New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-29
Commercial.

Since we last addressed our readers. commercial
matters wear an improved aspect. Affairs are still
sufficiently bad but. comparatively speaking, not
so much so they were a week ago. The decls-
ion OF Parliament respecting the pending railway
bills will speedily bring into circulation large guam
titles of capital that have been Withdrawn from the
ordinary channels OF trade.
We are TOO, ia the midst OF the spring season,
with sunshine and balmy atmosphere. Physical
causes always exercise their influence in raising or
depressing the animal spirits and q couded sky
has always been found inmical TO business In our
changeable climate these causes must be taken iur
what they are worh-necessarily tFansitive and OF
illusory.
The Tariff ike Mahomet coffin, is suspended in
mid air between the high and the lower powers;
bu, pending its fate, advantage is being taken
OF the Treasury order for liberatng goods from
bond on payment of fhe reduced duties. During
the present week the receipts the Custom House
have been large-a tolcrnbe proof thar the CONNER
cial world thnk the Tariff will ultimately find its
way 10 the slatutc-book.
There has been a somewhat serious failure this
week in Liverpool and rumors touching the stabil'
ity of other firms abound The firm in question,
Messrs. Carne and Telo, are extensive merchants in
the Russian Trade. Their liabilities said TO ex
coed half million OF dollars One of the joint stock
Banks which suffered seriously by large failure
some six weeks ago, is the anucky creditor OF the
house 10 q considerable amount.
The American provision trade has partaken OF
the facilities which the Treasury order Affords
Considerable supplies of beef aud provisions have
been released from bond under the low duties and
are finding their way into general consumption.
Ia various parts OF the country large numbers OF
operatives have struck for an advance o! wages
The masters and the men are thus at loggerheads.-
Neither will give way and the retail trade in many
branches has been seriously injured by the capital
thus Withdrawn from the usual channels OF circula-
ton But this evil cannot In the nature OF things,
be enduring.
Amid the gloom which continues to hang over
commerce. exception IS found In the w God trade,
which is more than usually active, produced prln-
cpailv by the reduction of the duties those de-
scriptions OF wood that into the composition Of
articles OF domestic furniture The importation OF
wood of this kind from Africa Central America, and
eIsew here, the London docks recently, has been
large; so also has beer the consumption.
The hostility of the ship-owners TO the reduction
of the duty on the timber OF the Baltic well Us
that of Canada is fierce as ever; and the sngu-
lar anomaly presents itself OF men fighting tooth
and nail against measure which has Tor It's object
10 reduce materially the expense OF ship-building
The proprietors OF our " wooden walls SIM IN their
conduct, against the sasaciy which guides the rest
of mankind in their business habits and feelings.
The revenue returns TO the 9Th OF A ri! exhibit
some curious results. This IS the end OF the Imam
cial wear The quarters revenue, owing 10 the gen
eral s,agnation OF trade, shows deficiency in the
customs of nearly hall million. The years deii'
cheney in the customs amounts 10 nearly TWO millions
and half, and upward of 100000 in the excise
But the stamps have increased 100000, the Post
office $50 600.
The total ordinary revenue leaves decrease OF
something more than TWO millions. The most grail
fying feature in the is the continued increase
in the Post Office Thus far the penny postage has
worked admirably. The humber classes. especial
w. have not been slow take advantage OF its econ
omy. In the poorest districts OF London, and most
of the large towns the increase OF letters mas exceed
ed those of the more business and aristocraic dis
tricts
Nevertheless thanks 10 the Income Tax, there is
clear surplus OF Iwo millions and half above the
expenditure The falling oil On the years income
is 10 be attributed 10 the remission OF taxation dur
ing the previous year Since The last budget, taxes
10 The extent of three millions and quarter nave
been taken of articles which catered largely in the
consumption OF the manufacturers and the business
classes
While the walls Of Parliament ring with the dis.
rress OF Ireland and the fears OF famine IN that
country are constantly present TO the eyes Of British
statesmen is sn undoubted fact that the receipt OF
butter beef oar and provisions. the produce OF the
sister kingdom in the Thames and the Mersey, are
greater than az any former period Butthe exports
from Ireland establish Two facts-the extreme fer
tiry OF the soil and the destt1ton OF the poPoace-
TIE poor farmer, IN o'cer 10 pay MS rent, Is
obliged 10 send his produce 10 market and the factor
70 whom he sends ]: Immediately trenships i 20
England. where money IS more abundant, and
where The produce VIII command g better price
The law OF supply and demand Is realized In the
fact but il involves melancholy commentary CT the
+ social state OF the producers
The British Corn trade continues dull, and prices
are s. lower than 81 the beginning OF the yeas.
variety of causes will account for the stagnaiion
The uncertainty which exists sbou: tie future Is
main element and no wonder. WHEN il is reflected
that the passing OF the Corn oil before Parliament
viii Al once reduce the duly from l:s. to Is. Again,
the idness of The weather has checked the demand
.o- bread s,aHs-
low temperature always increases The coasamp-
non Of food And finally. the growth OF vegetables
iron the same cause hss been prolific, and superse-
ded, 10 considerable extent The Use OF wheaton
/ bread These combined causes have kept down
Inc nrics Of tiour and will continue 10 depress the
u1srke; until sl uncertaiay sbou, the fufure ceases
We have noticed on more than one occasion re-
Gently. the high estimation In which Indian corr as
81 article of food has risen this side OF the Allan
lic. Sir Rober, Peel, on Wednesday evening, cor
roborated cur statement In Ireland II IS fast So
perseding The wstesy potato. AID the Premier es-
! pressed 4 praiseworthy feeling Of pride al fading
the people OF thai country preferng what be justly