The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-02
FOREIGN MARKETS


ST. THOMAS, April l2-Beef mess p.r bbl $40 to $l1
do No So to Sill do prime SO to S. no ssle Pork,
.od per ia 81 no s. msc. re- Ne psr
bbl So: hcrrngs 80 so; alewives So SO Hams per h.
90 to 100: no sale Cheese, lOc; SALE Butter, l6c;
to 1901 do spermacsti sac to $50; sale Soap yellow
So; NO SALE Flour, Philadelphia per Dbl, So 25; do
Baltimore So Sol do rye IS u.s. large OK and no sails
Corn meal per Dbl So to So 25 do per pun $l4 to Sl6
large stock and sale Corn per bu,he 81 I2 large
stock and no sale White beans bags bushels, 81 So
stock .pd sale. Bread, pilot, per Dbl So SO; do
pavy, So So large stock snd no sale. Rioa, per l00
81 so; large stock and no sale Tobaces Virginia, per
sale Lumber, assorted, per M, SIS; w pine, $i4
cypress shingles S. Tess-Hyson per h. o0o imperial,
soc; gunpovdsr in Glib boxes 81 so; do in alb canisers
$l4; young Hyson per ID, 5Oc Hyson skin, 500; SOU
chopg 500 Freehts from Porto Rico dull at soc to $50
for sugar Bank Exoh.nse-s Sterling bills 81 90 per
sterling 90 per osnt; bills United States par
per cent prem; premium on dollars, per cent
BELIZE (HoN) MARKET, April LIST, ls4s-Flour-O Old
importation $s pork, mess $40; do prime, SIT; beef
Of 50 lbs $7 butter, per 100 lbs saS; cheese do, 10
lax; sugar, do. white loaf $l3al4 do do crushed $40
ssxsS @ do tos.e.o do LEAF ss do do
iu box, Sl3al6 maoksrel No g. per Dbl $9al0; do No
8, do, s7as; pilot brs.d, SSH navy bread ss per
s45; do white do DO $50; shin ges per M s6ss. Elk.
change on New York, 80 days per cent premium.
tran. 10 M n.. aDr rsv,swg tns msnSesny
borne in mind to account for the difference that tho
figures present this year. compared with the last and
first as applicable to oil descriptions high rates OF
freight consequent the demand for breadsus very
considerably reduced the import from all pieces that
in soms Instances, there months when not single
import took place As respects Honduras wood, until
lately but very small portion Of 1t suitable for tho
manufacturing districts chief supply consisting Of
ship building wood Of long lengths ard small dameteS
buyers therefore obtained their machinery wood from
London, but just by tbs late arrival the supply
of such wood is ample or st Domingo and Cuba the
apparent reduced consumption may be At account
ed for by fact that almost the whole years. supply
has come within the last three months that the chief
part of was without wood to se consequent
IT, although with limited import the present stocks
large they represent stocks which Ia ordinary croum
stances would have been in consumer hands who's,
quirments must be in that degree In need supply Hon.
duras-The import this year 500 600 feet again st
2605 2S9 feet The consumption il s72 900 # against
1850 # and the stock 600 0e0 feet against 479 OIL
feet at close of last year. St. Domipgo-The imports
consist Of 879 269 feet against 0s5 $50 feet last
The consumption has been $50 343 feet easpet 900 $50
feet and the stock 440 03 against OFT at close
oflsst year. Cuba, compared in ike shows
import feet sganst 500 1872 feet consumption
23 9i5 feet sganst 1859 06 feet aud stock l46 asa
feet against fest ut CLOSE of last year There have
been no recent sales Of any Importance the whole Of
the attention having been the forthcom
ing sales of the a. 81, and 4th Feb when almost tho
whole Of the woods comprising the above stocks (xoept
the Bsywood) will DO brought forward for public sale,
there not having been important auction sale
seversl months hsre-Bttze (iion) Obseuer March ID