The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-19
CO NJ N CIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.
Wednesday, April 1916 p. Nj.


The stock market opened this morning rather heavy,
but before the adjournment Of the first board, i'm
provement took place, and a slight improvement In
prices was realised The transactions, however,
only to limited extent, and there stock press
ing upon the market. At the first board Erie Railroad,
new, advanced u per cent; Harlem, q. All others
closed ut yesterday prices.
At the second board, Treasury Notes improved q per
cent; Mohawk Railroad /; Harlem az Farmers Loan
a Canton Co u; Reading Railroad. q Long Island u.
There activity in the afternoon, and the
kot closed with upward tendency Money is decidedly
more abundant and the rates in the street have de-
cined Good business paper is not so plenty as it has
BEEN and nine and ten per cent the highest points
submitted to. The offerings ut the banks have
fallen off very much within the past day two,
and q larger portion of the paper presented has
been discounted Tho banks evidently feel relieved
at the prospect of largo and immediate i'm
portation OF SPECIE and are disposed to loosen tho
screws little The steamer Europa will be along
Friday with the specie which has been ordered by
her and we shall then be better able to judge of the
probable extent Of the importation for the
The Mechanics Bank has declared dividend of
four per cent for the last six months
The City Bank, of Utica has declared dividend of
four per cent.
The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company have
per cent
The Merchants Insurance Company, of Boston, have
this day declared semannual dividend of ten per
cent, payable on demand
The Canal Board have adopted rule, In relation to
the draft Of boats navigating the canals of this State
which the collectors along the line have been directed
to the very letter No boat will be permit
ted to clear at any collectors Office navigate any Of
the canals drawing more than three-and- half feet
Of water and this regulation will be strictly enforced
at the opening of navigation.
The quantity Of certain articles exported from this
port for the week ending the 18th inst inclusive dis
tngushng the destination and extent Of shipments to
each country, was as annexed:
COMMERCE PoRr New YORK
WEEKLY EXPORTS.
To LdygRSooL7E s bbls 2g Pork 1884, Bread lsS
@ sssI ssss. sssTs. ssS5se lS
o To y, Hs; q Tarpontins, 1907 Rosin
s. * lis. 81 Beef s.; Tar 20 Ro'n, 90
to EAs, pieces &c. Lead pigs
S:T & pasl .s ss s. sS ss
%$$ss s Ssi r5:s
Pkg. Sssd!: sss s; o Fire
ss rsPGr s%
$50 Matting rolls 100 Cassis mats 800 Sperm OIL gall
TO CHAeREs-Tour, bbls, As; whskey, IL. Corn bush
TO TnsrnryrEzDomsstics bales, Hams lbs, 1893 Bees
ss;s. nu n'ss S Fi Hsn 1.f Candles '
Fsp4 Ri A $ss' S ssS sPsyS 9 ma
feet ssi,, $500 Dry Fish, '' s White Lead kegs
Es1!rsE Wss1 Is4,.s ;o snls Iss Pork zsS
si Pea. TSS,etS? Ssds Oil Neal Ba.sr
S ass 100 S'P Horses numSer y xaPs % ~ nay
Flour 1S 9T Gsss Bread Sy.
u.s. g. T. csGn si'as su Ra's gsr
ams 80 Spirits Turpentine gallons &c. Domestics bale
The aggregate shipments Of breadstufs amounted to
1OO50 bbls -four s01 bushels corn 1000 bushels
wheat or other articles, the export was to a more
limited extent than usual The movements in bread
STATS have been active during the past week than
for some time previous The shipments Of breadstuGs
from Baltimore foreign ports for the week ending
18th instant were 1915 bbls. -four 2191 bbls
meal and "a 594 bushels Indian corn. The shipments
from Philadelphia for foreign ports for tho two weeks
ending the 18th instant inclusive amounted to 9112
bbls -four, 1896 bbs meal, and 1911 bushels
Indian corn The exports thus far this season, have
been very large and in tho face Of the depreciation in
prices abroad and the depressed state Of foreign
kets the shipments weekly increasing in amount.
II able send forward such large quantities
previous to the resumption Of navigation when prices
generally rule much higher than whom the communi-
cation with tho interior is Free 1t is safe to predict
very extensive expectation when stocks re-
newcd and prices much below those which now
| and have been for some time past, current
Some timo since we took the ground that the
Of brcadstufTs in the interior to come forward would
DO unusually large; and have report since
calculated to change the opinion at that
The supplies at the most important shipping points
the Western lakos, rivers, and canals, may hav,
been largo as at corresponding periods in previous
years but that nothing; that does not show that
! tac supplies In the interior are not large 1t mus