The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-20

YORK STATE CANALs-AMoUNr OF Toll

the abOve IL Will De seen tnat the receipts during
the second week in October 1s4s compared with last
year, show increase Of s,ss1, and total def
cheney Of the year. compared with 1s47 Of $453 TO-
Should the canals remain open till about the first OF
December, and no serious impediment be thrown in
the way of free navigation, the tolls will exceed the
amount estimated in the early part of the season. and
will reach over three millions of dollars.
The sale of Illinois State Bank property in Chicago
commenced in that city the 9th inst The sales on
that day amounted to $Si 1885, State Bank certificates
selling for 90 65 cents the dollar were taken at
par at the sales The affairs Of this bank are in state
OF liquidation and all its real estate and landed pro
Perry, will soon be disposed Of at auction.
The people of Connecticut are alive to the impor.
-1ance of q railroad connection with this CITY, and
several branch roads in contemplation to connect
the interior with the New York and New Haven rail-
road 1t is proposed to extend the New Haven cana,
road from Unionve, the present northern terminus
to the Western road in Massachusetts,, at q point
somewhere near, but west OF, Springfield This will
more than double the length of the canal road nd
open the BUSINESS Of valuable section of country to
this market. This will make the fourth railroad run
ming from the Long Island Sound through Connect.
cut to the Western road. Three Of these roads run
into the New York and New Haven road, and by that
into the Harlem road, and into the heart of this
city. These three roads, which drain the largest
zion, and as the New York and New Haven Railroad
will open about the middle Of November we shall bv
the connection with the Harlem, be in communication
by railroad, with the whole Of New England and with
all the Northern and Western lines of this State By
the first of December, at the latest, shall have
opened to this market sections Of country nerected
by at least two thousand miles of railroad which have
hitherto been almost completely shut out from u ,
during the winter months. This will give great
increase of business during the of navga
ton and tend very much to the reduction IN prices
for all articles of provisions, which have heretofore
during the winter been much higher here than at any
other season of the year The Erie Railroad has done
much towards this important result, and the consu-
mers in this city have been benefited exceedingly by
the vast difference in prices current now and those
ruling few years since The railroad system, which
Is now being perfected in connection with this city
will further reduce prices for food Of all kinds, and
open extensive markets for producers remote
from this market.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity of
certain articles exported from this district during the
week ending the 10th inst, inclusive, distinguishing
the extent of the shipments to each country
COMMERCE THE Ponr OF New YoRK - WEEKLY
EXPORTS
To London Cheese, lbs, 457 257; oil cake 1877 2e3;
Lard, 4,439 tobacco, manufactured 6,0l6; whale.
bone, 224e7; rosin bbls 1907 turpentine S,2si -four
4307; rice tcs 1885, beef 54 spirits turpentine gals
12024 whale OIL 4,oO6; Grape shawls, cases, o; furs
packages, $50; slaves, No. 10000.
TO Lieerpooi.-Appes, bbs, 900; meal, 1906 flour,
31ee6; turpentine, 700 rosin, 250 clocks cases 321
segars, ! snlphste quinine lo corn, bush 1880;
n S Sssee cs %l0g
10 Scotland Flour bbls 1858; apples, 40 pork, go;
wheat bushels 1918; cheese lbs 6i64S; lard, 4l9i
oil cake, "a, $50; rice, terces 202
To Heiand.-Corn bushels, "a 623; -four, bbs 5,652;
meal, bbls, 1000; apples, Ia.
To Haue.-Hsms, lbs 1904; lard, 5,s45; coffee,
bsgs $685. cocoa, ZOO rice, tierces, 33l; machinery,
GASES 24 potash, bbls 1885, pesrlash, 40; beef, 20;
pork, 10; bark, oeroons, 45; bark, hhds., 20.
10 Marseiiies. Bark tierces, III bark, hhds, OF;