PRICE CURRENT. PHILADELPHIA. I'BR QUANTITY* NOVEMBER 30. —Dollars at j/6. ANCHORS pr.lb. yd Portei, American pr. dos. tosS AlJum, Engiiih, pr.cwt. 30 s Pitch, pr. bbl 13J Iss Ditto, Koch pr. lb. 10d Pork, Burlington, yoj Allies, not, per ton, 37/io.j Lower county q2s bd — Pearl, 50/ ——Carolina bysbd Arrack pr. gall. icj 12s 6J p t as, Albany 5 s Branny, common, 8j 4u Pepper, pr. lb. 3-> Cognidc Pimento ** bd Braziletto, pr. ton. 12/15/ Rice pr.cwt. pis 6d Bricks pr. M 305/0 37s bd Rosin pr. bbl. ißj £OJ Bread, flup pr. cwt. 15* 'Raisins, best, pr. keg 601 Ditto, pilot 27s bd Duco pr.jai 22s 6t Ditto, finall water 40/ 454 Ditto pr. box 3c Beer, American, in bot J IQ /g r Jamaica pr. gall. 6s 91 pr. doz. bot. incl. j J Aruigua 6s be pr. bbl. 35* I Windward 5/ bd 6 f Oak pr.M feet, 67J 75* Barbadoes 5* 6< | Merch. pine 120J ! Country, N. E. 4J Sap, do. 67/0 -^sbi O I N.Eng. 82 j Saffafras pr. ton 45J 60 w L Cedar 10 5 s Saltpetre, pr.cwt. 4/10 J 5 The above arc the Shallop prices ; Sulphur, flour 5° jor the Yard puces add 15spr M. Shot 52 Brimitone iu rolls pr.cwt. 35/ f German pr.cwt. 65s 7° u* ( Irish pr. bbl. w jEnglifh, blistered '5 2 j Boston 6oy pr. ton 40/60 ca (Country 52s 6d pr. fag. 80 Butter pr. lb. Snake root pr. lb. u6d 3J21 in kegs *°d Soap, Common fid 6> Cedar,rednmber pr.foot2J6J3J Brown 6< Chocolate pr. lb. Castile lOfl'i Coal pr. bulhel is yd Starch 4c/ 61 Coffee pr.lb. Snuff is6d 2s\d 3161 Cinnamon ißj2oj Spermaceti,refined, 3* i° Cheese, English Sail Cloth, Enelilh, 1 c , isbd 2S2i Country pr. yard, J fSper. pr.lb. 3 f -id Boston, No. I. 2J'3< A I Wax 4 J No. 11. 2J-2- 3 Myrtle Wax 12d Rullia fhecting. pr. p. 90, j Mould,tallow 12 d rLump, pr.lb. is-$l j I,Dipped 10 d & 1 Loaf, finale refined isiOi Cotton 9.) $d < 1 Ditto, double do. 2s 6 is O * Cutraats Cloves Copperas pr.cwt. 14 s Cordage 6oj 6256 d Cocoa Boj Duck, Ruflia, pr. piece Boj Ravens 67J72J6./ Flour, Superfine, pr. bbl. 37^6^ Common, 35 J Bur middlings,bed 33J Middlings 2 4* Ship-ftuft pr. cwt. 7*6 d ioj Flax pr. lb. $d Fustic pr. ton, 135J 15OJ Feathers pr. lb- 31 Flaxfeed pr. bulh. 6s6d 7 r Glue, pr.cwt. 7/10.58/ Ginger, whiteracc 65J Ditto, common 50* Ditto, ground pr. lb. 9d Ginseng, 1/6 I^lo Gunpowder, cannon,pr. £ quarter cask, J 3' ' Ditto, fine glazed 30.? Girt, Holland, pr. gall. 6s Do. pr. cafe. 32J 6d f Wheat pr. bush 7s 7r 3 / Rye 4/6.'/ I Oats 212 d < <(- Indian corn 3-f 6./ I Barley . 4s f{d | -Bed (helled pr. lb. 3d [Buckwheat 3_f Hemp, for. pr. ton, 4 5 / 53 / American, pr. lb. 4d Hogshead hoops, pr. M 516/ Herrings, pr. bbl. iSj 2or Hides, raw pr. lb. gd 10d Hops ss 2d Indigo, French, io« • Carolina 3-f 7s6d Irons, fad pr. cwt. 50* f Callings 2ss 6d'3os j Bar pr. ton, 29/ 32/ O «> Pig io/ 5 I sheet 65/ Nail rods 36/ Junk, pr. cwt. io.v 4OJ Lard, hogs 9 d 10d Lead in pigs 40J 42J 6d -:n bars 505 Lead, white 753 80s • red 50 J Leather, foal pr. lb. 1 s 1 s6d Lignum vitas pr. too 42J 45s Logwood 7/ 5 j 8/ Meal, Indian, pr. bbl. 20s Rye 22/ 6d Mackarcljbeft 6oj 67J 6d - Common 45)- Mace pr. lb. 55J Milliard *s \d Madder, bell tfid 18d Mobiles pr. gall. 3*3 s ~d Marble, wrought, pr.foot, 141 Mart spars 2J 6d 5s Mahogany 8 d 10d Nutmegs pr. lb. 67s 6d Nails, \cdi<?.d&.2.od—%<r%\dqd f Linseed, pr. gall. 35 9d 1 Train 1 j iod' zs 2d Spermaceti 316 d I Whale 1 rfid 213 d Bills of Exchange, London, O tv Ve r 6; 90 days, 71 Ditto pr. cafe ißj gd Ditto 60 days 72 B-lt Iwect m > nitto s flalk«,pr. box, J 7&< Amftcrdam, 60 days, I —hafcets 12 bottles37j6</ pr. guilder, ,r Oak timber pr. ton ;jBl * oA ' 3 or er pr. bl. 4°* *" Government nills, drawn at 1® Lb nab n y pr. dbz. iai &d 155 days per 11 guilders, 33J id. IMPERIAL HYSON, SOUCHONG, ami BOHEA teas, REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, &SPICES,&c.