[No. 20, of Vol. IV.]
PRICE CURRENT. Oils. Us. Ms. (tj , l
„ „ , Oil, Ditto pr. cafe. 2/50
rt*. uuamtity. Do 1. l aRs 100 Cents cach. __—Sweet,-beft, in fla(ks,pr.box .fc 50
PHILADELPHIA, August S. ——Ditto bafkeis, 12 bottles 5
• Spermaceti pr. gall. 48
Oils. (Is. Bl's. Ct>. ■* Train 24 37 (
ANCHORS pr. Ib. 7 8 Whale 54 26
Allum, Engliih, pr.cwt. S?J i Porter pr. caik. ?33 1
Ditto, Roch pr. lb. 11 London , pr.doz. 1 601
A flies, pot, per ton, qo 100 __ American ditto bot.incl. 1 4 160 f
— Pearl, 137 140 Pitch, pr. bbi. 173 ®
Arrack pr. gall. 1 33 1 67 Pork, Biirfihgton, per 11 11 67 (
jßrandy, common, 120 Lower county 10 j
■ Cogniac Is 6 133 Carolina 9 I
Braziletto, pr. ton. 32 34 Peas, Albany pr. bufhcl 73
Bricks, pr? M. 4 7 Pepper, pr. lb. 37 '
Bread, ship, pr. cwt. i 67 2 Pimento 16 (
Ditto, pilot 333 Raisins, best, pr. keg 7 i
Ditto, small water, per keg 36 4° Ditto pr.jar 3 <
Beer, American, in bottles, D j Uo pr box (
pr.doz. bottles includ.d, i4O Rlce pr . cwt . 25 0 2 1
Ditto pr. barrel, 467 R o s in p r . barrel £33 267 -
Boards Cedar pr, M feet, 1.4 R uni) Jamaica, pr. gallon 118 122 ,
New England 11 Antigua 1 j
. 9 10 Windward 93 1
-Merchantable pine 16 17 Barbadocs 87 1
S *P» <*0. 8 -—Country, N. K. 67 i
: .vlahogany, per foot 10 0 ,
' petrc, pr. cwt. 13 33 14
The above are the (hallop prices, Saffafras pr. ton 6 8 1
lor the yard price, add 1 dol- shot duU) , 4 o )
lar' 33 cents per 1000. Steel, German pr.lb. 9 1
Brimft.one in rolls, pr.cwt. 3 33 —I—Englijh,bliiiered,1 —Englijh,bliiiered, pr, cwt. 10 1
Beet, .Boston, per barrel 8 American pr. ton Jl3 33
Country ditto 6 7 Crowley's pr. faggot io 67
F 1 ih, per $wt. 3,33 4 67 Snake root pr. lb. 2© 42
Butter pr.lb. 16 Soap, Brown per Jb. 6
hi kegs 9 10 White 8 I
0n,.,, Sperm, pr.lb. „
—Myrtle Wax f Snuff pr. dor., bot 4 560 ]
Mould, tallow •> !o '
Dipped ,0 Sa,lcloth >tnglini,No.»,pr. yard,
Che'efe, Engii'fli, pr. Ib. J0 Boston, No. I. ditto 30.
Country 8 ,o ; No :, n -
Chocolate ' , y , g Migar Lump, pr.lb 24
Cinnamon ,40 267 Loaf, (ingle refined 2b
Cloves ,EC D,uo ' d ° ublc I ' do ' !
Cocoa pr. cwt. n 6; Havannah, white 17 iM,
Coffee pr.lb. 18 ,q Ditto, brown, >5.
