The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-04


Quotations for sterling exchange for the past week
two have been steadily declining By the packet ofthe LIST
and 10th of September, the ruling rates OK On
per cent premium, while sales Of prime bills by the
packet of the lst instant made at So per cent
premium, and the tendency towards further decline
There very little inquiry yet for the packet Of the
9Th Ocths Great Western-but from the extent of the
orders which she brought out for shipments bread
sus, and the large explorations almost daily made Of
our agricultural products, we should judge that the
quotations for sterling exchange would steadily fall off,
until they reached lower point than has been realized
for long time
There very little doing in domestic exchange and Il
is necessary 70 remark that quotations cannot be
considered otherwise than nominal Uncurrent money
very plenty u the street. which is pretty good evil
dence that the country merchants coming the city
are pretty well freighted with funds There no
gong In specie, either in the way Of i'm.
portation or exportation.
We annex the returns of the receipts the Erie
Railroad for the month Of September this year and last
It will be perceived that there has been very respecta
BILE increase this year.
New YoRK ERIE RAILROAD.
+" Passengers and mail. 80. $3.50 81
Total. ISIS .332 So
Same time last year. .................. Is $50 o.
increase $2746 "
This increase equal to about seventeen per cent.
This looks WE'LL and must DO highly satisfactory to the
friends Of and those interested in this important enter
prise.
The following is the article currency and banking
as agreed to by tho convention, in session. for
the alteration OF the constitution Of this State =
ST. The Legislature shall have no power to pass any
act granting special charters for banking purposes but
may be formed for such purposes under
81. The Legislature shall have no power to pass any
law sanctoning in any manner, directly or indirectly,
the suspension Of specie payments by any person.
citation, corporation, issuing bank notes Of any de-
IS The Legislature shall provide by law for the reg.
istry of all bills notes issued put in circulation
money and shall require ample security for the redemp
ton Of the same in specie
stock association for banking purposes Issuing bank
notes or any kind Of paper credits to circulate e.
after the frs; Day ; Of u sso ns q
shares of stock in any such corporation association
for all its debts and liabilities Of every kind contracted
S. In case Of the Insolvency any bank or banking
association the bholders thereof shsil be entitled 10
preference in payment all other creditors of such
bank association.
The quantity Of certain articles exported from this
port, for the week ending the I'd inst annexed
COMMENCE OF THE PoRr OF New YoRK-WEExLr Ex.
To GREAT BRIrMr.-Cotton. sss bales; Pork, AS
barrels: Cheese 36675 pounds; Flour IL $50 barrels
Wheat AZ 2e6 bushels; Corn 81 sol bushels Lard 32s
barrels Beans $40 bushels; Hemp III bales Leath
or 500 pounds Tar 500 barrels; Butter, 960 pounds
Sperm Oil, 905 gallons Rice, 6s ola pounds Tallow
6s2s pounds; Beef 80 terces; Beef 2s barrels; Hides
81 900 pounds Saves 400 Nj Wool 81 bales; Apples,
625 barrels
To FRArcK.-Rics, lo2l7O pounds; Flour. s,a2e bar.
res; Tallow l350s2 pounds; Provisions, 600 barres
Cotton 4a9 bales Ashes "a barrels Lard 81 o2s pounds
Hops 4,T97 pounds
TO ST.. DoMsoo-Flour, $50 barrels; Flour, 90 half
barrels; Rice $40 podnds Cheese 1876 pounds: Beef
80 barrels; Hams, 200 pounds; Butter, 400 pounds
Lard 1903 pounds; Pork, 224 barrels; Dry Fish 10 400
pounds.
To BRrrBH wEsr INpEs-F1our, ,24a barrels; Corn
Meal 100 barrels Pork 40 barrels; Beef 80 barres
Corn, 1852 bushels; Lard 1905 pounds; Cheese, 1884
Hay, 10 bales Live Stock-Sheep, 222.
To DANISH WEsr ISDrEs.-Rice, l0,l08 pounds Dry
Fish. 600 pounds Cheese bs6 pounds Butter s,757
pounds; Lard 100 pounds Flour, 500 barrels
To SPANISH WEsr INDIES Flour, 20 barrels; Hams
205 pounds; Butter, l5s pounds; Pork, 80 barrels
Cheese, 9 495 pounds, Rice 6329 pounds Haddock, Ia
LAG pounds; Lard, 9,6o6 pounds
To BRITISH NoRTH AMERICAN CoLoSIEs.-Flour. 9, 900
barrels Beef 225 barrels; Rye Flour $50 barrels Pork
IT'S barrels; Butter ID 1856 pounds; Corn Meal 90 bar
rels; Wheat, l III bushels.