The New York herald., 1850-05-03


to almost every article Of consumption.
CorroN.
There has been very general demand by the trade
all the week who have been pure chasing only for inn
mediate wants. in fact the state of trade Mpnchcs
ter holds out nducemen for them to buy cotton in
quantity. The demand has been sufficient to harden
the market and American descriptions are fully I'D
per Id. derer. Surats command u rates, but not
absolutely higher Brazils are I'D. higher Egyptian
without change Sea Islands inaintsn previous rates
The sses of the week have been 40 100 bales OF which
there have been t.ken on speculation $40 American
no Pernsm, ana loo Bahia; and for expectation.
$500 American, 40 Pernam and 250 Surat To-day's
saes estimated at 10 900 bales 5000 for speculation
and export; and the market closes with animation
The quotations for fair cotton are-bowed 6id, No
bile 6ySd, and Orleans TSd
The imports of the week 9SO60 bales this year,
46s2 2i9; time last year, SIT 5o+ The estimated
stocks 400 bales same time last year 5l572O.
There have been taken this year by the trade 33 ESQ
bales by spccuators lso 40; by exporters 32;20;
time last year, by the trade. 4349O; by specu-
lators, 1o7,s2o; by exporters, 1850
EREApstUfFs.'
There was fair attendance at market on Tues
day, and we had several buyers Of wheat and Indian
corn from ireland. The finest wogsst and Rostock
wheat brought 6s and Straund 5s Cd to 5s. lUd per
20 lbs; fine Dutch red S. Cd and good Polish 5s per
70lbs French and Irish sack flour Offering at
cheaper but feeding sorts were done at 2s to 2. Id
per A. lbs. Beans Cd per ar: lower English mailing
barley less ntifa and quiet as dear Indian corn
in good request More attention paid TO finest
dry and old corn, at full prices
To-day's market was slenderly attended Wheat and
-four supported the rates of Tuesday last Oats and
oatmeal were without change and In limited request.
Barley beans and peas were little attended to- Indian
was in fair request at slight abatement on the
price of Tuesday
Duties paid for home consumption at Liverpool. from
the LIST February to the 9th April, lS50:-forcigr
Wheat 81 ,s51 qrs -four 14S,C77 bbis Indian corn,
lises2 qrs beans 20 c6 qrs; peas l'2o qrs barley,
31sI qrs.; Indian meal 200 bbls. Colonial-Whcat $50
Qrs.; -four 2S5 bbls.
AT Mark lane on Monday Il nglish wheat sold at a re-
ducton OF Is 2s or There were several cargoes
of Indian arrived at Cork The trade was quiet
and but actual transactions Sweet foreign barley
rather dearer Malt Is lower. Peas and beans
changed in value. Several vessels with oats arrived
from Holland and Frcsland. All descriptions Of
ferng at Cd. per or. lower but several parcels
forced off at low irregular rates.
On Wednesday the supply of English wheat
larger than for time past Nearly 1900 quarters
OF foreign wheat arrived since Saturday. Middling
and in ricr kinds Is per ar. lower. Barley
oats ruled dull at barely stationary prices Beans
peas and Indian corn very dull. Low qualities OF
-four again cheaper.
At Mark lane to-day English wheat up to fair
tent. Foreign L. per quarter below Monday for In
ferior. Flour dull beans peas barley aud malt taken
In email quantities and oats lower than on Monday
owing to supplies Of foreign.
The arrivals Of grain this week, at Wakefield, have
been moderate freshhroshed qualities of wheat sells
ct last wo ks prices Oatmeal rather CASTOR barley
steady oats and shelliDg before beans in good
quest; soft kinds slow Of sale; other articles without
alteration.
Tie sales Of beef for the week have been trnng In
pork there has been activity At reduction of Is
per owt., there has been fair business in bacon.
Shoulders have been slow sele. Hams move pretty
freely The liberal supplies OF lard have caused prices
to give way Cd to Cd per cwt the sales for the week
reach about 100 tons. There has been rather more
doing In cheese. Taow has been in moderate request
former prices This market is cleared Of all good
qualities of butter ut CSs to 72s inferior descriptions
rang. from sos 10 els. and difficult TO move;
Waterford. 96s. to l02s.
GFNrn.L PRODUCE.
No improvement in pot or pearl ashes. Quercitron
bark in fair request full prices Arrivals OF lard
being heavy (abou 400 ton), have had adcpressing
innu. and importers anxious to realize from ships
side Cd per cwt decline has been submitted to. and
upwards oi $50 tons disposed Of Tallow unaltered,
with moderate business Bcc6waX scarce, and 81. to
los dcartr Lard whale oils, new feature. and
sales small 100 bbls. urpontinc, of good quality Of
ferod at auction Thursday; 6s. cd the highest
hid Spirits NJ turpcntinc In better request; small
sales made mt 3is cd to32s. Eosin lower. Nothing in
tar but 25c0 Ibis just arrived could be bought ON
easier terms 40 sales i'm lnsced cake Only IS tiorces
Carolina rice sold at 49, to o. 6d In quality For
cloversced aud naxsocd less inquiry and the market
downwards. Timothy seed at AS, without buyers.
