The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-22
0 Bh2 baIes :
The imports duvng the period amounted l7o bis
PRICES HALF KILoeRAMME.

Prices PER "t 5s. y, Sss' In bond.
g Sss,,. ' s,s f. f, ss.ss !:
New Orleans :.:".::SS :sss""s iaS g. i0s
Pea Sa ..:...e So 10: r.:
%a;;a1,n:: %""S g s;'%%S g
Z rat n1 and Madras. So 80
s ssSs' Riso:: :::.::":Ss SO !: s%%s {:
Paiss md Pi.co So s; So "a
Ashes-Prices Of American potash have rather improved
this week and 30 bbs LIST brands 1876 partly to arrive.
were sold at al per 80 kill duty 0s2s) paid Psarash
has been without enquiry and qs0ssd a. - s dor
scripons 800 bbls Rce-There was good enquiry IN
Carons tho early part ohe week and $50 tisrces
the demand hos since subsidized and the slightest ap
pesrance Of activity is now exhibited Our extreme
asst India rice which worth % to 80 But 900 bags
Para were taken at f35 SO The sarnsossa John Cad
ton had on board | 4aa tisroes. whaebone-The same
stagnaton prsdomnaes In our market that we before
to 50 and southern at f2 20 per y Kill for homo use
No supplies have been received STOCK on hand III
tons against IS tons last year Wheat and Flour-Ow-
ng to the large supplies of wheat received this week.
prices have undergone decline The average ioT nome
sack Of aoo kill making fall of rs the previous quo
ations The measure proposed by government Tor the
free admission Of foreign growth ana TO which we al
Chemhers Several cargoes Of wheat have arrived from
the United States. Spain. and Marseies AT the COM
mencement of the week. owing to the advices from
London announcing suspension Of the import duty on
corn, speculative spirit was displayed, and prices OF
American -four advanced to az so per Kill; but resc
ton having place they have receded to FAC
to as SO per Dbl in bond The sales during The week
amount TO about IS 600 bbs.,
AMSTERDAM Since the last report, COZ 20 has been
very steady. with an excellent demand Tor most de-
scrptions During the week ending JaoGtTy lo. ! UoO
bags of Jcva were sold subsequently 20 Uu 'l the
same description taken being part Of antity
bought nv spec ulators on the LIST OF January ai
yanced Ahs me trading IN so nav aoo
for the 18th and 2st OF Msrch Raw sugar IS IN limited
demand, but refined, however has far inquiry:
large business has been done in rice at advancing prices
| The cotton market is dull and few sales are made
ANTWERP There has been an excellent demand
for coffee Of all descriptions and sales to large ex
tent have been effected at steady and well supported
prices The stock OF Brazil sorts is 60 900 bags,
against in 1886 and s4OO in ls4s Sugar has been
prices have also On upward tendency. There is still
good demand for cotton nevertheless the
nos Ayres and Rio Hides have changed hands in the
course of the week ending Jan IS; foreign as well as
home grown meet with ready sale at rising prices
! HAMBuRoH.-In colonial produce, the articles of
coffee sugar and rice and in exports grain and spelter
have continued to engage the attention OF purchasers
Cotton firm but quiet ,as nave s Gioa
prices and with only limited parcels Offering Sugar
Since the arrival of the London mail of the 18th ut an
nouncing settled impression that sugar in England
will be admitted in the breweries, have more
eager demend both from the trade and spectators md
/
but the scarceness OF stock market greatly narrowed
business Rice-The lower descriptions slowly improve
prevent business to any extent This week about SOC
bags Java ordinary quality brought from II to II g. and
only by retail. Prices generally may be quoted pc,
100 lbs above previous currency Spices-50o bags Su
mara Pepper sold at the enhanced price Of 2 400 bag
pimento brought AZ 800 chests cassa lignea, common
sort in small bundles, 81 per lb. The money market il
tighter. Exchanges remain much depressed. Oaicia
quotations-London three months, ID IA Paris three
! months 1924; Amsterdam TWO months, 30 oO.
