The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
(rrom our regular correspondent
NEw YoRK, Jan. IL, 1886, Up,

NEW foRKI Jan. IL, 1870, p m.
II is a curious fact, which have learned from a
respectable shippng-house in this city, that while
the 4b. loaf Of wheat bread sells in London at 10
cents the amount Of bread sells in this city at
10 cents. A barrel Of -four in london is WORTH or
was at last adyicss, IS or 80, duty paid. Here, by
retail, is worth from Sc 10 So SO; and yet the c
zens Of New York pay over SO per cent. more for
their bread than they do in London. Some sup
pose that the London bakers mix potatoes or bones
with four This may be the case to some extenti
but surely not in the proportion Of one-half In
this city large quantities Of white southern corn are
bought by the millers to be ground and mixed with
-four, which cannot injure i. for almost immediate
use, but il would not fail to render it sour in about
three weeks.
Southern corn bought at e. cents per hushe to be
mixed with -four made from wheat which cost from
81 20 to 81 25 per bushsl, should suppose, would
not be bad speculation for miIlers and bakers.
There are very large orders in this market for In
dian corn, varying from 60 to G. cents, as have
been informed on the best authority.
The Bad Enough Nrr,n-Ths paper has
thought proper to criticize my remarks respecting
the extent Of the trade and commerce Of New York
made in a former letter. What does "TLs Nilrs"
mean One day is for peace, and peaceful counsela
and another Time hot for war, and ready to quar-
rel with il he merely says the people Of this
city have much at stake, but are not less patriotic
than the citizens Of other portions Of the Union.
From its repeatedly blowing not and cold, one
would suppose Il was playing game Of "POIitied
Blind Hockey" IL does not seem fairly settled on
the Oregon question, or determined in what way il
is To be managed for Interior objects. have
no time (nor have you probably spaee) to,noice
the News farther than to say, that when it hs.
made up its mind to what is to be its course on
this question, il will be time enough to know what
sort Of reply to make to it,
Stocks rallied to-day, and some descriptions were
sold at improved rates.
The committee appointed last week at the old
board Of brokers to examine into the Transactions
previously alluded to in reference TO the Erie rail-
road stock, have not reported yet but expect pro-
duce their report tomorrow.
Shippers still offer s. rs for Genesee -four, while
many holders still demand IS s7i. Very little was
done to-day in any description, and it is thought
transactions ~ill be very limited, ill further new, is
received from Europe.
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81 80; while 81 IS seems to be the offering price OF
shippers.
In corn snles continue to be made at G. to 65 cents
for fhy-six pounds southern white; while TO
to II is offered for New Jersey new.
-Four hundred bales OF cotton sold to-day, Tho
market is without alteration to prices.
Tobacco is still dull. Some orders are expected
by the next arrival from Europe for some Of thS
better descriptions Of Virginia and Kentucky leaf
No change in western provisions. Mess pork
(new) sells in small lots Of so barrels at sl3 so to
sl3 rs. No change in prime. No change in beef
1t is firm, with moderate sales, at s. so for prime,
and 90 so for mess. Lard new at 81 to 81.
Whiskey is firm at % for druge. Pot'ashes arc
without change.
No change to note in sugar or molasses.
Freights continue dull especially to Havre.
Exchange on London remains at 81 and 81; and
on Paris 26i, GIT. The sales of real estate to-
day went off at fair prices.
c. M. Clay is to deliver abolition speech or
lecture this evening at the Tabernacle and repeat
something Of the kind tomorrow night, for the
benefit of the coored orphan children Of this city.
Caleb Gushing lcctured recently before an nstitu-
ton in Albany, on China.
A splendid new church, (Presbycrian,) of which
DR.. Phillips is pastor, has just been opened up
town, Tin the 5th avenue service having been per-
formed there yesterday in presence of crowded
auditory.
The weather continues fine and moderate for the
season.
The packet-ship Duchess DOrleans is below.
She sailed from Havre on the goth of November.
Other packets must soon be along with later news.
Nothing more at present, but remain
Yours, very respectfully,