The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-26

to the shadow OF the paln yreHs lnleT tne walls
Of Calcutta. Cotton goods .orm another
to the Indies. The trade was at one ;ime confined
exclusively to Boston, but nc present New YORK
divides the honor and profit JUS! one-hali The M
ports from there have been steadily increasing every
year. This year they are especially large IN the
matter o! goat skins COW hides. nseed bags, gunny
bags, shellac. saltpetre and Irvine. As usual iust
now the great proportion Of the trade Is done in
foreign bottoms. But one or two ships in the year
san sal directly from here to Calcutta Their cargoes
Ton carry ice altogether though 1t proves no damper
on the hopes OF the enerprisng spectators from the
hundred per cent OH the fevered palates or the
n nhos, naive and foreign born. Inc lrelght
cnutges 10 Calcutta range from $40 to S12 IN g0ld
pei ION; from Calcutta the charge IL $40 80.
THE CALIFORNIA TRADE.
nne steamship lines via the lsthmus are making
s Us roaus on the trade with California by sail
ing vessels around Cape Horn. Recently half a cargo
Oh wheat was imported here by steamer, though
nitnerto all such freight left exclusively to The
clipper neet An average OF five vessels a month
leave New York for San Francisco with cargoes OF
Cumberland coal, railroad iron plaster, cement,
slaves, agricultural Implements and a general as
sortment OF hardware They bring back cargoes Of
wheat, nSnr, NOES, wool crap IRON commonly
the past few months. In September 1t generally
commences. and Is fairly underway by October. 1t
briskness In the California shipping business Freghts
range from 20 to 40 cents per foot; weight goods
to cent per pound nails 81 to 81 cents per keg
the reduction OF the tax whiskey has begun to
form an item OF export There Is project on foot
to start line Of vessels between here and Portland,
In Oregon, though some people consider the enter
prise is not calculated to pay.
THE CHINA AND JAPAN TRADE
With these two enigmatical sections or the Old
World American trade has been comparatively
long time established. The ships that SAIL from
here to the Flowery Kingdom, generally first
class clippers, carry all kinds or merchant Sc.
hardware, glassware, notions coal &c. They
bring back both from China andJapan tea almost en-
trely except from he ports OF Hong Kong and Wham-
paO, where the cargOes assorted and mating,
silk fre-crackers and thousand little knick knackS
on which Oriental ingenuity delights to expend It.
self make up inconsderable portion Of the con-
signment.
For seven months OF the present year the arrivals
from China and Japan comprised siXty-fOur vessels
OF all sizes ranging from 400 to 500 tons registered
No casualties reported though cyclones and
other such unpleasant manifestations OF the ee-
ments were frequent In the Indian seas.
Freights from China were from f3 los. ga per
tom from Yokahama, Japan to f3 los. per ton OF 40
feet.
THE EUROPEAN TRADE.
This IL OF very extensive proportions, every leading
port in the United States carrying forward more or
less of business with the Old World across the At
lantc. New York. of course takes the lead here as IN
everything else. The cotton trade with Liverpool,
once OF such vast proportions IL greatly diminished
I'm bulk; but cotton still keeps going out by steamer
and by sailing vessel, to let the Britshers know the
South IL good for something still. Petroleum
for the present Overshadows cotton altogether, ana
tobacco continues TO rise in Importance as an article
of export. To Antwerp, Bremen, DantZtg, kOnlgS-
berg, Barcelona and Constantinople large quantities
Of petroleum have been recently despatched, altO-
gether by sailing vessels. good many vessels are
held in port for the regular opening OF the COTTON
trade and engagements for wheat and corn are very
general. The freight quotations are different 70
every port In Europe and invariably nuctulting TO
Liverpool. the principal port of consignment IL 10
3d. per bushel for wheat, ID and 30. Tor corn OH
cake u.s. Cd. per ton and 3l6d per pound for cotton
per steamer.