The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-10
The Markets .

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Our trade during the month has almost been para.
lized In English, German and French manufactured
goods and scarcely any sales OF have been
effected In consequence OF which we have but f. al
teraons to make In price current for this
The only trrnsactons worth mentioning have been
70 0Co yards low army cloth 10 government, and 800
bales cotton baggngs 20 to 80 inoh for -four bags. at
l3c and few sales by auction of damaged grey do
mestics and white shrtsgs The new tariff come, in
operation the lst Of January 1851 and the prn-
cipal reductions have observed in the are
white and grey cotton good. and bazes More activi.
ty has been manifested In rough goods sugar lum-
Der, liquors paper and Others The market has almost
been oeaied by one speouistor ot refined crushed
will prove advsntsgsou The vessels expected
from Brazil this month have not jet sde appear.
ance, and IL probable that in the absence and want
OF lower qualities OF sugars in the msrket the prices
will be sustained for time to come and the hrst
than for ,ome TIM. WA toen Gotan higher prices
the month, In this article, have been ! 900 bar.
rels at l61i to ~ rs, 1000 barrels at I6l to II,
200 tons TO arrive In large and small barrels II r
Since the above sales another lot OF 500 barrels of
better quality English refined crushed AZ 40 rls to
l91 rls and 500 barrels at % rls duty paid, equal
TO lsrs have changed hands Iron-l5o tons have bee
placed at l3h lax ris in bond. CoalsA chance sale
the bay at $40 Lumbar After a lcng inactiyity a
demand has sprung up for lumber The floating cargo
Of tho woolsen Kennedy from Qusbec. consisting OF
also the cargo Of the Selma by auction 600 feet
s27 duty paid, and 30 oco feet at s2i, board Cot
fee.-We have had no arrivals nor ssles and the
tcleh becoming scarce. Costa Riea may be quoted at
$40 segars are scarce, and good quality is In de.
mana ana ebtsins hign prices saltpefre has been
cold, before the arrival OF the steamer at lax rls
since then sales have been made a Is rls and is held
at that price Quicksilver.-S Sales, last month, have
ranged frem Sloe TO Sllo, but Is held nov, in first
hands, at Sl20. silver. An attcm peAas been m de
by speculative movement, to drive silver up to l0l
tinue. Annexed ar. the quotations Topper, in
bars "a 70; on board copper ore, 81 59, 70
ali in the market bous up hard dollar. p,snium e
do do. do Excbanse.-O ON gland s6f. 90 days and
90 days. Freights.-To Liverpool . and per cent;
France 20 n loo fr Contnsrtsl IS 10 - 12s 6d.
London SO 7s Cd San Francisco ps. si6 10 sl7; -
12.. Cd and per cent for Hun.eo iron Cnincha TO
cafe port in the United Kingdom, calling at Cork.
Liquors-T market particularly for clarct wine, is
improving and sales have been ma d. AZ IS rls the
dozen, and 81 the barrel offs gallons hoek 81 to
So per dozen according to quality Tne stock OF beer
Is heavy and In little demand; 200 barrel. were
sold for California al So and 200 dozen ale At
80. Further sales 200 cases Dutch gin AZ IL
reals LOCO do IOls; 4C0o gallons port vine IS I'll.
flour-No variation in the pricesT seems to b the
ties are coming forward The contractor, alone haze
taken In 50 CO bags during the month The object OF
the contractors as We haVe formerly expressed our.
selves is to keep -four here we'll in California at
moderate price but they have often been defeated In
their plans ~ the non arrival Of their vessel. in Cali
oras, which has caused Hour TO 90 up high In san
Francisco The last high rates were caused BY specu
stors "eing no ireth supplies for thirty days Since
the contractors srty day, out and the market there
fore, must be vel supplied and with the succeeding
shipments, We expect 70 see hour down II Csornia TO
Seto 81 At the departure OF the lsrt mail holders
began 10 be afraid, and no inclination shown to
buy even at s. TO 50. whsat-Iolaer. are a,king at
present 2orls In San Antonio The prospects OF the
crops are very cheering and according to letter OF
grover. will be Immeuse. Slight symptoms of blight
have been found, but the quantity Of reed this
year IL 60 considerable compared with shs last year
that " cannot a1ect the market and " shall have
larger crop than has ever been produced in Chile.
Nevertheless owing TO the exhaustion OF stock. Of the
old crop and speculative feeling prevailing and the
large quantities required for s,ed there IL iittle
chance Of prices ruling beow 80 In Santiago and IS
rls In san Ant MIC, per ianega 81 present At the
ports no Transactions have yet tak~n place. Barley
The crop Of barley will be the heaviest ever known
Small SAN pies have been in the market; the bulk
however cannot be delivered before one month from
the thisdae Owing 20 the present Of barley IN
market and the demand TO oil up vessels sales have
been made a high as 20 rl,. fanrgs, free OF bag,
and storage Alec sales at II to 22 rlr aud contrasts
at the eutperts hsve been closed at 10 rs 20 he d
vsred on the let Of January 1851 butpric
next year will not rule above l3 to is rls some ION
tracts having been given out ip Msue a. "a rls
Foghs We have . fair average tonnage In tn,
bay which would hnd employment at the rate, otet
below, but masters refuse TO &C cept For essnse,
copper ore t3 LIS Cd per cent for Chin chss guam
to call Tor orders. fs - Cd for Liverpool 4 81
for London: ia7s Cd. for California sli to s1s ex
change In London, sss y, co and 20 days hard dol
srs, Sc: per cent silver In bars, $40 copper OF
board Sl4 O. to t15 gold above ley. si 10 rol
dust Import during the month, $500 600