The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-01
MOVEMENTS IN PoRueS DRy 9oors

Value put on the market during the week. .$576,3ea
The advanced stage Of the and political excite
meut regarding tho Presidential election have combued
the dry goods trade. The business OF to-
seek with both oobers auctoneers aud importers, ha>
been a reduced scale. The fall trade may DO
sitered about over though owing to railroad convey
and other facilities Of municaton with the int
ror trade a Kept up through tho winter to greater or
extent than formerly the sgen,y Of telegraph ana
prets companies being frequently brought into requiou
the OCCASION which enables Try merchants to A.
the gaps in their sssortments. Tho steamers runnin.
between Now York and the different Southern port
during tho past been crowded with goods 70
the South and Southwest The Quaker City has at eacL
trip had more freight offered for Mobile than she coud
carry. by tho opening OF railroads from tae Atanto
to Nashville, Eastern and Middle Tennessee merchant
now great extent receive their dry goods from Nes
York by steam packets running between this city,
Charleston and Savannah and from whence they for
warded by railroad greater saving OF time than b!
the former routes, ria New Orleans, by way OF tn
canals lakes, sc. The dearness OF cottons has ha
tendency 10 interfere with the manufacturing price
cotton goods Tor export and hence the purchases 10
fore IN sb Jnont have been quite light There are som
in market Tor Mexico, but the long talked a
ike demonstration By Spain and England has caused shp
pcrs to hesitate about sendng forward any consderab
shipments. Brazil and China are usually best
toners, but this week the exports have been on >
moderate scale TO all parts. The Of the Bank
learn by the Aia had produced less deprcsso,
In all departments Il trade; and while tended 70 keex
down The p'icc OF raw cotton hs Effects seems had
also began TO be felt in Msncheeter ard other districts
and TO deprcss the prices Of manufactures goods asl
The failures since our last report have beeu fire.
quent the heaviest Of which was that OF Mr. Beck
nousc, In Broadway, whose failure estimated
about ss5o,00o, and assets put down, nominaiiy,
81 000oo Tho immediate caase Of their suspension ha-
oct been given 10 the public. old and well
established house. and their noppAge n matter
surprise. An opg other failures in the city tho pas.
week Vincent II. Fox, John Belaon, P. u
Guerepger. Iheodo Hrry. Lot, snorsou OF Brooklyn
some other ser affairs The collections ON the
interior have continued fair, though the Northwest
several failures noticed by the fnaepn
d,nk We have no charges OF importance TO
tee IN the prices OF eaGlng staple goods either
Of co ton woollen manufacture, which, for ali
desirable and seasonabe styles, quito Cotton
brown and blcacbed sbirtngs and shcctpgs arm
II last weeks prices Drills 10 hight stock and also
firm. osnabsrrs were firm, with good demand, e-pe-
caliy for blgeng. Other cotton goods unchanged
shaws, blankets hanncis, cassnercs, &c, were in u
miicd demand. nj iril prices Foreign goois gene
rally auct french silks were hcid at fu prices, hle
tnslt.u cotton and wooon fabrics were unchanged