The withdrawals from warehouse for consumption are larger than for the corresponding period of either of the previous three years, the very large entries in bond having left the market bare of some goods which were afterwards needed for immediate consumption. The total foreign imports at New York since January 1st, are $14,955,906 larger than for the corresponding four months of last year, and $42,577,215 larger than for the same period of 1855, as will be seen from the annexed comparison :— FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR FOUR MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. Entered for consumption.... $49,967.646 $29,794,726 $55.390,193 $57,314,960 Entered for warehousing. Free goods..... Specie and bullion ....... Total entered at the port.... $63,844,361 $44,307,531 $71,929,140 $86,885,046 7,696,720 9,153,616 7,712,647 10,101,989 We have also compiled a comparative table showing the total imports for the ten months of the fiscal year ending April 30th. It will be seen that the aggregate for the current year has already reached the enormous sum of $192,139,786, being $30,297,837 greater than for the corresponding ten months of the preceding year, $61,273,858 greater than for the ten months ending April 30th, 1855, and $32,034.296 greater than for the ten months ending April 30th, 1854. If the remaining two months of the fiscal year should be no larger than for the same period of last year, the total for the twelve months will still be by far the largest ever recorded here in a single year :— FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR TEN MONTHS, ENDING APRIL 30. Total for 10 months.. $160,105,490 $130,865,928 $161,841,949 $192,139,786 The above show the total imports. The receipts of dry goods for the month of April, included in the general total, are $1,204,926 less than for the same period of 1856, $3,282,975 more than for April, 1855, and $307,661 less than for April, 1854, as will be seen from the annexed comparative summary : IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. Total thrown on the market.. $6,698,066 $3,972,883 $8,012,176 $4,774,584 Total entered at the port...... $7,249,816 $3,559,180 $8,147,081 $6,942,155 The total from January 1st to the close of April is $2,041,267 larger than for the same period of last year, $19,038,312 larger than for the same period of 1855, and $4,618,771 larger than for the same period of 1854. IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK, FOR FOUR MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. Total withdrawn..... 472,721 658.267 178,165 448,789 203,137 316,863 $4,277,400 $4,965,192 $3,965,702 $4,516,642 Add entered for consumption..... 30,421,126 16,127,618 33,931,677 32,502,973 Total thrown upon the market.. 84,698,526 21,092,810 87,897,879 37,019,615 Total entered at the port..... 84,336,436 19,915,895 36,912,940 38,954,207 There are still two months before the new tariff goes into operation, and at the above rate the excess of stock in bond, awaiting the reduction of duties, will amount to nearly or quite twenty million dollars, upon which the duties, under the new system, will be about four million dollars. The exports from New York to foreign ports for the month of April, exclusive of specie, are $172,419 in excess of the corresponding total of last year, $959,425 in excess of the total for the same period of 1855, and $628,224 in excess of the total for the same period of 1854 : EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. The exports for the four months, since January 1st, are larger in specie, and also a little larger in produce and merchandise than for the same time last year, and are four million larger than for the same period of 1855: EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN ports for four months, fROM JANUARY 1ST. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. Domestic produce...... Total exports...... Total, exclusive of specie..... $20,846,630 $17,308,828 $23,940,234 $23,009,685 451,866 2,311,621 353,685 1,006,598 1,485,586 1,894,814 1,026,490 1,494,709 7,366,058 7,892,250 6,110,608 8,669,442 $30,150,140 $29,407,513 $31,431,017 $34,180,434 22,784,082 21,515,263 25,320,409 25,510,992 The exports of the ten months of the fiscal year are about one hundred million, of which thirty million are specie, and the remainder produce and merchandise. The following is a brief comparison of the shipments of produce, to which we have added at the foot the shipments of specie : EXPORTS, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIE, FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS, FOR TEN MONTHS, ENDING APRIL 30. Six months, ending Jan. 1... $38.975,895 $29,892,747 $39,915,729 $43,596,501 January. February. March.. April..... 5.844,795 5,895,517 5,511,230 4,884,170 5,958,097 4.565,091 5,606,209 5,938,786 6,037,269 6,341,935 8,703,244 9,015,891 4,943,921 4,712,720 5,499,726 5,672,145 Total, 10 months....... $61,759,977 $51,408.010 $65,236,188 $69,107,493 Specie.... 25,464,432 28,875,789 16,661,553 30,619,848 Total exports, 10 months $87,224,409 $80,283,799 $81,897,691 $99,727,341 At this rate the exports for the fiscal year will be larger than for any similar period in our history. The receipts for cash duties of course show a very considerable decline, owing to the large amount of goods warehoused upon which the revenue has not yet been collected. The following is a comparative summury:: CASH DUTIES RECEIVED AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK. Six months.... January February. March April...... $21,920,896 33 $18,358,927 32 $20,087,362 28 $22,978,124 43 Total, 10 months... $35,963,085 85 $27,941,925 63 $35,644,392 13 $39,686,544 74 The receipts after July 1st will probably be larger, for a few weeks, than ever before known for the same period, as the goods in bond will be largely drawn upon for consumption. The exports of domestic produce from New York have been more varied than usual, owing to the low rates of freight, but the leading items of breadstuffs and provisions show a decrease. We annex a comparative statement :— EXPORTS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF DOMESTIC PRODUCE, FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS, FROM JANUARY 1ST TO MAY 18TH: This shows a decrease in flour, corn, rye, cotton, pork, beef, bacon, butter, cheese, and tobacco, but an increase in wheat, candles, coal, sperm oil, and lard. The shipments of breadstuffs between this date and the returns from the next harvest, will not probably be as large as for the corresponding date of last year; but the total will be comparatively much increased as soon as the receipts at tide water increase the surplus to spare for export. The large shipments last fall, and during the early part of winter, exhausted much of the stock on the seaboard, and the severely cold weather of the spring has delayed the arrivals from the interior. Large quantities are now known to be on the way, and the freighting business, which has been more depressed than for a long time previous, will soon begin again to pay. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 22, 1857. PREPARED FOR THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE BY CHARLES W. FREDERICKSON, BROKER, NEW YORK, The market at the close of my last review (April 24th) was heavy, and with but little disposition to purchase. A like state of feeling may be said to have characterized our market during the month under notice, with the exception of the last four days, when, owing to more favorable accounts from Europe, a reaction took place, and prices recovered nearly one-half cent per pound from the lowest sales of the month. The weather during the past month has not been altogether such as was desirable to develop the growth of the plant. The sections of the country where the stand is good, is small compared with that portion which will require one of the best of seasons to insure an average crop. It is an admitted fact, however, that the quantity of seed planted greatly exceeds that of any former year, and, with a favorable season, the result may establish a crop the realization of which would gladden the hearts of our transatlantic brethren, and cause the spindles of Lancaster to leap for joy. The foreign advices received during the month, with the exception of the last week, were unfavorable to prices, and our market vibrated to the subdued feeling of Manchester-notwithstanding the backwardness of the cotton season, the continued falling off in receipts, and the firmness of the Southern markets. The transactions for the home trade continued limited, although confidence in current rates was general among spinners. For export, the demand was aided in the low rates of freight offering, and engagements at two to three shillings sterling per bale were readily made. For parcels in transitu the demand was moderate, and it is calculated some 8,000 bales changed hands, exclusive of what went forward on owner's and joint account. The stock of cotton in the city is estimated at about 60,000 bales. The transactions for the week ending May 12th, were 8,500 bales, at firm prices, the greater part for export and in transitu. The favorable reports of the various Southern markets, offset the rather dull advices from abroad. At the following the market closed steady :— |