The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-04

new white Southern at 76Kc Rye quiet at 7sc soc
Barley was quiet and nominal Oats Indicated increased
rmness; State were selling AZ ooc oSc, and western
and Canadian at 66c. q CSC.
CorrosEThe foreign news BY the Fulton and the Ame-
embraced about 900 bales closing at an advance Of
1-sc. a1-ac. Mddling uplands were firm at l2o.
Couu-The market was firm, but sales were Light.
About 100 mats Java were sold at l41sc
FRnGms-Engagements we're limited 10 Liverpool
some cotton was reported at g. I6d WITH small
lots of provisions at last weeks rates. To London 700
boxes cheese were taken at os Bremen about 10
Of tobacco ut 27s 3D. To Australia rates were au
at Csc foot and to California rates ranged rom Soc'
HAY Continued rm, with moderate sales for shipment
at 75c. q Soc
HIpEs-The market continued to rule firm The trade
Of New York in hides is quite LARGE and forms no moon
siderable item our foreign The largest I'M
ports during 1858 derived from Buenos Ayres winch
were in excess Of those for several previous years Oro
supplied the next largest quantity, 26oS3 against
800 72S in 1857; and 1906 imported from European
ports against nothing 1857 and the two previous
The prices having been higher in this country than in
Europe, South American hides, with others received
abroad, freely re-shpped to this country The fol-
New York in -
1855. 2l92 OO 1872 ..'...i 'z7S's s5a
BY this table it viii be that the imports of 1858
have exceeded those of any of the previous three
years The total imports into the United States for the
years named were as follows
1853. 2,35Oooo 1855. ,79l 800
1854 1862 900 1857 1885 ,554
The stock on hand the LIST of January 1885, was 35 900;
imports foreign and domestic for the year. 1902 00O city
and country slaughter not appearing in imports $50 OoO
upper leather purposes, 900; enameed and patent
leather, 100000; by Western and Canadian tanners,
stock in hand this date, 5OOOO-total 900 Entered
into consumption for sole leather purpose by the New
York trade during the year, 0O0 last years con-
sumption 200 000-increase 677 900. It is TO be
marked that consequence of the almost entire suspen
of trade during the last quarter of 1857 owing the
financial crisis business of that period was thrown
init and19 mn ~ llv
fifteen months business TO nine months in 1857
IRON in moderate demand at $25 $26 for Scotch pig
LEATHER.-The market continues to be well sustained,
and tanners realize good profit. Mr.. Hull, in his valu
able and voumnous annual review states that tive have
seldom commenced the year with 30 light stock as at
present. and that for oak the demand had been good
throughout the year. and at the close the stock much
reduced The receipts and sales Of hemock for the
named were as follows
s5s....................3,0 42,30O 1858, 200
1901 ..................Z ,oV,oU0 Z,4OOOOO
1866. 2,570,450 100000
lS5S-Oak .............. 340,600 $40 800
The lowest prices Of hemlock lsc. 11sc., and
highest lin last December) 24c 26c. The lowest quota
ton for oak during the year was 25c 2!c in January,
and the highest in December last, e9c. Bic.
MoIAssEs-The sales embraced about 500 bbls New
Orleans &c., 80 half barrels at &c., and % hhds Cuba
at 25c.
NAVAL sroREs-The sales embraced about 800 bbls
spirits Of turpentne, at 1876, and about 600 bbls
mon rosn TO arrive conditions which made the terms
equivalent 10 about 81 55. Crude turpentine sy
held at SO rs. Other descriptions were unchanged.
OILS steady, but the business transacted light
Lnseed selling in lots at &c. 64c Sperm and crude
were in moderate demand, without change in prices
Observation-Disclosures market was heavy and the
stock being considered large prices depressed The
sales embraced about 500 600 bbs including
at SIT so SIT 90, and prime at S13 25 Beef
dull with sales Of 175 bbs including country prime at
Sc SO 75 country mess ats7 IS 3d. repacked Western
mess at IS 70 $40 So and extra ditto at $40 rs s11 So
prime and beef hams were quiet, and prices I'M
changed. Bacon in demand, with sales reported of
10000 short ribbed homeless at 1Oc meats were
firm, but quiet. Lard was more buoyant, and closed
frmer with sales Of $50 bbs, at IL nc. 1l<c. Butter
and cheese were in fair demand, at steady prices The
stock of pork and beef in the packing houses New York
and Brooklyn on the LIST instant was as follows