The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-10
QUOTATIONS ron THE PRINCIPAL sroen, IN THE Nav

comparison of prices current at the close of the
market yesterday, with those ruling at the close of the
previous week, exhibits decline in Ohio 6s Of a per
cent Reading Railroad, ia Norwich and Worcester
u Harlem Railroad, q Morris Canal, 4 United
States Bank, q and an improvement in Treasury
notes Of q per cent Indiana SIS, IL Canton Co. a.
The quotations for Pennsylvania SIS since Wednes-
day have been with dividends of.
The steamship Caledonia, at this port, from Liver
pool brings seven days later intelligence from Europe
Politically, the is exceedingly interesting and
important. By telegraphc despatch it appears that
the 23d of june the long looked for collision be-
tween the people and the National Guard of Paris,
had taken place, We have merely the announcement
Of the fact and are therefore unable form any idea
of the extent and nature of the difficulty There is
not much doubt but that the rupture has actually ta-
ken place. as the letters of correspondents have
prepared our minds for such event Later
from France will be looked for with the most intense
anxiety. Whatever may be the extent of the COLI
sion between the troops and the people, the result
will, doubt, be favorable to the government from
the complexion Of affairs in Paris for time past
it inevitable that the lower orders were deter
mined upon some demonstration for the purpose of
troying the Convention. The fighting having COM
menced, shows that the government was firm in its
position, and did not hesitate to resort to those
desperate measures necessary to sustain itself
amidst such combustibe materials as make up
Partisan mob. AS much deprecate the necessity
for such summary methed Of enforcing the authority
of the Convention it must be admitted by those who
wish to see republican form of government establish
ed in France that is the only way put down. eec
tualy that spirit which is calculated to produce anar-
ohy and disorder in every grade of society, and dis
posed to plumber and destroy property wherever found
There were faint prospects of the affairs of the rest
h,.@
of England may be accepted by Austria, as regards
the Italian quarrel and stop put to that war.
Commercially the foreign advces possess very little
interest. The markets were without apy change of
consequence The only favorable feature is that they
were more depressed than previously reported The
harvess in Europe generally far, have proved abun-
dant, and the growing crops in very promising
condition Should the weather. for the rest of the
son continue the later harvests will be all that
can be desired. few weeks will determi ne this mpor-
tant matter when shall be able to form some opn-
ion relative to the markets for the next twelve
months.
So far as money matters were concerned, the &C.
counts from Great Britain slightly more encour-
aging. Money was more easily obtained, the banks
were taking more freely longer dated paper and the
rate of discount had become further reduced It can
hardly be expected that immediate relief would follow
the course pursued by the bank reducing the rate
interest. The immense contraction in commercial
operations has, it is estimated withdrawn more than
one hundred million pounds sterling worth of pa
per from the market and paper has yet, in
great measure, to be created to form the basis of
new lines Of discounts, and new commercial
movements AS confidence becomes re-estabished
and commercial operations increase, new paper will
make its appearance in the Market and the banks will
find an outlet for the immense accumulation of funds
and the wheels Of commerce will get once again into
action The closing prices for consols show no de-
cline This, in the face of the political accounts from
the Continent, shows the frmness of the market The
latest advccs relative to the cotton market, were
rather more favorable than those given a day or two
after the departure of the previous steamer and the in
dcations at the close were in favor of an advance
The annexed statement exhibits the value of mer
chandse imported into this district excepting that
sent to the warehouse, and the amount Of duties on
the same from the LIST to the 9TH of July inclusive in
each of the past three years.
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