The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-17
Herald Commercial correspondence.

HAvASA 4th June, lSf7.
There has been concession the part of planters
in regard to the prices Of sugar and many vessels
rived and freghts declined they have been enabled to
maintain their pretensions and the last sales
very full rates. Our quotations Assorted kinds
90 q -l0h rs whites, q l0H; yelows Ia sH !;
and in good demand The shipments during May
from hence and Matanzas amounted to 500 boxes Of
which SO 900 boxes for the United States Al 900
boxes to British ports 5000 boxes to SPAIN and ~ 500
to other places OF the exports to the United States
600 boxes went to New Orleans There have been Sc
appearance of the atmosphere indicates that the period
Of heavy rains Is now about to commence Muscovado
sugars at Ga rails Molasses can be purchased at
IA rails the coast, but meets with but little enquiry
Coffee is also dull at So as So Imports-A cargo of
jsrksd beef from Montevidso sold at ii rails and one
from New Barcelona at O rails No more fish has come
In and consider that cod in good condition would
bring - Lard has risen still more supplies
very moderate sales have been made at SIC 10 IL and
in and the next cargo will probably fetch 51 rails
Sales Of w lumber have been made at $50 for Bath
Sa7 and SS for Bangor and Portland S2s for Baltimore
part Of three undsposed Of Two cargoes
r from Georgetown have changed hands at S27. Tho
price OF box shocks went down to rails at which more
than 40 NJ have been sold about II NJ arrived within
. few days. some being contract. At present most
dealers only offer ~ rails. Hhds. shocks empty casks
tive, the period when 1t il wanted on the
plantations has nearly passed Sperm oil scarce
and may be shipped in moderate quantities Candles in
fair demand Corn is in good enquiry and selling at
rails for the common kind By order Of our govern
ment this article and corn meal allowed be i'm
ported duty free for six months longer from 18th July
This IL owing to the continued scarcity of ground pro
visions In the island aud great deficiency in corr
crop About 1890 bbs American flour have been sole
at SIS lsk fr cash and credit. revised edition
Of the tariff has been published under the authority
government with some slight alterations Of duty
but of interest In connection with the United
States trade. FreIghts-The last charters ca IL
Cd for the and CO 2s I'd for the Nortl
Sea- II rails accepted for sugar to New York to I'll
up; molssses at So az Exchange on London 6x
per cent prem; New York and Boston Ia a per cent
discount Prices-s. a. jerked beef per II X
" = do IL re-; goldfish, al $41< 81 haddock do say
~; hams DO $40 49, taliow candles do. I6J1 Is;
sperm do do S36 80; whale oil arr IL 40 RS sperm
do do 10 RS; cheese, 81 Sl2 49, butter do $40 o5.
yellow corn, arr. RS corn meal Dbl soy a O. hoop,
per m ss6a 40; flour, American, Dbl SIS; do spanish
do Slok IL; lumber, Bath m. IT, $50; do portIs "a
do S27 40; do. r. do $40 ~; box shook, HOY ~
ers; molasses hid do hid 10 II re- sugar do do Is
20 RS; empty casks EACH ~ Al potatoes Dbl So az
onions 100 bunches $i7 5 GuayaquiI cocoa in hi ioo
lbs $sx do do duty paid, sos nails, q sox OK;