The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-12

From the above tables viii be that the dry goods
entered At this port within the past week not quite
half Of the smount for the corresponding week Of
1857 and not much fourth the amount for the
same period in 1885, The amount however, tnr,wn upon
the market about double the amount for the week
last year. and only about half Of the amount for the
week In 1866. The totals Of entries and the amounts
thrown upon the market since the Lat Of January 1885,
below those for the time Of the preceding years
Of 1857 and 1855 The usual pause nterregnum 10 the
dry goods trade between The ending OF the spring
commencement Of the fall trade has been apparent the
present week the autumn trade is usually open about
the latter Part of July first week Aug ls
moro distant Southern and trade
In the mean time the local and b, retail has
been active particularly In light and fashionable sorics
suitable for summer Cloth'ers have made
purchases Of certain styles Of wooeos and goods
During the period Intervening bet een and the
ginning Of the fall trade the chief business with obbers
win consht In arranging their the
fall business, and to canvass the country for collections
AND the solicitation Of patronage from sound customers
while they will continue TO do light business ough
the season in supplying assortments 10 merchants in the
interior by expresses ana steamers. Az the crops Of
grain II the South have been good far wheat Is
cerned, and other crops promise WE'LL while cotton and
that quarter win be quite good and sound while the West
will DO likely 70 do better than II did last year. The
movements Of produce from the West have been large
this spring and summer thu far; and although prices
this market have ruled low has come for~Ard freely
has been sold almost arrived which has
tend ed TO circuate more money ~ the West The ship
ments Of grain alone 70 Liverpool within q have
probably Appropriated between 400 900 and 400 900
bushels Tbp movement, with tina warding Of cotton
and other articles has tended TO keep down hs
sterling exchange Az our Imports since the nrst OF
January have not been half In dry goods what
they were last year, our remttances in pay ment will
also DO In the same ratio No tariff, restric
uve could have more completely checked foreign mpor
tatons than did the panic Of last FALL and toe economy
that every where prevailed In consequence or t. The col
lcctons from the West are coming better than they did
earlier In the season. Many merchants wish 10
sseDgthen or restablish their credit before the
fall trade opens, 80 that they reappear
market and lay In their fall supplies without
difficulty. In domestic dry goods have changes Of
importance 10 notice. Both brown and bescheA heavy
cotton goods we'll held full prices with some
increase Of stock Drills Of kinds have sold 10
advance Of production, with fair demand for export.
The lighter and fancy domestic goods, veil pure
mixed woolless without change moment In quo
atons Tho business In foreign goods between import
ers and jobbss, Was good, and the amount Withdrawn
from warehouse 70 b thrown the large
Staple French goods Of fresh importation good
mand and ~ payng prices British staple goods
also In fair demand, and In The main n satisfactory
rates.