The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-10
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LONDON MARKEr, Friday Evening, August 25-The
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and the weather continuing toleraby clear the effect Of
a number Of purchases was to send them up to $685..
s6ai. Bank stock closed s634 to s65s three aud a
quarter per cents, e4 to S72 long annuities So to
23s premium and exchequer bills March, 32s to 3ss
Jnne, 25s. to 2Ss. premium There was more activity
in the foreign stock market this afternoon prices
showed tendency to advance. Business in the 70.
reign exchanges continues extremely dull. The
rates for Holland and Hamburger were to-day a
ing about the same. In the corn market this morn.
irg there was no alteration from Wednesday,
The letters from St petersburgh received this after
noon dated the 10th inst and therefore eectual.
y set rest the report Of the revolution in that CAPT.
tai which was current at Breslau the 18th. They
commercial character. The exchange was not quite
20 firm, the quotation being SD to s714d. The do
and tallow were without alteration. At Ham,
burgh the want Of employment for money is
more than ever perceptible, the rate of discount
anticipatiops regarding our harvest still causes
tendency to depression in the exchange on London.
The colonial have again this week presented
heavy appearance and in nearly ali cases there has
been difficulty in eecting sales at former rates The
importers however, have acted with caution in not
pressing large quantities forward and thus in prices
generally, there has not been very much variation
On the opening Of the sugar market, Tuesday the
rates paid decidedly in favor of the buyers but
in subsequen sales the quotations show little altera
ton. The market generally has been dull throughout
the week except in the instance Of white Bengal sugar
which is and has in consequence, comma nded
full prices though advance previous quotations
has not generally been obtanable The coffee market
has continued in the same inanimate state, and the
native kinds only realized 2es per cwt The low price
CT the plantation descriptions of Ceyon ruling lat
terry, has seriously effected the demand for this Coffee
ana very few parcels appear to have changed hands
In the tea market the transactions have been small
but previous prices have been maintained, The &C
counts from China by the last mail which state the
deficiency in the seasons export, including two
sells lost at 600 00(bs ntion also that chops
Of the fine congeus had come down, but that prices
had not been settled as the quality appeared much
inferior TO last cir cumstanc which would
render 1t probable that the shipments to this country
will he delayed Public sales declared again for
next Wednesday, Tie market fer saltpetre is rather
fImersnd importers do net feel disposed to sell unless
at full rates.
In rice very large ira nsactons have taken plase and
feature to be noticed this is that considerable
parcels have been purchased in execution from
confined to speculation and actual home demand
The present prices are about Cd to Is higher than
those current Last week
The return from the Bank CT England, for the week
ending the 10Th of August gives the following results
when compared with the previous week =
S SsI d'lcsi 3 go Pss! !s s5tsS.
ON the other side of the account : '''' '''''
Gcverrment securities l2ass5sM The as before.
Notes unemployed. xxx. s4S0,sioi; Decrease 77ss@
The amount Of notes in circulation is fiSsi3 1856,
lion in both departments is f13 371. 547 showing an
increase of f6556 when compared with the preceding
return.
The Railway market was decidedly better to-day
and more &c neral range Of business was transacted
Nest Of the divdendpaying shares quoted at an
Improvement.
LIVERPOOL CoRr MARERT, August 26-This morn
ing being again wet, there has been more life in the
trade, but no change in prices.
The Latest Cotton Circular.
LivrRrooL EIcHANeE CHAMnERs)
SATURDAY, Aug. 26-4 M.
The sales Of cotton to-day estimated at 5000
bales, and consist Of the following descriptions
so PeTnams .....,...,. a
OV haranDsm. ga a "a
StV ouIat. "a a 81
6 600 bales.
Taken for export to-day l 800 bales.
We have rather a goomier market 10. dax though