The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-25

| and troops occupied the heights overhangln g Il
Tie sumbsr Of ths- Ohisess 70 ssid 10 hsvs beer
| ten thousand about SIX thousand occupying the
| lower battery, and the remainder the other works
| A hundred TO hundred and fifty are supposed te
have fal!en-hbsning Chronicle, -
| Markets. "a VII
Lo-por MoSrv MAsxKr-wednesdsy evening" Jan S
Vim the approaching Isymsst Of div
anticipated to follow the payment and partial dispersion
ca several millions amsng the public which il usually
element in the calculations Of SPECTATORS and csp
for arise in stocks the home funds have
but unsteady appearances for ths last three
days, to-day Inclusive, and the previous improve
again depressed to sellers for tn. opening on
l4.h inst. Three per Cent Reduced soi to Bank stook
1877 tos Exchequer Bills also declined from yesterday .
advance to Ss TO 20s premium The cause of this de-
preston of prices vsriousy accounted for By soms
is attributed to the helie that various foreign loans
in preparation, the weight Of some Of which 10 likely
to fall upon this market. In France IL is we'll known,
that large amounts of money will be wanted not only
make good the past the present and the prsspsst,ys
arising out Of the late warke preparations but also for
the purpose of those yasinterna improvements such
the great lines Of railroad announced to be undertaken
on account OF the state From Austria there similar
| sdvices; there also the Government has forma
account all the preliminary and expensive workings
Of general railway system, 80 far the great lines,
afterwards to be farmed out 70 public competition, far
the conveyance Of goods and passengers, and the
supply Of locomotive carriages end machiLery These
enterprises for France and Austria alone independent of
Germany and Prussia elsewhere in Europe will ne
cessaly require the outlay Of many millions sterling
or by the more simple and direct process Of an ems
sion aad gradual sale of state bonds upon the stock and
money markets here ana abroad icr the account the
lists and contractors upon the old system II under
stood that the Hebrew party have been the chief opera
The prices Of the Foreign Securities chiefly dealt
in as follows Dutch two and half per cents
the five per cents 100 to Belgian lOl to O. Spanish
Active with the Coupons 25i Portuguese Eve per
cents 3 to the three per cens l. Brazilian So
tos Mexican 2si tosl Colombian ala OF.
The Railway Market remains much the same he
fore. fHfa lIrI. faUtHa
LONDON MourY MARxrr, Jan. THE news Of the
land mail from the East, has given firm tone the
English funds, which have been fiat for two or three
this the first transfer day. The advance which the salts
factory intelligence from China calculated TO pro-
h
money Consols for the Account improved per cent,
the last price being ss 70 u three per cents reduced
new three-and half per cents, 9Sb to Exchequer
Bills, lss to 2os premium. ti
SHARE M.RxEr.-There has been very little done in
don aud Birmnghams, IS to 80 premium; Great West
ems, 81 to prem South Westerns SO to per share
share Paris and Rouen, , to II dis
LONDON COMMERCIAL REroRr-Wednesday Evening
Jan SThere ha: been very little alteration to notice
mand as been steady and rather larger than in
years; the holders appear willing to supply the
sumers but not to submit to reduction price, force
their goods upon the market For delivery before
March Sd on sSs SPOT .: 81 cash % credit and
year, but it must not be forgotten that the out
ports have taken this year from st. Petersburg
is.s than shs s la. three
may fairly calculate on very coed demand in the
few sales have been made 49s Cd to 49s the latter
the present quotation. In st. Petersburg several pur
chsses have been made, chiefly from spectators
ney The reports from the interior state that the guam
tity for this likely TO be less than the lsst
At public ssle bite pepper ranged from I'D SD for
parcels p good condition; black East India brought 81
81 as East India rice sold at los pearl sage at
l5s to les, and cassia Lgnea at 7as TO 73s
LONDON TRADE REPsRr, Jan. 7.-Prices were Grm for
produce generally to-day and fair amount Of business
transacted for home consumption the shippers were
with fair demand to-day and sitter rates paid the
sales amounted to ass hhds and tierces. OF Maurius
SOC bag: were sold public sale OF 5sso 67s for
fine Yellow 1000 bags Bengal went SIS Cd to SOS for
low to fine brown, and low TO middling yellow 63s to
SIS per cwt being full Foreign-fhe market is
firm and fair demona exists the supply at mark.t
become small-Coffee good demand exists for home |
consumpton and prices firm at auction 100 casks
l09s to l27s per wTea: There less life in the
market to-day and holders were more disposed to sell
the operations Companys Congou sold at Is Old
Tallow the demand has been good, and prices
z
49s fer delivery in the next two months.
THE TEA TRADE, Jan. IA new year opening upon
few remarks upon the stocks &c, may not BE- with
instant 90 7627s4b, and in January lSa0 80 $751;
oOOlb The total deliveries in Londsn in the year Slo
ccoIS sent Coast and $40 600 exported. The deli
veres in ls4l 2307a 93lb Tor home consumption
and lOlso oolb. sent coastwise and exported. This
shows increase of about 5000 O00bs. In the con-
sumption last year, az far as London alone IL
cerned: We quote BOhea now at I. 81; coagou, ord
ed at % al 10 - ID; fcuci oug at IL Sd to IL ST.
Souchong, ord to good ord Is 81 to Is l0d, AID mid TO
good %S ssos IS 3D. boi rsaNs
Hysop kind, 49, to 3s; Hyson good orS 3D. ANA mid
to good MIDI 49, to A. 0di and gunpowdsr 6s 3D.
gou sold brskly at 3D. per ID. higher company's con-
90. was Is std. to Is % per h. cash. The deliveries
last week were Soa saslb The stock Of company: con-
gou IL rapidly decreasing II is only $40 chests
Merchants generally are firm. s.
LvEsrooL CorToN MAskEr, Tuesday, Jan. ITO
days demand for Cotton has been quiet, and the sales
amount to only 1000 bags Prices are without sltera
ton. ltu e. r-vf-L III
mand for Cotton and the sales bags all of
which have been taken by the trade with the exception
ofioo export Prices are steady but our mar
FsipAY January Although the business of
the week has been carried on with less spirit than
during thu. which closed the year Just past the
been exceedingly rm and the quotation; fully support
ed suras before, and long sapled in the same
taken on and 200 American and 100 Sura
for export The sales to-day about 5000 bales Ct all
kinds i2sO surat speculation)-he market closing
with rather more animation.
The import this week is al2 bsga and the sales are
23,oso, viz:
90 Sea Island, lOsal6I 500 Sea Issnds, Is a26
$3.50 Upland, 4ia 81 1860 Upisnd, Sas 81
$3.50 New Orleaes, Ala II II4aO New Orleans, 6ts 8
$40 Alabama, &c. st 6420 Alabama, &c ola
40 Pernambuco, TIA Il $40 Pernambuco, STA 9
LvsRrooLi Conn ErcHASoE, January sd.--The fol-
lowing is an estimate of the stock of free grain,
&C. in the port of Liverpool the LIST Of January 1892
Wheat 10000 qusrters osts $4,000 quarters: barley,
quarers beans 600 quarters; peas, 900 quar-
ters oatmeal Co oads four 900 sacks and 1000
barrels. tr
There was small attendance and dull trade at this
days market The best descriptions Of wheat Of
fered Id to a. cheaper and other sorts Sd to A. than