&c. Of the firll quality—by retail No 19, Hurd-Street,between Chcfnut and Market Streets. Havannah, white 1 7' to Ditto, brown, Mufcovad;>,pr.c\vt, 10545 pirii sTurpentine pr. 3? ( AlJum pr. bull). 2J lu j 2J 4d < \ Cadiz u 2:1 Ship build. W.O. frames'] 90s p. ton, J loco Do. LO. Sc red C. do. Shingles, Ihort, p. M. 22s bd long d relied 90J 105J Scantling, heart, 8/ 1 5^ Sap 60s r Pipe pr. 1200 pieces 6oj 2 ; W. O. hogshead 7/ 2s 6d > J R. O. do. 7/ 6s 34i f*- 1 Lcogan 0/ £ Barrel 3/ isi L Heading 8/ ' Otter, bell pr. piece 351 Minks 1 j6<z 4j Fox, grey *> red 4.* 8)4 Martins 2.* 716 d —< Fiftier? 2s6d $s Bears 12s 6d 2^ Racoons 21 5J Musk-rats gd is Btl ft 'aver, pr. lb. $s6 9 s6d _ Deei, in hair 1 Tar,N. Jersey, 24 gal. p. bbl. 7)6 Carolina, 32 gall. io< i2ibd Turpentine pi. bbl. 12s 15J . C James R. new best 2&r :£ inferior 20*2 /6</ 0 • j o old 3,5 j ** Rappahannock 1-8/9 2?/6 O J Colo. Maryland cos 60s y Dark 19.5 (Sd j < Long-leaf lgs 6d cq Kaftetn-ihore iys S4 Carolina, new 22J 6'^ L .old 22*61/251 ( Hyson pr. lb. 7s Bjgd 0 j Hylon (k n, 4s 6j 6d 'Souchong, 3.?6d 7 j j Congo, 3$ 4d 3J gs [Bohea, 2s gd Fallow, refined B~d Tin pr. box, iooj Verdigreafe pr. lb. Vermillion, 12s Varnish, 2 s 6d " Madeira,pr. pipe 40/75/ LHbon 36/ Teneriffe 20/10J 30/ w Fayal pr. gall. j Port pr. pipe 36/43/ J Ditto pr. gall. 6s Do. in bottles, pr. doz. 30* Claret 30* 45.5 \ Sherry pr. gall. 6sod gs Malaga $s6sbd Wax, Bees pr. lb. 2s Whale-bone, long pr. lb. 2ssd -short, pr. lb. is Tun COURSE OF EXCHANGE. the United States. Bank of Philadelphia, Afovtmbtroo f j THHE Stockholders of the Bank of (He Ok it ed Jitate! X are hereby informed, that according to the statute of incor poration, a general election for t wcniy-five Di recto r s will be held at the Bank of the United Siates, in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday the second day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. And, pursuant to the eleventh frcfion of the Bye-Laws, the Stockholders of the said Bank are hereby notified to aflemblc in general meeting, at the fame place, on Tuelday the third day ot January next, ai five o'clock in the evening. By order of the President znd Dire&ors, JOHN K E A N, CaJJiicr. Second fundamental Article of Statute of lntoYporation. " Not more ihmi three-fourths of the Directors in 6'tHce, cxclu five of the Proficient, lhaJl be eligible for thenaxt year. But the Director who (hall be President at the time of an election, may always be rc-eletted." [ p P l Q George Meade Has for SALE, at his S;ores on Wa l n ut-St reet Wharf, A FEW pipit nf 3 and 4 years old bills ot exchange Madeira WINE, which he will dispose of by the pipe, hoglhead or quarter cask. London market Madeira WINE, 5 and 6 years old. Old Sherry WINE of the firil quality, by the hogshead or quarter caflc. Three and 4 years old Lisbon WINE, of 3 superior quality to what is generally imported, by the pipe, quarter cask, or larger quantity. Choice old Coniac BRANDY, by the pipe, tierce, or larger quantity. A few quarter chests of firft quality Hyson TEA. He Jips just