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Prices, Jan. '51.

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ASHES.-The supply of ashes is influenced by circumstances, and prices fluctuate accordingly. A mild winter is unfavorable to their production. The largest quantities are made in the forest, St. Domingo. bordering the northern lakes. are leached in winter, barrelled, and HEMP. This article has become a conveyed on sleds, over snow, to the domestic staple prouction of great imnearest market town. Previous to the portance, and is chiefly raised in Kendiscovery of the mode of manufacturing tucky and Missouri. We have not space soda from sea water, or salt, called in to go into its history, or the valuable commerce "soda ash," prices ruled uses to which it is applied, whether in much higher than at present. The the navy, general ship-building, or in its largest exports go to the continent of use for cotton bagging and rope. Its Europe, and chiefly to France, where consumption is constantly on the inthey are extensively used in the manu- crease, and during the past two years facture of soap. The total trade in prices have ruled higher than for some ashes for the United States, amounts to time previously. The stock of all kinds about $1,000,000 per annum. The fol- in this market may be seen from the lowing will show the stock and prices following table: at each of the dates mentioned:

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Leather and Hides-Oils-Lead-Coal-Naval Stores. 553

In the stock on hand at the present the present prices of sole as follows: time may be mentioned about 40,000 Light and middle weights hemlock, 16 sides held by speculators, leaving the to 18 cents; over weights, 13% to 16 actual stock on the market about 200,000 cents; good damaged, 13 to 15 cents; sides. The light and middle lots hem poor damaged, 9 to 11 cents; light lock may be said to be quite scarce, and slaughter oak, 22 to 24 cents; middle with an upward tendency, while the and over weights, 22 to 26 cents; hemheavier descriptions are slow to move lock slaughter in rough, 17 to 20 cents; except at low and unsatisfactory prices. hemlock calf in rough, 30 to 40 cents; In oak tannages the reverse may be finished calf-skins (French), 70 to 90 said-light weights are dull as compared cents per pound; do. (American) oak, with middle and heavy weights-(an 65 to 90 cents; hemlock, light, 50 to 60 unusual feature)-but which may be ac- cents; upper leather, per foot, 12 to 16 counted for, in part, by the great increase cents. The following features are in the consumption of heavy weights worthy of remark: in the manufacture oak leather for belting purposes. In the of fancy upper leather an astonishing commencement of the year 1851, all improvement has taken place in the descriptions of sole leather were low, style and quality of the articles proconsidering the cost of production. Light duced, resulting to the great profit of and middle weights sold at from 12 to those attaining a high perfection in their 14 cents; over weights, 10 to 13% art. In the articles of enameled and cents; good damaged, 9 to 13 cents; polished leather, and fine calf-skins, the and poor damaged, 7 to 9 cents-prices New-York manufacturer is unsurpassed, which were ruinously low to the pro- and, in some descriptions, unequaled. ducer. Along in the spring a leading Of sole leather, the New-York tanners dealer entered the market and purchased produce the best in the world. largely on speculation-purchasing con- better proof of this is required than the siderable to arrive at extremely low rejection of foreign leather by the belt rates-that is, below the cost of produc- makers, and the adoption of American tion. This turned the scales, and prices tanned leather in its stead. Leather, in immediately moved upwards. Early the belting business, is subjected to the in the fall. prices gave way somewhat, severest tests, both as to tension and notwithstanding the demand was enor wear and tear, and occasionally to immously large, and the stocks continued perviousness. Within the last three or light. Within a month back, owing to four years we have, in alluding to this the bare state of the market for nearly branch of American manufacture, enall descriptions of leather, and a per- deavored to impress upon the tanners ceptible increase of demand for con- the importance of improving their art; sumption, prices have slightly advanced, and we were gratified to be told that showing a much higher range than our remarks had proved of great service those of December, 1851. We quote to the American lanner and currier.

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OILS.-Oils form a large branch of prices during the past year, as will be trade, and one subject to much fluctua- seen from the following comparative tion in prices. Like most other articles statement:

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Hay-Wines and Spirits-Freights-Seeds-Salt, &c. 555

HAY.-This article, owing to a partial several years previous. failure in the crop the past year, has statement of prices: ruled higher the present winter than for

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The year 1852 will long be remem- trade, indicative of the rapid march of bered and looked to as one of unusual the United States in all the elements of prosperity in nearly all branches of real greatness.

BOLIVIA

ART. III-VALLEY OF THE AMAZON.

No. II.

TRIBUTARY TO THE ATLANTIC-FRIENDLY DISPOSITION TO THE UNITED STATES POLICY OF COMMERCE-FREE NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON-LLAMAS AND WOOL-POTOSI― GOLD, SILVER, DIAMONDS AND QUICKSILVER-PERUVIAN BARK-WONDERFUL FERTILITY OF SOIL-HOT SPRINGS AND RUINS-COCOA, ITS MARVELOUS PROPERTIES-SALT-PORTAGE BETWEEN THE LA PLATA AND AMAZON-THE LOST MINES OF URUCUMAGUAN, THEIR FABULOUS WEALTH-GOLD WASHINGS-PORTS OF ENTRY, AND STEAM NAVIGATION UPON THE AMAZONIAN TRIBUTARIES OF BOLIVIA-HEALTH AND LONGEVITY-OPENING THE NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON-FREE PORTS IN BOLIVIA-CARAVANS OVER THE MOUNTAINS VS. STEAMBOATS DOWN THE RIVERS-FOUNTAIN-HEADS OF THE AMAZON AND THE MISSISSIPPI-LAKES ITASCA AND MOROCOCHA, 10,000 MILES APART, THEIR WATERS MEET IN THE FLORIDA PASS PRICES OF PRODUCE ON THE UPPER AMAZON-COTTON CLOTH AND WAX THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY-GOLD, AND HOSTILE INDIANS-GREAT SARSAPARILLA COUNTRYCOURSE OF TRADE WITH THE UPPER AMAZON-PORTS OF ENTRY-STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION TO THE ANDES-MINERAL WEALTH-LIEUTENANT HERNDON'S REPORT.

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stream to the sea, where the winds and the currents are such as to require that produce to pass by our doors.

Bolivia understands this, and her President has expressed the most earnest desire to draw closely the bonds of friendship, commerce, and navigation, which are destined to bind his country to this.

BOLIVIA has but one seaport on the Pacific, that is Cobija-an: open roadstead, and a miserable village, at the head of the great desert of Atacama. The land transportation between this port and the agricultural districts of the republic is too rough, too tedious, and too expensive, ever to admit of its becoming a commercial emporium. The direction in which Bolivia looks for an Bolivia, we have seen, owns navigaoutlet to market for her produce is along ble streams that are tributary both to her navigable water-courses that empty the Amazon and La Plata. The free air to the Amazon, and then down that of heaven and the glad waters of the

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