The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-19

The stock market during the past week has evdentl
improved Our quotations show improvement in prices
but independent of this there has an increase of
hdence and disposition manifested to sustain the mar
ket Some of the heaviest operators who have for the
past six or eight months been bearing the market have
become bulls and making as great efforts to put up
prices as they have heretofore made put them down
IN due time these efforts must prove successful There
Is nothing visible in the political commercial world
hkeiy to exert an unavorabe influence upon prices at
present Thcsdifculties anticipated in foreign rela
tons, WILL without doubt pass away harmlessly and
have every confidence in the Of the negotiations
gong on about being made, to amcably arrange all
disputes The appointment of special minister to the
Court Of St. James to settle the Oregon and whatever
other questions may arise of political or commercial
nature is the best evidence of the peaceful intentions Of
our government and the determination to settle things
peaceaby il we can, and forcibly only if compelled to-
probable that affairs with Mexico will remain in
stau the meeting ofthe next Congress when the
agitation Of the Texas question and the contamination
of the annexation will, without doubt itake place. In
the meantime advices from Mexico will doubtless be of
nature similar to those received from that section since
the annexation act became known, but the effect OF
such accounts upon markets has been lost and we
90 not anticipate any fluctuations in stocks from that
cause cannot be denied but that at one time our
erna relations began to very threatening as
pcct From three governments We menaced W it'll
war; Aposition had been taken by the government Of
the United States producing in the councils Of other ma
tons movement of very unfortunate nature compel
ling them to take position equally untenable as our
own; one which, If persisted in by both governments
United States and Great Brainmust nevabyhave pro-
dnccd rupture. Concessions have since been and
the question has assumed peaceful complexion.
so far as our internal relations concerned every
thing is in the highest state of prosperity There has
not been any very extensive overading this year. and
the crops of the country abundant that every
engagement between debtor and creditor must event.
ualy be fully cancelled. The reduced business of
this season must have a very favorable influence
and give those who have become involved in pre-
vious seasons, an opportunity to reduce their liza
prevent in great degree extend to more remote
period the commercial revulsons this country and
tcuary this city have repeatedly experienced few
years Of uninterrupted and extensive business sure to
lead many into embarrassing from which in large pro
portion of there redemption suspe nson
but when two Of active business is followed
by relapse similar to that experienced this trade
acquires moro healthy tone, extended credits redu-
ced large stocks brought down. financial embarrass-
ments relieved nsolvcns houses breathing
time given to those who were rapidly losing their
wind in thei rapid pursuit of fortune against time
We annex usual table of quotations for each day
of the week just closed compared with those current
the close of the previous week. will be that pri-
ces have slig htly improved
QuoTArroNs PRIrcrPAL STocKs IN THE New YoRx