The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-30
MONEY MARKET.

MONEY MARKET.
Friday, March 20-6 Pm.
The stock market to-day exhibits another decline
Nearly every description offered fell Off from quarter
per cent Pennsylvania SIS declined per cent
Ohio SIS !; Kentucky t; Illinois III United States 6s Ii
Farmers Trust t; Indiana !; Harlem d Mohawk Z; Pa
erson Z; Long Island I; Canton Company d; North Anne
rcan Trust and Norwich and Worcester closed yester
days prices. The sales not very extensive. Ope
rators in Pennsylvania disposed to sell out the
reports from Harrisburg have satisfied the brokers that
they little expect from the movements ofthe
sylvania Legislature II
The National Bank has declared semiannual dividend
Of three per cent. payable OIL the 10th of April.
The receipts of specie at New Orleans the Goth inst
amounted to making the total receipts for the
So 9s4 The receipts of specie at Mobile the
Goth inst amounted to $4,000 all of which from New
York per brig Selma.
The Albany City Bank has declared semi.annual di'
vdend of four per cent payable the LIST of April
railroad is in contemplation from Greenfield to North
ampton, Mass. Statistical and Corresponding Commit
has been appointed 1t estimated to cost from 5000
600 to S225O00 This will connect the Vermont road with
the Great Western, and open the communication from
Long Island Sound to the northern part of Vermont and
| southern part of Canada Should the railroad conem-
plated between this city and New Haven be finished there
will be several routes to all parts Of New England at
| once opened to this city.
providing for payment of the interest the debt o.
which stated had passed the Senate that
State with amendment that the interest on the ceri-
scrip issued holders ostock $780, be reduced
per instead of reported from the House.
referred back to the House for the amend
ment and after long debate defeated The bill as it stood
when from the House wouh doubtless have been
perfectly satisfactory the creditors OF the State had its
prov sions been carried ont The disagreement that
hat,u both
in relation to the notifications OF several bills
posed for the relief Of the State creditors will in all proba
by prevent any action the subject this sessontha'
will settle the question 1t would not surprise many
should the Legislature that State adjourn without
ing the first providing for the prompt payment OF the
interest the public debt. It undoubtedly would agree
ably disappont many creditors OF Pennsylvania should
the Legislature commit the State by promising pay
ment at any appointed time.
These goods protected by duty of nearly fifty per
sent prices show improvement of fifteen to twenty
per cent within six mouths The proposed tariff reduces
the duty twenty -four per cent to nearly half of that
charged under the present act.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives have lately
had under consideration the appropriation BILL and the
passed second reading the 9th inst. II makes
| the following appropriations -
Expenses Of Government. .............$ 100000
Pensions and gratuities OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 47,0O0
(And 20 per cent to non-accepting school dis.
| tricts to build school houses)
House of Refuge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Institution for the Blind. 5000
Do for Deaf and Dumb. -. &. ........ 1000
Ordinary repairs public works.. H7,l6o
Repair of road and farm bridges. ........ $4,000
Pay of canal commissioners, clerks, &c.. $500
Do lock keepers collectors supervisors, &C.. 10000
Check roll and bill cr's on finished lines, and for
labor, materials, and fuel, furnished prior to
| January 9, ls44, -. 100000
For breaches in canal, if necessary, $4,000
Interest 4th Of May issues. .......... $4,000
Do to domestic creditors certificates, $4,000
| Do on loan for Eastern Penitentiary,. 80. 5000
Loan due the Southwark Bank. .......... 1880
Miscellaneous. ......... ....... 5000
Gratuities to convcts discharged from Penty, 600
Interest on funded debt. .............:I 1915 25s
Repairs of State Magazine in PhiadeL County 500
Interest guaranteed by the State certain COR
poration stocks. 49,. ........... $4,000
On Wednesday last the Senate proceeded to the second
reading Of the bill for the sale Of the Delaware division of
the Pennsylvania Canal, reported by the Committee
Internal improvements The bill states that said canal
shall be offered at public auction the Philadelphia Ex
change within thirty days after the passage Of the act,
dividing the into 25, 900 shares, of 500 each.
Annexed we give statement showing the amount of
goods imported under the present tariff pay palore
duties and the rate of duties paid II will be that
Of the duties paid amount to large per cent The
| average duty the total importation for nine months
ending June 3Oh ls43 about the as proposed
in the tariff act, after Sept is4S viz, per cent
We have selected the most important articles of import
for the purpose Of showing the result
ARTICLES IMrsRrED INTO THE UNITED STATES, RATE
| isa3. W.
Species Of Merchandise Value. duty Duties.
Unmanuiactured. not exceeding
| cents h. 190,352 5prct 9,5T go