The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-24
CITY TRADE REPORT.

FRipAY February 23-8PM.
The receipt of two week. later from Europe, by
telegraph via ST. Johns N B.. Published in the ragu-
lar edition Of the Herald this morning had the effect OF
importing greater frmDess to breadstufs and cotton
There was better feeling prevalent though tran.ac'
lions in flour and grain moderate and prices in a
measure unchaDge dealers preerring Co wal. for the
receipt OF private letters before ating The flour
market closed pretty stiff, at previous quotations. A
sale of Genesee wheat reported tor expert Sales
OF corn were mace TO . moderate extent at the fall
prices current before the Meal nominal
Rye and oats stood about the same There no ma.
teriai change in provisions Moderate sales OF pork
were made at Yesterdays prices. Transactions in
groceries we're made to fair extent Sugars and
lasses were in good demand at Arm prices but sales
were light
By. Pearls continued dull.
BRKApsrUFFs Flour Dealers were waiting letters,
and ssl.s light. The lots sold amounted in the
aggregate to about 1900 1000 bills, among which
we're .to 900 NJ Orleans at So 60 and zoo Ohio at
hundred barrels Howard street, Baltimore sold &C SIS
37K with lots Of Richmond country, for Califor.
mia at 50 IS Wheat-Ssles OF 5000 bs,nss Gsnssee
southern or western Offering. Corn.Salss OF l. 500
bushel, southern yellow were made at 6lc 6o0 do at
Coo. 6lo 100 do white ut Soc and about 1000
bushels New Orleans inferior, or damaged for dIsu.
ling in two lots sold at &c. RysISales we're made 1t
66c. Gel vered Medl-wss unsettled. Oats-were in
active at 40c 4lc for canal, and sss $40 for New
jersey.
BrfswAr-Thsre have been sales Of 5000 lbs. yellow
Corrrn.NThe balance of the cargo Of Laguayrs,
lately offered 1000 bagsl has been disposed Of AT Ssc
There were also tales Of l400 bags Rio 1T SIC. 8Ar
CoIToN.-The market, to- day has been quite stiff at
yetrdsy prices ami occasionally an eighth advance
has been paid the sales amounting to 1900 bales
FEEioHIs we're somewhat unsettled by the news but
rates were firm ~ previous quotations Cotton was
engaged for Liverpool at s. Tod and 5000 bushels OF
to be bagged by the ship ut I'D For other arti
eles, rates were nominally the same
FRuIr.- The transactions embrace bznch rasins in
lots 81 so to 81 100 Casks Zsnte currants NEW
crop private terms, supposed about sac to tAc.;
ITO caskssun rAisins black msrk) at 81 DO and 10000
Jamaica oranges at $l4.
GrNsrNe.-There has been Q movement In the mar.
1et, and 20 COO lbs changed ha nds at zoe to 800.
INDIeo.-We notice sales of 100 ceroons Guatemala,
on terms not uansphed Some Caracas was also re-
ported, but we could not trace f..
LEAp.-M.souri pig is held at 81 e21f with small
MoLAssrs There have been sales Of 800 bbs. New
Orleans At Csc to .9c and some parcels OF Cuba nc
NArAL Srenrs-Sales 500 bbIs spirits, to arrive ct
o5c In other descriptions there is moth ng Of moment
doing. 80.
saes Of coo gals English at $50 aId 1900 American
in casks and barrels, ut 65 SEQ There has been q
mt in eperm At the East at about 81 10 Also
sal.s OF 200 baskets Marseil.s olive, at SO SO.
Or MEAL One hundred bags have been disposed
PnovIs,ors~S of ECO 800 barrels mess pork
we're made at $ll; while prime was an.ss At $40:
Hams and shoulders were quiet Lard-We nave only
to report en- all sale OF 30 barrels at oAc Beef
Ne.s and prime both city and country, were steady
1t old prices, with moderate sales Smoked beef was
in fair demand and further sales Of 20 600 bar
rels sold ut los l1c Their change worthy Of
spe oial D office in cheese butter.
RrcE is So O6h So rs, Qhe latter for choce) with
fales of 600 cssks.
SEEp.-Rough fax is 81 rs per IS lbs with sales 500
bushels.
SoAp-Two hundred boxes CASTLE sold, to arrive, at
loo. less per cent.
SroAR continues very firm, With fair demand. The
sales were 200 bhds crop Cuba, ct 5Aci and 100
do. New Orleans, at AZ q $40 usual time The re-
Hpers are about putting up their sugars to 9Ac.
TEAs-The bsano, o.. the csrgoes Of the Helena and
Esmne Rusrp) were offered to-day. and good compa'
ny was attendance The beet part of the cssiogue
was sold at advance the green's and also slight
improvement the Ningyongs and Oolong, Sou
sold at current at the last SALE An
NJ 1ed are the particulars Hyson-6 chests 81 cents;
. half do 231s; IL do ~; 10 boxes 70; ~ do. 10
Young Hyton--l55 half chests 43 68 do. 35H 40 do.
3d. 336 do "a; 2l3 do. 3I1s 81 do 81 II do Is $50
do E% III do ~; 1856 DO. 25 IA de. 2h l6l do. "a;
81 DO 23; 69 do 49, 257 do 22s 80 do I'll o. do. 20;
SO boxes esq rs do 371l 90 do so 10 DO 23h 2l9
do. % GuDpowder-64 half chests as 2s DO 3o1ai ~
do. 2sx; 20 DO BOZ; do 2S. Imperial-54 af chests
4Ok; do "a; "a 90 321. 35 do 30 do. 2s3R; 10 do
n; 10 boxes 81; 22a3i4 do &c; IL do. 27h: Hyson
Sk,p-103 half chests 81; l3l do. II; 81 do lea 5000
TO- Tvapkay1 Is halt chests I'll II DO I0 2oI DO lsf;
IS do. Is; 10 do 17h; 345 do 161a; no do 10 Sou
ebopg-66 chests 1917 leo do 10; $50 do IAN; boxes
151s "a do l6; 81 do 1875 IS do Is. Ooleng half
ettsts 36 GO do IS las do 35 IT'S do 33a; 90 DO 49,
Mir pa--24S half chests BY. Powchong-2O boxes
15h Congo SO chests 151<; l06 do, 10, mos.
WHisKEY-Sales Of IS bbls. State prison were msoe
1t 221.c.