The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-14
CO N N ERclAl AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.

| Thursday, Sept. 1852. N.
The stock market opened little more buoy ant to-
dsy but the transactions not 30 extensive as
have noticed for several days past The arrival Of the
rails Of the Europa, from Liverpool and Of the Empire
City, from Chsgres, produced pause In the market
which continued until tho close The effect Of the i'd
vices received by these arrivals will not b fully felt
until tomorTsv. Private letters by the Europa
nrn tslegraphic accounts and shall doubtless
greater activity in than has been known
here for long time. The tendency Of prices s up
ward, and 1t 10 the mpres that advance some
extent beyond the current rates will be realized Much
depends upon the production this year. the oon-
sumption Is enormous and the stocks hand In this
country and in Great Britain comparatively Limit
ed II appears by circulars received BY the Europa
hat the amount Of cotton taken in Liverpool for
consumption, for the FIRST eight months Of ls49,
was l.l9o 082 bales, against 9s0o27 bales for tho
same period In lS4S. The weekly ption thus
far this year has been 81 SOC bales against rs 2O bales
for the time in 1S4s showing an increase Of o2s2
bales per week this year The stock In Liverpool on
the alst Of August lS4s 900 bales and the
3lst Of August ls49, III 400 bales Import eight
months Of S48, $40 0S7 bales FIRST eight months OF
1910, 16060I2. From these figures those Interested
will be able to form pretty correct idea Of the
Il this trade for the remaining four months Of year
We anticipate . speculative TO some extent
The Empire City from Chsgres. brings month
later intelligence from California She brings from
Cbsgres $4O3 1853 In specie freight, the prlnei-
pal part Of which Is probably in California gold
age feet Of veisss had arrived at o.. Francisco from
the United States and provisions and merchandise Of all
kinds selling at comparatively low figures. There
10 nothing particularly interesting from the mines
Digging progressing steadily. The arrivals Of iami-
grants at San FraDcisco very large during the
month Of July upwards Of 5000 Americans landed ct
that port. The communication with California has
become regularly established and shall receive
news by every arrival from Chagres.
At the FIRST board to- day. u g. os 1867 fell OF per
cent; Penny b's ~ Reading n. r., y; while Far
mer's Loan advanced y per ct Canton 90, u New
Haven r. r., Hudson River x ; and Erie rs Z.
At the second board there considerable activity
some Of the fsnces at slight improvement in prices
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day amouEted to s7l,oi2 7e payments
3to,al7 ~; balance SO 663 b72 o6.
The Hartford L. New Haven Railroad Company have
declared sivcend Of per cent for the last months
The gross receipts Of this company for the past year
have been but $3.50 ooo about 81 400 per day for
each working day.
The amount Of specie imported Into Boston from
July to September s, 1s49, was 81 2457t3 exports
$al7 COS cs.
The Sinking Fund Of Pennsylvana has been In exet-
recently been purchased Its account state stock
amounting to sls 5oo for which the OF 800 IL
Was paid; showing gain to this state Of sl3i9s So
and annual saving Of interest Of S. o75 This IL
good beginning IL Is stated that further purchases
will soon be made OF Pennsylvanis State stock
count Of this fund.
The steamship Caledonia from Boston, for Liverpool
carried out $40 COO In specie.
The amount Of the old stock Of the Harlem Railroad
Company in existence, according to the stock books
the 18th Of May last, I6075 shares, Of which
E575 shares In the market Ia tho hands OF the
public and $500 shares pledged for the security OF
loans and to abide the Issue Of lawsuits ofthe477o
shares In the market 4.s ahsr-s we're the 10Th Of
May in the hands Of forty four persons averaging
than one thousand shares each. fhs balance vAs
divided among quite number Of stoehhoders, In lots
varying principally from fifty 70 tro hundred shares
Many q the holders named In the list OF
brokers' and merely spectators in the stock.
identified in way with the completion prosperity
Of the road, any further than for immediate aud
temporary favorable effect upon the market value Of
the shares An advance In this stock would bring oct
Thousands upon thoufapds Of shares from those heavy
holders and those who foolish enough to purchase
for . rise would room find Themselves weighed down
with stock The large lots In which this and every
other fancy stock in the list hsd Is alone susient
to deter outsdsrs from touching thsm and IS for the
street spssulaors they would hud II impossible to In
cate prices In the face OF such immense quantity
ready be thrown into the the arst opportunity
Offering We see, by the statement sladed TO- that .
few individuals hold amount Of Harlem railroad
stssh valued at thu market price at than aud
qssrter million Of dollars upon which not the fret
cent Of interest IL paid secruing Here Il loss In
the item Of interest alone OF eighty thousand dollars
per The rest Of the stock which IL gene
rally distributed lie equally unproduotive and from
present sppearsncss likely TO continue for
time.
There two millions eight hundred and thirty
sevsn thousand dollars ahsorbed In the cid capital
stock Of the Harlem Railroad Company represented BY
seo76 sbsre The $500 shares pledged for loans made
10 the company the par value Of vhich $4,000, src
held security for part Of the floating debt and 10
sbSs the result q several Isssuit against the con
papy In consequsnce Of the increased cost Of the
tension IRON Croton Falls 20 Dover Plsns and the
| psndnures required on the lower part Of the road
which has been properly constructed the floating
dsbt has hssn increased and placed ths company
| under temporary enbssrssemests. The payment Of
this debt mutt out Of the net Of the road
after paying istsrsa the preferred stock ~ thu
creation Of old stosh, ct rate Of discount IN