Commercial Report. any European sovereign or otherwise. Not to allow the exportation of Arms or Naval stores without licence of his Majesty's secretary of state.-Certain articles may be exported from any of the Ports mentioned in the Acts in such foreign vessels on certain conditions.-The articles enumerated in table (B.) may be exported to any other British colony, or to the United kingdom.-The legality of the importation to be made appear to the satisfaction of the principal officers of the customs. The privileges of this Act not to extend to vessels of such states and countries as do not give equal privileges to British vessels.-His Majesty may extend the provisions of this Act to other articles and ports than those enumerated in the tables. No articles, except such as are enumerated in the tables, to be imported in foreign vessels, on any pretence whatever. -How Penalties and Forfeitures are to be recovered. With respect to the commerce with Spanish South America, some uncertainty still prevails. The United States will probably recognize the new governments of that Continent, as now sufficiently consolidated to enter into permanent relations. The President having recommended this recognition, and his suggestion having been approved by the committee, there can be little doubt of its being carried into effect. What effect such a step may have on the conduct of the European governments cannot be anticipated; but there are persons who think that France will not long delay to recognise the new Republics. At all events, it may be expected, that these states will be ready to give superior advantages to the subjects of the governments which shall recognise them; and, in fact, we learn by the Paris papers, that Mr. Zea, the agent from Columbia, has delivered to the minister for foreign affairs, and to the foreign ministers at the French Court, a note, in which, after a long preface, showing the reasonableness of acknowledging Columbia as an independent State, he declares it to be the intention of that government to allow full liberty of commerce to the subjects of those governments which shall recognise the Republic; to prohibit all intercourse, commerce with the ports, or residence there, and in the territory of Columbia, to those whose governments do not recognise it; and even to prohibit all merchandise coming from the countries whose governments refuse or delay the recognition sought. The long expected Russian tariff is not yet published; the last accounts, however, say that it was printed; but that having undergone several modifications, it would be found to differ materially from what had been asserted in German and English journals. 79 April, that a vessel arrived at HamIt is stated in the Times of the 24th burg on the 13th, from St. Petersburgh, after a quick passage, and brought an extract from the new tariff. We give the first prohibited. Ditto raw, white and brown, articles. Sugar in loaves and crushed, per pood, 1 r. 50 cop. Coffee unaltered. Rum arrack, Cognac unaltered; but only to be admitted at St. Petersburgh. We burgh papers up to the 16th inclusive, must observe, however, that the Hamhave no later intelligence from St. Petersburgh than of the 1st of April, and merely say, the tariff would be published the ensuing week. Nor does the Borsen Hall list (answering to Lloyd's list) of the 15th and 16th, notice any arrival at Hamburgh from St. Petersburgh on the 13th. has been favourable and improving for this continued to be general and extensive, At Liverpool, the demand during the have amounted to 37,000 bags. In the course of the week, ending April 20, the demand was rather more limited than it had been; the sales being only 5,570 bags. Sugar. The market has been in general heavy and languid for this month past. Yet the decline in price has not been very considerable on the whole; being about 1s. to 1s. 6d. per cwt. on inferior Muscovades ; the finer sort having nearly maintained their prices. The refined market, however, has been exceedingly heavy, and goods have been pressed upon the market, espeIcially in the first week of April; some persons seemed resolved to sell at all events, and a parcel of brown lumps was stated to have been sold as low as 76s. 6d. The market, however, immediately recovered this depression, and several sales were effected at 77s. 6d. and 788. We have adverted on a former occasion (in the London Magazine for February, 1822) to the great decline in the refined sugar trade. A petition, it is said, will shortly be laid before government by the refiners, stating the great depression of their trade, its progressive decline for a series of years, and praying to be allowed to refine from Havannah