The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-16

Value put on the marKe. during the weex oas
There has been q fair weeks business transacted
in the dry goods trade; and had not grossly exag
gerated reports been circulated in the country re-
garding the presence of yellow fever in and about
New York, there is doubt but the business trans
acted would have been on some larger scale. We
wish here to state, what is known to all physicians
and to the public within the city, that New York
was never more healthy and free from disease
than it is at present, there being no yellow
fever whatever. Many merchants who have come
on have fingered at the watering places in
the country. The season is advancing. and
must soon become very active. The Western States,
as we'll as the Southwest are well represented by
merchants.
The jobbers in ready made clothing are doing 0
good business sales for the extreme West and South
being large The crops in all directions, az regards
corn is said to have been improved by late rains,
which have been pretty general, and the yield, with
few exceptions, will be larger than was expected.
Wheat has been al success almost over the entire
country, and saved in excellent condition, and is
Of excellent quality; while accounts received
SO far, regarding the growing cotton crop
are favorable. Domestic goods have not
become so active as was anticipated, owing to the
past large imports Of foreign goods with which the
country has been pretty well crowded. Two large
auction sales Of foreign goods have been reported
tee present week. although that noticed last week
in French goods, prfyed quite satisfactory, but
har dly mp to the advance claimed 10 exist for similar
goods in France, after adding costs and charges.
There has been more doing in the export trade Of
cotton piece goods, and chiefly 10 China. For the
week ending the 9th Of August inst, there were ex-
ported 3,6l6 packages Of the value of $3.50 647 and
Of which $l76,l4O were for China. Heavy brown
shirtings were very firm at &c., with light
supplies. BIeached goods OF narrow aud heavy
grades were quite scarce and firm, and held at sc
q &c. advance. Medium qualities ranged from TIC
&C. Fine goods were heavy. Drills were firm,
bat with limited stock; the market was not active.
Browns sold at &c., bleached at SIC. and blues at
9lc. Osnaburgs were in good demand at full prices
Corset jeans were in moderate request and prices
unchanged. Canton flannel was dull and sales mo-
deiate. DENNIS were steady, with sales at full
prices. Different makes ranged from ole. to l0c.
Stripes and ticks were firm, with moderate sales.
Printing cloths were steady, at full prices Muslin
delanes have been in fair demand, at steady
prices; nannels and blankets were in good demand
at full prices, and good qualities Of the later sell
az fast as produced.
The market for foreign goods continues healthy
and the trade toerably active The reports from Man
chester, Leeds, &C., in England. and from the
manufacturing districts Of France, representing
firm markets, tend 10 sustain prices here. The
failures in the interior are trifing in number and
amount, while the South paws up remarkably well,
and collections at the West have also materially i'm
proved Upon the whole, the state Of trade looks
quite favorable and the autumn business promises
to De large and satisfactory.