The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-26

taxes give very slight improvement on the quarter
and yss, whilst the property ts1 has especially I'm
have brought in k1oo 600 additional The nisosl.
lsnssus taxes have slightly increased by nearly E8000
whilst the year the Improvement exceeds fl20000
Taking the whole income, ind the balance Of in
the quarter f2l41l3, whilst the increase
the year 10 f2s5b7I The increase Of the exports Of
the country during the FIRST eight months OF lSa9, Is
now f76700o0, which not only absorbs the enormous.
decrease Of last year but leaves Improvement of
f2 3lo0 Is compared with lsH. Whilst the total
exports have thus augmented fully "a per cent,
rs compared with ls4S cotton manufactures
have been exported In an increased ratio of rs
per cent for the eight months aud cotton yarns 33
cent Indeed the latter article has increase
OF no less than IS per cent on q comparison Of the
last official menth with the corresponding Of
last year The imports Of grain and aour, we
have already stated last week continue TO exceed COD
sderaby million Of quarters per month Under these
circumstances, the manufacturing classes generally
must be enjoying considerable degree of prosperity
whatever complaints reach us OF reduction Of wages
short tine working, or reduced profits Our own mer
chants now ooE ie,wsra WITH great anxiety TO the fa
that II IL considerably deficient,
with the previous one, has already created some ami
maion ia market and althouh IL - believed that
the stocks in manufacturers hands much mere
considerable than usual the admitted deficiency
Of the coming cotton crop must have the effect of
tanning the present prices however the manufactures
may refrain from purchasing until his stock Is ex-
hsusted.r
The Turks Islands Gdzette mentions that the council
Of those Islands had been prorogned By the President
L
very useful laws had been passed and forwarded to the
Goserno or. General tSir Charles Grey, of which
had been retained approved Of and would shortly De
printed The session had tits said been uuavoidably
lengthy in consequence Of the many little mpediments
that had been experienced In the tormaton OF the in
FAINT government and the severe iDess with which the
President had been attacked, but from which be had
quite recovered
The public revenue of Turks Islands for the quarter
ending the S0th Septem Der last is given at e242o 1t
IL derived principally from duties import, export
duty on salt and duty on tonnage Asyet tae Turks
1. Hxutfh ieh
has taken place and their from the Bahia
mas, and are getting on tolerably well.
MARKETS.
KNGsrsN (JA) MARKETS., Dec H. Beef Half barrels
family have been moved at ADS per barrel, 2is. per
qusrter and 13s per eighth barrel Brssd-There are
sales Of pilot at the present advanced rates Watt
sons pilot has been sold at 2Js 40 barrels have
changed hands at lss There net any crackers at
market Butter-Ameriosu in small kegs has met
sale at 736d. sd per h. Candes-r The sizes which
ip dsfavor have been sold by themselves at
Cd per Id assorted sizes brought I'd per ID and
foT 6s and 1919 which the favorite szss as high as
7Sd. has been obtained. CheeseAmericap is duh at
Cd per 10. Goldfish Owing 70 the trades being with
very ample stocks ut our last issue, only very sms
portion OF the large cargo $500 tierces aud 500
tierces insdvertsnty printed has been placed
The prices are i2s 30 lbs in terces and lss per
box Some remnants Of cargoes which arrived few
weeks since have been gEg OF at 0s 10 los III terces
We must still note that the stock Of Goldfish Is large
and holders have not get picked sh TO help off the
dried We may remark that 10 the desire to obtain
picked bsh and OIL which articles are parcelled
together with dry h by he holders may be attributed
the obtaining OF the prices which We have quoted.
Corn-Yellow has been sold at IS Cd per bag Of two
bushels. Flour The stock Is ample, but ths demand
is extremely inactive owing to the heavy supply of
ground provisions. An arrival from baltimore has,
since our last, put the market in possession Of 1000
barels Of which about 400 barrels have been taken in
loe at Gas Phlade pha has also moved in small lots
33s. Freights-Are very dun, there being no pro-
duce for shipment. Ham Prime American have been
sold at I'D Sd and inferior AZ SD Cd Lanca-
shire has been taken at 80 10d per 10. Lard 100
rkins American prime have been sold at per h.,
ard endeavor Is being made to lift the price to Cd
The stock ia large. Lumber Fitch pine is becoming
scarce and white pine "a scarcely in fair supply Ship
MUST however, be moderate In their plies In
the present state Of affairs consum ption limited
white pine boards have been sold ut sos thousand
feet and lot pitch pine boards condemned sappy
have been disposed Of at auction at 95s thousand
feet. Cedar shingles have been sold ut los per NJ.
Wood hoops are not In demand. Mackerel-No. 8 are
placed with dry GsL at Dos. per barrel The stock is
small but the high price has sensible effect
ptiop. Meal-The Baltimore yessel brought 400
barrels q bare market but very inactive consump
ton prevents the transaction OF large saee so bar
res have been parcell.d at POS per barrel Onions-
There are net any ut market Pimeoto-ls scarce.
We quote sses at 3kd a3hd per 10 Pork-rhe
for prime. and Cos. 6ss for mess. Rice-Csrona, of
which few terces and half terces have arrived, is
held at 2os but no sales have been elected. The
stock Of East India Is large, and the demand very
dull sales have been made from lis Cd las per loo
lbs, in small quantities, and according to quality
Rem-as been sold at SIS 3s Ga. per gallon proof 81
Exohapges-Merchants bills. on London, 90 days, 1
cent premium Gold Colombian doGbison 2 per cent
IS Is old Spanish doubloons, x per cent en- f3
S. The banks refuse small gold, either deposits
In pay ent OF acceptance.