The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18

has been sown with wheat during the Last season. the
yield has been decidedly deficient and the harvest hardly
tioes consumed BY the poorer classes In lieu OF four
promises TO be very heavy and II will depend upon the
export demand Of these articles whether the stock
OF wheat will be moro than suoient for the demand but
in Of demand for expert both wheat and beans
must range low. Barley is oerng at from % to % rs,
In sacks for cash large stocks in the market and
saies have been effected for California OF Goals
there is notable deciencyone of the cargoes advised
as ON hand in our last report he Rpey has been Sold
placed in Iquque SIT to S1s would be readily paid for
cargo afeat the spot very favorable report has
been made BY the commanding officer and the engineers
of the government steamer Cazador, of native deposit
Of this article in the s0utha report of which gven
another part of columns hoping that with the grow
ing Importance of steam communication We coast,
large quantities and good descriptions of this useful fuel
may be obtained from this country making 1t ndepen
dent of foreign supply The silver brought tina steamer
Nuevn Granada, amounting to 900 marks, has been
readily bought up at $40 2, principally for China,
and the next remittance expected to be large
Saltpere has been sold at IL rs at which price 900
qunts have been disposed of for England The article
is firm at that price, but its value will depend the rate
of feights Sugar looking up and win doubt take
considerable start long unless supplies come in
more largely than there to expect OF late the
arrivals have been very limited of all kinds and in the
Of month two, IL this continues not pound
will be left in first hands In the winter doubt,
advces from California will be such to induce ship
ments from this to that quarter which in itself Is su
Gent security for the maintenance of last prices
should the supplies be much in Of exFecta-
lions Copper is selling at $162 on board at which
price several sales have been effected The principal auc
ton sales since last consisted of damaged gray
American, which, considering the damage, brought q
toerablc price The British bark Thistle 64 TONS
sold by auction at and 100 tons of Peruvian guano
realized S22 rls on board. Freghts-Though the ton
mage in the bay has decreased considerably twenty-five
vessels having sailed and expected to sail there is
demand for shipping to England and until the demand
for shipments from the Chncha Island commences no
thing be expected. In the absence Of that demand
British shipping this bay must necessarily increase
The Mary Woods and the Charles Browne have been
taken for the LOCO quintas of saltperc Of which
speak above, ut Ed in full to load ut Iquique The
Libra has been chartered for guano for London to call
for orders between Ostend and Hamburg at Ibis est
Is in full few cargoes Of Costa RIGA coffee Offer
ing for England but charters closed yet The only
cargoes Offering for California for barley at $40 to
$12 ON freights to the continent.
ExcHANcE.-Bills on London, 45&. sixty days sight;
hard dollars, transactions silver $l02 bought
up; copper board, $6 2; gold above by y; bills ON
the United States per cent.