The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-04

tho latter rate there sellers 10 hhds North
American OF good quality brought at auction 4ls ID to
AIS sd cwt lower descriptions are scarce and much
wanted Lard is rather lower good to fine quality, in
barrels is selling at Ais Oh to asa fine key lard has been
about $50 hhds consisting chiefly of Virginia and w-s-
tern Strip taken for ireland and home trade. Prices for
tendency sti downwards The inquiry small for every
description buyers waiting the samples Of the new Of
which the fey already drawn appear very fair the vir
Kentucky il possessed the previous importation. The
Western good substance pretty coloury and fair length
wool-There very little moving here in the trade
present, of the buyers being engaged the public
sales progressing in London the of which
pretty fsvorahle they will last still about ten days
and the entire quantity brought forward will exceed
$4,000 bales. Employment is pretty general 10 the
manufacturing districts, and there is increasing de-
mand for goods Most of the mills are working full
time. The market is nearly clear of United States wool
Prices for all kinds are pretty steady
THE IRaoN TRApg &c.-From a return ordered by
Parliament collect interesting items relative to
the iron trade The quantity Of foreign iron imported
into Great Britain during the year enng the 5h of ia
nuay 1896 included 22o tons Of iron pigs and SO 400
iron and steel brought in cal 1877 Sweden supplied
nearly all the iron in bars that imported small
land The exports Of British iron from the United King
dom, in the year ending the 9th OF January last were
s6l tons OF pigs ssa tons OF bar 10 100 tons OF bolt
and rod ~ 936 tons of cast 949 tons Of wire 974 tons
OF anchors grapnels &c. 3s tons of hoops 463 tons
of nails 66 1854 tons of all other sorts Except ordnance
2250 tons Of old iron for and OILS tons OF
unwrought steel Pru sia Germany, the United States
Russia and the British North American colonies
best customers. The quantity of British hardwares and
cutlery exported from The United Kingdom to the 9th OF
january last 90 754 tons and the declared value
f2ls2 999 The United States of America took by far
the largest quantity, the value being f7l9 324. The
British North American colonies received TO the amount
of f200 475 Germany Of 459 the British terrific
in the East Indies, Of fll9 800 and the British
West Indies OF ESQ lS3. The value Of the British ma
chnery and mill work exported from the United King.
dom in the year ending 5th January last coca Of
which Russia took fll6,s0i; Germany, fll3 sH (;
France. fl03 07s SPAIN f65, 1897 the British North
American colonies fa6 $50 and the United States Of
America, f446ll.-Liperpool Times, Sept 49,
H,vRr Sept l5.-Cottons-The animated feeling that
predomnated in the transactions previous to the arrival
of the Great Western steamer further increased I'M
mediaely after receipt of the advces brought by that
vessel active impulse given to the demand, and
The attention of dealers again directed to mid
ding descriptions of American Cottons. and these as
well most other qualities have experienced an adv ance
OF T. preceding quotations. the exception TO the I'M
being in the superior grades tt wards the
clio and up the end OF the week, however, owing
partly to the less encouraging accounts from Liverpool
and partly to the firm attitude evnced by holders there
not much spi, display ed; but this cannot be at.
buted TO any uniavorable feature in the situation OF
things daily decreasing and the recent
imports trihng any influence in the opera
The business transacted has been exclusively Tor
trade and the which before deferred specu
tors from coming forward Icing still more conclusive
since the iae prices tue demand must therefore
be expected 10 depend entirely the wants for con-
sumption, Yesterday at the opening, our market eX-
hibied feature the sales lair amount at
well supported rates, and upon the whole there vas
gene raj ie cling of confidence prevalent