The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03

articles CONSCIOUSNESS.
good supplies Of grain had however, had depress
ing effect quotations and not only wheat, but all
sorts OF corn had tended downwards In value az the
The advces from Ireland In regard to potatoes are
also unfavoraho but prices OF other articles OF ood 90
no. appear to have influenced thereby In
deed Indian the great substitute for potatoes with
the classes had recedsd In value owing TO the
belief that supplies would be received from Ame-
rlca than had been previously reckoned on
= The arrivals Of wheat cosstwise into London have
been tho moderate scale this Us for some
time past only quarters having been reported up
to saturday. evening The quantity brought forward
by land carriage samples from the nsghboring counties
has mean Will very scantv there was hardly
any thing exhibited either Wednesday or Friday from
Essex or suffolk and the displayed tho Kent
stands consisted mostly parcels from previous
receipts With so scanty supply the operations have
necessarily been restricted scele but though the
mllers have acted with caution factors have
remained drm aud the little business done has been at
previous prices Further supplies have arrived
rom abroad--this was hardly expected ttl very ts
effect has been produced by the late receipts a. impor
tsrs have RETAINED from pressing sales from on oonra
been by active sincs our last and the local
inquiry has also been slow Fine Qualities particularly
Dauz have nevertheless been held for fully rs much
and needy buyers have been obliged to p.y Mondays
currency for what they required for use "A
done and quotations have therefore, remained nominal
ly unAltered
change requiring notice, though the turn may per-
haps have been rather in favor OF the pur
chaser or American very little has come to hand but
latest advices from the United States intimated
that the stocks at the the seaboard had
ed, IL IL deomed probable tnut some lptS uop
in from time to time Choice brands being very SCARCE,
have been held firmly terms; and though the
Inquiry secondary sorts has been angud have
| not suffered any abatement.
The arrivals of home grown barley have besn small
since Monday nor has much been brought forward by
land carriage samples from the neshbortrg counties
This grain has nevertheless been very difficult OF els
pesal the maltsters and distlers having manifested
decided ohsotion to buy than absolutely neccesary
for their immediate wants In this position or affairs
prices have continued to tend downwards and secon-
Diary sorts might In SONS instances have been bought
tribe lower Friday than In hs beginning OF the week
Foreign barley excited any particular attention.
still prices good heavy grinding sorts have been about
Malt has hung hand very heavily, but no quotabe
The supplies Of oats from our own have amounted
$3.50 quarters and from Scotland $40 quarters have
come 20 hand Irish arrivals there Is slight in
crease, $3.50 quarters having been reported On the
other hand the foreign supply hiss fallen of and taking
the tots the arrival IL The leadog dealers have
throughout the week, acted the reserve; have
consumers been inclined to take than required
tor present use The trade has therefore, bsen dull;
have previous rates aud the bust
ness done on Wednesday and Friday, though trihing
| in extent, at full terms.
Beans have been rather inquired for and neither
English foreign have been sold ut all cheaper than
The tran.actions in peas have not been very extern
sive ard quotations have remained much the 'are as
| previously
dull sdvces from Of the principal Ireh markets.
Owing to the non-srrival of Tuesdsvs Hamburg mall
have, however D,Dzg advces of the LIST inst and
counts ef corresponding dates FROM some Of the other
| prncipHi ports nAvBeuOu having OeCoue cioSeu,
and the inquiry for spring shipment having been com
paraivey tring but little business seems to have been
t-rs state that prices Of Wheat were nomnay 4s to
49s per quarter stocks were short, and holders
nsrs had been exported from Daoas IS rs lasts
wheat and the quantity remaining In warehous, the
st inst amounted to only asas lasts about twothird'
Of which consisted of old and toe other third Of new
The weight Of the new wheat which had come forward
| had varied from sslbs to 60bs per bushel
At Stettu the 81 OF January prices OF wheat were
almost nominal aad arosy anything appears to have
done there duivs the pressains week For spring
delivery DIS quarter free on board had been asked
for good Pomeranian uckernark weighing 81 lbs to 81
lbs per bushel.
From Antwerp We have ettors of Tuesdays date; the
weather had been ohspgeabls there alternately frost
and thsw Business in wheat had been quiet, but
holders had generally exhibited frmness and had
declined accepting lower terms
III. news from the south Of Europe is not Of much
cent dates viz 4th inst prices Of wheat tended
upwards there In consequence of demand for Langue
doc for really fine Polish much AS Sd per Or had
been paid and other sorts had realized corresponding
rates Freight to England was 7s Sd per qr, and 10
passius both articles relatively higher there
than In markets, say, Galaz Indian corn 2ss and
| Egyptian beans 29s per &c. free on board.
From Leghorn We learn. under date OF 30th OF Dec,
that cargo Of fine Polish wheat had been bought
there for Ireland at price equal to AIS I'd per Or In
| Guiding freight.
On the oath ul.., Msdsmoselle Emma A ono Of the
first aeronauts France made fifth ascension
Bingamin race-courss, opposite New Orleans. She
arose to a CREST height aud descended In ons of the
streets Of New Orleans where shs received by her
| brother, who had followed her on horseback
The recent heavy rain which fell on wednesday last
IN this oity must distance In
terror has caused river TO rise, and it last
evening running over the lower Go)
| Sentinel Jan. 20.
The storm OF this morning, dstained the trains
upon all the railroads less,n some instances
the detention was nearly two hours-Bos Journal lat
| inst.
! We learn from gentleman who from the ints-
ror Of New Hampshire Saturday that showed hard
through Friday night and that eight or ten inches OF
must have fallen before noon on Saturday.-IrG-
| psHer.
Mrs Rich Holloway, of Msdison N. ]. committed sui
eide by hanging on Friday afternoon. Mr. II return
ing from his business had to 90 into the rarrot
when he perceived he then thought bis wife standing
| upon chair but when about descending he spoke to
and rsoeiving any answer, be looked close
| ly and discovered that she had hung herself with
| skein Of yarn
The communication between Fayetteville and Charles
ton, opened Friday last In few days 1t is
pected that the line to Petersburg will bc completed
The New Brunswick Union contains In full the pro-
gentlemen, in honor Of Commodore Stockton. Judge
Nsvins presided and welcomed the gallant Commodore
| to the city.
| General Kearney arrived 10 New Haven on Tuesdsy,
and lodgings at the Pavilion. He leaves the city
| on Wednesday.
| The store Of Tiffany & Lockwood Bua,lo was burned
on the morning Of the 2sth January Loss bstTe'n
| $4,000 and $4,000.
| Willard Walker, long known and respected
terprsng merchant OF Albany died few days since in
| that city
The steamer Ioas lying in the Basin at AIbanysprung
aloak sunday and would have sunk had 1t not been
for the assistance OF engine which pumped her out
! The nrst sturgeon caught at Albany this year was
hauled up In q teins at the Ferry, ON Friday last
The wheeling In the vicinity OF Albany Is In sorry
condition. ths weather is warm aud the mud deep
The mail rom Stuebsn to Rome, was robbed on the
night Of Saturday week. and has not been recovered
The State Medical Society to meet in the capitol
| at Albany, yesterday.
Movements In Honor OF Army Officers at
HOmc.
At regular meeting OF the Louisiana Association Of
Veterans Of 1914 and rs, held Saturday lth Dscem
Der, l9l7, resolutions unanimously adopted that
Major General Zachary Taylor be constituted no.
norsry member OF this ston The Secretary in
formed the General of his election as member Of the