and other foreign sugars. Should the particulars of the Russian tariff above mentioned prove authentic, the consequences will be highly injurious to the refiners. The following are the particulars of the market for the week ending to day :-The reduction of 1s. to 3s. 6d. per cwt. in the prices of low Muscovades by public sale on Tuesday last was confirmed by private contract last week; the market was exceedingly heavy at the decline, and the purchases reported quite inconsiderable: the good and fine sugars nearly maintained the late prices. This forenoon there was a steady, but not extensive request; the sales effected fully supported the prices of last week. The wholesale grocers and refiners are stated to be out of stock, but they hold off from purchasing to any extent, in the anticipation that the late westerly winds will bring considerable new supplies to market, and that they will probably succeed in purchasing at lower rates. The request for refined goods for the home-trade was last week very languid; the prices of all the good and fine descriptions were 1s. lower. For the low goods there was some demand for export to the Hans Towns. Molasses were in good demand, and this forenoon there is no alteration, the market steady at 258. By public sale last week, 945 chests Havannah sugars went off freely; the ordinary and middling white at higher prices; the good white, the yellow, and brown, at the previous currency.-White, good, 37s. Coffee. The quantity brought forward towards the close of last month, being too considerable for the demand, had the effect of rather depressing the market. But this had the natural effect of rendering the demand more brisk; in the first week of this month the market regained fully the previous currency; good and fine ordinary Brazil sold 102s. a 1048. 8d.; afterwards nearly the same quality realized 104s. a 1068.; 448 bags good ordinary Cheribon sold so low as 100s. a 103s.; ordinary and good ordinary Cuba, 978. a 99s. 6d.; good ordinary St. Domingo, 104s.; a large parcel of Porto Rico coffee sold at very high prices, middling, 118s. fine ordinary, 111s. a 1138. good ordinary, 108s. a 1108. In the following week, the public sales of Coffee brought forward were considerable, consisting of 388 casks and 912 bags, exclusive of the India sale: the market was in a very uncommon state, generally heavy, and little business doing by private contract; yet the public sales went off with great briskness; the Demerara and Berbice descriptions were much wanted for home consumption, and sold freely at prices 5s. per cwt. advance; Havannah sold at a similar improvement, good ordinary 107s. fine ordinary, 110s. a 111s. The other descriptions were without variation; ordinary and good ordinary St. Domingo, a little broken, went off at 100s. a 1028. Baltic produce.--In hemp and flax but little has been doing, and few sales are reported. The report of the low state of the tallow market had the effect of bringing large orders from the country, but generally limited to rates which were too low. The news from St. Petersburgh received in the middle of the month, seeming to favour the opinion that hostilities were inevitable, had some effect on the tallow market. The letters received yesterday from St. Petersburgh were to the 30th of March; the Exchange was a shade higher, 9 d. It was reported there would be an export duty on tallow. Oils.-There is little doing in Whale Oil; yet, from the heaviness of the market, purchases may be made a shade lower: for the present season's fishing some inconsiderable parcels have been contracted for at 231. Seed Oils are quoted at a small reduction. Tobacco.-There is very little doing in Tobacco; the sales since our last are confined to a few low Leaf Virginia, purchased at a small reduction in the prices. Rum, Brandy, and Hollands.-There has not been much briskness in the Rum markets of late, and a large sale on Tuesday last (16th) of 243 puncheons 11 hogsheads had an unfavourable effect on the market, but the prices have since recovered. Brandies are exceedingly heavy, and may be purchased at a small decline. In Geneva there is no alteration. Indigo. An inconsiderable sale (726 chests) at the India-House on the 9th instant, had but little effect on the market. About 60 chests were bought at 6d. a 9d. per lb. higher than the last sale prices. Corn. There have been only such fluctuations in the prices as arise from the greater or less quantity brought to market; but there is nothing to encourage an expectation of relief to the farmer by any considerable rise. Aggregate averages of the six weeks, including February 15, by which importation is regulated: 15s. Od. Beans, 21s. 7d. Pease. 