CANTON, Nov. 24--Impors 81 otton-This staple con
tnues depressed Notwithstanding the dminuon in stock
and the plentiful harvest The sales reported during hs
to tass Bengal, s to taels Madras 64t ~. Cot
$50 balesthe cearances 1915 bales leaving stoch
of 1899 against 972 bales last The rates
dol Nos IS to a. 81 dol to IS dol 50 ali long Long
ClothsThe sales during the month have been on lim
ted scale but stocks seem reduced and better feeling
sprnRing up ~ reed greys are worth dol 10 long
and 70 reed whites 2 dol 9Oc. American Goods-The
sales of drills during the month have been fair
SCALE though prices have somewhat receded 30 yards
goods quoted dol IS to dol 40 long 40 yards,
dol 80 C Domestcs have been in limited demand and
are quoted dol 81 dol 70 long. Exports-Teas
About 900 chests of the green teas have come
down. whereof about 900 chests have boon purchased
say 5000 chests at IS 81 taels chests gun
powder and imperial at IS to 60 taels Oso chests wanay
at 10 35 taels 900 chests young hyson at 10 to 81
tsels and 10000 chests hyson skin at Is to "a tas.
With the exception Of some hyson for India, and
purchased for the States, besides $4,000 packages
Congou and souchong There have also been purchased
1000 chests Canton gunpowder and imperial at 20 to 81
The operations for the English market have been upoi
the smallest scale and the following the only pur
chases hear Of IL 900 boxes scented orange pekot
at 80 to 80 taels 500 boxes plain orange pekoe at
81 taels: 1000 ten caty boxes scented caper 20 to
taels; we do not hear Of single chop congou having
been settled for These prices low they are will
now be given, the news from both England and thu
States per september mail having brought the market
dead stand The shipments to date to England arr
moderate il is not likely that tho will submit
to the great reduction which will be required to rende
purchases safe for some little time; the export must
therefore continue moderate for the KIT month
Sugar has fallen little, shpments having ceased
anton white SIS 9O No l. So 80; No , S3 No g. 81 90
Freights Shipments to Eogand have nearly stopped;
IS difficult TO fill ships partly laden and Ca los 70 Lon
don is the extreme rate Shipments 10 Bombay als
nearly ceased and rs cents for sugar would be
ceped. Still very few ships here, and towards thu
spring scsrcty may be expected. EEchange-s month
sight on London Is Id; Cos accepted, 2l7.
BOMBAY December is The dizziness which prevail
ed in import market OF the close Of last
has continued undated throughout the fortnight Thu
uncertainty to the result of the Calcutta opium sale
which then interrupted all legitimate business, cal
scarcely yet be said to be removed Meals-There ha
been. but little animation in the market for these TIT
only chang in quotations is in copper tiles which
exhibit decline OF lr to l4r per cwt. soles re
ported to follows British hoop iron, 525 cwt
c7 l2s per cwt; copper tiles 300 cwt at cor per cwt
Cotton Yarns-rhe amount OF business done in yarns
during the past fortnight has been small and price
follows :1Muls fwst~No. 49, 1000 lbs at sa per ID
No 30, c000 lbs, 6sa per Id. Water Twst-No. 40 o0e
lbs, al IA per ID Money Market-The distrust pre-
vang IN connection with tho opium specuations hs
continued TO limit the discount and other transactions
the native communityi and whilst money at present
by scarce there can be little doubt that were
this removed. most of what available would be fully
employed in he regular trade of our market Exchsng
continues at % Ga to ~ 0,h. Government sale o
five laos Calcutta, took place yesterday, averaging
81 10 for bills at thirty days sight, and further sale
being anticipated tue rate that place has declined
The quotations of the day follows England six
months eight, ~ DAD TO ~ Os<i. Calcutta, sixty days
| sight, rs 97. China r. 20 nominal. Freights-
Freigbts TO Great Britain may still be quoted at Ca and
to China from rupees 10 to ~ per candy.
FREieBrs AT LIVERPOOL, FnB 4--Durng the pas,
month reights to the States have generally been dull
and depressed and much difficulty has been found in pro
curing sufficient dead weight 10 load even the packets
We quote, for New Hork-dead weight 9s to lbs 81
hne goods l5s and hardware I2 ca to 1885, earth
/ enware IS. Boston-dcad weight, lis Sd to 20s fine
goods 2Os 10 coarse 2Os earhepware Is Cd ~ 81
rnadelphil-hne goods 25s coarse 2oa; dead weight,