The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-25

1919 ,460 25,aOi 1850 1910 96O6O 1875 328s
The increase in the export from the port of Rio alone for
ten months Of the twelve is $4,000 bags being than
fifty per cent in year. This is not caused by the add
tona want for consumption for the of this article in
this country is slightly the decnenor by short mpor
taons the year previous, but to provide stock in
home markets against any unfavorable contingency,
regards the tariff This is only solitary instance Of
the merchants compelled to resort
TO sustain themselves against the constant fluctuations Of
our revenue laws. They obliged to import
tensvey than they otherwise would if the duty is to be
ncreased and the other hand if reduction pro
posed they obliged to wait the expiration of the time
set for the high tariff before they import place
themselves par with each other under the scale
How often have packets from Liverpool-having made
shorter return voyages than ancpatedbeen compelled
to lay off and the port Of New York. anxiously wait.
ing the moment to arrive to enter their cargoes under
favorable tariff than before existed Property
valued at millions Of dollars has for weeks been endan.
gered in this and for this cause If Congress
takes the tariff laws in hand the present sessions let the
notifications and alterations be permanent We conjure
those who have the power for the sake of every national
interest to place the seal of stability all their acts
touching this important of trade and
| State of Trade.
The movements of trade were rather limited last week.
caused by the laeness of the season. the miserable
weather, and the closing of business for the year.
| AsHEs-We have nothing to report of either de-
scription. Pots very dun and quoted at 81 80
56t Pearls So O6i i25. There is rifng demand for
export but the last European advces rather una
| vorable
CorroS-The existing demand is caused principally by
speculaons The sales Saturday reached 1000 bales
at low prices and made late in the day and after adj
vices received from the SOUTH The markets
throughout the country in very peculiar state and
the gea est anxiety exists relative to the crop the
probable standard OF prices and particularly for further
advices from Europe Prices in this market at the close
of the week just past did materially vary from those
current at the close of the week previous We quote
ding fair to fair 81 81 CENTS good iar % 81 cents
bile and New Orleans ordinary to middling 81
middling fair to fair, 81 ass CENTS good fair l0 lO
PRovsroSs-Pork very dull but prices are firmly su
tanned We quote prime state SO % a so; do, $40
10 sl. Not much doing in Beef Sales rule for prime
at 81 ls3 49, and mess Sc ls2 %. Lard is very
quet the sales very trng which principally for
export Wequote kegs at cents Butter is in fair
demand and good family qualities command IL IA
Cheese is in moderate request for export at a. 81 cents
| Whole Hogs sell at Al AZ cents
! suGAR-There is not much doing in any description
We notice sales of New Orleans II cents Havana
Brown 81 y cents; White do 81 81 cents in small lots
wHsKEv-small sales Of drudge at % cents; barrels
HAY-The receipts down the river have nearly ceased
North River bale is held at A 46 cents The sales
| very limited
ce and prices have received the benefit of it. Sales of
Brazil rule at It u cents; st. Domingo So 81 cents
FnH.-Dry cod we quote active at 50 6s} Considera
BILE demand exists for Mackerel No. sells at $40 so 10
| 56i No. 2, SS 561, and No. 3, So
| ToBAcco.-The stock OF Kentucky remains large
Small sales have been made at q cents The
stock is composed principally of the lower grades Fine
sells at 81 81 cents. Foreign very dull.
RIcE-The demand is moderate Sales of prime at 81
81 So; fair, 50 62a; ordinary, 50 81 a 2 SO.
BREADsTUFrs.-Our market is as we yesterday quoted
| it. No change in price for week. We learn from Buff
ao that the wheat operators in anticipation of early
some and ohsp om h eodna
milling points east of that place already in the field
giving tone and rmness to operations The quotations OF
~ hp long tha INN nyhi
this influence According to letter in the Advertiser
dated Cleveland Dec 10 the speculative fever in flour
have been sold at ss deliverable after opening Of
az "a 90 sa s have been made Of less
and Michigan the prices now paid for wheat will make it
cost IS cents on board Of vessel at the opening
next spring as to leave profit on these investments
for certainly nothing is uncertain than the flour
profitable result The sockn New York is full $50 900
barrels -four against about 100000 at the time last
quite as abundantly supplied as they We're then
New York State has yet in the hands of her far
has larger surplus than ever before to spare for eastern
consumption. Northern Ohio brought out only very
small part of her crop this fall and at satisfactory adj
did last July to the discontinue Of the operators Other
western states bordering the lakes can contribute
much to the general stock they did last If the
winter should continue open, the next harvest will
rage nearly month earlier than the last and the month
Of May 1872 showed the depressing influence which such
expectations have the market The advces from
England show that prices there will not nett than
81 % per barrel in New York and the probability very
small that advance will take place in this city this
ter sufficient to carry of the surplus at the East At
this time last year large purchases of flour could be made
in Cleveland at SO % but buyers not anxious to take
hold, deemng the price too high and wheat sold at
censnow $3 paid and wheat is sought at rs cents
The difference in prices is larger profit than generally
anticipated in their winter operations and yet they
looking for profit beyond it. under as heavy
sumed crop existed in the United States proper.
ton to the population.
phiIndelphi0 Cattle Market
DEC. 22.-Beeves-960 offered, including 2O6 head from
Virginia Sales dull with slight decline in prices for
inferior to fair qualities 81 prime a, and few
extra sold at per 100 lb 90 head driven to New York
and $50 remain unsod. Cows and Calves-200 offered -
Sales at $40 S25 Extra $50 Springers, $40 $40 Dry
Cows, 81 50. Hogs-l,03O in market-205 of which
went to New York market. Sales rather dull at 81 An
200 LEFT over. sheep-lll0 ofered.-saes ranged from
10 cents to 81 90 per head for INFERIOR and 50 So for
prime
Baltimore Cattle Market.
Beef cattle continue to come in freely The offering
Monday embraced 300 head, OF which $50 sold to
packers and butchers and the balance laid over Sales
were made at 81 per 100 lbs on the boof while very