New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-19
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.

FRIDAY, Pm
There was considerable buoyancy in Stocks at
the First Board and prices improved somewhat Bu!
the Second Board there still more animation
and Norwich and Worcester materially better
The foreign advices were looked upon commercially
very favorable and this undoubtedly had effect upon the
speculative OF the Brokers
In Exchange We hear Ot no movement. and bills
are rather heavy Sterling is noninsly 919t Francs
5L3065L2s4. The inquiry is light and the supplies
lar.
Our Iobbcrs doing pretty good busl
ness IA lar Ms extent at sslos IL concerned but tho
prices are very low tor nearly every description OF Tor
egn and domestic manufactured goods. The South
trade have mainly been here end laid In their sup
plies and the Merchants from the Wea Northwest aid
this State are now in here in considerable numbers.
buying their Winter stocks The walks OF tho dry
goods streats cncumbcrcd by boxes bales and bun
dies directed all quarters of the country and all
cns-"s connected with this branch oil trade are pron
ably busy. Prices, RS We before remarked are very
low Donestics average from 20 to IS per cent oelo"
Spring prices Cottons Prints and some Descriptions
OF Wooden Goods Sattinets especially are In THIS ese
CORY Broadcloths are not so much deprecised public
sales having been made at not more than l2l l3pef
cent OFT former rates Tho Importers OF English and
French Goods are suffering severely, especially on a.
sorted Invoices got oi ut auction large invoice which
went snort time since directly from the Custom eou'e
to the hammer did remit than % per cent
OF It's face In another instance where the goods were
desirable the sale only realized about 20 per cent
of cost There IT, we understand scarcely arleie
OF imported dry goods paying profit to the importer.
The auction sales OF American Carpets oil which sovers
have been had lately show decline OF about 30 per
cent Spring rates, and even Carpets sold as
week al ruinoua rates. They mostly OF common
and medium qualities. This sate OF things is OF colF'o
very embarrassing for all small manufacturers who are
unable 10 hold goods, and we learn large number o.
these have stopped Many OF the Philadelphia man"
facturers OF Checks Plaids mixed Cotton tabries, &c
in this predcament and told that away IRON
Lowell and that millionaire neighborhood there are OIL
seven Printing establishments with their heads aOo's
water. These low prices for Manufactured ore 70 %
sscribcd to the expectations engendered BY ;hs nsD
OF the Free Traders, tina; under the DeceHo.i
Tariff goods will be abundant and cheap conseqaenpJ
the dealers unwilling 10 have large stock on haDa
at that ume and will buy unless tempted oy "'
rates Well with high prices for produce by reason"
short crops and potato rot abroad, and low prices
manufactures in consequence Of ruinous sales at sne
ton and the flooding Of ends and remnants Of aanche'
ter stocks into the country. producers and consume"
may well say that it's III wind that blows good TO no
one
The Guardian Fire Insurance Co. have decisre'
final dividend Of a 100 per cent their Losses
the great ire of July, 1916 This makes % 6f-l@pf
cent which the Company has paid on It's Losses.
At meeting Of the Board OF Directors Of the
Trade snens Bank, held this day, Richard Berry vs.
appointed Cashier, in place Of William T. Falls elected
President