The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16

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Total. 900 sso SEQ
Value put the market during tins week 81, sS2
There has been increased activity displayed,
during the past week, among the jobbers. The
Southern demand was good; and though growing
late for distant customers in that direction compared
to former seasons yet the weather has had the effect
of checking it, and will have the effect Of making 1t
later than usual. The opening up new railroads at
the South and Southwest has enabled purchasers in
that direction to send their goods forward with
greater npidity, and hence they can make pur-
chases to a later period and yet be in time to
get them forward for ohe spring trade. We no
ticed the outlet in trade to New YORK commerce by
the opening Of the Eastern Tennessee Valley. by
railroad communication with the seaboard, by
which large quantities of wheat reached this
market. We have now to notice the opening
of another road, of little less importance. We
mean the road recently built and opened from
Goldsboro', IN North Carolina, leading West via
Lexington, Salisbury, to Charlotte which pene-
tzates one of the most fertile and productive agri-
cultural districts of the South. It is an oak and
hickory country, well wstered and variegated
with rich valleys and river bottoms, that yield
Large quantities of the best corn wheat, rye oats,
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The country also abounds in fine fruit orchards and
is IN every way as to climate and SOIL the most de.
srable district of the South to be found in the old
thirteen States. Much of the produce Of this dis.
trict will now seek New York over this road, wa
Norfolk, and add to our large and increasing trade
with the South.
Western merchants have appeared in market
during the past week, and are beginning TO make
their purchases for the spring trade.
The Independent sticks to its old game of trying
TO sectionaze trade well as religion and politics.
II also undertakes to give list Of failures, and
after enumeratng several at the North it refers to
the two following al the south, without giving
names. We submit, if 4 would not be more honora-
bic in the !ndependen, to give names when making
illusions TO dishonest failures Not to do so is doing
injustice to other merchants in the same state. The
credit Of North Carolina merchants stands high,
and will continue to do so in spite OF the fling Of
the Independent at it and at the Union Safety
Committee. We publish the cases as given by the
Independent and hand over the affair to the local
papers of the States to EXPLAIN
Avery large failure has occurred in Arkansas Liability
ssid be 500 OcO Indebtedness divided between New
Yc.s ant Philadelphia An a-ercstin g case of--maeing
mAey.
.Ansrchent lately suspended in Newbern North Caro-
cude all Northern cree tors Where is the Union Safety
Copnt.eef Let sroher Castle Garden meeting.
Our New Yogk merchants will please remember that q
law now exits North Carolina perni ting aimins-
traitor in setdipg estate after paying oil houe de
to plead T9ese adr,iisrars fully sdminis.esedi-a
refinement OF reputation
We set down good deal Of the latter to abolition
"Buncombe."
In f0ieign goods prices are well maintained. silk
dress goods continue to rule high.
Linen drills were in good demand. at full prices.
The protTacted severe cold weather has prolonged
the demand for woollens, and prices have been well
maintained. Importers have done good business
at satisfactory prices.
Other foreign goods, have kept up well for the
seasoa without important change in prices.
Domestic goods have been steady, but activity in
sales has been restricted account of obstruction
to navigation The closing Of the Sound by ice has
greatly retarded receipts from manufacturers to the
Eastward. The railroads have been resorted to to
reight is too high to justify large shipments until
the restoration Of navigation.
A fair business was done in prints, at steady
prices.
Mouseine de lanes were in fair request, at steady
prices.
Lawns were in rather better demand, with out
change in prices
Bleached and unbleached sheetings and shirtings
have been only in moderate demand, at previous
rates. Printing cloths were dull. Cloths are firm,
and fair trade doing tor the season.
Linens and tWeedH were unchanged; hanneis were
dull, while cottonades were in fair demand.
The auction sales have been on rather larger
scale during the present week, and generally at 50
tisfactory prices.