The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-19

From the london Times (City Articie), Dec ST.
Tie principal railway meeting Of the week has been that
Of the British bond and shareholders Of the New York
and Ee 10 consider proposition for extricatng the
pany from is difficulties The scheme which has already
been published in erso, was, after some explanations
formally approved
THE PARIS BoURsE.
The closing price from Paris this (6th) evening was
1T 25c. showing frmness at the recent Improvement
The quotation of gold at Paris about = per mile dis
count and the shor exchange London is Is 10 per FL
price cr G3 u.s. per ounce for gold il no
pears that gold about 10th per cenl dcarer in Paris
than in Ioudon.
LIVERPOOL CpTToy MARKEr MONDAY Dec 5-The sales
Of cotton tocay 600 bales The market was
unchanged. No imports this week at present
DEC 6-Ihe business transacted in cotton 70 day has
been limited and sales barely reached 4,0c0 baes-5OO
for export. Prices in the buyers favor.
LIVERPOOL Corn and BRgspsrurs MARKET Dec g.
Business dong IN wheat Is at previous rates Flour,
slow sale and rather lower OATS the turn in favor Of
the buyer. indian Corn IN fair consumptve demand.
LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, Dec 6-Siear There has
been very large business dong since the close Of
week, and the demand has been particularly active
day The whole OF the sugar at auction sold 3D. TO Is
advance The following the pa-ticulars:-Wes India
346 hhds ~ tierces Barbados 36s DID, to ass Bengal
2,s96 bags Khaurs, sos. 3d. ls 3D. low brown date
BIS TO SSs middlng 10 good white Benares AS to dos.
low to middling yellow Gurputta, 34s Cd 10 AS; low
yellow syrups 39s to S9s Cd good bright yellow Baly
46s Madras 2d5 bags; brown md yellow native and
date kind, 27s to 32s Madras aska 206 bags gray 3a
Cd to AS Cd good bright yellow, ASS. Cd to 4ss Cd.
AS per cwt The transactions in West india including
these at sale, amount to s52 bids, and the further
quantities Of sugar that have changed hands pri-
boxes, at 3ss. Cd. TO ASS. 3d.. Cuba, $50 hhds.,
at 36s. 70 46s Cd; Mania, 1900 bags, at 36s.
Ss,. 60 harS ssn lao cases 5So bags at a.s Bahia 7e7
mainder white at Ais. 45s Pernambuco e475 bags at
55s 3D. and Paraba ,453 bags. at 36s floating cargo
Of Pernam has also been sold, $500 bags 2s Gland
ing weghts for the United Kingdom and three cargoes
Of Havana comprising together 900 boxes at 26s 3d.
29s Cd. per cwt Cofiee.-1 200 bags native Ceyon, ut
n p~d rpiy
$50 bags good privately at SIS Cd 5ss and 100 bags
Porto Rico at 64s. per cwt Leather and hides.--M
Ieadenhal to-day the supply Of fresh leather only
moderate fair demand for crops English butts
Of nearly all descriptions foreign butts Of extra substance
shoulders and ofial Shaved hides hides horse
hides and skins met better inquiry, and prices generally
have undergone but little change since last week. Market
hides were IN far supply, without alteration in value
Talow.-TEe mrrket is dull to day SIS OIL the spot
and sellers for all the year at 55s 6d
LEEDS, pEc Ga fair average amount OF business has
been done in the cloth halls Today and the tone of the
goods to the halls continues TO be small while the direct
deliveries from the manufacturer and the cothcr the
merchant increases The hnishers and dressers we'll
the manufacturers, well employed. Wool is steady
in price, without any change in quotations since last
week.
MANCHESTER, Dec. Eve have had good market for
yarns fair business doing for India and also the
Mediterranean The Germans are also picking up lots
where they be had under favorable circumstances
and altogether the market closes very firm, and in some
higher prices have been paid than could be OBJ
tanned last week. The home trade continues very busy
and all descriptions OF yarn in demand Cloths for
India realize the full prices OF last week. there is not
omuch doing partly in consequence OF the teegraphc ac
counts in anticipation of the overland mail being DUE
thought not yet 10 hand and partly in consequence Of the
heavy engagements OF manufacturers and the difficulty Of
placing fresh orders Sales readily be effected for deli
very January but manufacturers unable to promise
them before February The demand continues the same
Tor narrow goods, Tcloths long cloths and printers For
domestics there is slight Improvement The tendency
of prices Is in favor OF sellers Messrs John Sagg Co
repot-There IS no change in the market report since
roiD in g0OdS,
owing to the higher prices generally asked but buyers
seem inclined 70 50 on at the prices paid last week Long
cloths and Tcoths, especially the lighter qualities and
printing Cloths continue in GOOD aemand and the tendcn
cy of prices is still favor Of sellers Messrs George
Fraser Son Co. reportThcrc no change IN oHr mar
TO be comparativcfv uanl,nate.