The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-06

surely above all suspicion, offered freely In tho
street discount, whIo those Of regular Western ob
bsxs are considered e good - 20 much gold" This
ing The credit Of fifteen states Of this Union, whose
with New York amounts 70 many millions annually,
sireY To drive the southern trade from New York.
part of their sectional crusader New York TO DO oene
n,ed by such course2 Is Is true that the southern iA
trade 10 only about half OF what II was At the same
time last year, and next spring 10 may be still less while
the commercial population (nere those rgans are pup
shed) may be made 70 suffer most seriously by their
madness and folly Ssctonalism is bad enough in poll
tics but when ia drag ged into the OF trade be
comes curse 10 all fair and honorable com nercai pur
suits, and cannot be too severely condemned. Many JOB
bers and commission houses here are working down
their stocks ~ low possible before the closing Of the
The movement in cotton domestic goods fair for
the while prices were sustained for most descrp
tons. Wcoen goods SLOW Of sale, and prices for
most kinds Of both and woolen domestic goods
irregular Brown sheetngs steady and prices
sustained while light sheetings were scarce and held with
frmness The demand rather IN advance Of produo
ton Medium makes or bleacned sheetngs we're steady
The higher and wider qualities dull In drills the
sales were moderate and chiefly for shipment to Cali
fornia and South American ports The demand for China
limited, and makes suitable for that market were
dull Prints were quiet Win moderate sses vorss
sustained. Denm's were unchanged Sail duck was trm
0susbugs and seamless cloth bags were steady and prices
or movement Of importance Deiains, With reduced
supplies were in good request, especially
low priced desirable patterns. Carpets have been fairly
dealt in through the season. and 10 of The
prices borne by WOOL steady rates have been maintained
The trade in foreign goods moderate though lair
for the season. The newer importatons OF desirable
styl les Of dress goods fair request Ribbons OF
certain styles saleabe at steady prices. the silk
trade fair and certain sty Of desirable silk goods
selling to fair extent, especially 70 prominent
houses in the by and local city trade Most descrp
tons Of German woolens, and especially heavy goods
dull.
The auction Gales though large this week, the season
for active fall business approximatng its Close sale
OF foreign goods OF the importation Of Messrs. l.
Curtis, comprising 1 coo lots, made on the Sd ns
Several lots OF old styles where passed. while the newer
inportaons sold at fair prices. On the An inst
Messrs. Wilmerding Mount offered the balance Of
plain worsted goods and shawls imported BY Messrs
Bupkard Hutton The shaws were heavy and many
lots passed And today they sold their printed and
fancy worsted and dress silks, which, with some excep
TONS proved satisfactory. fair sale Of ribbons was
made by Hsggerty Co., the 4th inst
The late advces from Manchester were favorable Raw
cotton has been active in the market during the week.
The chief purchases being made by spnnsrs and for ex
port, with very little doing speculation. The New
England mills were well employed and some OF them try
ing 10 make up time lost by the deficiency OF wator
er the past summer and early part Of autumn.