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
amounts TO The crop Of beans and other ar
oles consumed by the poorer classes in lieu OF -four
promises 10 be very heavy and 1t will depend upon the
Of wheat will be than sufficient for the demand but
in case of NO demand for expert 5oh wheat and beans
must range low Barley oering at from 20 to % rls
some saies have been effected for California OF Goals
there notable deciency-one Of the cargoes advised
as on hand in our last report the Rpey has been sold
placed in Panama at $50 and another cargo at $40,
placed in Iquque SIT to S1S would be readily paid for
cargo aheat on the spot very favorable report has
been made by tho commanding officer and the engineers
OF the government steamer Cszador of native deposit
Of this article in the sOutha report of which give in
another part of our columns hoping that with the grow
ing Importance of steam communication me coast,
large quantities and good descriptions of this useful fuel
may be obtained from this country making it indepen
dent OF foreign supply The silver brought by the steamer
Nueyn Granada, amounting to 1000 marks, has been
readily bought up at $40 q principally for China,
ana the next remittance expected to be very Large
quintss have been disposed of for England The article
is firm at that price, but its value will depend the rate
Of freghts Sugar il looking up and will doubt take
considerable start ere 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
course Of month two II this continues not pound
will be left in first hands, In the winter doubt,
advices from California will be such to induce ship
ments from this to that quarter, which in itself il suff
Gent security for the maintenance of last prices
should the supplies be much in Of expecta
lions Copper is selling at $1e2 on board, at which
price several sales have been effected The principal
ton sales since last consisted of damaged gray
American, which, considering the damage brought
tolerabe price The British bark Thistle GA tons
sold by auction at 600 and 120 tons of Peruvian guano
realized S22 rs board Freights the ton
mage in the bay has decreased considerably twenty-five
vessels having sailed and more expected to sail there s
demand for shipping to England and until the demand
for shipments from the Chincha Island commences no
thing can be expected In the absence Of that demand
British shipping in this bay must necessarily increase
The Mary Woods and the Charles Browncll have been
taken the a. 900 Quntals of Of which
QVank aAnv Mt in fIIII lnNh At InpIin n
Libra has been chartered for for London to call
for orders between Ostend and Hamburg, at Ibis. est.
Is in full few cargoss of Costa Rca coffee Offer
ing for England but charters closed yet The only
cargoes Offering for California for barley $40 to
$12 on freights to the continent.
ExcHANcE.-Bls on London 45&, sixty days sight;
hard dollars transactions silver, $40 2, bought
up copper board, $40 2; gold above by Ia bills
the United States, per cent.