The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-18

average, and 500 Oripoco ~ lbs average private
erma The total stock comprises Ala 400 hides and $50
Buenos Ayres and Montevdco 81 900 Rio Grande 20 100
California &C. 500 Orinocc 1000 ruxlo IS 900 African.
rcan 400 Matamoros 240O Vera Cruz, o. 100 Texas,
100 Bahia, l,5Oo Maracaibo, 500 West India, 49, 500
Maranhams 1000 dry sailed Pernambuco, 81 800 wet
sslted Rio Grande, 900 wet sailed California.
Hops OF all descriptions were scarce the demand con-
tinued comparatively light but full prices realized
Prime and choice grades were most wanted The sales
were mainly At from 25c e5c for last years growth
LNsEED.We note sales from store of 200 bags Cal
cutta in Boston at So 37H a SO 40
LEAIHER-Good to choice grades of hemock sole were
moderate demand, but the market lower and pur
ehases were readily made at decline of No. 1c per
TO- on all qualities though the stock comparatively
light. Oak sole was lc &c. per ID lower fair bust
ness was done at the reduction. Prime annages
most wanted. The stock comprises fair assortment
and Is large We quote Buenos Ayres for basis csc
asc per H., and other descriptions in proportion.
MOI AssES-The trade about the only buyers and
the sales were confined TO small lots The arrivals were
pretty large yet the market showed weakness Prime
mixed, Csc ITO SEC cisycd. ssc 4cc muscoya a%
aSc 6Sc Porto Rico 400. aS0c. New Orleans soc.
q The stock comprises 4, 500 hhds Cuba, 4eo hhos
Porto Rico and 800 bbs New Orleans We sales by
auction Of 10 hhds Porto Rico at SIC 55c 27s hhds
Cuba muscovado at ss36cs Ale and 100 bbs New Or
leans at &c. q 73c., four months
PRovIsIoNs-Receipts, 40 bbls pork, IL do beef $50
packages cut meats 954 do and kegs lard The sales
Of pork were to fair extent but mainly at lower fig
ures The market closed heavy at $26 cash. The sales
were 1000 bbls new mess for forward delivery including
May June and July sellers option $25 rs 500 25
for new mess; s25 s25 Is for old mess, and sci so
So for prime The demand for beef fair and prices
continued steady The sales were 600 bbs at SIS so
SID 90 for new plain mess and $40 $4 for extra
mess. Beef hams sold slowly, but holders were
not not disposed TO concede anything IN order to
sell. Only 200 bbs changed hands at $3S $50.
Bacon was inactive and somewhat nominal We note
sales OF 200 boxes at for Cumberland cut and 15c
ford Gut we're reported at ise Cat meats were not in
very good reqnes but prices were we'll sustained The
sales were $50 bxs at 10%c II c for shoulders and
l5kc l7&c. for hams The transactions in cut meats
were light, but the market firm The sales 600
packages mainly at 16c. a 1sAc. Butter and cheese
were quiet and almost nominal, with Tight demand at
PETROLEUM continued inactive and nominal at a, 24c
for crude, rarely 241s and Sc 3sc for refined
prices hsr ar8, ~ afr, So. .1t
RICE without particular change No sales of con-
sequence were reported Small lots sold to fair extent
at previous prices a.ts3 sYn5G t4
SUGAR. heavy stock depressed the market some.
what though prices were without quotable change. The
stock oil raw Is estimated to comprise 20 6l0 hhds,
50,334 boxes l06 537 bags and 500 melado The sales
to-day were 1917 hhds Cuba at 9kc. 1890, and go
vana at 10 121c The market closed rather heavy
at the following prices -nferior to common refining
Cuba shc. sAc; fair to good refining do, lOhc
lO1se. far to good grocery do, 1886 Ike; prime
grocery do, 11kc. 121c. Porto Rico 1Oc. 1916
mclado Sc. 7c; Nos to IL clayed exc a 11Hc No.
20 do, 1916. 14hc The market for refined sugar
was also heavy and prices were in buyers favor Stand
ara hards SOLD NJ l5Zc., ana A white at l4xc
STEARINE dull of SALE but holders generally
firm Prime was offered at tic. 17xc. We quote
grease lie a 12c as to quality.
SKNs.-The demand for deer has been very moderate
and the market heavy. Holders OF goat were
anxious 70 realize and offered at lower prices The bust
ness at the reduction has been BETTER but special lots
changed hands.
TOBACCO The market was without noticeable change
IN any particular The sales were s5 cases Ohio seed
leaf at l0hc. 40 hhds Kentucky at loo. 23kc and
hhds. Kentucky scraps at SIC. r-
TALLOw in demand. We note sales of 134 900 lbs
at Ike Also.
WHALEBosE in demand. $4,000 lbs. Arctic
changed hands at private price.
3 wHrsKYY.-Receipts, 104 bbs The market was with
out peroeptibe change Small lots taken 50 90
81 q for state and Western; but sales of import
ance were made.