received by the Pigou, Loxley, master, from London, a few quarter casks of old Madeira WINE—And By 'he brig Mercury, Capt. Stevens, from Dublin, a few boxes of Irilh LINENS, low priced and well adorted ; a few bales of red and white FLANNELS, and some GLUE. A few boxes of Spermaceti CANDLES cf the firfl. quality, and Burlington PORK of prime quality. He has also to dispose of, a quanlitv of dressed White Oak STAVES. He means to keep a constant supply of Firfl Quality Madeira and Lisbon WINES, and whoever is plea fed to favor him with their custom, may be allured of being well served. He will, through the Winter and Spring, buy undrefled HAND SPIKES. He is purcbafing FLAX-SEED and BEES-WAX, and will give the highest price for them. N.B. A few hampers of excellent London POUTER and Taunton ALE, juit received, and to be disposed of Philadelphia, November 16, 1791 TO RE SOLD, E Y JOHN CAREY, No. 26, PEAR-Street, A COLLECTION OF and Valuable Scarce B O O K S, Which may be fcen rvery day, until jive o'clock, p. m. Among them are the following : Folio. TTOMER, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, Eufcbius, Sozo i. A men, Theodoret, yirgil, Horace, Livy, Tacitus, Pater cuius, Pliny. Concordantiji Lat. Concordantia Gr. Thcfauius Ci ceronis. fiiblia Junii and Tremellii, Bible de Martin,Wclls's Maps, Scapula:—Phavoriui—Martinii— Hoffmani Lexica, Voflii Etyma- An'jqutt. Ecclef. Britanricas, &c. Qjiarto. Pindar, Cyropasdia, Bentley's Horacc, Terence and Ovid» Juvenal, Manilius, Ciceronis op. om. Cafar, Su etonius, Julius Pollux, Hedcrici Lexicon, Vofiii Ais Gram. Cluve rii Geographia. Juftinlari Code, See. Octavo et infra. Homer, Anacreon, Ariftophancs, Longinus, Theophraftus, Hefiod, Poeta: minores Gr. Ifocrates, Phalaris, va rious editiom o/Horace, Viigil, Tcrcnce,and Cvid, Tibullus, Plau tus, Lucan, Martial, Claudian, Val. Flaccus, Aulonius, Buchanan, Salluft, Cuit.ius, Florus, Juttin, Val. Maximum, A. Gellius, Hill. A uyuft. Script ores, Englijk and French Trqrjlations of some of the dafTics, a great. Variety ot Greek and latin Grammars, &c. See. 03" Catalogues may he had of McHYs. Rice & Co. Bookfell rs, Markrt-ftreet, or of JOHN CAREY. October 31. (ep tf.) TO BE SOLD, And pofTeflion given immediately, That pleasantly fltuated Faiim Whereon the fubferiber now lives. IT lies on the road from Princeton to Brunfwick, about a mile and a half from the former. It contains 213 acres, whereof 47 are woodland, upwards of 30 meadow, and 20 more maybe made. Alio a youpg. orchard of 200 apple trees, betides a variety of pjsch and cherry trees, and a large garden ; the, whole under good; fence. There are on the prcmifcs a two story stone house and kitchen, with an elegant piazza, the whole pair.ted and finifhed. Also, a smoke-house, work-Slop* granary, waggon hou-fe; barrack cow-hou-fos. two stories high and go feet long,"and a good barn, with (tabling. From the buildings there are charm ing views of Princeton, live neighbouring farms, and Monmouth hills. Any pcrfon inclining to purchase, may know t'ue terms by applying* to the fubferiber on tire prcmifcs, or to Isaac Skowden, No. 141, South Second-fticet, Philadelphia. Princeton, O&obcr 10, 1791 Lectures on Government e-c Law. THE Honorable JAMES WILSON, L. L. D. ProfViTo. of Laws in the College and of Philadelphia, proposes to deliver, Winter, two Courn sos Le&ures. One Course to begin on the Second Monday, the other on the