Coal pr. butoel 20 —Muscovado, pr. twt 13 15 &7 ,
Copperas pr. cwt. j 6" pr. g»H(Sn 33 37
Cordage, American, per cwt. 767 8 s »»t. Allum pr. bulhel 24
Cotton pr.lb. 26 4 c L.verpool 29
Currants n Cadia 23
Lisbon 25 2 /
Duck, Ruflia, pr. pieco 11 33 Ship build. W. O. frames p. ton, 12 13 33
- Ravens 893 967 Ditto Live Oak, 15 33 16 67
Dutch fail duck, 18 ao Ditto red cedar, per foot 33 4°
feathers pr. lb- 40 44 Shingles, 18 inch, per M. 233 267
Flax ditto 11 i * 2 feet, 5 33 6
Tlaxfeed pr. bufli. 85 9 Ditto 3 f*et, drefled, 12 43 33
Tlour, Superfine pr. barrel tg Staves, Pipe pr. 1000 29
Common, 4 8 White Oak hogshead, 19 33
Bur middlings, bef% 3 jc Red Oak do. 1.9 5°
Meal, Indian 2 5 0 Leogan 2.1 33
ditto Rye, a 4c Barrel 10
Ship-ftuff pr. cwt. 1 Heading 26 67
Fustic pr. ton, £0 >kins, Otter, best pr. piece 467
G.n, Holland, pr. cafe, 4 6- ~ '"' nks 20 f n
Do. pr. gall. 8- Fox, grey 40 80
r* 1 0 Ditro red 1 20
<'|ue, pr. cwt. 2« 21 q TV
Ginger, white race, per cwt. 7 ?/ tinS 1 c
Ditto, common n Fiflier.* 23 7
Ditto, ground pr.lb. f Bears 3
20 Racoons 27 to
Gunpowder, cannon, pr. q.caik, 371 4 Musk-rats 11
Ditto, fine glazed 4 Beaver, pr. lb. 67 133
Grain, Wheat pr. bush 93 gr Deei, in hair 20 30
—Rye Tar,N. Jersey, 24 gal. p. bbl. 1
• ■ Oats 26 Carolina, 32 gall. t 33 1 67
-Indian corn Turpentine pr. bbi. l 67 2
Barley gc Tobacco, J. River, best ioolb. 360 373
• Best (helled pr. lb. c inferior 2 67 3
Buckwheat, per bulh. 4 r » old 4 67
Hemp, imported, pr. ton, i«o t 4 6 6; Rappahannock . ,50 3
American, pr. lb. 4 4 i Coloured Maryland, 533 8
Herrings, pr.bbl. 3 " P ark ', , » 4°
Hides,%aw pr.lb, 9 ~ 2 4 °
Ho r y Eaftern-lhore 2 a ?3
Hogshead hoops, pr. M. 1 , 5 Carolina, new 3 7 3
Indigo, French per lb. 1 20 13 Tea, Hyson pr.lb. 93 1 28
• Carolina 60 t Hyson Ik.n, 53 67
Irons, fad pr. ton, 133 3 Souchong, 50 93
Iron, Callings pr. ewt. 3 4; Congo, 43 50
Bar pr. ton, 82 6 Bohea, 31 33
Pl 5 s 4 Tallow, refined, per bl. 9
st,cet '73 3.'; I*in pr. box, 13 33 >3 67
. Nail rods 96
Jank, pr. cwt. 4 5
Verdigreafe pr.lb. 47 53
Lard, hogs pr. lb. 9 ic Vermillion, do. 133 lb 7
Lead, in pigs pr. cwt. 5 33 5 per gallon 33 37
in bars 7 Wine, Madeira, pr. pipe, 10667 200
white 10 io 67 Lisbon 120 126
,c d 6 40 6 6 Tenei iffe, pr. gallon 63
Leather, foal, pr.lb. 17 2 c Fayal 52
Lignum vits pr. ton, 6° 6 Port pr. pipe 110 124
Logwood 24 Ditto in bottles, pr.doz. 4
Mace pr. lb. - 33 7 6- Claret 4 6
Mackare!, best pr.bbl. ' 9 Sherry pr.gall. 90 120
fccond quality 6 67 * Malaga 77 80
Madder, best pr. lb. 16 2C Wax, Bees pr.lb. 25 27
Marble, wrought, pr. foot, 133 2 Whale-bone, long pr.lb. 13 30
Mast spars ditto T? 6: *—*
Molasses pr.gall. 44 5 c COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Mustard per. lb. 8;. ° n London, at 30 days, per ioo£ . fterl. 453 33
flour, in bottles, pr.doz. 1 2c at todays 45°
Nails, Sd. \od.\id. and 2od. pr.lb. ic . ,1 \3t -u
Nutmegs pr. lb. 7 8 * mftcrd: " r -- 6 ° days, pr. guilder, 4°
' 9° days, 39
Oil, Lin feed, pr. gall. 65 67 Government bills, drawn at 10
° livc - 8-/ days, per 11 guilders, none at market.
