The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-18
CITY TRADE REPORT.

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AsHFs-ws noticed sctivs demand for pot ashes
Tor expert but Ut prices under tbs views Of holders
and ths transactions somewhat restricted There
vas iAir uiry for pearls 1t previous figures Sales
OF lao barrels have been made at - Is tor pots and
% ssh for pearls. Tho receipts BY railroad were
BaEApsruFFs -Flouv-We have change Of I'm
portAnce to report In the market FOR State and West
In f.yor Of the pvroSs.sr III. city trade
demand vas moderate but that for the East and for
export vas very limited The receipts by railroad
were pretty fair. while those In prospect were muoh
larger The by the Franklin not being as favor
able as Was anticipated speculators were stu more
Offering particularly Of the low qualities greater
which the principal cause Of the depressed state
the nsIsst f,.eiy til the arrival Of either Of tn.
steamers due at this port from Liverpool the At
lsntc and Asia The operations in domestic amounted
to $500 barrels at 81 "A 81 o2s Tor No superhns
81 rs 81 S7h for ordinary to straight State "
SIS for mixed to fancy Indiana and Michigan 50 for
SIS rs SIS a. for fancy Ohio So Is SIS 50 for fancy
Grnsseei SIS SO So rs for extra Ohio; and 50 62I
dersts rrques. fer the British Provinces, without
change in rates Southern -four was held firmly with
only limited supply and good demand In part for
shipments to the Vest Indies and south Ameroa the
sales prised about 500 barrels ct s. IS l2s for
mixed to coed brands Alexandria, Baltimore, Brandy
and So rs IS 62s fer fancy, do The market for Rye
-four was steady with small STOCK and sales Of 100
barrels ut So 81 So 67k. Some holders were asking
higher prices and heard of sale of 80 barrels at
81 but could not authenticate 1t. Corn meal was
in lair request and holders were hrm small lots OF
Jersey amounting probably to 100 barrels, changed
hands st So Q So co. and Brandywine at So 25 Wheat
In limited request fer milling while owing to the
frmness OF the market holders not very derous
to reaze the sales confined to 500 bushels hand
Michigan white at 81 2o and few small lots of
Long Islspd, at previous figures. The supply OF
at 81 OF 81 l2iS, in bond. We heard Of
operations in Rye, and the market was dull.
and nominal, at II 7Sc. Barley continued scarce
and wanted At 90 s5c for common to prime two and
four rowed The market for Oats had dropping ten
dency, and prices of Jersey show decline Of about
per bushel since last report, while other
descriptions nominslly the same The transac-
lions Of retail character including river and
canal. at SO 54c and Jersey, at "a 400 Corn WAS
scarcely 20 active but the market was rather more
settled and uniform The demand principally for
d'stnrg and the receipts fair There nothing
OF moment done for shipment to England the sdvices
received by the Franklin steamer from London and
Liverpool being very meagre that it was difficult to
ascertain the real state OF those markets. and exporters
unwilling to operate till the next arrival from
Great Britain This days sales reached Is 600 bushels,
part arrive soon st DOC for Southern and jersey
yellow and white
CoFrnr-Again We have to note firm, but quiet
ard sales of $50 bags Rio at Ike 100 do. Java at
1873 l3s 100 do. Lsgusyra at ll1sc; and 90 do st.
Domingo at l01sc
Co1ros.-The letter mail by the Franklin being
small 1t Is difficult to tell the position Of the Liver
pool market under the again apparent discovery Of
excess in .tock account Helders have been disposed
to the demand day, and the sales reported
on Change amounted to 100 bales at steady prices
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