The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-09

Since the subsdence of the recent excitement produced
by the purchase of goods for shipment TO the southern
States for the purpose Of gaining free entree the trade
has reapeed into comparative ameness. This has been
made apparent by the anxiety generally felt
gardng the Inauguration and the course OF policy
70 be announced In the Presidents address. This pe
riod having passed. the trade Ia again assuming
seadness, but characterized usual by great caution
The period Of long credits may be considered having
terminated Henceforward business will be done
for cash. and AT shorter periods of credit The trade looks
forward with hope 70 peaceful solution OF pending poll
teal difficulties Could merchants feel assured Ia the
ture prospect Of such desirable result, confidence and
trade would speedily revive and to an extent not other
wse TO be realized for long time 70 come, II The
buyers from distant points have been comparatively few
yet they have been busy engaged In looking round and
making for shipment to California; A fair business
has being doing with the West and especially with NOR
chants from distributing points sich as 81 LOUIS iouis
vile, Cincinnati and Chicago The recent opening Of ma
vlgaton the Hudson river led TO activity the
by trade from the interior. City jobbers pur
chasing lightly feeling inclined under the more or less
restriction OF credit - square their operations from time
TO tmo, TO meet the necessities Of their trade
we have no important variations to notice In the prices
OF desirable staple goods. Large jobbing firms, of
first class credit purchase rather more freely and thus
in some degree supply tho hiatus 10 the trade caused by
Me dminshed purchases OF smaller houses The heavy
houses referred Offering leading brands OF domestic
goods at low cash prices, which IL Is supposed will draw
a large number Of cash purchasers. The trade In cotton
domestic goods, since the termination of the Southern
furry, has been light IL we except tho export demand
Brown shoctngs continued to be In steady request at
sac for standard makes, while stocks were reduced
Light qualities quiet but without change OF quota
tions, while q moderate business was doing Bleach
ed shlrtipgs were quiet, while prizes wero sus-
tanned; grades below io:. were plenty and from
FIVE to ten per cent cheaper. Osnaburgs
duh and lower. Drills were In good demand at
sHc. for standard makes, while bleached exh
bitcd less lrmness than brown. Printing cloths
duh and stocks accommodating. heavy contrac,
reported the basis OF 4so. for 6lx54 Sales
reported IN Providence OF tho width at about 10
The trade in prints tight, ana prices with di-
Guilty sustained The previous dulness noticed 10 the
voolen trade continued while prices for some dcscrp
tions especially sustained. moderate business
was doing IN other descriptions Of domestic goods the
fluctuations 10 which, however were not "a the main Of
sufficient importance 10 require any notice in detail.
In foreign goods the market has been comparatively
quie since the subsistence OF the late southern demand
CITY and country purchasers nispoged % enter the
market freely until tie auction sales which are back.