The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-26
$1,000 $l2,642


The increase for the week ending the 2Oh inst about
eghtyve per cent The increase the Is weeks about
thirty and third
The Comptroller has given notice that the bonds and
certificates issued in ls42 and made the LIST
July, 1884, will be paid that day at the Manhattan
Bank, and that no interest after that will be paid
The Banks Of this State have but little lime left ia
make their quarterly reports Many have already been
forwarded to the Comptroller The returns for this quar-
ter of the city banks will show decrease in the amount
of specie on hand and in the deposes. The loan and
discount line has lately been enlarged This has been
produced by the increased activity of business and the
demand for money from the interior. Advances have
lately been made to great extent produce coming
this market from the West Loans have been called in
from stock investments to meet the demand from the
camille classes The rate Of interest has advanced The
ruling rates for short oans per cent Money can
however, be obtained in the street tre under seven
The banks will probably, have large offerings for dis
counts from the commercial classes for the next month
two as they can accommodate. This will affect the prices
for stocks in Wall street Money u.s. however still abun
dant and SO long it u.s. speculation stocks will con.
tnue AMI prices constantly Auctuate The indie atoms
for avery extensive trade through the season. are more ia
vorabe than they have been for years There appears
be disposition prevalent extend credits which, unless
checked may lead to difficulty. The excitement atten-
da upon great activity Of trade apt lead those en-
gagged into extremes. Imperceptibly they become in.
volved to great extent, and from which they find no
means of redemption. The past has been so filed with
revolutions and explosions, that we look with dstrust
upon any great exenon OF trade There is great dan.
ger in sudden expansions is impossible to resist the
temptations the mercantile classes daily exposed TO in
a time Of prosperity.
The late decline in Cotton has broke down two houses
engaged in the speculation The advices by the Hbernia
they prove to be as bad as anticpaed-make more
bankrups The principal spectators in this staple, this
have been houses OF rather limited resources
They have gone deep into the business without sufficient
capital to stand the great declines that have been expert
enced In the operations Of many years past those
gagged have been strong enough to control the and
sustain prices to a great extent This season the most
trihing circumstance decline and holders are
compelled submit to the loss once instead of holding
for change in prices to make themselves whole. The
stock in this market is principally owned at the SOUTH
Advances have been made this city and the stock here
accumulaes. The exports ofcoon from Mobile and New
Orleans for NewYor this year. compared with last show
enormous increase.
This year. Last year
Exports IRON Mobile to New York, bales, 6S0A 35l35
do do New Orleans, do do 74742 2s47i
Total, bales. .............. .142 SIG 64,6O6
those two ports The stock in this port at this time varies
very little from LIS, 600 bales.
QUoTATIoNs OF FoREIGN EXCHANGES THIS MARKET FOR