The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-27

Movryrxrs ~ FOREIGN Dry Goops.
Entered d, at the port ,ssIle: 2255tel l,2os go
Thrown market. 2,oO2,oio 2,s7ool6 l,o2o,2sl
Entered at the por, 1ol, s75 2so3os7 si2iSte
Thrown on market. is557,o9i 2S,3lo,316 lOs35,56a
Notwithstanding the present week has been cold
and unpleasant, and travelling disagreeable there
has been some more activity observable in the dry
goods trade. Merchants from the distant South
and Southwest have appeared in greater numbers,
and jobbers. have been more actively employed.
The vesses-both sailing craft and demonstrating
for Southern ports 60 out with increased supplies
| Of goods. The vessels up for New Orleans and
| Mobile are receiving increased supplies Of freight.
should the weather for the ensuing few weeks prove
proptious We expect TO see increased animation in
the trades and though II will not likely prove
equal to the spring trade last year, It will yet be
| conducted on sounder and safer principles.
The growing ease in the money market, and abun-
/ dant supply Of capital, have not been with
out their influence on the dry goods trade There
has been more activity also displayed in the export
trade Of cotton piece goods, with the heaviest de-
mand for China. The exports from New York for
the month ending the Goth inst. embraced about
G4l pieces, Of the aggregate value of ss7,6Oi, Of
which $50 ,9s4 were taken for China. The exports
from Boston were light Next 10 the China trade,
the heaviest shipments were made for British India
The disturbed state OF Mexico viii tend TO check
| shipments 20 that republic. Nothing interteres 20
much with the regular course OF trade a. the ire
| quent change ~ the revenue laws Of government.
The tariffs If Mexico and some of the States in South
America are changed with every ruler. At the pre-
sent current rates Of raw cotton there be no far
ther decline in cotton fabrics Indeed they must, when
consumption has reduced stocks, rule at better prices
| or new goods made from cotton at present prices
- .-lI To- In k~sNer hoo tWwa and
| shirtings holders were firm. and goods moving
pretty freely az Sc. for good make and some stan
dard makes were held at higher prices. Light shirt
ings were firm at &c. Heavy shirtings st &c. lie
! and light az SC. 5fc. Bleached goods were more
freely dealt In and were more buoyant- Drills were
quite firm and had an upward tendency in prices
being in good export demand. with sales Of brown
at SIC SEE, blescbed at ste. sic., and blue at
lode lOic asked. Osnaburgs, in the absence oi
demand for grain bags, were dull and prices m
changed. We quote good makes az Sic SIC
Denims were in fair demand and prices varied ac
cordng 10 makes, from 9lc., l0lc, lie. &C Cot
ton duck was firmly held, and in the absence Of
large supplies the sales made, though moderate
were at very steady prices Printing cloths Were 70
moderate demand, with sales OF 6Ox64 at 4lc. &c,
according 10 make and quality. Prints were in
good assortment and the jobbers display large
variety Of colOrs and styles-many of them Of rich
and new patterns. The market was more active
and prices rather better sustained. The prices,
according 70 makes and styles. varied from &c. a
sac. a 9ic. Lawns were In fair demand, without
change In pieces Moussen de LANES were in steady
demand at Bc. 1sc., while some choice new styles
held at higher rates. Cloths we're in moderate
demand AZ about ~ la %. Cotton warps were
inactive and prices unchanged: there was no new
feature in the market Cassimercs satnets
tweeds and jeans, in moderate demand, and
pnces unchanged In foreign goods we have no i'm
portant change 10 notice The importatons have
been moderate; from the Continent they have been
rather larger, though not up 10 the amount at the
same time last year. Staple foreign goods no,
likely 10 be augmented to an extent 10 affect the
regular course of prices, while fancy articles may
continue TO experience more or lees fuctuaton. The
old stocks left over from last year will find some diff
f,slty in being sold at remunerative prices, and
where held in the hands Of consignees rundcr chat
tel mortgages or by houses compelled 20 raise money
on them they viii probably be sold at irregular
prices or worked of 10 considerable extent by
auction. The height Of the spring trade will not b.
over till the re-opening Of navigation and the free
movement of produce from the interior.
The Philadelphia Ledger has the following srgi
ment in favor OF the removal Of the tonnage tax or
freiph, carried over the Pennsylvsnii Railroad. II
says
For fessors deemed rufcsen AT the time, the Iegsa