The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-09

comparison of prices current at the close Of the
market yesterday with those ruling at the close Of the
previous week, exhibits an improvement in Kentucky
8s of Il per cent Norwich and Worcester u; and q
decline in Pennsylvania 5's Of per cent; Reading
R. r, 2t4 Erie, new, IA; Harlem, l; Long Island, II;
Farmers Loan, y: Morris Canal, u.
The announcement yesterday, that Mr. Corcoran
had raised six millions ofdolars by the sale and hypo
tbecaon of United States six per cent stocks in Lon
don had very good effect in the street, and
the money available either by sales of exchange by
receipts Of specie the market will doubt be sensiby
relieved The authority for the announcement was
the following extract of letter received In this city
from distinguished banking house in London
"LoNpoN, Sept. %. Is4s
d" Mr.. Corcoran has arranged, satisfactorily, the
business which brought him here, and will return to
New York by the next steamer.
"The houses that have taken so large portion Of
his United States SKIES have done principally for
investment, and the stock and money market Of New
York cannot fail to feel its influence most avorably
We learn from other sources, that Mr.. Corcoran
has made sale of United States skies, to the amount
Of So 900 600 and has obtained loan Of So 100000
the hyp thecation of United States skies security
This will relieve the house Of which he is the senior
partner of n, ary one-hslf Of the amount they re-
ceved Of the last government loan and sustain the
price of Treasury notes in this market.
The following quot alto as for American stocks
current in London on the 22d Of September -
United States stocks 6s 90; New York State e's 94z
to 95h with DIVIDEND do 5s, 90 to 81, with dividend;
Sterling SO to 9s Indiana State bs AZ to Al Illinois,
81 1885 Alabama, 81 to 90, e1dividendi Kentacky,
81 to SO; Maryland, 66 to 49, mississippi Planters 30;
Union Bank, Is to II; Michigan, IS to 80.
The demand was by means active, AMI the sales
made principally in small lots
The value Of merchandise and amount of specie i'm
ported into this district for the week ending the 9th
inst exclusive Of that sent to the warehouse, and the
amount Of duties the same each of the past
years, annexed -
COMMERCE PoRr OF NV YoRx-WEEKLy
IMPORTS
Week ending Oct 6. 1876. ls47 las.
Dutiable goods :. 49,. 6s5,a32 S6I6l9 LT75l
Total md.e . . s4ss7s lOss0s l,ss7s2s
Duties received .. 1856 asss2 gSs5 i
This exhibits increase during the week this year.
of 5000 26 independent of the receipts of specie OF
the ports for the past week. S437 500 were in dry
goods ard the value Of dry goods warehoused
about equal to the amount withdrawn. The
amount of drafts the Treasury, for the week,
S53lO57, which exceed the received for duties
$23l,sO6
There were received at New Orleans, on the s0th o,
September, from Vera Cruz and Tampce S1O2 5S7 rs
in specie.
The following is statement of the tolls collected at
the office of tie Philadelphia and Columbia Railway,
u Philadelphia for the month of September with the
whole previously collected since the commencement of
the fiscal year
PrSNsYLvANIA PuBrc woRKs-PHLApELr4rA AND
COLUMBIA RAILROAD
Asss :.siE: sss ss fs j s5
$50, 50 iss E: 1886 % 1885, 10 sls5Ss