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                Victoria    V.I.
                       July 7. 1865
Royal Fisk Esqr 
		Dear Sir
		   Your favor 27 June
received contents correct but goods are high
but I have to have them. Trade is generally
dull I will had the market on crushed sugar
it is quite Scarce. The “Rice” has not yet
arrived I have written to the flour people
I cannot tell what flour is worth all want
to sell and buyers are very cautious and
only buy in Small lots  the lowest sale I know
of is Chile inspected in Half sacks at Eight
dollars in Small & Large lots I sold ten
Bbls of it at auction yesterday at that figure
Let the Molasses Slide  Our market is now full
and Pickett will loose on his if he paid
25c for it. I have it on com. from [indecipherable]
Green & Rhodes Limit 24c. S I sugar also
going down I held my first sugar sale
yesterday [indecipherable] very heavy  								                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                   yours Truly									                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                         J.A.Mc.Crea 

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