The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-18
Second Beard,
CITY TRADE REPORT.

New YoRK, Friday Afternoon, March IL.
Flour continued ia steady demand, and fair amount
of ssles were made, including Geneieo, Michigan and
southern brands at full prices Some eses of pure Ge
neses were made at an advance. By our telegraph
port it will be seen that the Boston market continued
firm There want Of activity to-day in the Bati-
more market but holders OF Howard street were asking
better prices There very lts wheat Offering here
to-day and We heard Of no sales Genesee and good
Ohio continued firm. Sales of corn w,re made TO a
moderate extent, without change in pros. Meal was
sold at previous rates though holders asking bet
ter prices Cotton firm, but sales were moderate.
Provisions exhibited very little change Pork continu-
ed inactive Considerable transactions were made "a
lard other articles remained about the same There
was fair amount OF business doing In grooereswithout
material change in quotations
AsaEs-Ths market was dull at S. s7% for pots and
at S. for pearls
BEFswAx Sales of 800 lbs Southern yellow were made
at 23c
BRsAps -Flonr-The sales Of GOD to pure Cine.
see up about 5000 b5ls. at SO 62 to Sc 49,
400 do good straight brands Michigan sold at Sc Isl
and 200 do Ohio at So 62h Sales of about 1000 bbs
Western Csnal made deliverable in April at So So
Southern brands were in light tupply, and held at
steady prices sales OF 900 bbl- Petersburg City Mills
made at So so and 900 do Howard street at Sc SIX
Whect Genesee was held firm at 1900 152c The last
sales of mixed and white Ohio made a. lao lac
Corn Sales of 1900 bushels prime Northern yellow
OF 1900 bushels New Orleans, oot of order, were
made at 4Sc. M,ai-Sales Ct 400 barrels were made
at 81 a Holders, however were nrmer end generally
demanded 81 so. Rye-salss Of a 5000 bushels were
mode at 80 s2,. Rye Fsour-Sales Of $50 bbls were
made at SO s71l 0Gt.-ssls' Of about 5000 bushels
bu,hel, prime white made at 81 IS.
CorrEE-Saes of $50 bags of Java were made at sKc;
and $40 do Rio were made ct 10
CoTroN demand to-day was quite modsrate,
clippers being busy with their for the
steamer Hermann. Prices firm ut 81 for fair Up
lands which is the line of the market Ssesof 200 balee
we're reported
FuH "A cargo of h.rripgs sold, including about
1900 Tbs scaled brought coo, No is 3D. and No
as 2so Is drums dry cod sold at 81 per quintai
There 500 bbs Massachusetts, msokerel shoat, I'M
sold
Hrar-Tas market continued quiet, while quotations
remained about the same.
FRuIr--Tno demand continued active, and we note
saes 800 dried rsisins az 81 40 81 60 400
drums Smyrna figs at 10 1885, 1000 lbs old dried apples,
at AZ and some snail parcels OF Western dried peaches
HAr-Tho last salee of Staten Islsnd we're made
at 6oc.
Lmr Sales of four cerso.. were made, including 1000
MoLAsses Several lots Of prime New Orleans were
disposed Of at 40 aud some parcels OF inferior do at
26c; CardenEs was selling in small way at l9c.
MAHoaANY We notice rsiss by auction OF a77 logs
Cuba at sac al2A', months. :.
NAVAL in the absence OF later advices, the
market continues Very ianguid and the sales are chiefly
done st nominal rates
OiLs Moderate sales of nseed masking at Csc a
66c, though some sales reported at less figure.
me various other descriptions remained without mate
rial change.
Provisions There we're sellers of mess pork at $40
IA there were sales making In retail way, In sill
about lo0 bbls, at $40 Prime offered At 30 20
Hams-Ssles Of ia hnds were made at &c. Shoulders
were worth 4o Sales Of 500 ibis sour mess were made
ut SIS 80 Tiers was no change in beef Lsrd-Saes OF
1000 kegs were reported at $40 to $40; 500 obs at $40
to rs and 100 do on private terms The sales of"fhpps"
hams, noticed yesterday, were made at $40 and at
&c to-day 1900 do sold ut SIC and 500 do Ls
Isnds large, at 10 cts Cheese There were few prime
diaries held at SO good deal in msrket was INFERIOR
and only worth &c to 6kc fair quality was worth 6Hc
to 10 Butter-This STATE continued ntm and good
was worth lSc 20 ale; Ohio worth 1870 to loo; "a
packages Pennsylvania inferior sold at l4c and 20 do
do at loo 10 loo.
RrcE The market continued firm for common at
50 2 and prime do at So 09s, with small sales the
trade.
Sales were made by auction Of $500 mats cas-
sia damaged, at 94c 1870, each; sound do sell
ling at 1870 100
suoAR- Sales of $40 hid. New Orleans were made at
4sc n4ic sales OF 30 do do made by auction at
81 81 a rs 37h.
snFp--sslrs Of 1000 bushels haxssed made at
81 40 n 81 ~.
Tonacco--sales Of 100 hhds Kentucky and Virginia
,eAf we've made ut 4kc.