The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-18
CITY TRADE REPORT,

New YoRK, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY H.
The arrival Of tho Britannia, at Boston, with two
weeks later news by telegraph this
noon The news appeared in extra Herald at about
l o'clock P. NJ. The information, far communca-
ted was considered favorable for breadstu and the
meeting on change holders demanded higher prices In
the forenoon before the publication Of the news sales
Genesee -four made to arrive in June at 81
6a and in July at 81 26 and the spot at 81 94a$s
After the publication Of the sale Of Genesee
made ut 50 as, being advance Of 3l%c per barrel
Eight dollars refused for three thousand bb Corn
before the news sold at 96c for nothorn yellow and to
rive In June, July and August ut 9oc After the
sales were made at l00al02ao3c Meal sold before the
news ut 81 75 After its receipt holders demanded
S.. Rye Sold after the ct lose; and
oats, to arrive in June and July at so cents
Owing to the fact that parties In Boston en-
trusted with culling and sending the foreign com
mercal news by telegraph having wholly omitted any
notice Of the Foreign Provision Market, dealers wer,
left wholly in the dark, and operations In
suspended, except lot Of old Prime Pork SI3 I2
Some Mess at SIC l2 and some tierces Of Shout
ders at 9kc sold before tho or this important
OMISSION the merchants interested made considerable
complaint Another class, interested In Naval Stores,
also complained that the telegraph report made slu
sion to their value abroad and hence there no
movement in them to-day large house In this line,
at its private COST Boston and obtained the
last quotation for Spirits Turpentne In London which
proved to be sos, and which kindly handed to
for publication. This, 1t said exhibited decline
since the last news In Groceries there was scarcely
anything doing and have change since Saturday
to note In prices.
AsHEs-About 200 bbls Pots sold ut $s Pearls stood
at Sc so, but without sales.
rs.-Flour-Before the ws--We report
sales of 900 bbs Genesee to arrive in July at 81 2o
"A In lima at
1000 Ohio sold to arrive In June ut 81 62k 000 do
illinois do in July and August, at 81 as On the spot,
230O bbs Genesee sold at 81 g. aud 900 do at 81 Sly
was refused for 5000 bbs. Genesee 500 do on the
spot sold at So 49, Some sales of do for fair quality
were reported at So. The market closed very firmly,
though In the absence of letters sales not large
Wheaf-No transactions were reported. Corn-Before
the news-We report sales Of 10000 bushels &c to
rive in June July and August ut 90c 10000 do yellow
on the spot, ut 96c 5000 do at IS 96c. After the
news holders advanced their prices and sales Of 900
bushels Of Northern yellow made at 81 OF, and
1000 do handsome do at 81 o. $500 do yellow at the
same price; 800 Of 1t being New Jersey and about
100 do yellow sold at 81 The market closed at l02
&c, though some holders asked ms much as lose
heai-Before the news, 600 bbs New Jersey sold ut
81 rs After the news the market became unsettled,
and holders demanded So but heard Of sales OF
81 O5. Oats-sales Of 10000 bushels made to ar
rive in June aud July ut 50 cents.
CASDLEs-Sales of sperm were made ut 81 cents.
CorrEE-Ths market was quiet, without change in
prices since Saturday We have only to notice small
sale Of 80 bags st. Domingo ut Ga cents
CorToN.-No business has been transacted to-day or
the Geographic information Of the Britsnnias news
holders prefer waiting the arrival Of the letter mail
The quotations higher than was generally for
which Is unfortunate 1t would be desirable the
market to recede here that shippers might make at
tempt to execute their orders. We quote dull market
at prices annexed.
LIVERPOOL CLAssrrrcArIor