The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-15
TWO CENTS.


counties was unusually small with little nothing
fresh up csastwise this failed however to cause any
competition among the nillers who manifested no in
clnaton to buy except at reduced rates. aud before
factors could In eecting sales they
the necessity Of accepting prcesls to e. perqr below
those current that day se'nnight Since then the
transactions have been Of little Importance and,
traing as have been the supplies considerable difi
Guilty has been experienced In realizing the terms paid
In the comm. pcement of the week. Our market has
been waited by few country mers in search Of good
ufeful qualities Of foreign wheat On Monday tole-
rable amount Of business done at a similar de-
cline to that noticed as having taken place Eng
lish subsequently, however, TIE INJURY subsided,
and the transactions, both wednesday and this
morning were Of a retail character The top quota
ton of tow n made flour has remained nominsly un-
altered Norfolk households and most kinds OF for
egn, have been offered I'D to Is per sack and barrel
lever, without exciting attention. There was good
display OF barley samples on Monday, aud though the
arrivals OF hia grain have since moderate por
ton OF the decline Us to "a per quarrer) which then
paee mas been recovered indeed secondary sorts
Of mating barley scarcely sold we'll to day in the
CONNIE meme Mt Of the week Malt has been taken very
slowly and must be quoted L. % per quarter lower
The uppes of oats without being particularly large
have been than sufficient to satisfy the demand
the d. alers having throughout acted the
The prices realized on.Monday at least Cd to Is
per quarter lower than those current on that day
week. and farther decline to the same extent has
since been readily submitted TO, sellers deemins 1t
peasut to make further concession, rather than In
cur landing expenses Beans and pease have felt the
influence of the ge neral depression; the former article
receded 1s and the latter l. to Is per quarter on
Monday, and no far from any improvement having
been caus ed by this reduction sales nave become
difficult fro day day. We have lately had ipqu'-
res from Ireland for floating cargoes Of Indian CORD,
but generally at price too low to meet the views Of
sellers who have continued to ask 3fs. to Boa. per
quarter cost freight and insurance, for the best
heavy qualities No alteration took place in the duties
in London.
Liverpool Commercial Summary.
From the Liverpool Mail Nov. 20
ExcnANGE, Friday Evening.
Though we have not been doing a large amount Of
business yet, compared with the state Of trade
at the period of former yet there
IL fair prospect before of returning briskness The
m INIT no nnnfh
Of November, but in that through which
fastening they have been much safer than formerly
and though there has not been much effected by
wholesale, small purchases have been rather extensive
and these almost wholly for cash We may shortly
look for perfect restoration OF which
will smply these matters considerably. The railway
companies have published their statements, which IL
n no. M ,H. a fsape
about the potato crop in England, Ireland aud Scot
land, have been completely dissipated; aud the Man
chester manufacturers who are always grunbliog
when not fully and probably engaged with their fac
tories, are aiming to wear more cheerful faces than
have recently been observable their visits to this
emporium. From these circumstances and the know
ledge that articles OF all kinds, whether OF home or To-
rsig pre- duce are lower price than before
know and whilst the warehouses are far from being
overloaded with stocks OF description and bread
stus and other provisions pour ng into the coun-
try large guam titles, their way hthar 1t Is
antic pated that must pass through the ensuing
winter without any difficulty. How the agricultural
interests home in Ireland will be able to stand
the foreign competition to which they will be subject
ed by the operation of free trade measures and how
with the heavy local and general taxation OF which
they have long had good reason to complain, remains
to be tested by time IL to Ss hoped sns5 .nS!res
that good ana useful their native land for ths be-
prehe nded by those who have looked upon their
measures with some degree OF favor.
We have had large demand this week and prices
Of American cotton under 4I4d Per Id are Nd psrlb.
desrer .nce day week above that quotation they
re without cha nge. Brszils are "a per ID higher;
Sur IA alaof fill dqar
and Sea Islands without change The sales of the
week 46 $40 bales ofwhich there have been taken
Mara ham; and for export $40 American The COM
mttee's quotatonsfo for fair cotton are Bowed, 35si
Mobile, SAD and Orleans 41sd The sales to-day
8 OOO bags aud the market closes steadily at the ad
vance The imports this week ara 20 O40 bales sales
stocks Al 7so bales time last year.
