Edward Forbes letter to William Rotch Jr., Dublin, 4th Sept, 1801

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New Bedford          Dublin 4th Sept 1801
Mr Wm Rotch Junr
  Sir  The present waits upon you with the prices of your Products at this market. Our Crop of Corn is nearly got in & is very abundant, The Potatoes, the food of the Poor are very good & in great abundance, which I think will preclude the necessity of geting Supplies from your Continent next year.  With great respect I remain in all your Commands
  Sir your mo hul servt
  Edw Forbes

Exl on London 13 pb very fluctuating and was lately up at 15 pr L
1 potash 4 0/pbl dull at present. Pearls 6 of ab 5 /pbl
Fine White Spermaceti Oil attained & free from foot – 4 / a 4/6 a Gallon
 Good Common Whale Oil free fm footings £ 30. 34 pr Tun  Duty on Oil is now 31/6 pr tun
 Cod Oil for Curriers use in demand at £ 40 at 45 pd
Spermaceti Candles- 4 to the pound 2/81/2 duty 11 ½ pr advatoum  
Whale Bone & Finns your small sort not very saleable but if they were 6 or 7 feet long wd readily sell.
Rice- none at market – last price was 40/abt 5 pr l
Deerskins in hair- the light small sort unsaleable but good large heavy skins are worth 5/ a 8/pr skin
Tar maybe call’d 22/9 pbble –no Pitch or Turpentine at market,
Barel Staves in Great plenty, but New York were lately sold for 5 guineas   turn over