Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-27

The following is a comparative statement Of the i'm
ports of foreign dry goods New York for the week
ending Jan. -, and since Jan. -
For The Week. 1857. 1855. 1859
Entered at the port 81 $50 a6I $500 225 s8 a23 COS
! Thrown ON market 2,s7S,s5O 1854 ,9o5 4,iS9,s74
Since Jan. 1.
Entered port 81 $50 6e7 s2I44 633 81 se4 1862
Thrown on marAet I,t53.s O4 2,556,SO2 1852 80
By the above official returns IL will be seen that the
imp"rtations at thts port the past week have been
larger than IA any week within tie past twelve months
Both the amounts entered and thrown upon the
ket IN excess OF those Tor the week 1857
and 1858. ami the totals since the lt are IN ex-
cess the SINE period for the two previous years
This augmentation ia imports, and the Quantities
throwa upon the market, IS attributable in part,
do doubt, 10 the icgt waHt al the trade. bat the
enormous expansion ot back credits loans has
doubt helpeI t. increase tile importatun- Tie swell.
ing Volume of imports with the opening year looks
better Tor an Increase 0 goGeruinvnt revenue under
the tariff OF 1887. That act has never as a revenue
measure, had far tr al. Ia months after ia
passage, aud only IA about ninety days after Il weHt
into operation on the 1t OF july, 1887, terrible
vulsion set IN which extended Is ihiileuee over a
good part OF 1865, and which defeated the egtmAte
Operation OF the measure. The revival Of trade aud
commerce the present year Will go far 10 show It's adj
vanLlges asa revenue measure 10 make
changes IA AT the present would hook ike
ing aside before is utility had been fairly tested. No
doubt some iew amendments might and ought t. be
adopted, which would not essentially alter its main
features liberal couimerc al aud revenue
Frequent changes IA the Laws - the country
cannot ia 20 unsetue commercial pursuits and also
II Ahhftfss-iff ulCtilatnu IN tac turing
interest nedeatliy protected by them. living u the
advancing tendency lh csttln, manufacturers of
OF heavy cotton fabrics VIII be Compelled either 20
eurtah production "a desaaid higher prices. Owing
u INTEL genoe from Southern pos part
enlariy from NeS Orleans, whore the last private tel
egraphc dtststtCheS quoted mildlng cotton IL "a.
With freight - Liverpool at The sale IN the pass
three days 30 TINS market have reached about II 900
bales Yesterday 500 we're soid IN store aud in good
part - American spanuers. The sales Of the week
closed al an advance OF Nc to &c. the Lowest
agprvs 81 last Ia tne dry goods tsade the pc
Eash tF.r
chasers from the South aud Southwest, and lohbers
have beea well employed. Both heavy aud Iisht cot
Ton piece goods have had an upward tendency and At
the close q the week holders were disposed % de-
mand higher prizes Fore IN stppie gssoss of seascu-
aele and desirable styles have bosa fairly asalt
reninvFalfe pfices- II aky braws dusncsts C sheet
nga we're active at Nc, vIk upward tendency.
Ioceism aghts were Arm al szsS re lghi sheetBgs
Ner arm II = Sc aud = do And shrtines Al q Il
h~sclsI goods arm aud sans Al re
EuArs. Drills held 10 good $50 and IL Che alb
senoc = an active exoE trade prices unehang-
eli. titA leAhs we're rcr, Win az sales. Stripes
knd drnns gDsl demand add Ears = "A ready
szs Prtts were IA Tgn ana extensive zsssetnseats.
stylss Amarsnths selling freely az ta1llr ar-
c8riiag o. makes MAiicfs wcFe Sciluz Al /. 6sfus
spring sc lanes Srre hegianns = ulfee ra.Asr4lesy
Al pfces aceofdis = sis irs, - lals, eieay Il ID
Sales q sipghams ii ~ A. al lotsc faNnk uens
selling a les 8iStse IL ctths and cssiaefxs ttsfo
80 inaisrase business dosas Al steady psces. Ne
x-re IN moderate demand, Wise Kensaeky jeans
we're ARA al ssins Al an advances IA priss he
The apartments q foreign goods have sees sazsrr-
ially aasme1frd - rcceut Arrivals Preach s4nns
az les, have ps YET exfrsneed aoca AetisHy. hack
s.lks ssre Era. ana stock hight for both Gkscy aaa
pAias aud % ss.e ~ cs higher rates aeaAnara
s1srtag geods ARA And W Dir rrnsss s.ea.lsns
lEas cb9hs An c4ssaaefVs Asd sak aa4 eesss1a sesz
ass iiasps s.lks .s4 .-ay kiads = tsssgn ~s~lsss
thsse earFraf Is All The prsspseLs II ~ sersnz
uaae sr.aaAliy eI~z sssoaE-sngig.