The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-01
MONEY MARKET.
Friday, April 3O-6 p. Nj.

There was very decided improvement in the stock
market to-day. Nearly ali the fances advanced frac
ton, and the transactions to extent Penn.
syvana SIS went up x per cent Farmers Loan u, Nor
ris Canal 4, Canton H. Norwich Worcester a. Read
ing p, Harlem u, Long Island q. Treasury notes
closed firm at yesterdays prices
At the second board the sales to a very limited
extent without any material alteration in prices.
1t Is reported in the street that the Sarah Sands
brought fls4,4s6, equal to eight hundred and eighty
five thousand dollars
There is better feeling in Wall street, and VIC have
doubt that prices will advance several per cent
Their before reaction takes place. at all events from
listing Indications should judge that it would be
gerous to be very short of stocks We do look
permanent improvement in the fancies but imitation
extent is likely to be realized before the screws
frightened again.
The demand for foreign exchange not very active
this morning and, anticipated, rates fell of
fraction The closing rates for bills on London were
614a6H per cent premium Paris, 5f s5a5f 334 Am
sterdam, s9sa9,s; Hamburg s5aa5A; Bremen, 7794a7s
The Bank Of the State of New York has declared q
dividend of three per cent payable the 10th of May
The Brooklyn Fire Insurance CO. have declared d.
vidend Of eight per cent payable the 10th of May
The Brooklyn Union Ferry Co. have declared divi
dend Of three and half per cent payable May 1.
The lower House of the Legislature of this State has
refused pass the bill authorizing the deposit United
States stocks with the comptroller for banking purposes
This will have favorable influence upon the stocks
this State and if banking in this State continues to
increase has for time past it will not be long
before stocks will be in demand at better prices,
provided debt in the meantime is not increased
From a comparison of the imports of grain &c., into
Liverpool during the six weeks ending the 2th of March
ls47 with those Of the same period the year 1886
1t appears that there has been increase 5l5
ters English wheat, l2l 975 foreign $3.50 colonial H.
430 sacks English flour; 344 697 barrels foreign; 5s2
quarters foreign oats; 1873 loads English oatmeal
quarters English barley, s042 foreign; 6OIs quarters
English BEANS 22534 foreign sI43 quarters English
peas 1882 foreign 667 colonial quarters foreign
Indian corn; decrease l20943 quarters Irish wheat
$50 sacks Irish flour, 1906 barrels colonial; 1873
quarters English oats, 2s,770 lrsh s4775 loads Irish
oatmeal $500 quarters Irish barley 1872 quarters Irish
beans On comparison of the exports for the same pe
riod appears there has been average coaswse and
to Ireland of iOs5s quarters of wheat sacks and
l90335 barrels -four a276 quarters oats 800 barley
970 beans 6335 peas 25343 Indian corn foreign 900
quarters wheat $685. barrels -four quarters peas de
crease, foreign 1913 quart oats barley beans
| 369 Indian corn.
The following the of duties by the tariff of
! the 9th of April, 1871
The first rate shows the duties levied under the Island
act all goods wares &C., imported into the Island of
Jamaica The second the additional duties foreign
goods wares &c. under the 9Th and 9th Vic chap xci
| British statute)
In every where second rate is offered the arti-
Gle is admitted free of the original duty.
JAMAICA TARIry.
Ale beer elder porter perry, per tun SIS sos per
cent ad VAL asses per head beef and pork sailed
cured and all cured meats foreign per bb per cwt
and British, per bb los; bread biscuit per cwt
bricks 1000 As S0s cent I'D VAL butter per SO lbs
Is Is per cwt candles composition, per lbs
cd laos per cent ad VAL do taow per is I'd laos per
cent ad vail do spermacct per IS Cd zoos per
VAL CATTLE neat head 4 cheese per cwt 5s Goals
and per al vail cocoa sos per cent ad val
and los per 100 lbs coffee British 2Os per cwt drugs
per cent al vail fish, dried sailed per cwt Is 2
kere per bb As Isl alewives and herrngs per Dbl
wet sated per Dbl IS is do smoked per cwt los 2s
herrngs do per box Is Is per cwt fish, smoked and not
2s grain per bushe Id ginger sos per cent ad val and
Sd per 100 lbs sos cent ad vail hams bacon dried
beef and tongues and sausages per cwt 3s horses
mares and gedng per head 20s indigo sos per cent ad
val and I'd per h. s0s cent ad VAL lard per go lbs
sos per cent ad VAL meal other -four not wheat
egn, per Dbl Isl moasses, British per cwt 3s; mules,
per ead 0s oil bubber fins and skins of fish, foreign
Sos per cent 30Os per cent ad val do do British per
cent nd val preserved meats soups vegetables and fish
and all other provisions in tin other e0s
per cent ad VAL rice per do per bushc
Is; salt cwt od sheep and goats per head soap
egn per gal Is Isl do rum British per gal 0s and
pound British per gal 3s unrefned British per
cwt los do refined foreign per H. Id d0Os per cent a1
val do refined from foreign, in bond In the United
Kingdom, per lb I'D zoos per cent ad val; do refined
British per ID Adj swine per head Is; tea not direct
from China, from the United Kingdom any British
possession, per lb 2s Id do from China, the United
Kingdom or any British possession per ID as tobacco
manufactured per val and Sd per b l4os
per cent ad val; do nm 400s per cent ad
VAL and Sd per h. per cent ad wall wines In bulk or
bottled per tun, zoos laos per cont ad val ana
for every dozen quart bottles wine Is 6d wood ptcn
pine, 1000 feet by superficial measure OF nch thick
l2s white pine per do do, ss cypress shingles longer
DOT perl ceda
1000, as wood hoops per 1900 Is; slaves and heading
oak ash per 1000 wheat per bushe 6d glass OF
linen woolen leather paper manufactures mock Jewel,
lery hardware clocks and Watches corks cordage and
oaium for every cICO value SOS 1t0s per cent ad vail
on all goods wares and merchandise, plantation sup
plies clothing and effects Of every description and no.