The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-19

to give from the Southern ports to compare with pre-
vious years the movement thus far having been too
limited to report At this port, the movements have
been annexed =
MOVEMENTS OF CorroN THE PoRr OF New YoRK.
Exports do: DO. .............. do. 1000
Taken by spinners do. do. 1000
Taken on speculation do. do. II 900
Stock in city unsold. do. 10000
In addition to the operations and course of prices
in this market Stewards Gre uar of this day, says
'' In my last circular, under tie date of 5th inst
quoted firm market on the preceding day. which
continued the case the next day. and 1000 bales were
disposed Of for export and home use the following
day there less disposition to buy, and holders
found it expedient to change their position to make
sales, which again about equal to the previous
days business in amount, but eighth easier in the
range of prices. Early on Friday morning, the Hi
hernia reported at Boston. and telegraphc sum
mary of her received at IL A. NJ, which be-
ing favorable for breadstuffs had corresponding de-
pressing effect operations in this article and only
COO bales were sold at easier prices. On Saturday
morning, the letters received, and sales of
the day barely 500 bales The amount offered for
sale light which assisted the steadnes Of prices,
holders feeling that with small stock and the
duccd amount at the Southern ports and the
sumption in England, that the present rates safe
there and more pacific dispositions the Continent of
Europe. On Monday 18th inst, the market continued
langud with sales Of 600 bales Tuesday 500 bales
were sold at prices establishing decline of quarter
of cent since the preceding Friday holders feeling
anxious at the continued upward tendency Of feighs
disposed of at steadier prices. The Europa ar
rived about O'Clock on Thursday morning, and by
her have had the pleasure of hearing of fine weather
the last four days in England which enabled the grain
crops to be satisfactorily housed and strange
to say 1t seemed by little sunshine to be suddenly
discovered that the injury to the potato crop
delusep and that II 1t should finally turn out
melancholy truth the increase of planting
of this vegetable it is stated would in all proba
bity enable average crop to be saved and that at
present, demand for plus at famine
prices must not be anticipated but what will be better
for all interests market is offered for portion of our
0nr uhl inGnr fnro
plenty Of cheap food to the million The buoyant effect
Of such intelligence was at once apparent in our
market, which relieved of about 200 bales
aHprces decidedly in favor of Sellers the chief
being for low grades. On Friday the business
extended to 1000 bales. Cotton, below good mddlirg
being and held stiff the demand being mainly
from Continental buyers. On Saturday, 1900 baIes
sold at very full prices the enquiry extending to
cotton about fair which Sold to extent and
the market closed with that grade still relatively the
cheapest. There was not so general an enquiry yes
terday, but the sales amounted to l 200 bales and
prices quite firm quotations the low grades
slightly advanced.
In regard to future supply, it is all sufficient at
present to say that the weather, this month has not
been propitious for the crop would WISH and
it must be borne in mind that it Is absolutely neces
sary for yield equal to the last that should have
hot and dry weather at the Southwest fohe next two
months. So far, the weather has been changeable
Texas. So, Alabama, and Louisiana From Mississip-
pi and Tennessee there are less complaints and from
the Atlantic States, none. From this last section
there is every indication of yield larger than last
year For crop of 900 bales, it will be requisite
that the picking should at least be good until
the 1st January next and whether there is negro
force enough in the country to do it by that time is
extremely problemat In the last crop MANI elds
were advantageousy picked late as FEBRUARY but
such season, so continuously dry and with total
absence from windstorms, has heretofore be
experienced and oughnot to be calculated on About
$500 bales OF the new crop have been received at the