The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

The home demand for cotton domestic goods tended to
sustain quotations The prices Of cotton though
ly subject to some ucuaton yet considering the large
crop grown last year, sustained Of remunerative
prices The manufacturers generally doing satsfac.
tory business and making money. At last accounts from
England the weekly consumption Of cotton in Man.
chester amounted TO a. 900 bales The American
facturers have purchased cotton this year fully up
bought last year within the period The export de
mand for cotton piece goods contributes TO prices
The Southern trade is sti backward although the i'd
merchants especially from the Gulf States and principal
cities Of the Southern seaboard Some anxiety continues
10 be entertained as TO the volume OF the spring trade
from the South yet prominent houses profeas to enter
tain more confidence in its results than they d earlier in
the season.
paper published at Atlanta, Ca has been grossly i'm
posed upon perpetrated unwittngly act OF great
injustice. In publishing what 1t calls " black list'
OF houses in hs city those OF abolition tendencies and
unfriendy to the South included quite number Of
most national and conservative firms and of who
have stood by the constitutional rights Of the South II
s information was supplied through the sharp practice OF
rival houses such conduct severely cen
sured New York is conservative and national by an i'm
mense majority and the number OF sectional and abo
ton dry goods houses doing business here is compare
lively few, and generally known such both North and
South The season is likely to bring fewer retail pur
chasers from the interior Of the South this sprnp per-
haps than usual and who may make purchases in South
cities; but this win only induce Southern jobbsrs
to purchase more largely in New York meet the In
demand upon them the interior The heaviest
houses IN the Southern trade and who have established
customers in the distant States have
dong good business the present week, while houses
the MIDDLE Northern tier OF Southern States have done
hut light business. Ia yet early for the North
Carolina Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky trade We
Observe that the 18th Of this month the last link in
continuous railroad line from New York New Orieaos
will be finished and opened, and bring the two cites in
eighty four hours OF each other This will give
Southwestern merchants great ABILITIES for visiting Nav
YORK Heavy brown sheetiugs and sbrngs continued m
and best makes ranged from Skc To sSc Bcachsd
unchanged. Drills wore Arm; China makes selling at
s%c, At 7xc, beached at &c blue at II &c
other Descriptions OF cotton domestic goods continued 70
fully aintain the quotations. Of last week. Light aud
fancy assmeree were inactive, owing TO the diiaory
movements Of clothing manufacturer shtnets OF 10
priced qualities in fair demand. Kentucky Jeans
in good stock, and trade moderate. Fannes were
good supply, and the movement for descriptions
tar.
Tie movement in foreign goods was an improving
scale and doing in both staple and fancy dress ar
cles OF desirable styles Good black silks firm, but
the business mcderate inferior qualities plenty
ard irregular. Satin de chimes and low priced sergcs
we're fair demand In foreign woollens the movement
Was moderate and steady.
The Western trade does not fairly commence generally
until that Of the South is nearly We look for au'
proved business from that part OF the country Tho job
bpg trade ~ St. Louis has grown to be quite exteusve
and II il believed that her jobbirg merchants viii pur
chase freely this year than usual owing the in
rrsnse popua about Pixies Peak and other
~cs cf tia, city louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati and
chicago have all grown up jobbrg places ronts OF
srrbuon for Retailers IN the interior communities con
trpos 90 shsm.