In the mean time, do not if you can possibly avoid it suspend your payments, as you will neither lose by the parties nor be placed under cash advances many days after this reaches you. Yesterday morning six of the banks had agreed to the proposed measure, and we have this moment learnt that two more, whose boards have just met, have also come in.

Yours truly,

THOMAS BARRETT & Co.

SURINAM, 15th Jan. 1836.

Charles Simpson, Esq.

New York.

Sir,

We hope shortly to hear that the Columbia, Captain Jackson, has arrived safely at your port, and that the sugars shipped in her have met with a favorable market. We have now the satisfaction of informing you, that we have sold one case of the cambrics C, and two ditto of the H. and C, at 37 stivers 2 florins per ell; also one piece of the blue cloth at 10 florins per ell, and a few pieces of the coffee bagging; but, we have not been able, hitherto, to dispose of the other articles.

With regard to remittances, we beg to state that we deem coffee at the present price of 12 stivers, preferable to sugars which are now at 7 stivers, and we request you to take notice that we shall ship, for your account, in the Elizabeth Sophia, sixty bags of coffee which we have purchased at the above price.

This vessel will sail the beginning of next month, and you can effect insurance accordingly.

We hope soon to announce to you that we have closed the sales of the cambrics.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 5th of February last, in reference to yours of the 8th August, 1835, the former covering a power of attorney, to receive all the remaining stock of your goods in the hands of Mr. M. Hood, acting for the firm of Hood & Thompson, and to adjust and settle with him all balances due on your account. The packet arriving on the first day of the holidays, prevented me from doing anything in the matter prior to its sailing again for its destination. I have seen Mr. M. Hood concerning your affairs with the above firm, and he has promised to deliver up to me without delay, whatever goods there may be on hand belonging to you, and to render to me a statement of your account with the said firm, which, when in my possession, shall be duly attended to, and I shall fully comply with your instructions in disposing of the articles that I may receive from Mr. Hood, either by private or public sale,

as I may find to be most to your interest. The net proceeds of such goods, and whatever balance I may receive on your account, shall be remitted by the first opportunity; and, as you direct, I shall, at all times, give the preference to good bills for remittances, if to be had. The account-sales of each invoice shall be kept separate. As soon as the goods and accounts are in my possession, I shall acquaint you with my proceedings in your behalf.—In the mean time,

Above, you have copy of my last respects, dated the 16th ult. I requested our common friend, Mr. S. J. Levy, to explain the cause of my not having addressed you per Queen Charlotte packet, and to give you notice of my having been furnished with a list of the articles unsold belonging to you, in the possession of Wood & Thompson.

I have since received the articles there enumerated, and likewise accounts of your concerns with said firm, correct copies of which you will receive herewith. The account-current shows a balance of 4,738 fls. 4 st. 12 pfening, in your favor.

The blue cloth is very coarse, and a quality which is not much used here. I shall dispose of it, as also of the billiard cloth, without delay, and add the net proceeds to the other amount, in order to make one remittance of the whole. It is much to be lamented, that at this moment no bills can be procured, as produce at the present prices cannot be so good a remittance as bills.

The cambrics that I sold at auction were of a very inferior quality.

Have the goodness to favor me with your opinion on the accounts inclosed, and say whether they meet your approbation or not, and whether I am to give a final acquittance to Mr. Hood. Prices of produce remain the same as quoted in my last.

We are approaching the season in which the products of this country assume the most importance, and which is so much the greater this year, from the lamentable deficiency of our last crops being so abundantly compensated by the bounty of heaven on our present harvest.

Consequently, we deem it our duty to inform you of the state of our market, in order that you may take

advantage of the low prices of all our export articles; not doubting that the considerable demand to be expected from our produce, will influence our import trade also, and impart to it more activity.

Our agricultural products form the principal branch of our commerce; and in a year of abundance, like the present, we can export to the extent of 1,000 cargoes of moderate tonnage.

Although the hard wheats of Moldavia are equal, in several respects, to those of New Russia, and the soft descriptions, principally the growth of Wallachia, improve from year to year, still we cannot state them to be of prime qualities.

Wallachia alone is capable of exporting annually 500 cargoes, and even more, of this class of agricultural produce. Purchases have been made on delivery, which, on the quay of Ibrail, come to about 50 piastres of Bucharest per kilo of Ibrail, equal to about 400 ocche.

We have already some parcels of barley at market, the price of which on board, is estimated at 36 piastres of Bucharest per kilo above-mentioned.

Rye is to be had at about 10 to 12 piastres less than the soft wheat. Millet, and especially maize, promises a superabundant crop, and consequently, low prices; but which, however, we cannot at present quote with any certainty. The same observations apply to beans and lentils. The culture of oats is totally neglected in this country.

Subjoined, we hand you details respecting the weights, measures, &c. of Gallaiz, Ibrail, and Bucharest, and shall continue to quote our prices in the