The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-19
C0MMERCIAL RECORD.


BARBADos.-Latest advices from Brideetown.
April D. show the following:-Exchange-B on
London, selling at ninety days sight, Sass per flOo;
do sixty days, s4s7h; do thirty days, $3.50; do.
seven days. $4e2h. Bills or Notwithstanding
ninety days $3.50; sixty days, $751; thirty days. 1882;
seven days, $4s3. Doubloons, purchasing, SIS.
American gold per eagle, SO. 2,724 bbls flour, last
sales, at $40 20; 215o bbls. meal at So 03 1000
bbls. crackers at s4 co. 1885 bags bread at "a so;
$500 bags corn, at So rs 50 81; coz bags Canada
peas, at So 10; 800 bbls. mess pork, at sa3 %.
lard, &c.,. American butter, ale. per h., ex-
hibiting decline in prices OF most articles.
Flour and meal maintain their value, especially
the latter which has a tendency to advance. There
Is now good consumptive demand and with Ordi-
nary arrivals prices will likely continue about the
same The market is well supplied with Goldfish and
picked fish, which sold, the former from ST. Johns,
N. F. at ST. s12 s13 70 and S14 per cask from Har.
Dor Grace, N F. s12 so; from Halifax sl2; from
Jersey in tubs SIS IA and $12 80 for four quintas.
This was bought mostly by Spectators and prices
will likely be maintained. Some few lots of split
behring's sold at 81 20, round at So 90, infe-
riOr at So per barrel. Mackerel is dull
at IS rs per barrel. White pine boards are
worth $40 and spruce SIT, per M. Pitch pne
lumber good assortment, with free proportion OF
boards, are worth $25; 800 twelve inch cypress
shingles from Plymouth, N. c., sold at IS per NJ,
are worth $50 per NJ, arrivals Goals are selling
at IS rs to SO per ton, several cargOes in transit and
decline ANTICIPATED Sugar has been taken for the
American market at 50 60 to SO rs per 100 bbls. for
fair quality; moasses inactive has been offered at
Gle. per gallon and cask 81; large holders OF good
Cork So 20, to the United States for sugars 3Oc. a
&c. per 100 lbs for molasses SO rs So so per
puncheon: The island Is healthy and favorable har-
ST.. KTTTs.-bates from here to sOth inst. Freights
for here, sugars 5oc.; molasses, 81. The island Is
healthy and crops good and likely to be large.
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.--Dates to March IL. Freights to
London, per sailing vessel, nothing loading; to New
York, per sailing vessel, 9s Is. to CO lo s:
Mail steamer, $l5 per ton, 40 feet; to New
York, per Pacific Mail steamer, $45 per ton, 40
iet 70 Hong Mong per sang no
has not been satisfactory 0impOrters the demand in
creasing only with the fall In prices. Transactions
have been confined mostly to yarns plain cottons
and black velyets. sudden decline In the prices OF
former has induced considerable Sales Gray shirt
ings and black have been dealt in to fair extent at
rather easier rates than those last quoted. Dyed
cottons, wollens and fancy goods quite neglected.
The demand for arms has continued and in spite of
the notification has been satisfied but inquiry for all
munitions of war is slackening. Large arrivals of
sugar. adding to the stocks already here, have re-
duced prices and checked demand. Foreign rice Is
not wanted. Cotton quite out OF the market. Asteady
business is doing in silk, and the demand for finer
sorts has kept prices firm In medium and inferior
kinds there is an evident weakness, but Dotsu1cient
as yet to alter last quotations. The supply OF skins
has been free with an active demand. In tea bust
ness has been brisk wholly for the American market
and prices have remained firm. Arrivals have been
scanty and stocks are reduced to about GOO lbs.
Monetary quotations are on London, bank M s.. Is.
Docume sns yi M ST. Is g d; en- s. As G '''
SHANGHAI-l0 d. s., bank 1874. Private bills, 10
q. s., "a.
HoNGKoNG.-1od d. g., bank 4 to q per cent dis
count. Private TO Ia per cent discount.
BoOS.--297 to 29S.
