The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-15

evening 70 ,ake into consideration the erection II
a mMk,t house on the site OF Fort Gansevocrt A
| spirited discussron took place. A series of resoia
tions we're adopted and n committee appointed to
wait upon the Mayor and the Common Council ask
Jog for the use of that site for market house for
the accommodation Of the up town people on the
west side of the city.
! In consequence OF large increase in the re-
ceip's at beef cattle last week, holders were com
PEELED TO grant Concession OF fully one cent a
pourd the range being from &c. to 100. including
all kinds Cows and calves were unchanged in
price. Veal calves were in fair request at &c. IN
G2c. Sheep and lambs were plenty, and In mode.
Iae inquiry NJ from 81 to Sc per head. to quality
Swine we're moderately active at from SIC. TO 6sc.
The receipts (nciudng 1878 head Of cattle At Ber
gen) $50 head cat lie, l4s COWS, SIS veas,
l2sf9 sheep and lambs. and 2.9s6 SWINE.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about 600
bales, Chasing steady upon the basis Of quotations in
another column The cotton statistics for tho commercial
year ending September 1859, have attracted than
nsra attention. account OF the crop having exceeded,
by ~ least s2s 6S6 bales any other grown the
country The amount exported, showed yesterday
the largest before recorded and the am,uni
taken for domestic consumption also proved the largest
mon FOR the past year have been such to induce
al parties in the trade publish interesting tabular
statements, amorg which may notice those By Messrs
Fredcr;ckson weedcn and by Messrs Vim. P. Wright
Co. and that usual prepared by the shipping and
mercal list appears that Of the total crop Of 1852,
oI 4s bales New Orleans received 662 274 bales
or than third Of the whole amount Texas sup
piled Iae ooa Mobile 7ol 400; Florida, l7S4s4; Georgia,
4-57ss: South Carolina $50 e53 North Carolina, 1872
and Virginia, 33,6ll bales. In 1884 the crop of
cotton grown in the United States only
500 5s bales and in ls27-2s only thirty years SINCE
he crop only TT o bales less than has been taken
within the past year for consumption in the United States
The present statistics show that the great increase in the
cultivation Of Sea Island has been In Florida which
grew 20 s53 bales South Carolina 1874; and Georgia
10 1852 bales. Total 4o,039 bales. Sea Island sells
nearly abou, onehrd higher than the short staple,
South Carolina Georgia for long period produced the
larg,s. amounts; ii now seems that Florida has gone
ahead OF The consumption north of Virginia
for 1853 is estimated 60,as bales, and south o.
Virginia l6s 4o3 bales probable from all accounts,
that the crop of ls596o reach fnot exceed 900
bales that long New Orleans will receive 900 900
bales There striking features connected with
the growth and movements Of this leading American
pie, which want Of room ut the present compes
Us 10 omit We may MENTION however, that the connec-
ton formed, directly indirectly, by railways between
Memphis ami Nashville with the Atlantic ports has ma
tcriay added to their importance cotton receiving
and SHIPPING Gepots The receipts at Memphis last year
amounted 3s $50 bales against Z: 900 in lS5I-52 Oh
tie past years receipts 24l SAG forwarded to New
Orleans and have been counted the receipts OF that
city ara $500 were shipped up the river and probably
chiefly reached Atlantic ports and manulactorcs in the
interior and 20 900 baeswere shipped North from Nash
vile. The supplies, which directly by railways
not stated large portion Of which likely gathered
IRON interior points along their The -four market
yesterday heavy, and for descriptions lower
Lille The disposition realize the part holders aug
Elentcf Tire sale Wheat heavy and lower while
sales fair. Corn without change Of moment
and SAILS to,rably active Pork firmly held, with
sales Of mess at SIS, and prime at SO 81 $40 3D.
Sugars steady, with sales Of about 700 a
500 hhds. and about 700 500 boxes. at
given in another place. Coffee frmer.
the sales aggregated about 56 bags chiefly RIO a,
prices ranging from lie pc and Geographic despatch
cceved yesterday from Baltimore stated that yesterday
aud the previous 10 900 bags of Rio had bce
sold N that market at llHc Ike Freight engage
eI,s wele moderate, while were quite steady and
without change in quotations.