The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-21
# September, was as annexed


The receipts for the week in September this
year have been large compared with the corresponding
week in previous years. and it is impression that
they will be larger for the remainder of the season. and
show handsome increase those for the same time
in 1s47. There must be considerable activity the
part of forw arders from this time to the close of nav
CATION, to give sufficient supplies of breadstus to
meet the demand for consumption and for export un
til the opening of the canals in the sprDg. From pre-
sent appearances, should judge that prices would
rule high in this market Throughout the winter and
that the surplus for shipment would be small Not
whilst an ding the favorable accounts received by the
last steamer from Liverpool relative to the harvest
there is very little doubt but that large quantity Of
breadstufs will be wanted in Great Britain, be-
tween this and next summer, and the markets
of that country will be open to US, provided we
can compete with those nations favora-
bly, situated for making good the deficiency in
the English harvests. Shipments Of -four aud Germ,
made at present prices, will undoubtedly pay; but any
important advance here would be fatal to that part Of
export trade Whatever surplus of fsur and grain
may have in the country will be wanted abroad,
and it would be much to advantage to supply
foreign markets, at moderate prices thar ito make
large shipments at prices which would make loss to
shippers According to the report Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the year ending June go 1S47 the
home valuation of -four exported to foreign ports
$26l33 ST. and Of Indian corn, S143s5 212 This
the custom house value The charges these ship
ments large per cent. of the first cost which
made the value, when landed in foreign ports, many
millions of dollars more than that reported in tho
official returns. 1t is well known that large quantity
of flour and gran shipped in that year from this
try to foreign ports did not net the first cost and the
proceeds Of portion Of that which was sold above
costs and charges realized by the owners OK
shippers on this side of the Atlantic. The numerous
failures which took place in Londen and LIVER
pool and in all parts Of Great Britain and tho
Continent of those largely indebted to this coun-
try, prevented us from obtaining the amount Of
the sales actually made. An excitement, similar
to that which existed at that time and ship
ments Of breadstuifs made with the same recessuess
would be attended with the difficulties and result
In similar disasters Our principal object should be to
keep down prices, to prevent undue imitation and
to encourage shipments of produce in every legitimate
way but particularly to realize sales in foreign
markets at fair profit above cost and charges The
trade will thus continue healthy, and we shall stand
some chance Of obtaining the proceeds.
A few days since, gave some tables showing tho
extent OF shipments Of cotton to each country and the
effect Of such unequal distribution of this
staple upon prices The annexed table exhibits the.
shipments Of cotton from New Orleans in each of ths
past four years, distinguishing the qua nifty exported
TO each port, both foreign and domeatic