A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FEN NO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
Wednesday, August 8, 1792. [Whole No. 452.]
77
Or\ tin ufti that max be made of Coutchouc*
Guvty or Indian Rubber, in Arts and Manufactures,'
an account of the manner of obtaining and md
nujacluring it.
(concluded.)
6th. A F.ROSTATION is now nearly at a stand ;
xa. but it is wonderful rjo one ever per
ceived the use that might have been made of this
substance for that purpose. No kind of silk, or
other light substance could ever be found, that pot
fetfed the fmaileft degree of elasticity ; by confe r
quence, when they afcendcd into thp higher Re
gions, the expanfioa of the gas was in danger of
buifting the globe ; it was therefore neceffarv t<j>
leave it open below to guard against that accident.
A globe of coutchouc would have polfeffcd the
quality here wanted ; it would have expanded as
the circumstances of ih? cafe required ; and while
it was perfe&ly to prevent the involuntary
escape of the fmaileft quantity, it would have adapt
ed itfelf in size to every variation of circumstances.
It is true, the retentive power of this substance,
when very thin, has nevei y>et been afcertaiijed by
experience ; but there is reason to believe it ii ve»
rv great. '
7th. As this substance is inflamable, and burns
with a bright/lame withoyt requiring ?ny wick,
it might be employed perhaps with great economy
as torches or flambeaux. Solid balls have also been
made of it, that are light, and of an amazing de
gree of elasticity ; but what ufeful purpose could
be made of these, does not at present appear It
might also be moulded into the foipi of riding
whips, and would probably answer that purpose
admirably well ; and after they wefe wore oy.t,
they might be employed a« torches.
,Bth. As a material for chiryrgicpl purpofos, it
might be employed on occasions. Catheters (
have already been made of it, after having been
dissolved in aether, that have been found to answer
the purpose wanted, and to occasion irlueh less ir
ritation in the parts than those of wiy other fort
that have yet been tried ; but the great price, \yben
thjus manufafturcd, prevents them from cowling
into general use. The little bottles, when applied
to the breads of women distressed with fore nip-r
pies, can be so managed,.as to occa&on a more
gentle fufliou than fatf be any other \v?y,
and have therefore afforded v.eiy great relief. In
ftiort, the variety of uses to which they might be
applied, as bags for in jewing or 4or fucking", are
too numerous, to adm.ut of being there so much as
pointed at.
9th. Elajlic springs. In all cases where a fp,ring
is wanted to att by us contrflflijc power, no sub
stance can be conceived niore proper, than that of
which we now speak, especially in coid climates ;
and there are innumerable cases in which it might
be employed in this tnanner with the happjelt
effect, in various kinds of machinery.
10th. It is many years since Dr. Bcrgius at
Stockholm, made some experiment# on this sub
stance in Pa pita's digester : By fubje&ing ij in that
way to an intense degree of heat, it is said to have
beeaconvcitcd into a hard, eUftic, horn-ljke fub
ftrnce. I have not heard that these experiments
have been repeated ; but if upon farther trial, this'
fhajl be found to be invariably thercCult, it would!
extend the utility of this substance, far beyond the
limits we have hitherto thought of; but in the
state of uncertainty that at present prevails on that
head, it would be improper so fay more.
