The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-29

Havana Common, soc 9le.; good, sac. a 81 os hne.
81 10; average lots s7lc. s24c Manufactured slack
Soc bright work, common and medium 95c o GOOD '
and line. asc 65c.. all In bond
Arctic 75c do for south Sea and Sc do FOR Northwest
se. stock S A,s 2" p,n as .e ses " date
WuALErooTs -Bieached and unbeached were quoted &c.
Whisky. ~Kecepts, 44 bbls. The demands was only
modeiae out prices steady and firm Sales lao bbs
WooI}h marke. for fleece dull as usual a, this sea
they ao no lover the offerings continue FAIR holders
Ssn; to rSs1s al the gsss
@ mere d IA 2 ssnse @, m 10 os m
California is in lair supply, ana, being in limited de
n %sa heavy .sS ss figures t.1 lois
foreign the market is dull and prices generally
maj 10 ss msS so "a s eeI mostly l pc S x
ohio a. OLE ~ isoS State a. n ite s4Ss 1000 meaam
tub washed sc &c., and 5000 pckock prvile
o sN ss and pais S re Fe.a sr Ss' o @
and 5000 lbs California, part 22c 2ac for
spring clip or foreign we heard Of no sales
CHANGES IN THE CANADIAN TAniFr.-The Mon
treal Wuaess gives currency TO report that sweep
ing changes III tue tari arc contemplated at Ottawa
and will probably be proposed next session. II
thinks tina. scale Of recrllnnatory duties United
States produce will be proposed, with an export
duty on pine timber and 1t adds:-"We hope wins.
key and a.! other liquors VIII be subjected to the
same duties or seXcise As they are IN the States,
AMI that more effective method OF leyying the eX
else distilled and fermented liquors may be
excise dnty on distilled liquors Is higher than the
Canadian but this IL not now tue case. On wlllskey
the duty ut one time was two dollars per gallon but
now 1t ~ only ity cents. We know nothing OF the
truth OF the rumor the Witness has put into circua
ton, but should Judge from the sentence quoted
above that our contenp orary il altogether astray.
Toronto Leude,, Dec. rs.
The WHALING FLEEr.-The whalers on the north
east coast OF North America report the catch Tor
THIS to DC A. Ga barrels OF oil ana 500 io3
pounds OF bone. Tie whaling fleet consisted OF
iorCy-seven vessels, forty OF which cruised IN the
Arctic Ocean and six in the Sea OF 0chotsk One Of
the fOryseveu vessels lost. Tho average catch
for each vessel was 99l barrels Of oil, including
sperm, walrus and Arctic OIL and 1900 pounds OF
bone The walrus ivory captured amounted TO
ductlon from 1iity cents IN former years. During
the busiest time or the fishery the weather IN
tensely cold, and as tue thermometer stood At ten
degrees below zero the work was dangerous aud
aborlous. The whaling fleet, 1t Is stated. Will be
increased next year by the addition Of i've more
ships from New England whaling ports The hshc-
ries the Arctic Ocean, 1t IL believed. Will yield
handsome returns during the next ten years
EXTENSIVE DISTtLLArloS FROM PEACHES AND AP-
pLES.--The dstillation OF brandy from apples and
peaches by thu farmers OF Delaware ia In large fruit
seasons quite extensive business. During the
present year the United states taxes collected on 1t
nave amounted to several thousand dollars. IL IL
produced III II very small way, as general thing
by farmers. who thus use up their refuse and worth
less frnlt. The liquor sells. newly made AT 50 TO
per gallon, and rapidly Improves with age. The
most or these stills are III Kent aud sussex, only
one being IA Newcastle county. Tpree OF the per-
sons carrying them on have already produced from
1900 to 1000 gallons EACH wilmington fDe'i COM