The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-30
Interesting from the River ,sate'
QUIZ BUEN0s AYRks CORRESPONDENTS.

QUE BUENos AYRks CORRESPONDENTS.
BuEsos AYKxs s. A., April 26, IsoS.
Bad Markets at Home-Strring Nesos frow tie Lsit1d
Saies-Hay Wsek--Bas,ness--s of an Er.S
qaahe-Agate Exported Ounces
Shoosn9-Cret Of the Goue naent-Loso Rates Of Iate
rest-Lands Saagh'-Dyought- I''odsce-Feioats-Ar-
rsvois-frices Of Imports, de-. dc. dc.
Tome Is packet day, and il also the Sabbath
day ! write the evening before. This packet will take
home no stirring news. except the mos dolorous
sponses to the European Of last mouth. Bucnos
Ayrean produce has fallen in Europe per cent
and tn losses fall the shippers Il has much affected
the markets here.
The news by the last semi-monthly packet from the
United States Of th cheering kind. Those who
never alsered in their love for the old flag were ubi
lant and those who had reoiced In the hope OF
pubcs seemed luie happy because they had always
expected the Union to DO maintained.
We have just passed through the solemnitics OF
Holy Week, during which business suspended here,
and the streets and churches hronged Business Of
some kinds goes on, however, then In Uruguay
there was felt Of those earth rembngs which some
times submerge cities. II was not severe shook but
It ratified the chinaware for seventy leagues That
gion billy and rocky, and abounds in mineral wealth.
now and curious article OF export is the list Of
portations from Uruguay II the precious stone agate
II V cartsd great distance, and sells for &64 Spanish
per ton and goes chiefly to Germany, whore Il 10
featured into knife hndles and various kinds of orna
ments.
Tho various provinces slecting representatives TO
the National Convention which will meet bore on May
o. It seems 70 be generally expected that the Conven
ton will mako Buenos Ayrss the national capital
Uod has CONC nm to war nrices ,h dh ."usn
day is worth 46 paper dollars. This is fearuily high
Sarmento formerly OF this city, Is Military Cover
Of the province Of San Jaan and no has surprised
many with the extreme punishments which he has in
hicted for political offences The other provinces have
subsidized into quiet, and 80 will ROMAN until after the
The government offers for sale largo number of YES
sells lately used as war vessAs The policy is to buy
when they in want and sch when the war Is over
the margins in buying and selling being some OF the
spoils of war One gentleman offers to buy ALL pay
In instalmens TO- lessen the fare, and to these
rivers regularly You may well guess he Yankee
dom, as all North America il called by the British
When this government again proposes little pas
will be fine one.
Hon. II. r. Helper, United States Colsul, has arrived
and will enter upon his duties in a few days
DR.. hutchinson the English traveller in Africa has ar
rived as Consul ut Rosario, in this Confederation.
The credit Of the Confederation is kept up abroad by
the payment of its debts BY Buonos Ayrss Thirty thou
sand pounds recently forwarded TO London for this
purp SCI and the money arrived little before payment
was due.
The money market seems to be flush The bank loans
at per cent, unusually low rate There is at the
same time an unusually large amount Of money seeking
In the country suitable for grazing Cattle sheep
hides and wool the products Of these plains and the
wise are placing their money in such way to pro-
duce them.
Thousands Of square miles both sides Of the La
Plata are burning under the protracted drought In
many parts cattle dying, while in others thoy are
driven great way for water 1t is taken with great
expense from deep wells
But few American merchants are sending produce
homo now, which leaves American ships unemployed,
except in European trade They affect to fear pr
vaees and while other vessels receive 50 por ours
offered only IS.
For the last hail month there have but few arri
rvasfrom the United States The Ophen Johnson from
New York, arrived April 10; Sidney Bice Godfrey from
Cadiz and Richard Mitchell Allen, from New Bedford,
arrived April IL; GEN. Powell, from Cardiff arrived
April 49, James Nesmith Nas from Portland arrived
April 20.
Lumber bears good price. Good pine, $40 per 900
feet pitch pinc $43 ash and oak $5 cedar shingles
IS per 600. Flour brings 50 in bond American rice
cannot be found.
There is good trade in jcrked beef from this port
chiefly for Spanish ports. Within month there have
gone out from Buenos Ayres than 900 tons For
bones and bone ash there but little demand but thoy
command $11 $l2 per ton The trade wool continues
$50 600 arrobaa having been sold last month"; chiefly
for Europe, at advance Of about five per cent on
former prices. Dr. hides for the United States are
bought IT ~ Q 4S rals, silver.