New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-15
AND MONEY MATTERS.


THURsDAv, sept l4-P. 81
There was bot little activity in StOcks to-day
and the isncie, were heavy Treasury Notes also
dull the FRS, Board but at the Second Board sold at
y per cent which is an improvement Of per cent
The Bill market is entirely quiet at previous
rt,es
In Freights there IS something doing, but the
Quotations lower vessel taken up at ia Tor
Ireland and load at Norfolk al I'D Some 900
bbls Flour were engaged at 2s 80, Cotton al 552da
Sled, and Grain at decline, supposed I'd per bush.
Thexe is nothing from abroad IN relation 10 Mr.
Corcorsns mission excepting expression OF opinion
in some of the letters that the condition Of affairs was
more favorable 10 him than il had been The improve
rnent in the prospects Of the harvest has produced
better feeling in the London money market and rcn'
dered his success probable lie had been in Lon
don bat one day, we believe.
There was but a moderate business doing ia
American stocks but the quotations were without
marked change from the previous steamer. Govern
mcnt SKIES sold at 9Ga96i there being sellers AZ the
last date At o. New York Is were 90 Pennsylvania
6d6s. Ohio 5sd-9 Massachusetts raw South
Carolina Earrings s3asj, " Palmers' sOas2 Mary
land G., New York City. 20 The months of August
sni September always dull in London, and the I'M
preston that an advance in the rate Of interest would
soon take place had rendered business more than usu
ally dull
The private letters in regard to Breadstuhs are
about TO the same tenor the printed accounts They
show a decline Of shilling per bbl in Flour and four
shings per quarter in Corn The prospect continues
T. be good for fair demand for our surplus Breadstuis
at renunerating prices. Although the weather had
been favorable yet enough danger had been suffered 10
the cereal Grain and the Potatoes prevent the gather
NJ Ior no yho n Va
ss quite favorable for this country The saving Of The
crops had already had favorable effect upon the trade
Of Great Britain The subsistence, in OF the
fears of large imports of Breadstu and consequent
export of Bullion, would give new impetus 10 Com
merce and prevent that contraction of the Bank which
would react with more or less effect here We doubt
If the eventual consequences d high prices for Bread
suis in Great Britain would be favorable TO the United
States All we should desire is TO sell enough Of
Corn Flour Provisions, Cotton &c 20 Great Britain at
prices sufficient to amply repay the grower for his
labor and extent sufficient 10 keep the balance of
trade keel and prevent the disturbance OF
the specie basis Of either country. One Of the avora
bic for Breadstus in the news by this steamer
is the statement that the harvest il bad one in France
The return of the Bank of England for Aug. 90,
compared with Aug. 10 is as follows:
Pablo Rf86sS7f; Increase.... 9323276
Oher deposis........ 87l5682, Decrease 1868
Rest................... 356680; Increase..... 52N
And on the other side of the account:
Covenant securities. & l2.4G2735; Same as before.
1tber SECURITIES . lO8aqOOg; Increase .....4 60il
Notes unemployed s23i,2i0; Decrease. 2l6NO
The amount of circulation is els6ls,s7l an increase
OF a305536 and the stock OF bullion in both depart
mcnts sI3 JO3 663 an increase Of fs72,ll7.
The announcement that the Deficiencies OF the
revenue were to be made up by sales of small amounts
Of stock had had favorable effect in the money mar.
ket Consos had been firm until the complication OF
the Frcnchtssn question had produced spprehensons
for the general peace of Europe The following table
shows the fluctuations in Consols from August 26 TO
September