The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-21

mai DagueYrIan Gallery
g0MMERCIAh AFFAIRS.

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Monday, Aug. 900 p. M.
Il ID very seldom duller day is experienced in Wall
street than this The whole amount of business trans
acted would net keep house employed, give any
enc . decent amount of commissions There were
hrger sales of Long Island than Of any other fancy.
Prices remain without any material alteration. Money
II cheap and abundant much SO, that loans call
understand, have been made fancy stocks, with
smsll margin, at Eve per cent.
Sterling exchange is firm at ga a oz per cent pre-
MUM. The steamship Hermann, for Southampton, car
Iied ont 100000 In specie and the America from this
port, will probably take out a larger amount. The
shipments of specie from this port from Jsnaury LIST to
August 1eth amounted to ST. sos 544 The demand for
sterling bills for remittance by the packet wsdnes
day, has not yet been active The supply upon the
market is not large.
The organ Of railroad and bank swindlng is out in
defence Of the Hartford Bank and says that large
amount Of the Of that institution
yay presented, and specie demanded. This is rich.
The idea of the bills Of bank being pre-
scented redemption is worthy the from which
It smsnates The personal quarrel between two bank
srs have nothing to do with It is sufficient for
TO know that large amount OF the bills Of the Hart
ford Bank were presented at the banking house In
Hartford and the specie demanded, when the Pres-
dent replied that he would not pay them, and they
accordingly protested, and the Comptroller duly
notthed OF the fact IL this Is not failure We should
really like to know what is There dozens Of banks
In this State similarly situated and proceedings In
progress that will wind them all up.
Counterfeit nves the New Haven Bank are In cir
sulation. They very close imitation of the &C.
nuins vignette rpresd eagle ships &C., miniature
picture Of the First Sabbath in Quinnipaek on the
right end In the counterfeit the head Of the eagle IL
quite ndisnct, while In the genuine II Is plain. The
shp too the left Of the eagle is faint in the
felt Those which have dated Oct T. 1sa7,
- are also large portion OF the genuine nves.
Nsss by the ssssssors the present year ooo
the number Of polls, a,ss2 Last year the valuation
was $l3, 476 600; polls, 5000.
Counterfeit Eve dollar notes. entirely plate on
the Farmers Bank Of New Jersey at Mount Hsly, are
In circulation On the right and left are medallion
heads with the word fve;" vignetts, . number o.
in the foreground In the distance to the left,
rsapsr at work; the right locomotive and cars No
1857 letter B. signatures Of Beatty Cashier, and 8.
Blair PRESIDENT not very good but the general good
appearance Of the note Is calculated to deceive.
The coinage at the United States Mint, Philadelphia
during the month Of July amounted to ST. $4,000, Of
which 81 oss esowas In gold, and s2s 600 in silver
The receipts at the ONCE Of the Assistant Treasurer
Il this port day, amounted to $l24o53 20; paid,
$3l7es 80; sdvices $3.50 900; balance, S2so1 162 CO.
stockholders of the Boston and Maine Railroad corpo-
ration, have made full and detailed report Of the
Affairs Of the company The aggregate cost aud indebt
sdness Of the company according to the report
on the LIST Of June, 1s49, rs annexed =