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

a tr olive the sales OF the fortnight amounting to
nearly 900 The sales OF hsh oils are 80 tuns cod
at "a: and IS seal at $40 los for PALE and c24
foT brown per tun. Pale rape aud nseed OLE to be
hal GU reasonable terms or the latter 40 tuns have
bssu inquired for aud Is tuus American brought 81;
and even yesterday, January H. f36 has BEEN paid
Provisions-There is good demand for new beef and
the stock has not accumulated for old the inquiry is
more limited. The sales Of pork have been to con-
siderable extent further quantity of about 500 barrels
having been taken for the London market prices how
ever do not improve, and holders meet buyers freely.
New bacon comes forward in small parcels and meets
retail sale at the quotations for old there continues
improved demand, and the Stock ID now diminishing
rapidly Ham and shoulders remain dull For cheese
there Is fair demand, and fine qualities command Tor
iprioes middling and inferior eorts are Is lover
In lard the sales have been extensive at steady prices
the market is however extremely sensitive and with
increased srrivas lower rates are inevitable But
IL the late sales Of Canadian were dragging
RicsThe sales limited, but prices are pretty steady
Among thu transactions are 200 tierces Carolina at POS
to $500 uags Bengal at 9s sd to lis 3D. according
to quality. Some good broken to good white, commsnd
ed lis to Ids per cwt Seeds-1he sales limited
Some few parcels of Odessa nseed have changed hands
aud several lots Of American and French clover are an
nouuced for public sale on tbs 9th instant Salt
There as vel no improved demand the came dull
continues noticed in last and there is little ate
ration in the quotations Taow has ben In gsod de-
msnd l7s 81 Is, for Y c. and l6s TO 46s Cd for
Tagaurog. few casks North American have been
sold at 40. Cd TO AIS cwt TobsccoThe sales from
the LIST instant to the present dste about 400 hhds
OF which 100 Virginia leaf were taken for Ireland 100
Western leaf with few Virginia, for expectation and
the remainder, Western strips for home consumption
In prices alteration to notice. but the market remains
steady. WoolWe are happy to say that the improved
tone in tn trade which hsve lately had occasion to
notice SIN continues Parties purchase with more con-
6dspcs hut at the time with great caution The
descriptions most operated in have been Russia Dous-
kpy, East India, Egyptian aud Mogadore, s Of which
in fair demand but there no change to notice in
prices The only arrivals Of any moment have been
from the West coast, including large proportion OF
Alpaca
FRrIsHrs AT Liverpool. Jan. misunderstanding
the continued scarcity of shipping the freight market
bns been duh since last report and We are unable to
quote advance WHOM might reasonably have
expected though the tendency for the Last few
days has been upwards Passengers do not come for
-ard freely, and pay very low prices For Now York,
dead weight is It's Cd 10 20s per tom fue goods 20,;
hardware 2Os earhenwsre. los. Bostoa, dead weight
% 10 3,s fine goods rs to Sos hardware 2os .srthen
ware, i0s Philadelphia, dead wesht, Is to 2os; hne
goods 25s; hardware 25. eavtheDw los Baltimore,
dead weight 2os TO Gas od fine gooo, 25s hardware ao
eSrthenws 1913 I'd NV Orleans, dead weight lbs Cd
FoCKE s BoULT.
HAvhr, Jan. THE movements Of Cotton
ket since the LIST inst. have been follow: lmpor.,
soss bales U s. ssles bales of which 7is4 are u
s. Our present rates for United states descriptions
generally confines higher than of last week The
saes Of ton to day amount 1879 bales United States
at former prices
State OF Trade.
From Winners Times, Jan. l51
BRAproRD In wool additiousl activity Is notice
able The disposition to buy 10 not improving the pri
ces being barrier The year opened with f.ir de.
msnd IN yarns which will prevent accumulation OF
stock prices are quite too depressed to meet
the Of production Afar business doing in pieces;
there qures the home houses for styles for
sprpg and the shippers looking out for cheap lots
in sik stripss, and other fancy goods.
HALIFAX There Is no improvement to notice In this
market tn. exporter OF yarn are out Of It, which re-
duces greatly the demand and more short time Is the
consequence, which adopted to extent without
precedent in this neigh oorbood Prices nominal -
There activity In the deBsnd for wool Deep woods
of low quality and, therefore maintain their
price, but little doing Short woods re dull Of sale ut
late rates
HrpDrR,rrrLD-In checks and stripes of novelty and
'aste good business has been done; and cheerful
tone aDimstes the trade.
LkEps-A lair amount Of business has been done in
this market prices being low leave but small profits
LEIcEsTERLitts business 10 being transacted ut this
market, some manufacturers have been giving out
work for their unemployed frames. but pro
ceeding with the utmost caution; fair spring trade
cotton goods is expected but the uncertainty Of the
cotton market prevents manufacturers laying in more
yarn than they require from week to week Worsted
spipners proceeding with the utmost caution In
wool there 10 variation in price, and but little doing
MANCHESTER We have again to report the contnu
depression in the market the transactions have
been very tridipg and quotations rule downwarde
There is still d. mand for cloth suitable for the Levan
and for printing cloth both 21inch and 40incb Rath
extensive inquiries taken place for shirtpgs and
oti goods suitable for shipment to India and other
markets The home trade houses quiet but for the
unrvorabe effect likely be produced by the advance
cotton, the has commenced with fair prospects
sure to receive serious check, II the tendency to
higher price CT the material continues to develops
itself In the yarn market there has been little business
and prices declined On the whole there Is little
encoureg cement to ,pnners and manufacturers to TX
tend pro auction Notwithstanding, the mills continue
both here ana in the boring districts to extend the
time OF working Over 1000 additional hands have been
put upon full time and several houses have extended
the time of working. We hear from various quarters
that reductions OF quietly taking plsce-the
work people seeing the utter irutiity OF struggling to
resist them at time when, at the reduced rates
proposed their employers losing money by everything
which they produce.