steel, were exported to North America alone. Copenhagen, 29th Jan.-Corn begins to draw more attention, and in consequence of the accounts received from abroad, the continuance of pretty mild weather, and the re-opening of the navigation, many purchases are already made; and barley, oats, and rye are particularly in demand. Hamburgh, 10th Feb.Cotton. Some purchases have been made by private contract at the prices paid at the public sales; but many holders ask more. We shall have a sale of 300 bales of Bengal on the 1st March.-Coffee. The demand being rather brisker, is held at higher prices. Spices. Several purchases of pepper have rendered the prices more firm. Pimento and ginger also keep up.-Indigo, Gum Senegal, and Logwood, are held at rather higher prices.-Rice firmer in price, in consequence of some demand this week. Corn. Nothing doing except for the consumption of the place. Fine rape-seed is in demand, but not to be had.—Sugar. There has been less doing in Hamburgh refined, this week than last; but as no great quantities have been brought to mar. ket, the prices have been fully maintained. The prices of lumps being rather lower, namely, good strong middling at 114d. to 11 d., prettly large purchases have been made. Raw sugar has been little asked for, and the prices unchanged, in expectation of the new arrivals, which if the frost, which has again set in, should be of any duration, may probably be delayed for some time. Amsterdam, 10th Feb.-Cotton without purchasers, even at reduced prices.-Corn, hardly any sales; so that prices are nominally the same.-Rapeseed is held at higher prices, but without purchasers: but Rapeoil has more buyers than sellers, at the following increased prices: ready money, 77 fl.; for delivery on 1st May, 75 to 75 fl.; for 1st September, 72 fl.-Spices keep at good prices, especially pepper and pimento, of which our stock is small.— Sugar, the prices of Muscovado remain steady, and also of loaves. 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