81 $50. There have be.n taken this year by the trade
222 zoo bales by sPecuators 16sso by exporters
bsles by SPECTATORS 2s6650; by exporters, l23ll0
1t will be seen that, in spite of all the outcry ofth
past ten eleven months about the decrease oftb
cotton trade that the managed to take
much arger supply Of the raw material than in the
former year while there little more than fourth
0! the quantity taken on speculation. The stockis
reduced to about 900 bales than last year but
large supplies are at hand. 1t is apprehsnded that,
On account OF the low prices the other side some
Of the large planters will hold back their crops
Tbeys vas fair attendance flown and neighborng
uillers at tuesday mornings market. Wheat was
bile onIv in quar- tides at reduction OF 2dto
ID nor bushs, m tho --tes Of the previous Tuesday
flour was dull and Ia per 1na IT. pn =, ooS
ealipg quality very smsll Oatn ist" To- 20 %
er load cheaper. Egyptian beans support. harlsv
net fair sale at reduction of Is per quarter the
emand for Indian corr less active but the valu.
'as considered unallered The duties on grain and
,heat unaltered at our market his morning, but
he business small The sale Of sack nour was
likewise dull, but there was better demand than Of
for American barrels and 29 obtained for best
western canal Oats declined I'D per bushe, and oat
neal Cd per load. Beans brought late rates. Barley
nd peas both slow sale, and easier to buy. Indian
In fair request for Ireland, at late prices
per $50 lbs Indian meal to It's Cd per barrel
Entered for home consumption ut Liverpool from LIST
Mar ch. ls4S, to 2lst November Wheat IsS 22l qrs
bats 734 qrs barley II $50 qrs beans 721e2 qrs; In
liam Az 347 qrs; indian meal 49, 1887 bbs; -four
'2,7oS bbls. Remaining under bond in warehouse at
lour 67 995 bbs; Indian 2S8 qrs; Indian meal
e2s bbs; oats 2oa qrs; beans 92Se qrs; peas qrs
oreign places for the week ending the 22d Of Nov,
re heavy, being as follows ;-6S 1913 bushels, 10l9S
Jour; 81 3sl buthes, 575s bags indian sorn; 1871
arrels $40 bags indian meal; 1913 bags rce 1,S40
ockets rice; 5000 bushels, 1904 quarters 2oe bags
wheat &c from Ireland for the period, $50
ons go quarters 500 barrels. 800 bags wheat; go
ons O65 quarters 1872 barrels 166 sacks 5000 BUSH
ats 1855 sacks flour; 324 TONS 5sl6 loads oatmeal;
rs quarters beans.
In the London Corn Market, to- day the few parcels
f English wheat exhibited not offered lower than
n Monday, but the demand was exceedingly slow.
foreign scarcely sold well In the beginning Of the
reek Flour the turn cheaper Barley hung
eavily hand, though freely offered at Mondays
ecline. Oats we've rather easier to buy. In other
rticles little or nothing doing.
The following Is the Wakefield report to- day :-Arr
ais good, Wheat Is "a. lower; barley Is lower;
ats and Smelling rather lower.
AMERICAN PROVISIONS.
New beef Is much wanted. The dealers are put to
At inconvenience and forced to order from ireland
present wants. At the advance noted In our last
here has been fair business 10 pork hne new
pxiousy looked for Old bacon has been dui OF saei
little more new Just landed, has been sold ut OBS.
have large arrivals of cheese and prices have re-
ed "a to Ga per cwt without inducing tbs dealers
o buv freely The market must be called dul with
downward tendency. Beef-United states prime mess,
,er tierce of 304 lbs, Sos to sss Pork-Uned states
,rjme mess Der barrel Of 2OOlbs 36s to 55s Bacon,
her cwt western, sos. to 40s. Hams, dry, per cwt
az 81 Cheete fine, per cwt, ass. to 493; mid