23s. 5d. Wheat, 47s. 2d. | Oats, An account of all grain, wheat, meal, and flour, warehoused under the act 55 Geo. 3, c. 26; and remaining in the said warehouses on the 5th of January, 1822: qrs. bu. 35,255 3 Barley Beans Indian Corn Oats. 24,897 3 226 0 400,196 0 10,063 7 900 678,669 7 Potash.. 858,949 6 Wheat, meal, and flour, 133,652 cwt. 1 qr. 3 lb. In addition to the official list of Foreign Grain, under bond, in the different Ports of the kingdom, 5th January, it is calculated there are since arrived 6000 qrs. Wheat, 20,000 qrs. Oats, Barley about 7000 qrs.; and in Flour there is a reduction of about 14,000 barrels. FOREIGN COMMERCE. 81 108 r.; ditto Pass, 82 r.; for delivery and Outshot, 80 r.; Polish ditto, 85 r.; Ukall the money down the prices are, Ukraine raine Pass, 70 r.; Polish ditto, 80 r.; ditto Torre, 47 r.-Hemp Oil. Is nominally, 95 ashes. Contracts for Polish crown for the r.; both on the spot and on delivery.-Potend of May have been_made for 1024r.; all the money down.-Tallow. For yellow 130 r. all the money down are asked; 128 crown to be delivered at the end of May, r. are offered for it. There is no inquiry after other kinds. Gottenburg, 30th March.-At the iron fair at Christianham, which is just finished, the greatest part of the iron contracted for was sold with the condition of fixing the lars banco, and a maximum of 171 being price afterwards, a minimum of 16 rix dolmined by the general prices at this place assumed. The real price will be deterfrom the commencement of the arrival of the new supply, till the middle of July These high prices are in consequence of the ing of the mines has been so much hindered, uncommon mild winter, by which the work. that it is calculated, that no more than twothirds of the usual annual quantity can be delivered. Hence 10 rix dollars banco are still paid for raw iron. Though a large quantity of bar iron has been contracted for, yet a still larger quantity will be consigned hither, and this with what we may expect from other Swedish ports will probably prevent a rise in the prices. A grand repair of the sluices of the canal of Trollhatta will keep back the supplies from the interior till the end of May, which is the more disagreeable, because we have several orders here to be executed immediately, and our remaining stock, still undisposed of, hardly amounts ship pounds of not well assorted iron arto 5000 ticles. American ships, one loaded, have arrived Since the beginning of this year four here to fetch iron. Hamburgh, April 18.-Coffee. In the of small Portorico, several small parcels course of this week there was sold 20,000 of Brazil, 100 sacks of Batavia (mostly at 11), and about 20,000lb. of Domingo at 11. There was more demand for the latter yesterday, but none was to be had of equally good quality at that price.Riga, 29th March. Flax. The last consequently more firm.-Dyewoods. The Cocoa is in some request, and the prices prices paid were, Druiania and Thiesen- sales are inconsiderable, and the prices unhausen Rackitzer, 42 r.; for cut Bad- changed.-Spices. There have been some stub, 37r.; Risten Thieband, 30 r.; purchases of pepper, and its price keeps up, the supply is still slack, and it is therefore difficult to find sellers.-Hemp. That upon prices of the common sorts are a little adas also that of Pimento.-Rice. The the spot is in demand, but very little has vanced, but the better remain unchanged. lately been purchased upon contract. parcel of clean Ukraine has been sold at A Sugar. Very little has been doing as well in the fine as in raw goods, which is probably owing to the holidays. The holders, however, endeavour to maintain the late prices. Amsterdam, April 20.—In consequence of the petitions of several landowners and farmers, representing to the States General the depressed state of agriculture, a report on the subject has been laid before the Second Chamber of the States General, by the Committee of Petitions. The Chamber has ordered the report to be printed. We find from this report that the landowners in the Netherlands are making precisely the same complaints as the agri culturists in England, respecting the depreciation of all kinds of produce, and the too great facility afforded to the importation of foreign grain. Neighbouring countries, they say, (meaning, we suppose England and France), protect and encourage agriculture by a wise legislation, by which they are prohibited from carrying their overplus to these countries as they formerly did, while foreign grain is freely admitted into the ports of the Netherlands. They, therefore, ask for prohibitory laws, high protecting duties, &c. 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