The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-27
CITY TRADE REPORT.

fkIbAr. July 20, r. NJ
The cotton market continued firm, but some what
less active than IL had been for days previously
There continued to be q fair demand for nour with
sales Of common State brands for export. Canadian
also sold in bond pretty freely for export including
transactions both in sound and sour. There less
wheat Offering. The only sale reported was al lot of
Canadian, in bond, private terms. Rosnd aud nat
yellow corn, with white, In good demand At full
prices and with fair sales incl ut previous
rates. Rye firm, and better prices demanded.
Pork inactive with small sales In lots to the trade
at rates given below. Beef in fair demand Cut
meats dull Lard steady, with moderate
sales Coffee FIRM light sales at quotations. Sales
Of sugars to moderate extent at previous rates
Molasses was in steady demand, with sales at
given below.
AsHr..- Pots were better, with good de maad. aud
sales Of 100 bbs. made at 80 lzx . SO lsx.
Pesrls were quiet, With sales Of 90 bbls at 50.
bsEADsTuyFs.- FIour-The transactions to-day sum
up lttOo bbs, including sour Canadian at 81 Is free
do. at 80 60 common 10 straight State At SIS s5 l2
s7k, aud pure G.nrsss at 50 . So Oe. or the sales
~ 100 bbls from hrst hands At quotations The
demand for southern Flour was quite AnmHtsd for the
Wstt Indies Albany, and city trade. Some 600 bills
sold at 50 SIX So 90 for mixed to straight brands
and 50 81 So % Tor fancy rhe market for Rye Floor
,old at 80 Cor. Meal vas steady and wanted, With
ssl-s Of $50 sbls. jersey stss Some demand was ex
What hrmer Tbs only sales have to nstice
tooo bushels Canadian In bond at privat. bsrs
The supply OF new wheat, which vas light OF poor
quality. and prices were nominal Rye vas hrmsr,
sales 400 bushels at 6jc closing at e3S &c Dat,
plenty aud doll at a 4sc for inferior 20 extrs
heavy Northern and a . lSc for Jersey Corn.
sales sggr-gst. As 700 bushels at $50 for damaged 6o
ior heated, 63 e4c for Western mixed 04o Tor We,
tern elbow; 81 exc. for round yellow and Csc ior
round white Jersey. No Southern Offering
Corros-The market has been exceedingly active
sinee the departure Of the last steamer and prices
sdssse-d y TO Ne on all rrades under good middIns
The Gales OF "wednesday aud Thursday could not have
been much short Of 1000 bales all without the ali Of
speculative movements, which, the whole. give
rather disaovantsgr, than advantage, to the
hst at all times The bulk Of the purchases .pyssr
be veil scattered 10 various small continents. ports
and some parcels for Liverpool To-day being packet
dsy Tor the Atlantic, tn. brokers report but sm
banded in BY them on change we're about i DO bsi.s
The market has been veil supplied vfth samples for
week pat; AZ the .Itrsme rates Of the day. Az
arr near the period that factors DESTROYS Of eosnx
up the seasons business and the princip. part Of
the enaning portion oflsst years crop IL In city
u,usl at this psnod. Under ether circumstanoes -s
would be at leAst halt higher than we are to-
osy ss our present los rates OF freight aud sterling
at iob thu" market offers an advantage Of at least
that differ nee over the southern delivery ports We
have had an opportunity OF inspecting tn. eorrsspsn.
dsDcs q some Of our principal operators aud fs.
sured that In quarter has there ~ ye. been any
miraculous change 10 the aspect Of the young cotton
plant The great want Is. aud has been season Cot
n will b. picked upqusstionsbly but the plant hA.
frutsd ON a dwarfliks stalk and after cool nignta
prevail IL seldom flowers successfully az the young
forms then have less tenseity and large portion
sh'd oa To get large crop. tour months must
eaptr nom sats Of nrrt ripe bolls, 90 the kuling
mott ror moderate crop ninety days 10 sun
eHpt. In the abs~nce of other rrtarding c.u.ss
The Last thirty days the yield IL heavier than say
other period and cool nights at that time have also
The elect OF tw"ng the eeed inste.d Of form hbrs
This uas particularly the IN the present crop,
and 18th the apse OF one huadrrd and t-euty.ssvsn
days rom the record OF The fret bale general Kill
Ing frost With plant of nearly six feet, tbs most
hn9vins sn.s Who placed their hopes -sss Is
tscsn,raliy termed "the tep CROP we're dccsiv~d
90 OoV bales; ana " was only In January last after
ginning was we'll advanced that n was proved by -x-
perm'nt 10 contain seven cent less Of hbr- than
prsviously Whist termed seed eotos ought TO give
out thrty four per csnt-t yielded twenty aud
10 s nov admitted that the product of last year dd
not eresed 10000 bales We amer the ruling quo-
tatious