I might go on at this rate for many pages toge
ther, pointi/ig out varjpus other uses to which it
might be applied ; but J (hall content myfelf with
fpecifying one other only.
Geographical globes are at present an article of
ex pence, jMpecjalJy when of such a as to
admit of exhibiting a tolerable view of the earth'*
furfact. These could be ijiade of coutchouc of a-ny
size required, at a very moderate ex pence. The
favagesot America whom cuir philosophers repre
sent as destitute of every fTventaJ endow ment, will
teach us the way of proceeding.
Thd little bottles we import fropi thencc„ arc
formed upon m®ulds of clay dried in the fun.
When the coutchouc has hardened on the furfacc
bv the process already <Jefcri.be(d, a little water is
introduced at the mouth of the bottjc, which gra
dually foftens the clay, and in time allows it to be
wafticd entirely out of it. A globe of clay might
be eafiJy moulded of any dimensions required,
leaving at one of the pplej a small protuberance for
a little neck. Tbis ball, when dry, might be co
vered wiih coutchouc till it acquired the thickness
required ; and lor the purpose here wanted, this
might be very thin. The clay miglut tiien be
washed out, so as to leave it empty. The re
mainder of the proccfs might be here defenbed.
were I not afraid of encroaching too much on the
patience of the reader.
It now only remains, I should give the reader
some notices concerning the uec U>at produces
this singular substance.
In no one instance that I knpw has the inatten
tion of mankind to ufeful improvements been
more conspicuous, than with reipedt to the object
of our present dilcuflion. It is not inudh lels than
sixty yeais since Mr. <le li Condamine firft jnnde
known to Europeans t,his lingular fubftauce, which
poflt*ff< s qualities that obviously render it one of
the mod uleful bodies that hath evei come to the
knowledge of man tor many important purposes
in life ; yet the culture of the plant which affords
it, has been, till this moment, entirely negleded
by every European nation ; nor do I believe, that
ever a Tingle feed of it was planted by one person
in the univcrfe.
Tbe tree which yields this juice is large and
(lately. Its trunk is uiually about 60 feet in
heigh, and from two to three feet diameter. It
grovs naturally in Brazil, in French Guiana, and
m Cceral other provinces of South America, and
alfou China, as it is fupjwfcd. It is called by
the natives liebea 4 mid Mr. A'lVrt has preserved
"that name. He calls h Hevta Qnvrnifis. It is iiie
Pao Seringa, act. Paris, an. 17&U faTr»f)f*z Jriia
terpatis clhpficis integfrfimiffybtiis c/i-ni\ pftio-
Utis. Lin,—The form of its and botanical
charafleriftirs, will be veil underftooc 5 by the
; plate. Its feed is a nut, o c a pleating tane, veVv
! much resembling thatot a filbert, afifl ttiucb ettdefr)-
ed by the natives. The fee grows very freely,
?nd might doub l l { (V be eafijy reared, wsrc ieejds
brought higher for that purpofr, either in fame of
the focxy parts of our Weft-India islands, or the
Cape Verd lflands, or along the coafU of Africa,
where there arc such extensive tr?£ls of uninhabited
country Jaid waste by the depopulation tjhat ovr
deflru&tve trade in Haves occasions. What a dif
ference would there be in theftate of the inhabit
ants of that unhappy Country, were they to be
taught to cultivate the arts of pea.ee, and to .enrich
I thcmfelves by industrious labour, inftesd pi tharfs
I cruel wars fomented by our m.ifcrablc tr-ade in
Haves. Could this juice be had in abundancefo
near to Europe, it might He sent here in iVs fluid
state in clpfe cpfks or bottle®, so as to br here ma
nufa&ured for the purposes it were fitted to au
fwcr.