AshesUnIted States. pot. per cwt 27s; pearl 2ss.;
Montreal pot, 2ss pcarl 2o-. Quercitron bark-Phi-
ladcipha, lis 10 lis. Sd; New York, 9s Cd to los;
Baltimore. S. Cd to o. Lard, fine. 3s. to 3ls. Cd;
fair good 30s to:s ordinary to mlddng 30 to SIS;
inferior and grease Doe 20 y1s falow 3is 10 Us Bees
per $50 to fs3 Whale oil per ton $50 to f33 Lard
oil 1JG to go Turpcntne. per cwi 6s. Cd to rs Cd
Spirits turpc nine 3ls I'd. to s2s Ro.n common,
amter a. I'd to rs Cd; white ~ to IA Tar per bar
rel o. Cd to los Cd Lnsccd cake thick. per ton, 81
lss. TO f5 thin oblong, 80 70 80 o. Hemp, 80 70
ms In bond. per cwt l7s id. to 19s Cd clovcrsecd,
sos TO as fisxsed, per ticrce, sos Timothy seed,
pei cNt. .Ss 10 s''.
We have had steady business In wool I'd during the
week, and prices are well maintained. The imports
principally from Bombay and Peru
INITIALS.
The quarterly meeting OF the iron masters Of War
wicksire and south stadordhire have been held this
week At Bin minghann, on Thursday, the tone OF the
market gloomy. Very few sales we're elected and
those at any thing but remuncrativc prices. There
we're many buyers from London aud Liverpool pre-
sent. but orders were withheld In anticipation OF
REDUCTION which did not take place. Prices Of last
art. dor brrg wa % N
made Ly the respectable houses. Bars. l6 rods, &C
to &c los hoops, sc losi sheets, Al losi pigs, sc
to fo ~.
450 hogshcads Of Is. 4. sugar, of which 200 were
Bsrbadcs ,old AZ s'. III as SeVo eags ne sSpsa.
Mauritius t- Jos Cd 80 hogshcads Porto Rico. of
the crop. sold at ao. per cwt duty paid The saes
Of molass.s 900 puns. Porto Rico, nj los Cd 100
Cuba I5s Cd q los; aud 900 Barbados at los. per
cwt 20 tiegocs coffee have been sold ut lps. I'd bi
for low to ine ordinary and S2. 100. ,r low to ine
week at .2s I'd. but that price Is not now obtainable
the nominal value being about Iss per cwt. A small
lot of iabis sold mt So. per cwt. small
lot Il pine nto brought 6hd per ID. 1000 bags East
India rice brought Is Cd for broken. and IS ID. ys
Cd for low 70 good white. Rum Is dmest % o sslc es-
Demcrara, 90 a - per cent o. T.. at 2s ID . p Isd
per gallon There has been little more doing In tea
but prices barely supported There continues
fair demand for guanc. and the prices are unasrcd
poIeI bales Of which $50 bales are sursts the higher
prices of American having again attracted 10 thi-
ket heavy shipments OF this class of Gotten the guam
tity the way being CSOVo bales against 1000
bales at THE time last year
The sal,s for the week ending last evening amount
to - 100 baes OF which spcculztors have taken 10 20
and exporters $3.50 bales The American descriptions
sold consist of3po0 Uplands ut 81 AK; 15J2O Or
leans Mt 81 81; 2P7O Mobiles and Alsbamas at D
o.. and 32O sea Islands at III 4. 1TId. per 10.
Tho ofcisl quotations are, fair Orleans S fair No
biles "a; fair Upands, CAd per lb mlddling quali
ties. o. a6 per H. the sales for to-day being csti-
mated at so to 1000 bales with 1000 bales specu
lstion and for export. the market closing firmly
The stock u cotton In this port called 500 O0 bales
of which :s7c 60 American. against stock nj this
period Of last year Of $1,000 bales, of which $4,000
we're American.
We have no change of importance to notice in our
Corn market, holders showing every deposition To
meet the demand at the current rstes. Baltimore
Flour has the preference and u in fair request AZ
23s per btl; Philsdclphs at "a. Cd; Canada 21s.
22- while cstcrn Canal must be quoted at iss 2is,
according TO quality. Much Of the Indian Corn
arriving IL In had order and IL quoted s Cd 25s per
quarter; yellow and white In good condition will bring
rs. 2.f. I'd. per quarter. Indian Corn Meal -.
I3- per bti. whcat Is ID 81 lod per 70 lbs, being
q decline Of ~. per 20 lbs.
The sles Of 1urpentine this week are ouly 90 bar
r,is at "a per cvt Common Rssin IL lower go bbls
bsy. lssn sold to-day. al -. 1Od per cpt