The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.

SUNDAY, March 20-6P.M
The trade Of the port for the past week has been
moderate. The dry goods import made up To EedAy is
scarcely Of the ~ port Of the week OF 1885,
and is not hall the IMPORT Of the corresponding week
Of 1857 understood that large careoes are on the
way; but the short supply in Europe rust Obviously
operate to cura shipments this country The Southern
buyers have general rule, eec ed the purchases;
there good many Eastern, Northern, and Western
buyers in town, but heyespecialy the Western me--
purchasing with great Discrimination, and are not
likely 10 be induced by the jobbers to invest their
probable sales The spnners in the Fast are still actively
employed there ia fair demand for export TO China and
the dome trade promises TO be considerable Foreign
merchandise continues to pay fair pront 10 Inc
importer Coffee has been quiet throughout the week;
qualities scarce. or tea there was an aac'
ton on Friday, which resulted very satisfactorily
10 the importers; the bidding was spirited, and
all the opened sold at fair prices Sugar has re-
covered the decline OF the early days of March: has
been firm throughout the week. and may be quoted at
advance Of 80 &c. The stock band is SO small
that holders feel erain Of selling at fair profit WOODS
have been dull but prices have no. recedcd since last
week. Hides have declined " per cent, with moderate
Transactions Leather, OF which the stock on hand liz
oderate ia rather higher Ashes steady the stock
on hand Is moderate.
Our leading exports looking better than they did
week SINCE The advices from Europe not Notwithstanding
the war; favorable to cotton. u is known that the
supply in the hands of the Manchester Is very short
srd each mail for some time has reported an advance
We cannot quote decided Improvement ia prices here
since last Saturday, but the quotation represented by
l2Ac. for mddng upands is very firmly maintained.
The crop receipts at the ports continue to decline.
Last weeks receipt at the ports was $4,000 bales
against $4,000 bales in 1865 and 1900 bales
| in rnakin he tOta "a z
against 2,1220 to same date in 1863, and @
462 eco 10 ssme date in 1857. The export continues
Increases the figures $3.50 900 bales exported to date
Os5Q) anst 37 ZOO bales exported to corresponding
date in 1868, and 1878 900 bales exported to same date
1851 Should the prospects subsde, the price of co..
ton would probably advance. Breatstu1s have ben
pretty quiet throughout the week. without material change
price, The prospects Of the Western crop thus far are
good snd there fair chance that it will help tho We
to it's legs again. Provisions have been steady Mt pre-
vous quotations. pork rather dull towards the close
OF the week beef lard and other provisions rather
gber.
The foreign trade Of the port has been moderate as is
shown by the following Custom House tables Ell
IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS AND FOREIGN MERCHANDISE
FIR the Week. 1857. 1858. 1850.
i sSiG merchandise. osS ssosss 2cSSsS
Total for week, SO 1858 557 l,aes,oa4 27s57
Since January l.. SOL 1871 22,o5s,4Sl $685. oS
EXPORTS EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIE.
1857. 1855 1859
For the week ....... 81 $50 1854 5"596S l494, 1893
Previously reported. IL 040944 9o5,l93 1895 ,6,5
Since January l. .S2 92l ,29S 11,42,lo1 lo4303ts
EXPORTS SPECIE.
Brig App, JacrneI American gold . $500 90
Brig Nathan, Ponce doubloons ........ 10000 90
Schooner Yorktown, Cudad Bolivar, for oliver 90
" " 81 gold pcs. 10 ,OG0 90
St~asncr Europa, Iiver pool IT, gold $40 a6
g English siver.... 1893 81
Schooner Emily Kerr, Porto Cabelo, gold. loJuo
Steiner Bremen, Bremen, u 8 gold bars l5o,3s6 SO
g con..... l7,0t0 90
foreign god........ coo co
German silver...... $3.50 90