The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-25
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.

Sunday, Sept. 24-6 p. M.
The stock market, during the past week, has been
rather quiet Quotations for stocks with one or two
exceptions have been without any material alteration.
Operators have been snxously waiting the arrival of
the Acadia with later intelligence, and the transac
tienshsye consequently been to limited extent COM
pared with what they usually at this season.
Money has been in very active demand, and any
amount could have been loaned at per cent on
Treasury notes, with fair margin. In consequence
of this stringency in the money market stocks fell off
little about the middle of the week; but yesterday
there was little reaction and former prices were fully
established Fancy stocks generally, are in stronger
hands than they have been before It appears I'M
possible to get them below certain points, and 1t ID
equally impossible to get up much OF an improvement
The first We attribute solely to the ability Of holders to
keep their stocks out Of the market and the latter to
the apathy of outside operators. We have not for
many years noticed such total indifference on the
part of outside spectators, in regard to movements
in the stock market We cannot account for this in
any other way than that those who have hitherto
operated largely in the street have on hand all the
fancy stocks they want at prices much above those
now ruling; and until they can realize the cost 70
what they have, we cannot expect them to make an
new transactions or any new purchases large guam
tity of some of the railroad ances has been
most of which will not make its appearance again in
the street. until prices par with its real value can
be realized Some of these securities improving
rapdy that the loss of interest in holding them Is no
thought of for q moment; and il holders firm In
this determination they will make profits on
their investments Government and State securities viii
not vary much in prices until some permanent relief
is realized in the money market Holders, however, re-
ceive their interest punctualy and those who depend
upon the income that source trouble themselvei
very he about the market price of their investments
only those who have to sell from time to time are
affected by movements in Wall street
The steamship Acadia, At Boston, from Liverpool
brings yeven days later intelligence from all parts o
Europe The political, financial, and commercial ad
vices are much satisfactory than those received
bv the previous steamer and the effect upon business
affairs of this country cannot but be highly favorable
The mediation intervention or arbitration OF France
between Austria and Italy, has been accepted, and
the questions ut issue in fair way OF being set
tied without involving the principal powers OF Europe
in a general war. The weather had been propitiou'
in Great Britain the vests and the corn mar
kets had become much depressed Prices had recedeo
to points ruling previous to the speculative movement
and u was pretty generally admitted that the grair
crops would be average and the potato crops much
better than previously supposed. Cotton was firm, a.
prices current on the I'd inst, with a fair demand
from the trade Consols had experienced no change
the London money market was easy, and the rate o
interest without alteration. On the whole, the new
ia GOOD much better for the real interests of this coun
try than II short harvests and high prccs for bread
ftuGs had been reported
The annexed statement exhibits the quotations TO