The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-16

and evncing that. in locomotive machine ry the taste
anu nsrnuy OF the American builders 10 quite equal to
those Of their European competitsrs.
The English papers filled with descriptions of
tribuons from the dereM countries. but the foregoing
l. al mat we could make room for this morning
Messrs. Basing's Circular.
Lospos, May 2-5 o'clock, L VI.
We have lad more activity in the produce market
this week The following remarks comprise the chief
mapd
Cocmsr,l rather lower Mexican silver sold At s. Id.
per Id.
CofrrE is not in much demand. Nearly the whole
offered at aue has been withdrawn except good clean
Mocha, which sold steadily at Tia I'd 15s I'd 10 bags
fine ordinary colory Rio sold ut Ais per cwt.
Cors-M the market Monday Last wheat
difficult Of sale at Is Is below rates OF the previous
Monday Oats, OF good quality were fully Cd per ar.
desrer In other grain no change. Alto days market
great duness prevailed; in prices no alteration.
Corrosive have no transactions to report.
INpco continues 6rn. During the week 500 chests
have changed hands at full prices. The quantity
declared the May amounts to 5sl chests which
IL likely TO be increased by about another thousand
chests.
In laos no change.
ga I'd 32s 81 per cwt Fish OsAt public sale to-day
Southern Of fret quality sold slowly at f29 un In
speim no transactions about 2l0 tuns have just
rived and viii shortly be brought forward
Ricr-Sslss Of mddling white Bengal at e.. a a. O.
sAi1Pfrnr-'oo bags. refracting 81 per cent, have
srrIrrs at about ELS on the spot and for ar
rival The stock on hand large being II OH tons
SrGaR has further improved In the rly part Of the
week the sales included 800 hhds West India and
y the whole Of 100 hhds Iarbaiocs IL 1870 bag, Maui
rtius and $50 bags Bengal al an advance OF cd per
cwt Two cargces Of foreign sold adoSt for outpors
yiz-3 coo bags brown Pernans price unknown and $50
boxes yellow Havana (quslity No. l2) at els. Cd per
ss Cd also, cargo Ct l5oc boxes yellow Havana no.
l2) afost, at 2ls I'd 400 good brown Bahia. land
I'd, at &C.. At public sale 25s5 boxes ycll) Havana
went at rather irregular rates being partly old sugar.
al Cos fs for low brown TO good yellow The sales to-
dsy consisting Of 500 bags Maurus aud 1900 Bengal,
have gone on With p. fully establishing the previous
advance by private contract cargo Of brown Bahia
has been told At lss Cd r the Baltic 1000 bags Man Ia
have chang. bands AZ Of l6s Cd per cwt.,
Tor very low brown to good brown Mrsco,ado;
goes Of brow Bahia reported to be sold for Ann
dam. supposed TO b. 1T lSs.
TAILow.-The quotation for 81. Petersburg i. C.
tie pot 3o but little doing Al auction to-day etO
easks Australian aud South American offered, Of
which 2T3 told at rather lower rates.
1EA without mate rial alteration.
TiS continue, dull In foreign, nothing has been
done.
Tos,oco--The market continues quiet but firm
Trrrrs1iSt.-1nc lat arrival OF rough sold ut
o. % Bti.ith spirits sei. slowly Al ~. a.s'- VI
Gl5j per ton. In Poland and Southern
hMsRcAN STocKs have not been in very active de-
nand this veek, bat prices are maintained.
Markets.
LyTRPooL CoTToS MAEKrr, May 2--In our own cotton
market confidence has been again somewhat shaken dur
irg the past week, BY the continued increase in the
ceipts Of cotton at the shipping ports OF the United
States and large exports to this country reported by
the Ba,tic Holders have been daily very anxious
sellers whilst the trade still continue to purchase
very cautiously and only to supply immediate wants
that the nsrket Throughout the week has pre-
sented very gloomy aspect, and prices Of Ameri-
descriptions have declined onofourth to three
cshths per pound, and Brazil Egyptian and Surat
one-ejgbth to one-fourih per pound from the rates
If Friday last, that alter quotations to day
accordingly The total sses Of the week 20 $50 bales
Of hch spectators have taken 210 American, 0 Per
nam, go Asranham and 80 Egyptan-exporters 1890
Am, r!can, 400 P,rnam. and 10 sufat-thus leaving
20 90 bsies all kinds 20 the trade The authorised quo
tations to-day. for Fair and Bowels cd Mobile. 6d
crlsansTd. The sacs to-day are 600 balcs-iV0o
speculation ard for cxpoft-tbc market closing quiet
IL has been decided to-day 10y the Cotton Brokers Aso
citation, that the stock Of cotton held in this port shall
te made up declared tfve times in every year and
that the stock held the 1T inst shall made VI and
declared IN Monday next.
IayTaeooL Cons HARsEr May Wheat Of all quail
ties both frglih aud foreign. met dull sale Al
msIkct this morning, and although holders Ia general
refused 60 accede 10 lower terms yet all kinds
cssier 10 purchase ami Tuesdays rates but nominay
sustained Cf Hour, good qualities Il American met
ajy ssic at tre besow previous rates. but sales
& French were elected and cur lat quotations
barely supported Very little business done in bar
ley. malt or pea and prices remain UNMARRIED There
was moderate demand for beans, which maintained
Their value and Egyptians partially held rather
higher terms Dat. and oatmeal being in short supply,
both in fair request and syain dearvr the former
Ii Per 70 lbs and the latter 3D. per toad Indian
hcueh less freely taken. fully realized late quotations