The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-10

COMMRR CIAL AFPAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.
Wednesday, May Go II.

There Is no change in the stock market worth men,
toning The sales continue to very limited extent,
and prices about the same as reported yesterday.
Erie Railroad, new Reading Railroad and Long Island
advanced per cent and Treasury notes fell OIL 1s per
cent 1t is almost impossible to get up any specus
tive movement in the street. Outsiders shy, and
look with suspicion upon the operations of the bulls
and bears 1t is the height of folly for outsiders to
purchase fancy promiscuousy in expectation of
a general rise it would be much better for them to
take hold of particular stock, after it has
menced moving upward and take the benefit Of any
further Improvement. The outside spectators
wiser than they have been, and the brokers will not
find so many pic kings out of this class Of spectators
as they have heretofore.
The money market continues easy. Specie is flow
Ing in upon us from every direction, and our banks
have on hand larger amount than they want. Loans
on government securities can easily be obtained al
per cent good paper sells in the street at and
per cent The steamship Hibernia Is nearly due at
Hall fax from Liverpool, with days later
1t is stated that she will bring about half million Of
specie but it is impression that she will not bring
so much Her arrival is anxously looked for by spe-
culators in cotton, breadstufs and fancy stocks
much depends upon the complexion of her advccs.
The receipts Of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad
Company for the month Of April 1S49, $20647 II,
against $1Se7 56 for the corresponding period last
year. showing an increase of $140 l6 The increase is
principally from the local travel.
The Bowcry Bank has declared a dividend of four
per cent.
We have seen several Of the new gold dollars The
coin is smaller than silver five cent piece, and
easily be distinguished by the feeling. 1t bears upon
its diverse the head of Liberty, and the
the words zone dollar 1s49" in the centre, around
which are the words United States of America" 1t
Is beautif coin, and hope it will drive out of
circulation a large quantity of the paper currency
issued by our banks
The City Council of Pittsburgh have agreed to bor
row Sl5OOOO tho purpose Of redeemng its outstand
ing scrip.
The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Company
RENTED last week. to the Treasurer of Maryland the
sum of SIS OOO This together with what has been pre-
viouy RENTED makes aggregate OF 600 paid into
the State Treasury the opening the present year
IS49 This road is managed with energy and efficiency
and it's revenues steadily on the increase. The
completion of the line from York to Harrisburg
will give to its business and more pidy
growing profits.
We understand that the work the unfinished por-
ton of the Chesapeake Canal is proceeding rapidly
the employed being larger than at any time
heretofore The principal contractors feel confident
that by the first Of November the work will be COM
pleted.
tain articles exported from this port for tho week end
ing the sth instant, distinguishing the shipments to
each country -
COMMERCE OF THE PoRr OF New YoRx.-WEEKLr
EXPORTS.
To London-Potash bbs. 210; turpcntine, 1921; oil
peppermint a. coohneal, cases 8; iodine, Il seneca
root tcs sperm oil gals 9717 whale oil 1872 furs
pkgs Il; rhubarb, bxs 1o2; lard lbs loso5 tobacco
mid 80 699 whalebone 2S OBS; cheese 92595; tallow
1920, hams, &c, ll2l45, oil cake 1S643S jaap bales
8; slaves, No. 5000
rosin 1926; beef ties. ZOO corn, bush. 20415; opium
cases g. Grape shaws AS bark ceroens 1885, grease lbs
627s4; hams, SO0,700; cheese, 041.
To hefand.-Flour bbs ,s67; bacon, lbs. 90 900.
To Glasgow bbls 7g9 potash 20; rosin, $40;
I'll ~ sof oT ~. sST ssr a a gs
253 g07 cheese "a 165; lard. 126O0 logwood tons 81
TO Holland OIL gals. 2i47Si fustic tons, 3d.
TO Hans, TOWNS -Rosin bbls $780, beef so; pork 30;
logwood TONS ~; cedar logs 2l2 spirits tupentine,
gals Ols tobacco cases co. tobacco, hid Ii do stems
To Beir,nm-Poash, bbls "a; rice, ties so2 oil pep
pcrmnt case l. whale OIL gals 1857 spirits turpen-
tine $685. wool bales S. lard, lbs 1885, coffee bags,
70 Smed,n and Denmark Whale oil gals 3s77s; rum.
American 252; turpcntne bbs ISL; talow. lbs. 1907
lard 6eO4 scqars No 000 rice ties. la bass, bales
q pimonto bags l0 cassis cases 34 wood tons 90
fusic. IS; lignumvitn 4; tobacco hhds 40 tobacco
bales co. tobacco, cases. 81 do. stems, hhds 2e do mid
lbs. 270.
TO North Of Ewope--Logwood, tons, "a; OK dyewood,
To Srain-Staves, No. ISL, 400.
TO austria, in Mediterranean -Rhubarb cases, 10
aspbaltum. s; sperm candles. so; logwood tons VI sa
pan wood Is mahogany, logs, SOL; cassia mats 916i
wine bbls. IS sugar, bxs 49O sugar, bags,
$3.50; coffee, $685. pepper, 1000
10 NeD Granada, Flour bbs. SO bread, 10 whs-
key, 80 crackers, bxs 80 hams, lbs go domestcs,
| pkgs. g.
10 Central .q,ne,lea-Flour bbls 90 bread 1O steel
bxs 40; soap 10; nails, casks quicksilver TASKS Do
drugs pkgs 81 domestcs, d: rum, gals 437; brandy
! Am 4l6; segsrs, No $1,000
To West Coast Of South ame,ied-Pongees cases, IL
sesars, No. $4,000; drugs, pkgs ash domestics, so
H. I'll nnVh ia ~ glf hlah hall
COZ; linens bales raw silk, 20; duck, IS hops,
shsst.lxs, steel, bxs. 4lo sperm candles, ~ tin