The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-19

country The chief articles which have been affected
this chsngs Of policy areive animals, provisions ana
grain The returns just published set down the import
Of live cattle in s5 at $3.50, and in 1876 at 20 ass
very beneficial arise TO the lower classes OF
this country from which hes already attended
this branch of trade since the removal OF the
restrictions to which has hitherto been subject ana
must CRAFTY ing, only 10 the advocates OF our
newly adopted tariff but also its opponents to md that
the OF the British producer have not been IN any
degree affected by the increase OF the supply
Of the first necesses Of life for II can hardly be dpu.
ted that English farmer ID in prosperous state AZ the
pre- n, moment We reluctantly compelled to lore.
go the pleasure of giving abstract of the tables and
must, therefore, content ourselves with adding orei
summary OF the articles most interesting to our Amsr'
Cotton The importation Of this article has fallen on
during the Of the present year This observation
applies to American. West Indian. and Egyptian WIN
re gard the consumption the returns do not AFFORD any
Information The imports for the SIX months ene,ng
July were sssasso cwts in isis and but 2'AoS i'o
Provisions trade has already received an Inn
portant impetus by the late measures Of commercial
reform. The imports Of bacon during the SIX monhs
ending July g. Is46 Is nearly one hundred times greater
than during tho period In 1915 sailed peel more
than double fresh beef hundred and my tmes
greater hams also than doublE and IN satea
and fresh polk there 10 also considerable o
not thing like the others The mpots hm, nowi,h
standing the competition Of foreign counSes' Tue
Of English cheese has not merely been msinA 'heu uu
considerably advanced. For example-n ls43 o guam
tty of foreign cheese imported was only CD 4g7 cw.
In that year, in the Wiltshire markets in AugLA" "a! 81
prce obtained by the large dairy farmers a5s 'he
In the present year the quantity Of foreign chez 70
imported has been 4as cwt and the price obtained
the wiltshire markets during the last month has been
less than Cos the The total quantity Of rovons,
which includes bacon beef sailed and fresh. and pork
imported from January to July 8, in s45 was 7J3l
cwt., and during the period OF 1916 230 cwt
Grain--The quantity Of Wheat imported during the
past year has been great in but that enter
quarters The imports of Maize Indian Corn, is near
Iy six times greater this year than during the same Pc
enormous increase in the from foreign countries
large quantity OF Indian meal has also bee imported
this which forms part of the returns in ls46
small quantity appears have been imported In 1874 0f
the total quantity of grain taken into consumption during
the period already stated in ls45 was 64s $685. and in
ls4o GAG quarters and Of Flour and Meal 81 SAT
taken for like purpose in 1886, the quantity
had increased to Z, 1917 ,354 cwt
sugarrhe imports of Sugar have been on the increase
during the present year. compared with the same period
Of lsa5 but the consumption less.
Coffee I'm this article, although the alteration Of the
foreign duty in 1874 and the reduction Of price couse'
quent upon that change led us expect steady and ra
pd increase in consumption. such has not been the
case the Coffee consumed in lSi5 being very nearly
equal to that flsl6. and the imports ratherless.
Wool-The total imports OF Wool this year compared
weight although the number of bags are greater. The
quantity imported in the year includes 1861 bags
Of W DOL, the growth OF the United States
Flax and Hemp-There has been remarkable falling
of tho imports Of these articles In ls4o of Flax there
imported a6s 1858 cw, and 1876 o76 cwt in 1876 The
returns published show that 1919 2s6 cwt of Hemp were
imported in ls!5, and 1918 cwt in ls46.-LivuPool
Times, Sept. 3.
CANTON. June o2.-IMPoRrs-Cotton.-T transact
tailed by the heavy floods in the Canton district Actual
sales have been made at the following prices Bombay
r. Ss Tp 81 for the best quality, Bengal
import, rs 7 to74 Cotton Yarn-Late arrivals have
been forced upon the market at low price, and Of conse
quence rates much lower than those of last month
The imports by the Cannata were sold at greatly re-
duced prices, and for time have established
tremel low current value for yarns Long Cloths-In
the early part of the sales effected
extent st-grey 81 to 60 reed dollars 30 cent to dol
Of hal pp rul ad
ten cents higher Late arrivals have altered the Of
the market and these prices could not be obtained
goods forced upon it Long EllsFor this class OF Wool
lens the market has been actvegood assortments
manding dollars As CENTS to dollars so Spanish
tions dollar 20 for FIRST and dollar so cents
dollars for the latter Camets-No market at pre- sent
to 49, Mealsbar and rod has been sold at dollars
20 centsthe purchaser taking share Of each Lead 10
quoted at dollars 30 cents Opium-We feel difficulty
in giving any quotation for the Bengal drug recent
rivals having caused quite panic IN the market We
hear OF no sales though the nominal quotation for Patna
49, ls46 % 800 1898 lbs-slk same PERIOD ssea bales
American Goods-Domestics OF ~ yards, dollars 90
cents % dollars 50 long and 40 yards drills
Light, and the demand pretty good.
state or Trade In ths ManufA.s airing Dis
trlcts.
[From winners Liverpool Times Sept Al
Since the sailing of the last steamer have received
several accounts from the manufacturing districts re-
spectng the state of trade The following among the
HALiFAx-We have no teraton to report at this mar
ket either to prices demand for wool and manufac
tured goods.
BaADroRD-T There is good supply of wool of all kinds
in the sapcrs' hands. and the demand is improving The
staplers very firm in price, and will not sell for less
money The Yarn trade, both for home and export, is
very brisk. The spnners enabled to get slight ad
vance and not eager except at considerable nd
vance, to accept orders for future delivery. large
amount Of piece goods changed hands. The merchants
bought with avidty, and az stocks very low, small
adj in great number of instances obtained
Le,cEsrER-A good steady business in all branches
continues doing In the warehouses and the scarcity of
wrought hose enables the TO obtain the 3D.
per dozen advance, which is given the workmen
Yarns without alteration and Woods continue very
Arm.