The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-31


LIVERPOOL CorToS MARKEr.-Sa,urday, pec. l2.-Ihe
demand for cotton continues very limited soale and
odays sales do not exceed 600 bales all IN small quan
titles, TO the trade. Prices nominal.
Monday, Dec. 4.-The cotton market opened 6,s morn
ing with almost entire absence Of business, and. tho
sales barely reach 500 bales TO the trade Prices IRE
Tuesday, Dec. 15-The demand for cotton continues
very limited and to day Z transactions barely reach 1000
baes500 ON speculation and for export. frres m the
buyer 4 favor
LgvRPoot CoRs M.sSF.-Tucsday evening, Dec. Ia
We have had a much larger attendance Of both miers
and dealers this day than for some time past and good
trade in the following artices;Wheat sold az I'd. per
bushe and -four ID 10 Is per sack higher Indian corn
rather lower, Oats beang meal aud ottor II
unchanged. Weather wet
LoSDoS Corn TRADE, Dec IL The extraordinary mid.
ness Of the past week has kept the wheS pant steady
winter proud where very forward But the Increased
strength given 10 the late pieces the facilities ar
orded to tllage and the allowed to the OF
dry food Tor CATTLE must greatly overoalance ary such
slight dsirment As respects the wheat trade ,here has
been quite relapse to former dulncss, with further de
cline OF IS 70 3s ar, though the weekly sales
great falling on a. The consequence Of Unsatisfactory
prices. Were not thgt the extreme financial pressure
the Baltic provinces had abaed the rising nhdenca
OF this country might reasonably have looked Tor more
activity The ooin however, worthy of note, the fscs
that Northern Europe with such pressure and so much
discouragement in England Yields so slightly IN Tho ono,
tons of grain. The ports the Black the Azon and
the Danube though heavily complaining, also keep
much above range that shipments thence prom the for
eturc OF freight on all cousignmens 10 this country A.
therefore, this kind Of speculation must
cluson that with average temperature both he Baltic
and America viii be ros honnd- car scarcely ne
looked for that the present depression long Obtain
although there may hc little reaction u the openng of
the year The failure of the patato crop cannot
estimated while IL low and samples are forced ON 70
prevent their rottng The pits rs they open for only
exhibit the yirtilence of the dsease, with extensive
sprouting. Tho business in floating cargces has been
about as follDwsig cargoes Of wheat, Of Taganrog
Ghirka, at as, AZ. Cd, and Ais 81 2 Of Odessa
Gbirka Mt ibs I'd. and $Ss. cd Il new Ka'aia, a 4ls
Cd Polish Odessa, at Die Of Egyptian 3os cd and
Us, for Behara and mixed cargocs OF maize, at from
3os I'd TO 32s I'd and Of Eastern barley, at lis TO
III per quarter, Many Cargoes remain sale, there
being downward tendency In prices TIE sales OF
wheat noted last week NJ ,gg qrs at ass M against
eo673 qrs. IN 1856 The London averages were Sis Cd
on 32s2 qrs The imports into tho principal ports Great
Britain for the week ending Dec ,, in wheat ard hour
were TO-, ,3s6 qrs.
LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, Dec i5.-Sugar-snce the
close Of last week considerable business has been done
noaing sugar three cargoes of Havana comprising tnge
tber 800 boxes have been taken for Bristol Al css "a
od for Noe To-, 10 H. and two Of brown pernambuco
5000 bags and 500 bags 2is Sd both for the Medi
terranean On the spot sales effected With dim
Guilty at auction today only part Of the 800 hbds or
West India found buyers viz,-Barbadoes, low 10 good
Vinccnts very low, 30s middng, 34s jamaica, good
mddlng, 31s 10 3ss 4G4 bags Msuraus. at ess 10 2o~
3D. for low brown, and 3os 70 3ss. tor mddlng yellow
Gurpu,,a dates m,SAns % good yellow sss 70 .as and
$50 bags low paty dumma, 2s 70 27s. Of West india
the quantity sold including those at public sale, comprises
Cour-463 bags Costa r,ca funclcan) sold cncaply,
62s I'd TO Sos per ~ bales and o2 half bales Alex
andria Mocha were held for COS. and ecs. per cwt
RcE-There were no transactions 10 report
CounSraf-0f Ill bags in public sale to-day about
half disposed Of at fully the previous rates bags
Of Mexican silver low 10 good, Be- sd 10 5s Cd Is bags
bags Of Honduras silver low 10 ordinary, 3s 81 I'D
per 10, bags " ditto black at ts. Id. per 10.
TAiIow.-The market has been quiet AZ 52 6d for the
year, 52s 3D. for January TO March, and SIS Cd. for
March.