The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-20

comparison Of prices current at the close Of the
ket yesterday with those ruling the close Of the pre-
vious week exhibits decline in Tuesdays rates Of
per cent. ! Pennsylvanis o. Y; Reading Bonds ;
Reading Railroad, "a Norwich and Worcester, 81 ;
Erie scrip, Hariem, Tx Farmers Loan, az; Can
ton, 27.; Kentucky IS, advanced u Morris Canal u !;
aud United States Bank, y. The tendency of prices all
through the week downward and the market closed
on Saturday heavy at our quotations.
The value Of merchandise imported into this district
for the week ending the 10th inst exclusive of that
to the warehouse, compared with the corresponding
week last year, was annexed
Commerce PoRr New YoRx-WErxLr IN
E n;;s 1Sods Goods ss9 9 9 iase Decrease
Total merchandise Sll486i3 Ie79iIo Increase $50 as7
Specie. ....... 1888 siaa Increase. 2a.4Oa
D,,c ao,, g, Increase a. go 90
Average of duty 30 per Ct IS perot Decrease ct
The importation Of dutiable goods for the week this
year. double that for the corresponding week last
while there has been material falling of free goods
The average rate Of duty on the above importation
I've per cent than last year. but about the same
the for the whole Of the year under the for
mer tariff
The annexed exhibits the amount of coinage
in the United States Branch Mint at New Orleans for
the month of July, ls47 -
UNITED STATES BRANCH MINr, New OnLEANs-CoISAGE
JULY.
2oSOoO eagles in gold being. 50 $50 900
sooo quarter eagles. ........... 10000
II i t"1s d an Gsia 100 $50
In nan ooiars (silver). ............... $4,000
Totalin all. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2,I5O 900
The following Is the tabular statement of the coinage
in the mint for the Month ending on the last day Of
August, Is47:-
5000 eagles in gold, being. ...,. $50 900
OF 600 half dollars (slver). ........ 10000
'o,ooo quarter dollars (do). ....... 1900
Total. .................... .SI65 900
BY the above account 1t will be seen that the coinage
in the New Orleans Mint for the two months ending on
the 3lst OF August, amounts to So, $4,000.
by tho the steamship Britannia at Boston, from
Liverpool we have seven days later from that port and
nvefrom London The synopsis Of the news is by tele
grsph and the advcos consequently, not as full as
our hes Will give An express mail left Boston at p NJ
and Will probably arrive before change hour Unless it
does there will be very little business transacted So far
as we are able to judge from the received
character OF the news it appears much favorable
tnan That received by the Union There have many
very Important movements made in the financial circles
OF Great Britain relative to the cmbarrassmens In the
money market for the purpose Of alternating the
mercial distress so generally experienced What has
been or will be the effect Of these movements we are
yet unable to TELL but In hopes that private
counts by this arrival will give something definite rea
tive to this important matter
The cotton and corn markets continue very much d.
pressed without any prospect Of any improve
ment The manufacturing districts are reported in a
gloomy condition. which the principal cause of the in
activity in cotton