The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-23
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VhursoRy, October Mo- f. VA
The stock market very heavy to-day, and prices
fell OF fraction. Harlem declined Nj Noreich and
Worcester y, Long Islandk The produce dealers are
IN ns spirits the from Europe having advanced
the price OF Flour to SO 90 per Dbl
Tee news from Europe has not had anJ particular in
exsnce upon prices for cotton The market remains
about the sane before the arrival OF the steamer.
The -four and produce dealers In fine spirits Flour
has adv anced rs cents barrel and corn held
per bushe The spectators will get 90 high
In iheie prs,snsions, should get much more news
like that Of TO day that shall lose sight Of them.
Flour in fair way Of going higher than it did last fall
Genssse touched 81 so per barrel at time Last No
vembsr
There meeting of the stockholders Of the Nor.
ri Canal and Banking Company to-day for the purpose
Of taking into consideration the affairs Of the concern,
and hndng ways and means to extricate the company
from the financial embarrasmsnts under which it now
laoors The funded debt Of the company amounts to
SAGE 00o and the unfunded debt to $4,000 making
'o'a of $4,000 1t was proposed to raise loan Of
sa5e 600 for the purpose Of paying OF the floating
debt Of 1000, and for the construction Of boats.
&c gentle present offered to raise the amount
req tired, upon conditisNthat the stockholders would
sell him halt Of the whole sock-tnat IT, 10000
shares at 81 even) share Several large holders
from Boston and Philadelphia immediately signed .
paper drawn that effect and there il no doubt but
tina, their example will he generally followed Tho
Vice President of the company stated that unless this
arrans ement made some measures be immedi-
atsy taken raise the amount required, the board Of
directors desparsd of preserving the canal for the
stock holdsrs, and that the company would again be-
come defunot
Circulars will be drawn up and distributed among the
stockholders that they may decide upon the matter at
the earliest moment. it 10 necessary that the thing
should be arranged if arranged at ALL by the LIST OF De-
csmber These the facts they rsnspired at
the meeting and leave them for the consideration of
the stockholsrs This is without doubt the best oppor
tuniry and if it made available the bondholdsrs
viii step In and take possession The company have no
funds meet the next nsamsnt of interest," and when
it becomes due, there will be without doubt oreclos-
This work is capable of being made productive,
and there is now opportunity of doing 30.
The accounts from the Continent in relation to the
grain crops of the most dscoursging and unsasfac
tory description Tie crop appears to be everywhere
ASSENT; but the potato crop in Belgium and in the
North Of Frsncs represented being good in quality
and in quantity particularly in Belgium, where it as
good has been for many years The expectation of
all kinds Of grain, well of potatoes from that coun
try, Is prohibited. The bread riots in France are the
best evidence of the scarcity of food in that section OF
Europe must be admitted that the accounts from ell
quarters in regard to crops, differ materially from
those of last There appears 10 be truth in
received and the advance In prices does not partske
much of q speculative character. Most of the root
crops of Great Britain will BE- deficient; the decrease is
by confined TO the potato and the demand for
bresdsus Therefore likely to be much larger than
first anticipated Even In the event of the crops
proving average yield, there must be very great
and alarming deficiency in the domestic supply Of food
form Fortunately the production Of the natural food
for animals has been abundant and roots and grain
viii bave heretofore been appropriated for food to this
class of consumers, in great be reserved
for man. We have now opportunity OF testing
ability to supply the foreign demand for breadsuas
We annex returns exhibiting the condition Of the lead
ing departments OF the Bank of England different Pc
riods this year and last:-
BANK OF ENsLAND.
Jutyi 49, JuiyiL Sept: H. Sept. 90.
Notes issusd a. 2ss $50 10 sst $50 1se s55
Gold constitution Is 32 d37 4ls 49, IA aas ISSW S
Silver bullion 1lleuOS 2.t2l VIC 27I0077 27o5 aii
Fixing Dept.
o1isr d-ro.e.;. lisss,,is isssiss sess.sSs sssSns
Seven day and 9TH
or bids 49,. 1ssl,546 s4l.566 ecsHa m5eu
0svnt securities H. 500 3 1852 lsaeiss0 s5 $50
Other sssur,ies ,ss al l6,i497t6 1871 1908 81
& ,;. col, a'ss 90 $500 '.sSs s,ssss,
The actual circulation Of the Bank Of England for the
four periods mentioned in the above table, was as an
pexed -