Several other trees in phofe regions afford jui
ccs approaching to the nature of the routchouc,
though differing it in certain refpe&s, which
might be applied to other uses in life ; but an ac
count of thtfe shall be reserved for another occa
iion. ~
[CIRCULAR.J
Philadelphia, 9<£ Augujl t « 7^2,
SIR,
BY the inclosed copy of the minutes of the pro
ceedings of a general .meeting of the citizens
of Philadelphia, you will perceive, that the citi
zens arc desirous to obtain information, 11 of tljc
sense of the people in the different parts of the
ftete, rcfpe&ing the chara&crs proper to be nomi
nated as Representatives inCongrcfs, and Electors
of a Prfficicnt and Vice-Prefid.tDt o f the Unitfjd
States; and th»t they have committed to us, the
tafkofendeavoringto coll?6lt.he materials, op which
I their judgment and choice, in this important bufi
| ness, may be fairly, independently, and fatisfac
torily cxercifcd.
We are folif.ito.us, fir, to difchargp fp Jipnorable
! and so faced a trgjl, with diligence and imparti-
I ality ; and, relying upon the assistance of every
virtuous and candid freeman, we believe it prac
ticable to accomplifb the pbjeft of our appoint
ment, wttbout exciting suspicion, or meriting re
proach.
The purpose of our appointment, indeed you
will readily observe, i« merely minifteiial, with
a view to collect necessary informajtion. We arc
not delegated to dejibera,te upon the fubjeft of the
eleflion ; to admit, or to rejes, the nanKS of the
Candidates; to declare the sense of the people ;
or to frame a Ticket : all that we are authorized
to do (all that we have undertaken, or mean to do,
on the pre(ent occ?.fion) is to obtain a Jjft of the
vari >us chara&ers,, whom the Citizens of every
denomination, and in evciypart of the ftate,deem
to be qualified for Representatives in Concrete,
and Ele&ors of a President and Vicc.-PreGxlent of
the United States : and to submit this lift,, with
out the influence of a fele&ion, or a comment, to
the deliberate consideration, and unbiaiTcd fuffrag
es of the People.
It is proper, however, at the fame time, to add,
that no anonymous communications will be no
ticed.
Petmit us, then, fir, to retjueft, tha.t you wijl,
as expeditioufly as you can, communicate, by let
ter addrefled to the Hon. Thomas M'Kean, £fq.
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, the names of the
perfous.(particularly those in your neighbourhood)
who, according to your own opinion, and the o
pinions of the inhabitants of the county in which
you refidc, ought to be preferred at the enfuirig
eli.&ion of thirteen Representatives in Congrefs,ao4
fifteen E!(E}qts of a Present ajpd Vic?-Prefident <?f
the United States.
We are, Sir,
Your inoft obedient humble Servants.
THOMAS M'KEAN,
JAMES HUTCHINSON,
A. I. DALLAS,
JOHN BARCLAY,
HILARY BAKER,
JARED INGERSOLL.
To ,
of the county of .
({3" The Printers o: newspapers
the state, are requeftej to publish the above letter ;
and communications, upon the fubjett to which
it relates, will be welcome from every citizen of
Philadelphid and t.he federal counties.
A RECIPE FOR KILLING RATS.
In 1783* a premium of fivegunineas was giv
en by the Dublin Society for the following re
cipe to kill Rats.
Take r quart of oatmeal, 4 drops of oil of
I grain of miifk, 2 nuts ofnux vomi
ca powdered. Mix the whole together, and
place it where the rats frequent; continue to
do so while they eat it, and it will soon destroy
them, be they ever so numerous.
Time, fays a late French writer, isuniverfal
property —to make good use of it, is the firft of
all riches.
Even those who poilefs nothing, have an in
terest to fee property protected ; for visible
goods alone, such as money, furniture, houfei,
lands, Set. are not the only property—the love
of labor, induftrv, are alio filnds of which the
product is property; and this is perhaps th<?
moit valuable kind.