The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-06


The Corn trade has been Arm throughout the week,
and prices OF English foreign wheat have been sead
y maintained Last weeks average of English wheat was
7Ss 3D. and the quantity returned Al 1926 qrs United
States -four Is worth 36s 40s. per Dbl but the lower
qualities very difficult Of SALE The arrivals Of wheat
of the coast have been large At to days market there
fair business doing, without change in prices.
CoTroS-Full rates are asked but there is nat much
doing At public sale 200 bales surat were taken in at
3hd 31ad. for ordinary At Liverpool tine quotation
for middling orlea ms is SID.
Drugs, &cwe have to notice the following sales 100
castor oil, at AID. 3D.; 10 chests gum anim,
chiefly at Eli Is. Cd for fair Sorts 40 casks Turkey
gum Arabic at 35s 1885, 3D. for ordinary Sorts -
easks soy at IS Sd 4s 3D. few e Chests rhussrb at
Ss 3D. 40 cases Cape aoes partly sold at AS $751; be
ing g. cheaper and Of 2742 serons Ptayo bark three
opium, IFS. Cd. a rs. 3D.. clutch, AIS. Cd.
HEMr.-st Petersburg clean, dun at eos; Manila, no.
mnally f70; 1850 bales Sum sold from f2e f3l l0s
and 200 bales jute from f2S $50 S. for middlng
good, being Dos 30a cheaper.
INDIGO quiet The declarations for the ensuing sales,
to commence 9th May amount to 10,3Ss chests.
Stock OF East India $4,000 chests against 2o o3 chests
last year.
only moderate business doing. We quote bars
fS fS 5s rails, 81 lbs fS, free board In Walos.
Scotch pig has advanced to 79s Sos for mixed Nos
finn; Swedish scarce at f14 f14 los.
LARD dull at 54s. a 5es for Western.
IEAD.--Prices are maintained, common pig EOS COS
10; refined, f26 f26 10; Spanish, k24 = f25.
LNsEKD CAKES IN demand and the continuance OF dry
weather tends to maintain prices No change in quota
Ons.-In common fish there Is but little doing and
quotations unaltered; olive quiet at 600 f83 palm,
4As. AS nut, SIS 52s linseed less active ut
40s 39s and Ais. 43s for forward deliveries rapc.
brown has been sold large scale, at AS 49, Cd
for autumn delivered; refined, The spot inactive at
ASS. Cd. sperm steady, at 6 los q f1OT.
RICE dull and prices have dow nward tendency; ZOO
bags good mddng white Bengal at auction bought
in 14s and ,2e4 bags middling white sold to-day
at 13s. Cd
RuM-A large business has been done; about 500
puncheons having changed hands, at 3s 4d for proof
Ieewnrds, and Be-. I'd. for strong Demorara.
SpElTxR quiet at f23.
SALrrMRE200 tons, to arrive fwere sold in the early
part of the week at 46s but the market has be-
come du with little disposition to buy $40 bags Bengal
at auction OK per cent refr were taken ia, at 46s.
Nitrate soda duh at 19s. a 19s Cd.
Sr1cTs--We note sales OF 40 Singapore nutmeys
from rs 3D. 49, Id ia rs I'D. u. 3D.; g8
cassa ass 55s and 1873 boxes sage from 20s
Cd els for middle to good small grain 100 bags Maa
bar pepper at auction to-day bought in at 5ssd
and 1877 bags Pimento sold Mt bxd a sgd.
suoAR-1he market re-opened with rather more ami
nation and the quantity brought forward at auction
being moderate, slight advance in instances
obtained The sales Of West India for the wee
to 800 hhds and Of $4,000 bags Mauritius and East
India, the greater part sold at steady rates so hhds
St. Crox went freely at 3ss. Ais Cd for good to fnc
yellow In consequence Of the limited supply of refined
transactions are small, and prices firm Privately about
600 boxes yellow Havana have been sold at 3ss sos Cd
The Dutch Trading Company have advertised 81 2IS bas-
kes JAW for sale at Rotterdam the 18th Of May.
Imports. 1853. 1854