Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-11

Qfnee Of Trade.

The Canal Tolls index of Western Trade with
New York. affords evidence that the quantity Of produce
nearly the proportion the produce othe western states
and that Of the large increase of toll received the
West purchased IN New York city Thu the aggregate re-
eeipt OF tolls to the LIST June, 1889, ". 4os 457
Increase, 81 ash
Of this of increase $50 lee up freight and down
sS The sSsr.Sa,. increase Of down freight Sal sso
was on produce from the Western States thus leaving
as the increase on the produce of th. State but through the
grain districts there aggregate decrease OF
showing tolls the produce ofhis State
$4293 Therefore the entire increase of down freight Of
$eOs the produce Of the Westera States This
statements Of central business points
lake coast The surplus agricultural products OF northern
oa'o Indiana LIMOS, Wisconsin aia m.en
quantities Ia Michigan alone the surplus Of her products,
which sought eaern market last year, upwards Of
$4,000 in vaur and in the present pect Of the
ing crops, will this year be at least SooOooeo The following
property received at St. JosPhs up May
-, for shipment by the Lake:
e4S7ibs. Ham and Bacon, os7s bbls. Flour
I4o49 Furniture, castings, &c. $50 Whisky,
30462 bushels Wheat, 202 Pork,
the merchandise received from lakes for up the river
ll3lI7lbs There is at Constantine, Ekhart, Mshaw
ake South Bend and Miles immense amount Of eo pork
whsky wheat hour bacon &c waiting rise Of the waters
order be shipped This trade all centres in Buffalo, the
great outlet TO The Eastern markets for all the produce which
ms of eo. ia every direction BY leo mile. Of
canals 200 miles of railroads The lakes thus form
immense for the product Of region Of almost bound
lass fertility The outlet is Buffalo At that city, during
the month Of May there cleared from the
brg and chooncrs aud 81 steamboats, The arrivals we're
Ios steamboats, brig and schoones bringing with them
bushels Of wheat and 100 600 bb Hour From the
opening q osa nsmer arrived When y.
consider that the above statement Of tolls indicates an
Of cent in one year Of the trade with the West and
proud Of the resources Of the Western States
CsvrErTh market has presented very little Of variation
throughout the past week Prices remain firm Sales Of al
descriptions reach about 1900 bag iea i2 for Brazil aud
l2a ai Lagura, "a Cor Cuba, ST. Domingo at TO- and
Manila at l2l At Philadelphia the stocks quite small,
holders are consequently small Sales reach 900 bags Rio
at H. 500 bags Lagua at Ia IA and some Maracaeo
MoLA,.rsThi. article by Of the continued good de-
and and decreasing stocks has improved IN sale gall
lon for The tine au. sales have se ,o made 70 as extent 81
80 ITO hhds New Orleans - At Philadelphia about
800 hhd partly Porto Rico and partly Matanras have been
sold TO arrive at prices not promulgated
MarAsnas May sIThe late rass and active demand for
Sugar, have raised price. maserawhiies command a
- brown. 7as Coffee very scsce-all in market having
recently bought sa9. from fair good qualities. Mo-
Iaes has advanced high price Of Ssae and !. very
Scarcely produce IN from the badness OF
ey IN both Sugar and Moia.es The Hunter and Financc
Rice sold 4rs The Howcs remains unsold On London
Ia prem; on New York ~ dis; other bills sIaA dis At Ha
the last sales At IA and fully two months suppl,
hand Coffee in fair demand and stock remangg small
There doubt the Sugar crop will be short severa
Changed hand, at sa r. se market has been nearly
of Moasscs sa5 and what remains holders firm
sr Freights very dullsome have left in ballast Exchsng
improyng-London II prem the United States iaii dis
count
Oil Trade.
The Americans were among the 6t TO begin and have lon
outtpped every other people in the success Wit
which they have prosecuted the southern whale fishery II
principally carried New Bedford and ports
state Massachusetts, and also from Nantucket In Mas
sachuset there engaged the whale fishery last 30
vessels the aggregate tonnage Of which was l3a7 navigate
by $3.50 The value OF the oil imported Si27 i7C
Ofate years. however, the importers Of oil particularly sperm
have fallen Off while the increascd facilities OF ransportae
have added much 10 the Of consumption The follow
ing table ofhe imports ofsperm oil Tor series OF years
1884, import was bb. $4,000 1897 import bbs lis 90
1895, I" $4,000 1893 1890
1895 !" $4,000 1899, 10000
At the close of 1899 the hand 10000 bbl 70
the years consumption, which has averaged 45 bbs Tor W
last five years The current for sperm 100 to 6c
in 1895 the rate 10 Soc whale the rates ha
improved but not much IN proportion the average price
no, being 40 IL b0c and in 1885 Il The pnc
Of this article usually aucuang with the season.
i. subjected loss OF Leakage and consamp
fon al that o the year also much cssyet from N
small import this Is not probable that price. will
cedc until the OF the fall consumption again
prove the trade
oil i one o those necessary articles Of consumption the de
and Cor which scarcely checked by the increased price
only effect &c which to stimulate the trade The Southern
well as the Northern fishery has however passed is zenith
and whales are yearly becoming and difficult 4
catch fact. which have contributed increase the expcnse 81
outfits ON which there advance Of 40 per cent Thu
disasters which attended the English northern whale