The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-26


The stock market continues very much deprsss
The sales for some i.ys past have not been large
the efforts Of the bears to depress prices, have
been very successful The impression In the street
that soon a. the bears have bought in al their
they will let up the market and give upward mps
to prices. This 10 very reasonable supposition, a.
bears cannot in the face Of the favorable accounts FRI
Europe. keep prices down much longer, and there
very little doubt but that they will take advantage Of
present depression, TO make themselves long In !
the stocks necessary Long Island fell OF II per cen
Harlem, T.; Norwich and Worcester. 4; Reading.
Farmers Loan, /; East Boston, Pennsylvania So =
Ohio SIS, closed firm at yesterdays prices; Canton
proved per cent Morris Canal, !.
Al meeting Of the stockholders Of the Portsmou
and Concord Railroad, held at Concord. N. H.. on W.
nesday last. report was made Of subscriptions It
pears that SAT- 900 of positive subscriptions have
made and about 10000 conditional. Az 5000 900 POD
tive subscriptions is all that Is needed to 4
road the deficiency will be speedily made up, and
grading will probably be CONNIE need at the earle
practicable season.
We learn from communication made by the directc
ofthe Niagara and Detroit Railroad Company that b
line has been run from BERTHE to southwold 70 ascert
the actual cost which such 10 the favorable descripu
Of the country does not exceed $4,000 per mile.
large portion Of the property holders have signed Oh
right Of way, which il estimated Of the value Of 81
per mile. An offer, by number Of contractors, VI
made last October, to construct wooden railroI
throughout at their own expense, adapted for the Pr
engine, which was declined the rail alone hav
proved best adapted to insure economy and despatch
having the confidence Of capitalists. Another offer
made by part OF the same company, for constructt
the latter which has been accepted and the entire
placed under contract The engineers will continue d
explorations until the limo 10 determined on and TIL
see no reason why the work will not be commenced
early a. May.
1t was rumored on change, in Liverpool, few da}
previous to the departure Of the steamer Of the 4h in
that the precautions taken by government to remove
apprehension of scarcity in Ireland from the ailure
the potato crop, to which sllusion was made In Y
Queens speech, consists in the importation Of 1900
quarters, or 900 American bushels of corn. Viii
have been purchased in America, through the house
airing Brothers. and shipped to Cork for orders, when
it will be distributed to the different ports. It
also stated at meeting in Waterford, that more Ind
corn was on it, way to that port than the stores Of
place would hold There il foundation for and truth
all these rumors and Statements although but . "
small portion Of the purchases Of Indian acco
OF the government Of Great Britain have as yet be
shipped The agents Of Barings In this country-Gr
nell, Minturn & Co.-havs purchased IN immense qua
tty of Indian CON- In the Western country, where
remains storage, waiting the opening Of navigato
for shipment to the seaboard for expectation to Irela
II is stated that the purchases Of grain by this hou
the past season, amount to nearly million Of dola
This will relieve the West of portion Of the surpe
grain products Of that section and introduce Indian
into Great Britain in such to ensure its cd
sumption and bring it into general use.
We statement giving the importation Of brsa
stus into the port Of Liverpool from United Stat
during the month Of December, lsa5, and January ls
IMPORT OF 9REAp,ruIFs Ixro LIVERPOOL FROM THE
TIn,rs