The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-21
MONEY MARKET.
Saturday, April 2O.-6 r. NJ

SOturU0y, April SO.-6 r. Nh
Stocks in little better demand to-day and prices
show slight Improvement We quote an advance in
Ohio s's Of per cent. Farmers Trust !. Norwich and
Worcester 4. Harlem q vicksburg t. Canton /. sto.
nington 49, Long Isand2 Mohawk 4 Canton Ia
Pennsylvania 6s and Paterson closed firm yesterday
prices. Reading Railroad declined per cent No sales
at the old Board of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana The
sales quite large and the impression is in favor of
further improvement
The money market is evidently tightening. The rate
Of interest has, within few days past been raised, and
the banks demand full six per cent. This has been in
great caused by the great abundance Of
rent Safety Fund money presented in Wall street for
dsmpton The brokers have had offered than they
could raise funds to receive. The country merchants
come in fast and arrive well freghted with funds
that for short time this difficulty will doubt be exre
enced. The large brokers in Wall street who redeem
the country Safety Fund bills, obliged to send to Al
bany returns We understand that great quantity
has been sent up that requires three four days to OBJ
tain remttances in return This takes ont Of this market
large amount of capital, and has, within few days.
caused quite scarcity Of money in the street
In consequence Of recent attempts to counterfeit the
three dollar notes Of the Bank Of Smyrna Delaware the
Directors have ordered all notes Of that denomination
be withdrawn from circulation and destroyed.
The canals Of this State have been opened through their
whole length. The receipts at Albany for the first two
days amounted to $5s6 sum larger than has ever be-
fore been received in the same time.
The business transacted at the Custom House of this
port has not been quite large during the present
month as for those previous Several European packets
have arrived but their cargoes not extensive or
valuable those arriving earlier in the The
ceps from customs at this port up to the 10th inst for
s44 be givenpart Of this month being
tmated- amount to a little more than S6500000
Rxvrxrr ruts PoRT FROM
For the quarter ending April LIST, lsA S5,73l,6l6
From LIST to the goth OF April, partly estimated $4,000
Total from JAM LIST to April 2Oth 1874. seell, $40
This shows very large receipts. April may show
large returns as March. The imports far this month
have been very heavy but great composed OF
free goods Several East India ships have arrived the
principal part OF whose cargoes pay duty.
The report of the Canal Commissioners is still the
BILE of the House of Assembly of this State. The
ed extracts are taken from that portion published
"There is increase in the tolls compared with the
year 1912 Of ssa2so Of this increase 5000 $40, 6s
l2-l90 per cent is descending, and $l226H or $50
| 49, 100 per cent is on ascending freight.
The total movement OF property all the canals, Tor
the year of navigation s43 showing the value at INC
place oil shipment the tons Of and the tolls on eacn ar
cle given in the following statement The total tons
of all descriptions of property which moved on 'ne
canals is shown to be 49, and the total value Of the
"The annual average Of the total tons arrived at the
| Hudson River, is as follows:- ~
From 1899 to 1919, years. ''vy,' a., ~
| 1885 to 1888, -. .''.... 'o''''oo
| Increase, tons. .............'.''.' '''fA
This shows but very tAing increase for the past h'o
years over the previous FIVE The report further says =
The striking dsproportion between the tonnege OF
the forest and OF agriculture arriving at tide water on he
rio canal and on the Champlan Canal will be noticed
On the Champain Canal over 30 per cent IS from he 10
rest and less than per from agriculture refer