The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-20
Foreign Markets.
Correspondence of the New York Herald


BATAVIA Jan. 27.-Cotton soodo .ss Arm hut Gales
mited. being principally for cash Stocks low, and i'm.
about 400 bales American goods quotations Metals
We have sales to notice since last report Swedish
ware is saleabe. Hardware and cutlery suited to
market, is in demand. Glassware current Provisions
ready sale Marine stores in fair demand. Arrack is
abundant and dul casks abundant at Is each for
Dutch white oak leggers Cofee-Sales have been made
at quotations, which show advance of to p per
pcol At samarang has been sold at ls per picol We
have heard OF transactions in Pasang coffee but hold
asking Ia to-day There about 10 900 picols
for sale Hides without enquiry Indigo-We note
several transactions at quotations Pepper is langud
Rice is in limited demand. Spces-Lmited sales Of Ben
cooen OF quotations Sugars have declined little in
price but the crop is nearly ell shipped Off TinNone
in market, all being taken by government, and sent
through the trading company to Holland Tobacco
the uniavorable accounts from Holland will render
this article dull OF sale Exchange nominal for first
rate bills our highest quotations would readily be given
Freghts-Shppers are holding back for lower reights.
We chartered vessel to load H. 900 pcos OF rice, for
Rotterdam at e. per ton Dollars-f340 for Mexican;
f350 for Spanish Douboons ESQ to 50 each other gold
in proportion The past year for Batavia has been dull
one Imporatons Of all kinds materially less than the
former, and may expect further falling off in 1874
unless measures taken to bring Exchanges to
near par and facilitate the of making remtances
Correspondence OF the Herald
RIO JANEIRo, April lst-The American arrivals in
March II from the United States, elsewhere and
whaler. lmports-From the United States were landed
s669 bbs Flour 434 packages Domes,ics, 4o5 do Tea
$50 bbls Rosn $50 do Beef and Pork kegs Lard 90
boxes Tobacco 10000 feet of Oars 80 Cassia
boxes Fire Crackers 500 of Ice and undres From
Trieste 900 bbls -Four and 730 bags Of Wheat Flour
The market throughout the month has been exceedingly
dull the sales amounting to about 5000 bbls including
$50 bbls OF Richmond at SIG, nett So rs; 1900 Columbia
Mills l2500 nett 81 40; 1900 Philadelphia sour, lIl25O
SO 5O 1000 Baltimore, $1,000 for export ST. The fail.
Of two bakers has, together with a continually in.
creasing stock and no export demand caused greater
degree OF apathy than we have ever known The stock
in first hands is 10000 bbls and in second, about oOs
bbls being fully equal to six months consumption; there
fore, unless the import in three four months be much
less than 1900 per MONTH good deal of the present
stock must be ruined and prices will rule lower than
DomestcsThe few sales making at about the last
quotations The demand is very limited, and is chiefly
supplied from second hands Until the buyers actually
in want, saving prices cannot be obtained. Tea-The
sales Of Tea have been considerable at l75O per.
Hyson, Of good quality nett l3 As cents and small
parcel of very good skin at 1880, nett 33 cents The
market generally ovestocked with almost every article
OF import and sales exceedingly difficult very few
bearing first cost and prices almost nominal Coffee
The supplies have been more abundant than expected,
and prices Of the ordinary qualities have rather declined
Good qualities from their scarcity, have been maintained
Superiors have been selling ON $1,000 $1,000, 81 cts
board Very fine parcels have sold at 3l3O0 for Sweden
good frsts. 1850 2s0O, 81 cents. Regular frsts
25O0 96 600 Al a cents The stocks about 30 900
bags, mostly ordinary The total exports last month was
IO3o5 bags of which 345s5 bags were to the u States
as follows -