The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-23
CONNIE RCIAL AFFAIRS.


Quotations for fancy stocks continue to Decline and
most Of them rule lower than previous to the re-
cent imitation. At the first board to. day New Haven
Railroad fell of per cent Hudson River, X; Morris
Canal, u Farmers Loan, X; Canton Co, Y; Nor
wich and Worcester. n; Reading Railroad, x; Erie
Railroad, y; Long Island, q; and Harlem, y. The
Gales Of the leading fances were large. Holders Of
Erie Railroad now) do not feel disposed to put their
stock upon the market In about forty days the semi
annual interest of three per cent will be paid on the
new stook and purchases made ct present prices will
net profit of five per cent tho investment in less
than six weeks hundred shares Of this Stock pur-
chased now would cost say, s6ooo the par value OF
which $4,000, which three per cent will be paid
ON the LIST Of January 1S49. This will give the holder
$500, equal to Eve per cent the cost The public
do not look upon this in the proper light or they
would come in and take all the stock out of the
market.
The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad will declare,
next month, dividend Of 81 per cent making per
cent for the year. The receipts Of this road for the
!sr ending 3lst December, will be about $175ooo
against $16o last year The running expenses are
about $45 00o the interest the debt $35 O0o two
vidends $7C00-total, $155 900 leaving surplus Of
$4,000. This road occupies position which mus
always command . large business The new arrange.
msnt BY which the equpage Of both the Utica and
Schenectady and the Mohawk roads are owned by
the Mohawk, Is working very favorably.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity of Ger.
Cain articles exported from this port for the week end
ing the 10th inst distinguishing the extent Of ship.
ment to each country
CosMERcE THE PoRr New YoRx-WEEKLY
To Liverpool bbs 20 422 apples. 700; tur-
pentine S60t perk is; beef tes 4s7 oora bush
Wheat "a DIT; lard, lbs 324 s01 cheese 5l4796 hams
tsllow, s6s57,; silks pigs 4o crackers kegs,
TO Lsnden-sins pks. IA; sperm oil, gals Of $40;
apples, bills lo6; beef tcs, 1858; tallow lbs, 51Sl;
cheese IL 1885, hams 2l72o; lard, 20 4oi tobacco,
To Brisfoi-Flour bbls, 600; pork, e5; pitch 200:
meal ZOO beef tcs las; slaves No. 0O0 cheese lbs
%. 7se; oil peppermint, cas-, 4 -
s,7 40 Gss'soy;--fiour bbls, ei2 ro,n eel apples,
OIL cake n s46 cheese, lis $685. hams 2,371; beef tcs
10 Ireiand-Corn bush 10 22s; meal 1,e4s; wheat,
rs, l2s; flour, bbls 500; rosin, 100.
T 10 d.n Sos III taSw lb' q o4s
bark. lol slaves, No, 600; oars, 1885 y
70 HaHse To~ns.-Tobacoo, bids 4; do MID, lbs,
slsO DO stems, IS $40; lard, H. lao tea, Tyson Al
rhubarb, CAGES o. whale OIL CALLS Al 1872; extract dye
woods, bxs ADJ rioe tcs 200; hops, bales, col; pi-
M nn bags Sli coffee, ESQ., potash bbs 279i -four
,od 10 D,nmsr1, sseden and Norusy.--Losvood tons
iST ns a l0gs sS bags loo pork
TO Spain = Slaves, No, IS 900. e.
TO We,t Coast Of South .america-Pig IRON tors,
100; copper sheathing cases, 60; rum Am, puns, 81
STEEL pigs ai2 domsstcs, 1885, tobacco stems, bales
To Brosa-rlour, bbls, 500 ro,ip. 100; tar. CO.
btef, Is; spirits tarpentine, gals, 20s5; lnseed OIL
$685. shocks. No. s70 palm leaf hats Is; cordsge, coils
40; silks pkgs 4; powder, Kegs, 800; crackers, 1907
hyson, 342; oodh.b, $3.50.
To Afadeira Flour bbls, 500; rye -four, 100; mack
erel $50; herring, bxs 100; rice tcs 90 corn bush
56e2 butter, lbs 2ooo; cheese 022 dry nsh, 1890;
lumber r. 8 Oeo slaves, No, 1900:
rice, 81 sosp boxes, 100 cheese lbs 100 dry nsh,
27So; sugar refined $50; lumber feet, 10000.
Sgs".S Ws :; sUns ;.s be 2oo ale.
herring, TO- herring, boxes, 16o candles, 100 ale 25
cider 2ooi soap le0 salt sacks 500 drug. packages
butter, o7oo hams 1888 cheese, LOIS; taIlo~,
1882 tobacco, manufactured. 3 4s2 spirits turpen-
% COO; hoops, No, 900.
7so; meal 1905; bread 1907 potatoes $50; apples 62
beef 16I; mackers, leo: oats busnes 625 corn, 800
soap boxes ZOO car dies oS5 cheese, lbs, IA 67s
tobacco. manufactured, Al Gle tobasco, hbds, SO ;
rice teroes To- slaves, No, loco Live Stock-sheep
TO Btfish North .aneriea. bbls, 49, beef 1885,
meal 1242 -four, 1s37 rye -four, 70; apples, 1907
10 bread l2o; rice, corn, bushels, loo candles
1,7s2; butter, $40.
The exports OF bresdstufs amounted to 81, 800 lbs
dour, 62o4 bushels wheat and &c 938 bushels Of In
dian corn Of which there shipped to Great Bril-
tain 20 534 bbs -four So 00 bushels wheat and 20
bushes Of Indian corn. It appears by this that the
bulk Of the shipments of breadstuHs from this port
made to the ports Of Great Britain and Ireland Con-
siderable quantities Of lard, cheese hams and tallow
are weekly exported to Liverpool for distribution to
the various markets Of the kingdom. The shipments
to France during the week limited. For the Sea-
SOD, the aggregate exports only to moderate
tent while the Imports exceed those for the
pondiDg period for several years past For the week
ending the 18th inst the Of bresdstuGs
Philadephia amounted to $40 bbls flour, 5sS7 bbls
corn meal 2O2 bushels wheat and coo bushels OF
Indian corn. fit not for the movement in bread
stus foreign export trade would be reduced to the
lowest point, and should be compelled to re-
strict our imports, or suffer larger drain Of
specie than We have already experienced. The
quantity of breadstufs exported from this
try to Great Britain and Ireland, for the LIST Of
September, 1sts up to the latest dates 431 $50
bbls hour 1854 bills. Indian meal $40 $50 bushels
wheat, and 3,4i1 sl3 bushels Indian corn, against
1891 bbs. -four 3263s bbls corn meal liz s14
bushels wheat and 1893 ISL bush Indian corn shipped
during the same period last yoar These large ship
ments, In the face of limited receipts from the in
terior have reduced the stocks in the different ports
to a very low ebb, and give an upward tendency to
prices, which was not realized a. period the
close OF navigation last year 1.-THE shipments through
Gus the winter contn1e large they have bee for
the past three months, domestic supply will DO
dueed 10 such low point that an important aivaa:s