The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-25
Markets.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 10 Evening -Cotton.-This
mornings mail brought the Telegraphio accounts Of the
Brtannias advces regards cotton usual
" unsatisfactory In markets there has been fair
demand and $500 bales have changed hands at about
10 decline Tobacoo-No sale of moment has trans
PRED. sugar--saes 400 hhds, prices firm. Moasses-
500 bbls were sold at lsHslsk None remaining In first
hands Flour-Ths market is firm In consequence Of
tho foreign advices Sales 1000 Ohio at S. $50 at
IS 6O $50 illinois and 900 st Louis 1915 Corn
Active demand but market bare of stock. sales-4oO
sacks white at 56c white and yellow 6Oc
sacks and 500 bushels yellow at 60c and 96 sacks
yellow at 62Ko Some parties asking 65c for prime white
and yellow Oats-l 900 sacks were sold at 4sc Bacon
80 bbs sugar cured hams sold at l0Hc. Bulk por k
5000 pieces hog round were sold at SO 65 per
100 lbs Meat-40 tierces picked hams and sheul-
ders were sold at 4ho and "a; and 80 bbs green
hams aud shoulders at 4kc and $40. Lard-Ths
confined to bbls at 6xc l59 at and 80 at exc; 80
kegs at 6x, aud 100 kegs at 6A cents. Oil Cake-l50
tons board fiat boats were sold at $40 80 per ton
livered alongside Of the ship Gunny BagslOOOOO ~
bushe bags sold at l7hc, on time Salt-A cargo
of bushels Turks Island sold at 25c per bush
and cargo of 1000 sacks coarse Liverpool besched
sacks at 500 FreghtsA ship taken for Marseiles
round charter Cotton to Liverpool IL. Exchange-No
alteration.
NOZZLE, Dec. ls-The mail of Wednesday put us in
possession of tegraphic dispatches per Britannia the
dates coming up to the 10th ult from Liverpool but
they were too brief and uncertain to settle the market
prices The next day but very little was DONE and the
mail Of yesterday failing to bring the foreign intel
yence several lots upon the market closed az au-
nsxed quotations which indicate only slight variation
from last weeks figures There is very little cotton
nrpssine on the market and no disposition shown to
onerata till the arrival of the steamers letters The
sales of the week amount to about $500 bales
BALTIMORE, Dec. "a Flour was firm and we quote
Howard street at SO 37h q So so, with small sales
Wheat exhibited change, and continue to quote
MARYLAND red at 1870 cts and family white de- at 42 cts
Corn-No change holders were asking more, without
being able to obtain it. Whskey stood as before, at
2sk a 20 cts Provisions remained inactive. The mar
kets were dull and closed without animation Dealers,
generally, were waiting later news by the steamer
BUFFALO Dec. 24.--The money market 10 light and
business generally inactive. Flour-The market was
dull the sales embraced about 1000 barrels Of this
State and good Western brands at 81 rs. Corn-was
hrmer and prices had upward tendency. Good
Western mixed firm at 90 cents. Wheat-Was
firm and sales Of 5000 bushels made consisting Of
Ohio, good quality, at 81 Co. Provisions-Were dull
and sales light.
BosroS, Deo "a, ls47.-Flour-The market remained
steady and the footed up about 1000 barrels in
Guiding Genesse and Troy, with straight brands Mchi
gan, oswego, 60 at So 90 62k. Corn-sass Of 5000
bushels were made including western mixed at 70, and
yellow do at Sac Oats-3ales Of 1000 bushels were
made at blc. Rye was inactive at ST. There was no
change Of moment in provisons. Freights were quiet
at former rates.