The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-21
CITY TRADE REPORT.

CITY TRADE REPORT.
NEW YoRK, May 2O-2P. M.
AsHEs.-The continued large receipts have unsettled
the market and it impossible to give the correct quo
tations Since Tuesday last, both sorts have declined
81 per bb
CorroN.-The transactions in this staple up to We'd
nesday were some $500 bales at firm prices Since that
time ON account Of an increased stock, prices have
slightly given way and about 5000 bales dis
posed Of to manufacturers at the decline submitted
FLOUR, &c.-Tho market for Western Canal -four is
heavy and depressed so much that correct prices
cannot be given. The sales 1900 bbls at So A
sS % for osTeg9 On order % 70 for straight
parcels Of common State sold at IS 6SAa S. rs;
Southern is dull and nominal for argelOts So is offered
Eye Flour rules steady sales of O6 barrels at So Bac
$50 barrels Jersey at 50 So Wheat in moderate in
qury at steady prices Corn is droopng 14oo bushels
5sc Rve is scarce, and held at Ssc oat. are plenty
and dull Beans-lO0 barrels good white changed
hands at S71ac cash: Wheat-A sale of 1000 bushels
Genesce from the Brooklyn fire, made by auction
at 40c a 81 03, cash.
LArHs-Sales have been made Of 5000 Eastern, at
PRovIsIoNs-Our market for Ohio Pork is dull and
unsettled The sales which small confined to 100
bbs mess at $40 3 and some small lots prime at s25
Beef continues firm at full prices. Picked meats
lower, and sales done ut decline Lard is also de-
clining note sales Of 100 tierces at So Butter is
with sales of packages Eastern terms stated
supposed about u ~.
New YoRx, Saturday-6 PM.
Owing to large receipts and the limited demand for
export, the market continued to be unsettled, and
prices inclined to droop The sales chiefly embraced lots
of Oswego and Genesee with few lots Of other west
brands terms stated below. There
change in southern. There was nothing of moment
reported in wheat. Corn-Sales of yellow were made
compared with prices current in the fore part of the
week. Rye and oats were inactive.
AsHEs-Small sales reported including pots, at
81 SO, and pearls ut IS a IS 12S.
Receipts down the Hudson River.
sales footed up Zoo
5000 'bbs including some small lots for export The
sales embraced Oswego at SIS SO So 621 and Genesee
Is s. ~ So so p a' puye an The AZ s T.
ter figures were for rather small and selected
lots ,o Southern scn was inactive at So l2h SO s5
sold at So 37 600 do in good order, sold on private
terms, supposed to be at IS 5o-among the lots sold
fine. inspected, were sold deliverable in months, at
sellers option, ut IS. Wheat-There very little
onering-hOlders stood out for :! IS 81 49, but we
by the fire. sold at Ace 81 IL. Con-Sales of 5000
bushels Jersey yellow were made at S6ac and 5000 do
aged, were made at soc Meai-Sales of 100 200 bar
rels made, in store at 50 437 and $50 do at So
So Rye-The last sales were made at lie. Rye Flour
Sales of 100 bbls made at SO 62la. Oats-Saics
in moderate way were making, of New Jersey, at 40
~ cents and of North River and Canal at 46 47c.
Barely dull
Receipts down the Hudson Rirer.
Flour, bbls.: $50. .3O,7S0 Corn, bushels 2743
CorrrGSalss were made BY auction of 800 bags da
mayed Rio at So 6H. cash.
CorroN-The market not active the sales only
reaching 1000 bales. Prices continue to favor the
FIsH-We could hear of no operations, the market
being excessively dull and heavy About 1900 quin-
tails dry cod still afoat unsod for which no offer
made. 1t was thought that two cargoes would be
sent back to Plymouth, to be re-dried.
FRUIT-The demand was less active to-day, and we
have but to notice sales of 900 Baracoa nuts
81 81 49, So anu ''0 boxes wei anu a'' "'' ~ " =
FREIcHrs-Cotton was engaged for Liverpool Mt
sgd Provisions in bbls. taken ut 3d. and in
crccs at 2s heavy goods at 15s and 5000 bushels OF
corn were engaged at 4d
HEMP was duh. and the sales not worth noticing
MoLAssEs--Among the parcels disposed of we noticed
100 hhds Porto 1 Rico at 2Sc ia1 40 a.
LEAD-Sales of $500 pigs were made to arrive, on pr
vate terms
Newbern rosin at Csc, ahoa and 70 do spirits turpen
tine Mt sc cash.
OrLs-we heard of 5000 gallons city pressed Anne.
rican at SIC to Csc; and 1000 do English at SOC, at
which the market steady
of 200 bbls pork were reported
at $40 37a The market closed heavy, and buyers re-
fused to purchase except lower figures Prime was
nominal at IS rs. Hams-Sales Of 40 bbls hams were
made at SC Beef steady, with some further sales
to the trade including country mess at SS 20; prime
remained the same. Lard-Sales Of l5O tierces were
made at SIC. CheescSalcs Of 1000 boxes part east
ern were made on private terms, supposed at Tsc
Butter was heavy
Receipts down the Hudson Rirer.
nork' .'.... .....'. ''''' - go Lii
Beef. .'....'.... '1 sas W upm
Sugars continued in active demand with sales OF 100
boxes brown Havana at SCI $50 do do at &C. Zoo nnds
New Orleans at SIC to 3bc; 100 do Porto hico AT "A
and 100 do do by auction. at 81 "A to "a oo-usuai
time.
TALLow--The market remained in the same dun and
nnguid state before noticed, and no sales OF moment
were reported
ToBAcco-We submit the usual statement, showing
the prices sales receipts and stock on hand ior the
week ending the 10th May =, a.,
Prices Sold. Reed " nund.
Kentucky, Virginia }3las 10 iDhds 4shds o'oshd'
and N. Carolina "a toTa
Maryland and Ohio. yhds
Connecticut Seed IS al2ls mS es
Pennsyvana do. 6 ais 20
.loHua.. " aO
CUBA IL alb ~ DIS QUO u" ''''''
PIT.
Yara ......S AS ll3 bis SEc
% toT 49,.
st. Domingo. 6 al2l1 socs !,
Business during the week was again limited 10 SINAI,
transactions Kentucky tobacco has declined from l
to &c per b from inferior to fine quotations changed
accordingly.
WisEs-A sale made of 40 ar casks sweet Malaga
at Acc, months. ,,
WooL-By private sale there has been but ittic
doing and we have only to report sales Oh 20 paies
black and grey Smyrna at 7iac to 9c ana ioo oalcs
Buenos Ayres and Entire Rios, washed AT lzc 70 ioc,
six months. A large auction sale came oil on FRIDAY
the 10th instant which the following parcels changed
hands, principally to manufacturers 26ooo lbs ONO a
to * blood Merno mt 3Oi.c: Is 000lbs u to "a New forK