The New York herald., 1849-02-12
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STEAMSHIP NIAGARA AT BOSTON.
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Two Weeks Later Intelligence
ALL PARTS OF EUROPE AND ASIA.
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Highly Interesting Commercial Accounts.
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IMPROVEMENT In ENGLISH MONEY MARKET.
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Extraordinary Advance in American
Securities.
LARGE SALES OF COTTON.
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LARGE SALES OF COTTON.
The Dissolution OF the French Assembly.
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The ocean mail steamship Niagara, Capt. Stone,
arrived at Boston at III O'Clock yesterday morning
She left Liverpool on Saturday, the 9th ult, and
Halifax In the afternoon OF the 9th Inst.
The ratification of the postal convention between
the United States and England has been received
with general satisfaction by all the trading COM
muni,es Of EuroTe.
The commercial advices are of the highest inte-
rest to this country. The advance in the prices OF
American securities, and the large sales of cotton
will be OF advantage 10 the commercial commune
ty OF the United States eq.sl to five to ten mtAions
of dollars by this, single arr,ral.
In the Liverpool cotton market, fair Uplands AID,
fair Mobile AID fair Orleans Aid. A large bus-
ness done on the 18th, IN the afterRoon, alter
the weeks sales were returned, and the operations
OF the day are estimated at 15, 900 bales, OF which
1000 were to speculators.
The market continued to be pretty freely sup.
piled at the advanced rates. and was not decidedly
higher at the close OF the day than 1t opened in
the morning.
The imports from the LIST inst. had been l7O, 900
bales, of which 100000 were from the United
States and the stock that port was about 487, 900
bales, 27l 600 OF II being American.
The corn and -four market wore q more cheerful
aspect on the 26,h, and full prices were paid for
wheat, flour and Indian corn. Indeed, during the
last few days. ending on the 18th, -four in bond had
gone off to some extent at 25s. Cd. to 25s. 3D. and
on the 9Th, 26s per bbl had been obtained for the
best Western.
Indian corn was In moderate demand at 2Ss. Cd.
to 30s. 3D. for inferior white to the best yellow, and
Indian corn meal Ids. Cd. to los. per Dbl.
American wheat, in bond, 6s. Sd. to rs. Id. per
20 lbs A prime parcel brought the latter price on
| the 9th.
| There had been only limited import OF cured
provisolDs during the fortnight ending the 18th u,
viz :-2,57s tierces and 100 bbls. beet, l766 bbls
of pork, 8 casks of hams, 1856 bxs. and I47 hhds
of bacon, l,522 bbls. and 4,744 kegs of lard, Sc
casks and 2,842 boxes OF cheese.
The market for beet was steady, and sales to
moderate extent were reported at former prices.
A steamship, (probably the Europa,) arrived at
Liverpool on the 9th ult at eleven o'clock IN the
morning.
Of pork. Bacon had declined from l q. per
cwt. Lard cells al 30 Sos. per cwt., and cheese
bnDgs iull prices-stocks being reduced
The iron trade was active. At Liverpool, good
business was dong at advanced rates. In Wales,
the price Of common bars had advanced to S5 5s.
per ton and In Liverpool, to e5 los large
business was doing In Scotch pig, and the price Of
No. GaItshure was then SIS per ton, net cash,
prompt payment at Glasgow.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts,
both of Yorkshire and Lancashire, are satisfactory
and encouraging.
In Manchester and the surrounding cotton dis
tricts, greater activity prevailed.
The improved tone which has taken place In
commercial affairs is also observable in the state
of public securities.
AT the sailing of the last steamer or on the l3th
ult., ConsoIs for money and account were quoted
at s94 to EOS and the 26h, they were 9li to 9lt
for both money and account, having advanced
fully two per cent during the fortnight.
The steamers Acadia and Britannia are sold In
England, and the keels tor two new boats are to
be laid Immediately.
The Bank Of England accounts present the usual
features which generally mark the period of the
payment of the dividends. There is an increase OF
circulato,, with small decrease of bullion.
Money has become more abundant, and the chief
brokers' refuse to take deposits a: call at II per
cent discounts Of the best bills not higher than
2 per cent We may mention here that the agents
in London of the United States contractors, have
disposed of all of the stock OF the United States
per cent loan-the last sales being effected at 103.
The stock has since been sold at l or 2 per cen I
advance.
Annexed are the quotations for American State
Stocks:-
AMERICAN STOCKS.
LONDON, Jan. 20, 1849.