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19
1828. 12 o/m.

Since this month came in the weather
has been uncommonly moderate, more like
Spring than winter, but very times that any
frost could be discovered.

This weather is very favourable on many
accounts. -- It fills our markets with all the
necessaries of life, & many luxeries [LUXURIES].
Our meat market has been abundant.
much has been sold at auction from 3 to 5 [CENTS?]
Fresh Hogs d [DOLLAR] 6 [CENTS?]. -- Sheep at 2 to 3 [CENTS?]
Perhaps never a larger quantity of Wood on the
[WRITTEN HORIZONTALLY IN MARGIN] viz [VIDELICET] Cord 200
Wharves at one time, at this time in the year --
The price in general is kept up to 6$ p [PER] Cord
for Oak. & 4'4$ for Pine, But almost
every thing at market is very dull, and altogether
because the articles are not wanted, but one
essential reason is because a considerable portion
of the people are not able to purchase even
the necessaries, for business for labourers
at this time is very small; large number
are daily seen standing in small groups
waiting to be called upon.

The [THERE] has been but one whale ship to arrive
for some time, & she (the Rambler) and
John Adams are the only Ships in Port.
The price of Oil in its raw state
is about 70 Cents. At market Winter
is 80 Cents, & summer 68 Cents Flour 9$

27.12

It is now agitated, the expediency of having
a Steam Boat to run between here & N. [NEW] Bedford,
to be partly owned in Boston -- New-Bedford,
& Nantucket. For the above mentioned purpose
[WRITTEN HORIZONTALLY IN MARGIN] 28th. 4 o/m [OF MONTH] 1829
the Steam Boat Marco Bozzaris. Edw [EDWARD] Barker Master
came here from New-York & run [RAN] one month, but
found but little encouragement, & the boiler gave
out, & not being able to procure owners here
she ventured to N. [NEW] York, & probably will not return