Second Tuelday of December. WILLIAM ROGERS, , Secretary to the Board of Faculty. Philadelphia, Oaober 12, 1791. (cptD) In the Press, and fpeedilv will be pnblifbrd, HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS; ConfiHing of State Papers, and oth, r authentic Documents tending to elucidate the History of America, and particularly of ihf United St a tes By EBEN EZER HAZARD, A.M. * The price to Snbfcribers will be a Dollar for ea h Number containing",6c large quarto pages ;or Four Dollars and a Quarter r J ?! urnr 10 ;to be paid as Follows, viz.,' The firft and second Numbers, or Voluxes, to be paid for on delivery of dcKvelV 31 " rubre q iiC '« ?"? (except the la ft) at the time of 0--' Subfcr.pt, on, will be rreffcr«J,.in.thij citv, by Thomas DoßsoN.and Hazard & Addoms, (who will exhibit fp.-imens ihe.e and ,nothcr pl«« bv »"*.* or ■ n .1, okf. l.cr.s lfcc,e " Pii.'Mphiu, 245 (ep 6w.) ISAAC SNOWDEN, Junior. [cD2mj Funds of the United States. ALL kinds of the Public Debt of the Union, bought, fold orrx changed ; Foreign and Inland Jiilts of Exchange m-gonaied Merchandize ol all lons bought and folj on (omm'Jion, and j//other Business in the line of a BroKer, tranfatted by WILLIAM CLELAND, tht Office next door to the Cuftoni-Houfe State-Street, BOSTON. ' 2m John Pintard, SWORN BROKERS: AUCTIONEER PURCHASES and SI-.LLS ' PUBLIC DEBTofevery defcription.onCommijpon at the following rates: ' the specie amount of all Talcs at auction, one eighth pel On ditto at private falc or purchase, one-halj per cent On remittances, ditto! Receiving intere!l at the Loan-Office, one percent, on the amount of the intciefl. For making transfers at ditto, fevnty-five cents pertransfer. (j-3* Such persons as may incline to favor the fublrnber with their orders, may rely on their being executed with panguatity fidelity a-;ddifpatch. His long experience and extensive dealing in the public stocks, together with a'wril rllablilhrd correfpon. dcnce throughout the Untied States, enable him to conduit his operations with peculiar benefit to his employers. October 1,5, 1791 Public Securities, Bought and Sold, on C O M M I S S I O N, by SAMUEL ANDERSON, Chefnut-Strect, next door to the Bank, No. 97. MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL, and NEW-HAVEN LOTTERY TICKETS, To be had at the fame place. W. M'D OUCA LL'S DANCING SCHOOL, Is now opened at his School-Room, No. 28, Carter's Alley. HE returns hit (iticere thanks for the great encouragement he has experienced these eighteen years; hopes the reputation of his school for decorum and good order, as well as the perform ance of hisfcholars, will dill ensure him a refpeftable (hare of the public favm. A number of new Cotillions and Country Dances will be taught during the season. Those who please to honor him wilh the tuition of their chil dren, may be allured, they will be taught 'n the most approv. d stile, and that proper attention will be paid to their carriage and manners. A general praflifing for the improvement of the scholars, will be held at the New Rooms, every other Wednesday ; when the employers, and ll> angers ot genteel deportment, wi!! be admitted. These pra6tifinws will be attended wiih no expcnce. N.B. Ail EVENING SCHOOL will be opened for grown Gentlemen, as soon as a fufficicnt number offer! Philadelphia, September j 4, 17qi Thirty Dollars Reward. RUN AWAY, some time in\Auguft 1789, a yellow NEGRO MAN, named