The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-18

year when the Christmas rents must be provided for
and however unfsvcrsbe may be the position of affairs
many growers will ,hortly be PEELED to sell At what
sacrifice. The srrvas Of home grown wheat into
London have been exceedingly email coastwse. as we'll
by land carriage samples from the neighboriug
counties. On Monday the show the Essex and
Kent stands wss less than recoect seeing at
the ding period Of the notwithstand
ing which factors unable to make any progress in
sales until they consented to submit to reduction Of
Is to Is per or on the rates current on that day
se'npght, and even at that abatement they only
cesded in placing small portion. Since then the mill
ers have bought cautiously at the decline though the
quantity which has to hand has been triang in
the extreme The supplies of foreign wheat into this
port have not been large before lowing probably
to contrary wind) having, however many anxious sell
ers and comparatively little country demand prices
have given way fully 2s per quarter with only retail
trade at the reduction The town mlsrs lowered the
top price Of -four to s6e. per sack Monday and al
other sorts recsded Is per ssck The fall has not led
to asy improvement in the sale most Of the bakers
offered duty paid. at 4os per sack without exciting
much attention Though the arrivals OF barley have
been only moderate, this grain has throughout the
week been dfc ut of dis sosa On Monday prices de.
cned Is per quarter and since then purchasers have
acted cautiously at the abatement The value Of malt
has also ded downvsrds rhs supplies Of oats have
fallen of since the close Of last week having pre-
vously received rather large quantity frcm Ireland,
business commenced very lsnguidy on Monday. The
best qualities then off red freely at Sd to Is and
the COMMON sorts Is TO ls Cd per quarter below the
rates current that day Sc night bringing the price
2ls to 22s per quarter subsequently the dealers
manifested more INCLINATION to buy as t, check the
oswnWhru movement. ana we conhd<r good corn Is q
trie desrer to- day than it in the begin Ming of the
week Beans have come sparngly to hand, but this
has not prevented prices receding about per quar-
ter Grey and maple peas have nearly maintained
their previous position white boilers have the
trary been pressngly offered at abatement of Is to
= per quarter ndipg the large arrivals Of
Indian corn at Liverpool of the Irish ports
We continue to have for the article
from Ireland though the orders have been limited too
low to lead to business.
Obituary.
p.
On the 9th Oct at Poons, Major General Sir w. c.
Harris, of the Bombay Engineers
On the S0th Oct. ut Malta, Major General Tombs
ofthe East India Compapy's Service.
On the 26th ult the Hon. Frances Harley, sister Of
the Earl of Oxford.
On the 2lst ult in Hunting donshire, the Duchess
Of Manchester.
On the 18th ult, at Munich, the eminent sculptor
Ludwig Won Scbwsnthser.
On The 2lst nit in Lor don. Lieut. Colonel James
Oran Clarkson, Of the Bengal army.
At Torquay, Devon on the IS tn ut Lieut. &c neral
John Wardlaw, Colonel Of the 5oth regiment, in his
T3d year.
At Newcastle-on. Tyne, Msjor Ross, Of the Royal
Horse Artillery eldest son Of General Sir Hew Dali
rynpe Ross, X. c. B. His death occasioned by q
fall from his horse, and the animal falling upon him.