The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-07


New ORLEANS, Feb. 26-Cotton.-The week opened
lsngudy under the general Impression that the news
than that received by the Sarah Sands and in
quence only $500 bales sold on Monday and Tues
day. at decline Of %sHc On Wednesday the h,6srnas =,
cotton were the same there better feeling in the
market Money was more abundant and no failures OF
any magnitude had taken place in England These 40
counts being much better than had been anticipated
led to active demand, which has continued since =
On Wednesday, $500 bales were sold, on Thursday "a
900 Friday 1900 and to-day $500 making total for
the week Of 80 600 bales The English buyers have been
the principal operators and the balance has been
for the continent the North and Spain These large sales
have naturally strengthened prices, and the decline In
the beginning Of the week has been reganed The mar
ordinary to good ordinary SssX middns $685. good
middling lax; middling fair, 7ka7 fair 7aa; good
fair and good and fine, nominal Tobaooo--The trans.
actions still continue limited SCALE and the sales OF
the week do not exceed 200 hhds In prices there Is no
CHANGE and We repeat our last weeks quotations =
choice ss7 sesar is.f ssiao sussrTSs demand has
been good and although there have been three days Of
rainy unayorabls westher the sales to s4oo hds
Armnsss, and an advance Of 10. has been paid yes.
'ssa; fair, s Sa0s prims lSsaX ohoos D las5
MolassesP Prices have undergone little fuctustion
choice lots which have been were in good de-
mand, and readily command 20h 2lc Inferior
fermenting parcels are selling at 10 TO- and fair to
prime at is a 400. Flour-The market has been with
out animation there being demand for export to the
ing made to the West Indies and Mexico Owing to the
light stock and the limited srIv holder: hHHe
So a6 l2k; St. Louis S. rs so, and choice bakers
brands at SIS rs a)6. Corn-The demsr d was active
vsncsd to As 400 for prime white and yellow Since
the receipt Of the Hbernias accounts the demand has
fallen on and prices have downward tendency. To-
day lot Of 900 sacks choice yellow, was sold at 45c
Corn Meal-Not sale of Importance has trsnspired
Whest-The market continues bare of stock There
has been neither arrival clearance. Osts-The
market not active and Ohio sells slowly at 43 45c,
and st. Louis at 46c Whisky-The demand has been
and prices have ranged 20 ZIG ,ps "ns
fully 5000 bbs have changed hands during the week. In
consequence Of which, prices have rallied and mess is
mess wero s,:o sod At IS i Bulk forksome
lbs hog round sold at 50 0 and 1000 lbs sides
being animatsd at tho Following rates Sides a.
SCI shoulders, 3x $40; hams, plain, Q &c;
9snya':sS and extra cured sugar hsmS .SonSh bs
dmand has been active prices have given way and the
outside figure for prime in bbs and tierces is Ga 6sc
and in kegs SO exc. 3eef-The transactions CON
tinue very small the most important sale Of the week
having been 273 bbls prime at So 3la OF prime mess
in tierces not sale has transpred Bsggng and Bale
Rope-The demand is as limited ever, and the sales
confined to small lots at 3h lao for bsgging ana
~ SO for rope Gunny Bags.The sales are SLOW
pigs soft Lower Mines at So 20, end 200 pigs Upper
Mines At 81 s Taowaoo Dbl: prim' Of o0Sns1y
has advanced and some fat-boat loads have been
sold at $40 per ton. Cofee-The demand for Rio has
been fair and the sales have been effected at 6 6zc
though small lots of prime have brought To- Rice
The stock is heavy and the sales small at ga q &c.
FreghtsIn spite of the large transactions Ia cotton,
the rates to Europe have suffered further decline:
Cotton to Liverpool ZIG l532d do Havre, l5l6c do
New York. 81; do Boston, 81 Is 81 per bale; Flour
to Liverpool, 4s Cd do North, 80 coo; Corn to the
North, IL l2Hc per bush; Corn to Liverpool lid do
Corn to Ireland lad do; Sugar and Molasses from the
coast 81 81 go do do from the city, So So SO. Ex-
changes A fair business has been done in foreign
change, without any change in the rstes:-London,7
ga per cent prem; Paris 32h a 40; New York, 60
days, "a az dis; do sight, pac e q prem Treasury
Notes, y dis q par.