The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-26
COM M RCIAL AFFAIRS.

Saturday, Nov. 95-6 r. M.
The steck market was in very unsettled state to-
day. and quotations very huctuating Some of the fam
cies advanced, and fell off fraction At the first
board Harlem went up 4 per cent; Canton Co. N
Farmers loan 81 Erie Railroad "a; Reading Railroad
81 United States 6s 1868, III Treasury notes declined
y, and New Haven Railroad Ia. The European news
bad no particular influence upon the market although
the advices are considered rather unfavorabe than
otherwise. The cotton market does not exhibit 80
much nrmness as previously reported, and the i'm
provement in breadstuffs was of such nature as to
give very little encouragement to holders on this side
Of the Atlantic. Money was easy in London; In
fact 50 much 30 As to be perfect drug The rate OF
interest ruled IS low Is has been known for years
without giving any Impetus to commercial operations
of any kind The improvement in railway property
had been sustained but In the of the depression
existing In tho midst Of all classes there must be re-
action and perhaps geater depreciation than any
heretofore realized. The Official returns exhibit
great decrease in the exports from Great Britain for
he month Of October, compared with the same month
ast year.
On the Continent the were increas-
ng with every prospect Of general outbreak again in
all those countries where a revolution has commenced
France by means In quiet state and political
difficulties seem to be increasing instead of diminish
ing. We nothing In the prospective calcuar
ted to give the least hope Of favorable state of
things.
Among the passengers arrived by the steamship
Cambria from Liverpool, was the Baron A. de Roth
schds We learn that this is not one Of the cele-
| brated house, but . young man, the son Of the
principal Of the Paris branch Of the concern
His visit to this country is for the purpose
of travelling and is more q pleasure excur-
sion than one Of business. II is possible however
that he may examine closely into public and pri-
vate finances commercial resources &C., for tho
purpose Of seeing lift would be good policy on the part
of the European house to establish house this city
This is doubt, the actual cause Of the VISIT al
though ostensbly may be for travel and recreation
Sooner later these shrewd inancers will become
deeply involved in the financial and commercial ope-
ratons of this country, notwithstanding the bitter
preudiccs they have heretofore entertained against
our Institutions
The quantity Of coal transported in the three lead
ing public works of Pennsylvanis during the week
ending Nov 23d and the table for the season was as
| annexed;
ANruRAciIE Coal Trade, 1S4s
Week ending Nor ~ PrepiomIg TotoL
Reading Railroad, tons .igl63 l,ll99s3 llsali6
schuylkiu CANAL, tons. 9IQ5 flL3le 426tN
Lchsh Canal tons. ...!.... .'l6Ws a6,l% 66301s
Total tons ............@I7o 2i7A2s 222aoes
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company have
brought to market, this year, about four hundred
thousand tons, which, with the above, makes the ag
sregates Of the four lines, far than twenty
viii probably continue, for the remainder Of the yvar,
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