New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-04

We notice that the Herald carps at some Cotton SUI
ts tics which have appeared in other papers, and as
We presume our own is included must be allowed 10
say tina. oil did was TO copy the figures kindly fur
rshed by Brokerage house 20 whom we gave the que
credit We acquainted with the party VINO re-
ports for the Herald but the incorrccness exhibited in
the Cotton OF that paper have often been no
tced by us, though have not thought worth while
call public attention to the TACT as those conversant
with the trade have ceased for long time put any
fdence in it, In the statements published in the Herald
on Saturday evening several small errors occur which
,ve need not notice but worthy of remark that the
Receipts of Cotton into the shipping ports for the years
laQ-4 and $500 stated respectively 5s 200 and
81 coo baee too low This has possibly arisen from ig
norsnce the that in those years the puosheo re-
cep,s commenced from the previous October instead OF
September independently Of the fact that comparison
with five years would appear to be going oackiar enough
the Of l939-0 was az much an exception 20 the
our wears preceding the ve years foowng the re-
cepts into the ports that year having been delayed by
sw rivers wi,hou; parallel and the stocks in the int
ror towns being vastly larger on the lst feo so tnan
the time in any season before or since.
regards the deficiency Of the present year ought
be borne in mind that Is long since o9iV or even
aC-tl that Railroad communication has been opened
between the Macon district and Savannah ana the 90
umbia distrct and Charleston As also between augusta
and TIE country the westward aud even In Alabama,
Louisiana and Mississippi there are facilities Tor getting
Cotton to market by Railroad which had no existence
ve wears ago IT, Their the rivers had been as remark
ably low this they were In that oil le9iO the
receipts the ports collectively ought still 20 be now Tar
in advance OF what they were at that time But no one
possessing any knowledge on the subject will pretend
that the this have been al low Gu
Rug the period OF lS39i0. From the natural ten
deucy of things greater per centsge of the crop
ceiyod up TO any given date In the Autumn Winter or
early Spring than IN the ycar preceding TO the sans
Iime The TOR this very obvious. We have
already alluded 10 tee increasing Railroad facilities and
we need only advert - the necessary improvements
which take place in roads the country becomes
settled and the greater skill in The construction Of
Lighter steamboats,
II the Heralds Informant will lake the trouble 10 en-
anime the four previous 1890 (Which hap.
pens be far tables eXtend) he will find il i'm
possible far receipts bear upon the question TO
cue in favor Of larger crop than OJOO0o bales and
think Will puzzle him very much to mSkeit more than
= 600 600 bales We don't mean 10 say that deficiency
IN the receipts at the ports this per is atso
lutte guide The Of the crop but we DO mean TO
say that IL Is 80 possible account for the existing de-
ccncy except by Rt,ributng 20 deficiency in produc
ton that have no; found any rational man who can
give the semh8nce OF reason why The crop should en-
coed coo bales
FLOUR AND MEAL-The market is very quiet and
hear OF only small sa!es 10 supply the wants oil iae
trade NJ SO For export over IS as 3Tt would not
be paid y Orleans hat hoop quote l2i round hoop
505 ~. IN Southern there is not much doing. Sales
200 Baltimore q, -. Georgetown is -: as % Some
common grades Southern DC had cheaper atoai Rye
Flour is sol with fair demand Meal 3't U0 % lor
Jersey. BraudywiuC is 62!; hhds $40 Bag Meal -
a 37t Buckwhcat - q IN b5ls !5ta 81 in bags
CRAVING have hesrd OF no transactions whatever
in Grain to-day There were ne Corn samples on
Change and there little or no inquiry Rye Is sun
wanted on the spot IS but there is none Offering
Oats are trile better Northern are dull bat bring IL
az CTS. Jersey 1892 OF Barley the stock is about
10000 bushels II Is held generally a; is cts Wheat is
unsuitable at present rates.
WIHSKY-The market for Drudge is y els, aud sales
have been insde AZ that B5ls 2jG23 without sales
LIME--We notice a sale OF cargo al l Isl, for cash
Olive note sales loo b5ls Crude Whale, for home
use. III 80 cts. Exporters doing nothing yet
SEED-The sowing demand for Clover has Just com
,oenced and few sales have been made al g q 10 cts
For shipping hear OF nothing doing Timothy Is SIG
al for prime
WOoL-The uncertainty in relation 70 the TaFi
tends check operations and there is little doing Ihere
mas movement in the better grades for ship
England, since the arrived, and sales
have been made TO extent There is no change IN
quotations
METkLS-lIon Is quie, S35 mos, for Pig; English
Bars SIS. and Swedes SS59s7 50, time Sales 900
bXs J y I'm Plates ST private terms The market Is
ABOUT - -, mos. Small sales Banca Tin 50 cts
/ PROVISlONS-We hear of but little doing to-day
a sale OF zoo bbls Prime made, on terms no,
made public; old Prime 81! 1881 Mess ~ 50 10 IS
new 81 and IL SO Beef is quiet but without change
We quote oGs 10 and 565 50 with sales $50 bbis Beef
Hams CTS = TO- pkgs extra. Tercc Beet Is l. Scala
and heavy. Picked Shoulders Ii as cts. Hams 81
81 cts. We quote Smoked Hams s. d9;; Sides :, al
Shoulders 606; Smoked Beef 81 cts OF Lard about
20 bbls have been taken. for shipment. There
is some shipping inquiry FOR Cheese ana note sale:
AZ Il all cts Butler is without change, and very tirn
We quote Ohio l0Gll, Western Dairy Ia is cts