The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-15
MONEY MARKET.


There a slight improvement in stocks tsday-Sto-
nington improved per cent; Norwich and lf
East Boston, Il Morris Canal 4; Eric Railroad 4; Read
ing, q Farmers Loan, Ii Pennsylvania 6's i Canton
II; Housatonic Il Long Island Ii United States Bank i
Kentucky 6's, /; Ohio SIS, l.
The active demand for sterling bills Of exchange has
stfcned prices. We quote prime bills on London at 81
81 per cent premium. Sales principally at the first
named rae.' On Paris we quote Sc 49, Amsterdam 393
aao; Bremem 70; Hamburg, 1851 35l II is surprising
that sterling exchange keeps high. The supply of
good Southern bills is large, but those making remit
feel little inclined to take them precrng little
better price better bills.
The of tolls received tho North Branch Ca
nal, at the Collectors Office in Berwick, Pa, for the
month ending April 3Oth, lsi5 amounted to sb,i32 81
showing Of o373 As the receipts ofast
year for the period The amount Of coal cleared
during the time, II, 0O3 tons.
The Senate Of this State has passed the law approp-
atng STA 900 to the public works The appropriation
authorised by this act is for tho preservation and i'm
Of nearly every public work in the State.
The receipts of tolls at Tide Water from the Canals Of
this State for the first % days of navigation this season.
compared with the first 30 days of navigation last have
fallen off. Tho total amount received from the
of navigation to the 9Th of May each year.
have been as folows:-
CAr.L ToLLs-srArE OF Nrw YoRx.
1874 ls45.
20 days % days
On all the canals. .....,... $323 $40 S3l6 837
At Albany md Troy ION up freight. .2s49o iiSsSo
At all other Offices down do. 400 800 $50 97S
Tho daily average of the receipts in each year for tho
time stated, is as follows -
On all the canals. .Sl6,l90 $l5019
Onup freight ................ CHA 5037
On down freight. ................l0 ,ol6 l0o4a
Showing decrease for the % days of sll37 per day
on merchandise, up freight and increase Of $40
per day on down freight
1t is stated that about twenty banks will be organised
IN Ohio under the banking law Of that State scvc
raj are to be established at Cincinnati Dayton, Colum
bus, Cleveland, Seubcnvlc, sc. The capital Of these
banks will amount to about two millions of dollars the
whole OF which has boon taken by citizens of Ohio and
it is stated will he paid in gold and silver The Bank
Commissioners met Mt Columbus on the 9th inst when
the following applications were made and filed -:
Br. State Blk at Cincinnati Indcpnt Blk at Dayton.
Indeucndcnt Cincinnati Warren.
The Branch State Bank Cincinnati has been formed
by the stockholders Of the old Franklin Bank and will
have a capital of $4,000. This is but the beginning OF
an extension Of the banking operations of Ohio Banks
At present all goes swimmingly--the people are
pleased with the idea of having many banks OF
their own, md the mania will spread over the State
until the movement becomes inflated that am ex-
plosion must take place. There must be a vent some.
where
We annex table, giving the quantity of certain art-
tces imported into tho port for the first four months Of
the past year. showing the increase and decrease the
imports this compared with last The aggregate
decrease is larger than the aggregate increase but is
impression tia, there has not been great do.