The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-05

The slight alterations show little Improvement;
but for long period back, the rates have shown but
slight variations.
The Boston money market continues very easy.
Stocks are in very fair demand, and prices firmly
sustained Railroad stocks particularly active
Lowell sells at "a per cent advance Maine do;
Concord 223 Ftchburg Worcester 14B Providence
8 Eastern New Hampshire 8. Marine Insurance
stocks are anfavorably effected by the political subject
agtated Manufacturing stocks not in good favor
AS formerly in consequence the anticipated
on the new tariff bill in Congress during the present
SION Notwithstanding this, the mills of Lowell are in
active operation and large additions those already
built are in contemplation The manufacturers of Lo.
we'll have capitals large enough to compete with those
any part the world and the policy of creating political
capital in Washington, by contracting their movements
on the introduction into Congress of measure calcu-
lated to place them par with all other interests in the
country is perfectly understood that nearly all the
feet is lost The manufacturers of the East have long
been used to protection, that is with the greatest diff
Guilty they give it up. When they required it, the
country freely granted it, to the injury of other interests
but any farther aid from government is not required to
sure their existence
The Senate of Pennsylvania engaged the Sd
inst, on the second reading of bill to enore the ndi
al liability of the stockholders all banks for their notes
and deposits Npassed second reading by vote of p
to5 The BILL passed second reading makes the
stockholders all banks hereafter created
by the Legislature jointly liable for the issued by
their respective corporations, and the stockholders Of
banks in existence, liable for the notes issued by
them after the passage Of this act also prohibits the
issuing any notes by any ofthe banks after the first
September next, unless the endorsed by TIT
Cashier atHthe date Of re.ssuing penalty forfeiture
charter The bill contains thirteen sections, and pre-
scribes the of enforcing the above liability
which by scirc faciaa by assignment of the banks
under the second section Of the act of March l2h 1912
The directors rre made individually liable in o.
fraudulent insolvency and in case the holder of any
stock who would be liable to pay by virtue of this bill
shall be nsolvent whoever else held tie stock at any
time during the six months Immediately preceding shall
be liable to pay the same
There has been further in either branch
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature regarding the State debt
is reported that resolution passed the house by
of more than two.thirds the substance of which is that
they would not adjourn until provision had been
made to pay the interest ON the public debt.
The importation of merchandise into the port of New
York. for the quarter ending the ls inst compared with
those for the period last shows a great increase
favor of ls44 The imports for March Of this year. com
pared with February, shows increased business in
this ne although the receipts from customs at this port
were larger in February.