CALCUTTA advices to April say the position of the
a rpIn0ipg nnatprnl
securities, per cents, r.. "a to rs discount; per
cents, rs. s-s to $40 premium; 5l per cents r. l34
to 1873 premium. The general trade Of the port
IS improved, but prices Of goods and rates of
freight remaining high there Is little inducement
TO operate to England. For the United States lin
seed tonnage is principally In demand. The follow
ing charter parties are reported:-The Chariot OF
Fame, British formerly American), seventeen years
old, has been taken for New York at SIP, gold, to
load 1000 tons nseed ana 500 tons meast; Pomona
British ronl, also for New York, $50 tons saltpetre
at sl3 gold so tons Clutch at s1G gold l500 tons lin
under charter to load home at $l3 60 gold has been
relet Mt RS profits paid here, for a. linseed and
= meast for New York. a'zephrao has been let
$i4 3d. gold, for light meast. The following sales are
also reported:--Pine boards, sales at action ex
Zephyr" from Boston, inch pine boards at RS. 100
TO ia per M; inch spruce panks at RS 1876 TO 129
per NJ; 3 inch do, Rs. ll6 to H. per NJ. Tobacco,
sales At 10 annas pie per pound Tar RS II % ~
to Is per bb Spirits Turpenline RS. 1-6 to is per
gallon Kerosene, small sales at RS ITO to liz per
yard. Brown Jeans, . annas Q pie to annas per
yard. Shcathing "copper" RS 3l4 to 3l-S per factory
na metal od "copper" ss rs 81 per ao Sheath G
3I-i2 to "a per do Tile and Inrot copper,
per do. Pig Lead-Sa: rs s-4 to So, per DO. Grade
As, per bazaar ma1nd. Roll Brim-
stone-ks. 5.s, per do Market Report. -.Saltpetre-
shipments to the United States lights stock
II 600 bags; quotations, per factory maud, are for
Gudna, RS, to 81; Alygnnge, Rs. 414 to Ais; Chup
pore refined Rs. SO to 5l0 Calcutta do rs. AIS TO
5. Linseed continues in good request for shipment
to the United States what little Old seed there Ia
naming in the bazir is OF inferior quality, and
prices are two or three annas lower than fortnight
ago; quotations for factory cleaned old seed, rs.
4-10 per bazar maund; bazaar cleaned new seed Rs.
Az TO 40 per TO-; unceaned Rs. SIS TO -15 per do
Hides and Goatskins are unchanged. with a fair
amount OF business for England and the United
states Tor the former and small inquiry for the United
States Tor the latter Shelac continues with small
10 the United States and prices are fully
main aimed. English marks range from RS. 2l-s TO
2I-S. Native Beerbhoom Rs. Is TO 10. Bhorah RS. Is
to IS per bazaar maund. Iacdye continues with q
fair amount going forward TO the United States
Supplies are light, and there is stock in the mar
ket. Previous prices are fully realized. Per bazaar
maund, Native Mirzapore, rs. 25 TO 50. Native
Deerbhoom, RS. Is to so. Jute-The market remains
inactive. shipments TO the United States are mode
rate. "Doss mixed" rs. 1913 TO 20 per bSe of 500
lbs. net. 'Dutt mixed'' Rs. 1914 TO 1912 per do.
Raw Sllk-Cossimbazar, native ilature. Rs II to 81
per factory seer. Gonatea. do. RS. 10 TO l9, per
do. Radanagore do. None. Baulleah, do RS. Is to
l6, per do. Commercially, do rs. I6 TO 20S per do
CorahsRs. 135 TO 175, per Gorge of 20 pieces Cas-
tor Oil-Rs. lis 10 1l-12, per bazaar maund, with
small shipments to the United States. Cotton-The
market has been rather quiet as the cotton i'm the
bazar fuily $4,000 bales, has cost higher laid down
on Calcutta than buyers are willing TO give Quo
tatons per bazaar mannd, middng fair. rs. 1912 to
i1-4; ialr RS 1872 TO 10. Sales for fortnight 1850
bales. Cutch-Rs. 10 to 1914 per bazaar mauiid in
small course of shipment. Dry Ginger-Rs $40 to
o. bazaar malnd Turmerc-Rs. Al to Ala bazaar
maund Stick Iac--Rs. 1l-l2, per bazaar maund.
COR larns-Rs. ! to 10, per bazar maund Irvine
RS. 10 10 1s per bazar maund. Cardanum Seeds
RS 40 To s-S, per seer according to quality. India
Ruober--lts. 30 TO As, per bazaar maund. Opium
Benarcs rs 421, per chest Patna rs. 14J0, per do.