The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-07
MONEY MARKET,


The Hartford Bank has declared an extra dividend
Of two dollars per share.
The Etna Insurance Company of Hartford have de
clared a dividend of I'VE dollars per share
Since the arrival Of the last steamer from Europe
there has been considerable activity in agricultural
produce of all kinds; and movements in produce gem
orally, and breadstufs particularly, Of much i'm
portance to those engaged in trade. A few weeks
SINCE the shipments Of -four and grain were to such
limited extent that very little interest was attached
to them in any way, and the prospect was that the
bulk Of surplus would remain in first hands for
another season. at least. Since that vast revolution
has taken placea revolution nearly great as that
realized in the political world within the past year
Instead Of the inactivity and apathy which
all is now hustle and activity. The annexed table ex-
hibits the quantity Of certain articles exported from
this port, distinguishing the destination and extent
Of shipments to each place, for the ending tho
4th inst This covers only two days operations since
the steamers arrival and of does not show the
full effect Of the latest European advices upon move.
ments in this market
COMMERCE OF THE PoRr OF New YoRx-WEEKLY
EXPORTS.
To Lirerpool.-Balsam tolu, cases; l. r. shoes, 40:
suphate quinine 3; dill anis, 20 clocks, $780, cheese
le2 lbs; grease butter $685. leather 4os tallow
&c., -four $780, corn, 1so TAI bush; horse hair bales
49, I'D
BUSH wheat s42s whale OIL i42l7 gals hair, II bbIs
r0sn IA; rice IS tcs beef Gs; tobacco, Is hhds.
Other Ports in Great Britain $50 bbls; meal
$50; rosin, asl; pork SO; hams, 5000 lbs; cheese,
tallow is2Os lbs whalebone slTS deer SKINS s1Ss'
bales.
To Marseilles.-Staves, 1000.
70 Belgium Rosin, 6sS bbls; potash, 1886 hides, No.
s55 la rice 1875
To Cad,z-Staves, No. $4,000
beeswax 3196 bs tar, 149 bills; mahogany, 90 logs
slaves No. Ao,c0o segars, 100000 Havana
BSsRSn 800 hsSs -four soo hay 50
9o73 saltpetre, "a bags Matches 400 gross matches
IL cases; grass CLOTH 10 brooms, 100 doz crackers,
600 domestics, lao pkgs; candles sp. 100 boxes;
nails 80 ca,ks; gin foreign pipe paper, ESQ reams
-four 100; tar 15 domestics, bales; shot, 100 bags
chairs Is bxs candles, 20 bxs. sperm butter 35S lbs
cheese, lo4 hams 2a0 lard 4l6i hyson tea, AS cord
age, coils; rice, 10 ties lumber 10000 #.
TO Spanish Vest Indies.-Potatoes, 412 bbls apples,
SO; -four, ll5 beef Is; bread, 40; pork so; tar 25
merry s5a powder copper herring $50 bxs SOAP
200; hams, $780, tobacco manuf'd 2s2 dry fish, 90
527 lard, 1s47s taow, $780, butter 1911 jerked beef
rcams salt, l02 BUSH whale OIL 2553 gals shocks,
No: s45 drugs, &c. 1e7 pigs; nails, 1862 casks; wick,
To British Vest Indies.-Flour, 1928 bbls meal,
$685. pork 4bs bread, 1855; beef 6e vinegar 1o pota.
toes lSs; sppes, "a; onions SCI lard OIL $50 gals;
hats, cases. gunpowder, ale, 3d. corn 200 BUSH;
peas, &C., 11s2 soap, 900 bxs candles, sperm, O. can
lssi1 lbs. butter. 1885, HAMS 49, cheese, 1896 lard
l3l4; oil meal, 100; staves No. 10000; lumber,
lTo British North ame,ico-Pork $50 bbls; beef IL;
Hour, 2142 corn meal ol7; bread 7o rye flour, ITO;
apples 25 tar, 5Ovarnish, 2O wheat 481S BUSH corn
30 N. E. rum, punch; rice, 10 tcs molasses hhds
tobacco 10; tobacco manuf d. 81 All cheese 66i but
ter, 19,063 leather, $50; black tea, 16o22; Candles
manufd II bxs; sirits turpentine, 100 gals OIL cloth
clothes, 10 cases; hemp, IA bales slaves, No. 5000
The shipments of -four to Great Britain and Ireland
for the week, amounted to $3.50 barrels, and corn
POI 60l bushelsthe aggregate shipment of -four to all
parts, 1880 bbls. This week, have doubt the
expectation will be at least double that Of last and
the season progresses, rapidly increase. The ship
ments Of for the week last year only amount
ed to 4064 bushels. Last year, at this time the
ports of breadstufs were lmited-the speculation in
breadstus had ceased and the rapid depreciation in
prices, had suddenly suspended shipments. Move
ments in breadstus, therefore, for the remainder Of
this season. compared with those for the period
last will show large increase II is probable that the
shipments of Indian will be particularly large,
as that grain Is peculiarly calculated to supply the
deficiency In the crop potatoes and then Is
ticle Of food among the lower CLASSES IL will ct al
times, and in any state Of the harvests be mpor
tant item of importation to Great Britain and Ire
land This grain has already become one of sta
pie articles Of export and as the production In this
country is immense, and can, in year two, be dou
bled, If necessary, any demand from abroad can be
easily supplied.
1t will be perceived by the above table, that our ex
ports to France and other countries the Continent
are slowly increasing It is encouraging that there
even the eliQhtest vieibe "A t shows
. return Of confidence indicative Of better times.
The annexed returns Of the Bank Of England, for
several periods, widely separated, show uniformity
Of movement in the issuing department very different
from that in the early part Of the financial rsvusion