The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-17

Southern trade during the past week has been
Especially on Southern iobbing account. The South
anlers running 70 Charleston and Savannah have
7t crowded with goods TO their utmost CAPACITY.
sde from that direction may be considered as hay.
hed il not partially passed. it's most active period
xsprlng. There are In town, however, conside
amber Of buyers from Tennessee, North Carolina
gipia, and from the older States Of the West. A
AMY purchases are also being made for the st.
arket, chiefly by j0bbers, for distribution beyond
Ma, including the borders Of our Western frontier,
n leak, &c. AS 70 the Northwestern new States, the
M yet light. 1t is expected to increase, however,
3s less, q the spring advances. With the opening
IA ston on the lakes and canals business with that
SKI 4 Ia thought, will improve. At present merchants
8squarter are said 70 possess light stocks, and
IN enish them in an irregular way, as their necessi
8 bel Them in order 10 meet the demands Of their
&4gs Accounts from the Eastern manufacturing dis
dill Inue TO be favorable, and we hear that new mells
i Snplated In Maine and other States. The late ad
x4 n Manchester continue also 10 be favorable.
4M mills requiring low grades Of cotton for the
M a Of some styles Of heavy goods, have An oppor-
Wsssupply ing the mselves on favorable terms com
m the prices Of fner and deEer qualities. As most
~ occurs in oil large crops whose prices are good,
zg in the shape of cotton u gathered and sent 70
I'M hich supplies large proportion Of ordinary or
M,rades, TO the medium and finer qualities, and
Ars correspondingly lower prices. In cotton
eseclaly Of heavy descriptions, We have no change
~ TO notice. Bleached sheetings and shirtlngs
1eavy supply, and less buoyant and active.
etings and shirtipgs were In steady demand,
Tat Sa4c.; other Tighter descriptions were un-
Drills we're in good export demand, and 40
ss were sold shead Of production, while odd
Ere accommodating. We quote bleached 1t Sc.
at lO1sc. q 10Xc. CUttonadog were quiet. A
30 was doing m stripes, ticks and denims. In
oths the business was fair 1t steady prices. In
IN fabrics the change In prices from those current
Wwere not important Woollens, except for desira-
Eof fair ana low qualities, were dull. Low priced
#skins were In good demand. Kentucky jeans
~ Prints presented no now features. Certain
II ,st in vogue were doing well, while others were
~ In foreign goods tho trade has been fair, but
n Ill irregular, according 70 the character Of tho
IVA the prices demanded British dress goods
X fair request French dress goods were
moro or less freely at auction. White linen
Evcre inactive. Brown, however, were in
'4knand at steady prices. Several considerable
|M sales have been held since our last
and generally without further depression in prices
..nrh goods They have been frequent, but less In
~ than thoee Of the previous week. The sales
several catalogues or carpetings, which .dragg-
as low grades Of domestic make were concern
,srs. Widening b Mount held a sale today OF
q, tailoring goods, which drew q good company, and
though low, compared favorably with similar
ut private sale. Among the lots offered were
ap d'etes, OF the importation Of Messrs. Throu,
Il %. The sale, however, lacked spirit, and
were passed. The city retail trade, with tho
espring weather, has shown rather more