Abraham, late the property of Nathaniel Wicklijf, deceased—about forty-five years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, oreitv well set, with a large woolly head and large beard, walks with his knees bent, often complains of pains in his feet and ancles—by trade a bricklayer, {tone mason and plafie'-er. He is a very handy fellow as a house-waiter, and is fond of ft:ch bufmefs. He is a great difT-mble'r, and no doubt pretends he is a freeman. He has been eloped so long that no description of his prefeut clothing can be given. It is supposed that he went to the Northern States, as he often mentioned having friends there.— Twenty Dollars reward will be given to any p p rfon that will se cure said Negro in any jail, so that the fubferiber may get him again; and reasonable charges will be paid—or Thirty Dollars will be given if he is brought to Prince William County, Virginia, to Mr. John Kinchelor, by CHARLES WICKLIFF, Administrator. (lawgw) October 12, 1791 Forty Dollars Reward. LAST night was broke open the Store of the fubferiber, at Bor dentown, and ftoien from the fame the following articles, viz. One hair trunk, containing womens' wearing apparel; 1 small box, containing four clocks and one dozen teftamcnts; 1 ditto containing one bottle green cloth coat, one flriped velt and breeches, two fiiirts and a lmall bag with 36 dollars and 20s. to 30s. Jeifey copners; 1 keg containing a large bible, with other lmall books ; 1 box containing 447 real ostrich feathers, some of them large and elegant, and of different colours; 2 barrels rye meal, branded Stout and Imlay; 1 barrel pork, 1 ream paper, and 1 dozen paste-boards. Stolen at the fame time, a large Batteau, with black fides. A rewaid of Twenty Dollars will be given for the fccurityof the above property, so that the owners may have the articles again, or in proportion for part thereof ; also a further reward of Twenty Dollars will be given for the security of the perpetrator or perpe trators, so that they may be brought to jnftice, bv JOHN VAN EMBURGH, Bordcntown, New- jcrfev, Sept. i. 1701. [ e P*U A Young Gentleman, of American birth and education (being a graduate) would for a liberal compensation engage as Tutor in a family, or take charge of an Acadetnv, to teach the Latin and English Languages. He has had r om . experience in teaching, and trulls he can exhibit fatisfa&orv recommendations. Any letters upon this fubjeft, pofl paid, addre{T"d to A— S—, and the caic of the Editor hereof, prior to the 25th December, will be puri&u?! ly attended to. Odober 22, 1 791 The Firfl. and Second Volumes of the HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, (To which is prefixed an accurate Map of the StateJ By the Rev. Jeremy Belknap, Are ready for Delivery to Subfcri! rrs—who may rece-ive their Books on application to HAZARD& ADDOMS, at the Comer of Chefnut and 17hit d Streets. The above two volumes contain the political hifto' y of the Slate, from its firO: settlement to the adoption of the present C (,:> ftitntion of the United States ;— the third, containing a geographi cal description of the S:a;e, iketches of its natural history. See. is in the press. *** A few copies of the fiwft two volumes ror fale—z,ucc2of. Ncvewbcr 5, 1701. JC7 3 * The price of this i cruris 3 Dollarspir nr."' JOHN PINTARD, New-York, No. 37, King-Street. ( t . f.j [law]
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