We are in receipt of your favour of the 2nd inst. and have taken notes of its contents.

We have credited your account with Fr. 39 for amount of the small invoice of cards, which are duly to hand. We are obliged to you for the quotation which you give for insurances of produce from Jamaica, and shall address you again on the subject, in the event of our making up our mind to affect the same in your place.

The orders which we gave on the 18th June and 12th July you will please have packed as at foot, and shipped per Steamer to our address.

We are dear Sirs

Yours truly

SEYLAND & WILSON.

Particulars of Packing for order of 18th June:

The 10 doz. Sombreros in a case, marked B. R. No. 1

The 50 cortes Cassimir order 12th July, in a bale marked S. B.

268. Acknowledging receipt of Gold consigned, and

complaining of seizure of Goods by the local authorities.

London, May 1863.

Mr. J. Petroski, Carthagena.

Dear Sir.

We are in receipt of your favours of 26th and 27th March, handing us Bill of lading of a parcel of Gold, which has duly arrived, and we give advice thereof to the owner by the present packet.

We have seen with astonishment and indignation, that notwithstanding the remonstrances of yourself and the Consul Mr. Jolly, the selfconstituted authorities of your place have forcibly appropriated certain of our goods, although these were at the time under the protection of H. M. Ship Cardenas. We beg to tender you personally our best thanks for the trouble you have taken in the matter, and also for the prudent step of entering a protest, copy of which you enclose us.

We notice with satisfaction the probability, that next steamer may bring news of the conclusion of the war, which we sincerely hope may be the case, and begging you to accept our best wishes, we remain

Dear Sir

Yours truly

GILL & DARLINGTON.

269. Report on Vanilla consigned for sale.

Samples of superior quality sent to Correspondent for his information.

London, May 1864.

Mr. W. De Roux, Panama.

Dear Sir.

Since we addressed you on the 16th ulto., as per copy enclosed, the box of Vanilla beans came to hand, and after having had them examined, we regret to inform you that they have turned out not be of the proper sort. We afterwards, in order to ascertain their value, had them put up to public sale, but no bid was made for them. We must therefore try and dispose of them at the best price to be got, which we think will at the utmost be about 108 p. lb. We repeat our regret at having to communicate so unsatisfactory a result.

In order to show you the proper description of Vanilla Beans suitable for this market, we enclose you by this opportunity a few of them, the present prices of which are as follows:

for those of 9 inches long 55 s to 60 s per lb.

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and 6 about 30 s to 40 s per lb. supposing of course the quality to be the same as sample. The difference in length causing as you perceive a considerable difference in price.

We remain

Dear Sir

Yours truly

ASPDEN & BROWN.

270. Reply to Consignor of Corn in America,

Information as to the market.

London, April 4, 1864.

Mr. R. Davy, New York.

Dear Sir.

We have duly received your esteemed favours of the 11th and 18th ulto., the latter enclosing shipping documents for 1082 barrels of flour, consigned to us per E. H. Taylor for sale and returns, and have given the same our careful attention.

We regret excedingly that we cannot give you a very cheering account of our flour market, as prices still have a downward tendency. The genuine Howard St. Flour of the quality that originally came under that brand, is now worth 27s, but this flour is now sold on sample in this market, as the Brand is no longer a guarantee of quality, so much inferior flour having been imported as "Baltimore Howard St." In consequence of this, it is extreemly difficult to say without actually seeing it, what it would fetch at the present moment. The arrivals from your side continue very large, between 40,000 and 50,000 barrels having been already received, while the prospects for our own harvest are very good, farmers having been induced the past season being most favourable for wheat sowing, to lay down a great breadth of land with that grain; greater indeed than for many years past. The winter here has been very mild and the crops are every where reported as looking healthy and promising. Unless therefore an unfavourable change takes place, we do not look for any rise in the corn market, but on the contrary if the large shipments from America continue, we think there is little doubt that prices will still give way. However you may rely that we will do our best for you, and shall avail ourselves of your permission to store,

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if we think there will be the slightest chance of obtaining a better result by doing so.

We are

Dear Sir

Yours truly

LUCY, CATLEY & CO.

271. Acknowledging remittance of Bill to close

accounts &c.

London, March 1864.

Messrs. Stodart Brothers, Bordeaux.

Dear Sirs.

We are in receipt of your favour of 26th Jan. handing us a Bill for £ 2900. a 6 m/s, on London and Westminster Bank, which we have discounted, and after deducting from the proceeds the amount of Invoice of Royal Albert as per statement on the other side, there remained a balance in your favour of £ 2. 4s 9 d, which, according to your instructions, we have handed over to Mr. Hammond, thus closing this transaction.

According to your request we enclose a pro-forma account Current of the above transaction, with commission on Invoice charged at 3 per Cent.

You will observe that we have again discounted the Bill lower than the Bank rate, which is now 8 per Cent, as we wish always to do the best we possibly can for you.

We are obliged for the particulars you give us of various articles in your Market; here the price of copper remains unaltered.

Without more to add we remain

Dear Sirs

Yours truly

BOOTH & GILL.