The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-07
CON n ERCIAL AFFAIRS.

Thursday, December 6-t

Thursuay, December Go r. NJ.
The market for fancy stocks still continues buoyan
and the bulls and bears having all the fun them
selves The bears have been heavy purchasers during
the past three four days. they merely buy to
deliver the bulls must have recevel IN immense guam.
tty of stock lately. Outsiders have wisely kept out of
the market, or have appeared as sellers when prices
have enabled them to get rid Of their stocks at
The advance Ia prices this week has about two
per cent en- most Of the fances and this has enabled
many outtiders to realize At the first board to-day
Pennsylvania SIS declined Is Per cent Bank Of New
York, y Farmers Loan, q Canton Company ad.
vanced y per cent Erie Railroad, u Harlem, "a;
Morris Canal Il Norwich and Worcester, a Read
ing Railroad, % Reading Mortgage Bonds, Long
IslaRd, "a Erie 7's, new, a. The sales of Harlem at
the first board amounted to about thousand shares
Purchases Of fancy stocks time, buyers option In
the present state Of the money market indicate wepk
the part Of purchasers, they have to pay,
not only six per cent interest but advance the
cost price ranging from quarter to half per cent.
This shows the nature Of the movement The pur.
chasers fer cash principally the bears. The bulls
full Of all the fancy stocks that they glad to
lend any quantity from day to day, to any that Is
in want, so to much interest possible At
the second board, Harlem went up u per cent Morris
Canal, u Reading Railroad, n Farmers Loan, y
Canton Company, a.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
Of this port, to-day, amounted to s7o,T3G 20 pay
mepts, S23,1s7 40 balance, ss.eos, 23o ~
The foreign trade of this port for the frat eleven
months Of the past two years, has been as annexed
cON"ERer or rHs roRr og Esw YoRE-vaLvrO or In
Jan. Let to Dec it, hG"r' Ai is,s rAF0hiiio . 1870
value aa: 81 s 5ss Ts e b bss s Siss
Exces, Of imp over exp si35i,Sls 574l9eli isS699s
In the Grst eleven months Of lsi9, the imports OF
specie amounted to sl0s5 sst and the exports to So
6ei477, showing excess Of export OF ssT5 o43 The
balance against the aggregate foreign trade Of
the port for the eleven months this year sl3eooe)3
greater than for the corresponding period In lsss The
aggregate amount Of duties paid collected In the nrst
eleven months this year, was S2o7iso5s %, against
Sle2e3iis 90 for the time in lsls showing an
Increase, In 1s4o, Of S142s,ss0 Il.
The actual receipts at the state Treasury Of rennsy
vana, from Dscer Der lst 1s4s to December Ist 1s4o
compared with tlofe for the preceding year. we're as
annexed
srATE TsgAsUnr or PxNssrLvASn- Rrcspr..
1s4s-Receipts on account Of canal and
1915 ''''s d. '0'' do. do sis ssssss %
Increase In 1870. ......... s,S3O5 10
The estimated amount by the late state Treasurer
Mr. rlumer, for tse year just closed was 81 $50 600
The receipts have therefore fallen below the estimator
s2l139 ST. This deficiency was occasioned by the
long continued dry weather, aud consequent want Of
water 10th in the Ohio river aud In the canal Had Il
not been for this the receipts would have exceeded the
estimate
The amount received for tolls on all the New York
State Canals, during the fourth week In Novsrabe
Same period in 1873 ,............ s0iis 23
-
increase IN lSsg. S32Jis %
The aggregate amount received FOR tolls from the
commencement Of navigation to the 30th Of November
ihetutNe' was. $500. .tS'@o9ZlO ~
Increase In 1870. ......,.... sass 30
Amount Of tolls received on all the New York state
Canals in each Of the following years during fourth
week in November, and the totals up to the soth OF
November inclusive, was as follows:-