The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-13

To-day 81 20 hes been Obtained for several thousand bar
rels 81 rs SO asked, bur much be sold al 81 So
Considerable dissatisfaction prevails at that lead
ing Hour house sent last fall 10 their correspondents
mate OF stock at oneiaf the real amount
Grain has continued active sales of Genesee wheat 100
cents Indiana 3l cents Illinois In cents, cash North
ern 50 sales, for the opening of the river IS 81
cts North river OATS 10 49, little reaction took place in
sales of $50 900 bushels for the week. from
10 49, mostly SO 81, weight. At which the market was
heavy before the To-day, sales have been made al
100 a lO5 cents per bushel. as
Sales western hops, 8 "A ii cents De,y-roed hemp no.
six months New Orleans moasses advanced TO 34s a IS
cents. Under the regulations Cuba ,olsses viii be
admitted 10 the English dsticres and orders for it for
that purpose already in HAVANA Sugar has also adj
vanced sales, 100 hogsheads New Orleans 81 Is
cents, with good demand Hurrah for a 30 per cent
tariff kentucky tobacco, sales 300 hogsheads "a cents
Provisions were less active, but higher prices For
Ohio pork 1000 barrels old brought $l2 25 SIP so lo
prime; Sl4 62h l4 rs for mess, sales clear SIG; 200
kegs Ohio lard brought 81 beef hams, ID IA Seeds
have advanced 6Oo9 lbs Ohio clover brought ~
new southern, " 9 timothy is fair $40 For flax Sl
is demanded The news has influenced Them much
Freights are higher to-day and in copnexion with feel
ing of gloom. have somewhat checked transactions.
Aninncon has been laid on the Jack Insurance
pany of this city, a charge of acknowledgements and
receiver asked for The business of getting appointed
cever is sometimes very profitable gentlemen
"high standing" The winding up ofa company Of $780,,
900 capital is always worth $4,000 $4,000 a
who understands his trade. To be it is mostly the
life blood Of widows and the Of orphans but then
everybody must not expect to be rich; md what
corporations for, If collect the funds of the weak
and defenceless To be managed by the Of genius
Interpretations denounced arstocrate, great
men point to the widows, orphans, and sim pe-nnded
poor who stockholders. Change the scene, and when
ngues afford pretext receiver is asked for and your
wire puler being seated his desk visited by the
poor woman, whose few scrips her little ALL ask their
value. She given understand that they may be
worth anything but is directed person who is will
ling to buy perhaps, 10 centhat person being
vousy advised to give high Is TO- with the know
ledge that it will actually be worth So In this
made profitable conducting promises After the
public is fched by the latter, the stockholders suffer
In their s.Ifs is poor dirk that won't both
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popos of corporations The legislature Of New Jersey
re pealed the ofhe Paned bank, and placed
under injunction. The effect has been to produce great
among the bill holders who surround the Sun Of
flee in vast numbers, but payment is refused
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The London commercial list reports the sailing of three
pvaeers under Mexican letters marque from the port
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