The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-22


of foreign dry goods New York for the week and
Jan. L.
For the Week 1857. 1858. 1859
Entered at the port. $3.50 961 s66e225 sS,92a,eO5
Thrown market -. 2,oI3,s50 1054,965 4,l39,s14
Since jan /.
Entered at the port 81 5s4s97 s2144es3 1854 3s2
Thrown market 49,. 7,e53,so4 2536,s02 7,7523T6
By the above official returns it viii be that the i'm
portaons at this port the past week have been larger
than in any week within the past twelve months. Both
the entered and tnown upoa the market are in
excess those for the week in 1857 and 1858, aud
totals since the LIST inst are in excess of the same pc
Rod for the two previous years. This augmentation in
imports and in the quantities thrown upon the market is
attributable in part no doubt the legitimate Of
the trade but the expansion of bank credits
or loans has no doubt helped to increase the i'm
portations The swelling volume Of imports with
the opening year looks better for increase of
government under the tariff Of 1851 That act
has never, as revenue measure had iaf uii Ia
days afIo- ope Jelly, 1907,
terrible revulsion set in which extended rs influence
good part Of 1885, and which defeated the cgti-
mate operation Of the The revival Of trade and
the present year will go far 10 show It's advan
tages a revenue To make serious changes IN
the present time would look like casting it aside be-
it, utility had been fairly tested. No doubt some few
amendments might and ought to be adopted which would
not essentially alter its main features liberal com
mercal and revenue measure Frequent changes In the
revenue laws Of country cannot fail TO unsette com
the manufacturing interest incidentally protected by
hem. Owing to the advancing tendency in
cotton, manufacturers Of heavy cotton fabrics win be
compelled either TO curtail production 20 demand
higher prices. Owing 10 intelligence from South
cotton ports, and particularly from New Orleans,
where the last private teegraphc dispatches quoted mid
ding cotton IL "a, with freight TO Liverpool " I'd
The saos in the past three days in this market have
reached about Il 900 bales. Yesterday 500 sold
in store aud in good part to American spnners The
sales Of the week closed at advance of &c. to c
the lowest figures Of last week. In the dry goods trade
the present week has brought increased number of
purchasers from the South and Southwest and jobbers
have been well unemployed. Both heavy and light cotton
piece goods have had upward tendency, and nj the
close OF the week holders disposed 10 demand high
prices Foreign staple goods OF seasonabe and dcsra
bic styles have been fairly dealt in at remunerative
prices Heavy brown domestic sheetngs active at
s1ac, with an upward tendency; medium weights were
firm at &c nc. light shcetings were firm at 51ac
&C. and q do, and shrtngs at 5sfc Beached goods
frm, and selling ren,unerative prices. Drills
were held good Stock and in the absence of an active
export trade prices unchanged Cotton jeans we're
dmer, with fair sales Stripes and denms were IN good
demand and met with ready sales Prints were in fun
and extensive assormons and presented great variety
Of attractive spring styles. Amaranths were selling
freely at l0c. h. according 70 makes Eadders were
selling ut e1zc. 1oc Spring de LANES begnang 70
move moderately prices according TO styles, at loc
19c, chiefly at 16c Sales Of gnghams were making at
10hc lawns selling at lo1Sc. 10 &c. In cioths
ana cassmeres there was moderate business DONG
at steady prices Medium weight cassimeres were selling
at 81. satlnets were moderate demand. White Ken
lucky Jeans were lr and selling al advance ID prices
over the autumn saes.
The apartments OK foreign goode have been materially
augmented by recent arrivals. French lawns were N
good request while English though ia good styles, have
not yet experienced much activity Black silks
hrn, ana stock light for both fency and plain and on
some styles higher rates demanded French printed
goods we're steady and in fair dclnand tailoring goods
we're firm ana IN fair request, including light cloths
and cassmeres and slk and cotton vcsngs, nens silks
and mauy Kinds Of foreign wo0ens we're in good demand
and sold at better prices than thoee current last fa
ihe prospects OF the spring trade gradually open en-
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