The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-20

i.itrrrool, Tu siay evening. April 8.
The accounts OF the state u trade throughout the
country during the pas, week ITO MT possess Any
important feature Commercial attain general, are quiet
hut the value Of Foreign and colonial produce i stca y
nnan aimed.
The greatest activity Is daily manifested in the
sireiy on the hand to mouth system and merely
supply themselves for few days Their baroness
oi stock may act rrciudcia'y When the spring trade
appears In conjunction with tho falling OF of ro-
eeipts into tho American ports; and before the trado
cor'i teck Themselves. prices would ranlba The big
crGp estimates are operating very heavily in America;
they have tins season succeeded well in bringing down
prices to what even they hrl safe point. aud lave
served the ,rei 9Th Of ae!yes aud their friends Tor
heavy pun ha,cs at low prices. Sales yesterday 5000
bales and today 2Gto chiefly to The train with small
portion for export.
The grain trade manif 4 less activity than lid last
week. Nevertheless. price well supported. and
moderate amount f business l. eoiug forward At
Markham, yesterday. Indian corn sold ut 30. 10
3ls. for white and 2Ss. t. ;Ds for yellow The de-
maEi fpr this article, at the market held A.rc
today. was rather brisI and hsiiers enabled
To ohain an advance of I'll. - Is per quarter.
American wheat aId -four sold slowly the full terms
of Friday last ~ continental a~ices find that
ihe "ie advance which took place in most articles of
the trnde IN this country had influenced the chief mar
Eets there Prices. consequently had slightly advanced
There was not, however much Opposition % buy, and
SELLERS haVins asked higher prices than the limits Of Eng
sh orders permitted heinz paid very few sales for export
were nede The reports from the agricultural districts
the whole If satisfactory characters and although
much rain had fali,n during March the inicrrup pon
field labor had not been Ia my serious extent The
accounts respecting the general appearance of the a
tuInn soUn wheat favorable aud the prospect for the
fuisre are by no mcans discourusing.
The imports oi cured provisions from America hut
light 1t this market bacon Is shade lower hut beef
s.mewhat frmcr.N Other articles renan unchanged
sfsce Friday last nothing done nj the public sales TIL
to-day. Bs Glasgow adyiccs learn that, oying to tr
fling imports the price of lard Il steadily maintained.
and ie price quoted vN ing from i5s TO 5os Pee cNt
bacon brought O to - per ewt AMI prime mes beef
On. - So. par t,cfce.
Tcrc T. stil iauGuor Ia the stat, OF freigh.;
aud although this l. usually busy ot the year
thcrp are fully vessels offering for charters than
the actusl demand requires. We do not perceive any
change in the rates lately current.
Oufascrnnt, from the manufacturing di.t ricts of
an unsatisfactory character The ndv'o, from
abroad icing considered unssorabc at Leicester. there
y dull de nat for goods, bat there a few shipping
order. IN of execution Little bu -inc-s
to hc goin. ard In he wc.en trade ri Leeds and
iuddeistcld. Ey lcttcis tfum Dundee. learn that
trad" Il inactive there with graually less consumption
fetch auy rice to ond that II the material
" 4t T. shs sa3ce IL lintu yarfs hsyc bccn CONSIDER
ahe and prices run There l. u decidedly better fse-
iHy and IA, td the foreign deinaa prove limited prices
VIZ u,fcrthtlcss lie maintained and The summer trade
u .teudy
Che Metal market Is rather slr,gsl There l. little
passing IN iron. fsr demand prevail, in Lord for
r..~ - Tie i, riean aud large fr these L. -
marie olainallc fi IL In walrs 1he value of
Scotch pigs has tccn neglected aud prices somewhat
lower.
The l,ttcr. recently received fcm the Continent re.
port very lille husinC nuy in he taarkcs for colonial
tr' duce, Tho stucks IL cpiicrat Amsterdam and Roo
tcidai were considerably those II last year, whilst
~ llUNrv they were n,uo lcsr.
The narkct tr public securities kerps quiet but very
steady Prices experience littc ohnugc, and husincy.
cohunun Lniitr otNitistandng The enlarged icd for
operation upuutI According to aiNicea from pa
tlah Ia London c quotation being lr mile discount.
anu tlie eNrhante NJ -hon 80, uemturgh letters
quote the price there NJ - and ihc exchange at short
ia which makes gold 03i per cent dearer than in
IoL4on.