The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-26
COM MERC IAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.
Friday, May ass p. n


The stock market continues very much depressed
There is no life in Wall street and the board Of brokers
might as we'll adjourn for few weeks not There
il hard business enough transacted to keep
tive operator busy and the variations in prices from
day to day hardly sufficient to pay fair amount Of
brokerage broker. The transactions to-day
confined principally to and State stocks,
and the sales almost entirely for cash. How long
this state of things Hast, it impossible to tell We
cannot expect much castor money market than
have, greater facilities, far as tho supply Of
capital il concerned for getting up speculative
ment in the fancies The greatest drawback to up
ward movement il the season. There Is not much
doubt but that shall have the cholera here during
the summer and many will leave the city for the
pose avoiding all danger arising from the prevalence
of the epidemic. This will induce general liquida-
tion Of contracts and withdrawal from any further
actons W. may therefore expect larger amount
Of stock upon the market the advances, and
probably depreciation in prices. approximations of
the cholera will exist il the disease itself does not
appear and the business of the city will BIO
injured long the epidemic is lowering around
would be folly for to expect to escape, and all
10 IS to be prepared for Its appearance. Bust
will do by winding up their affairs and de-
parting with their families TO parts remote from the
affected sections Of the country 1t is therefore
impression that shall experience during the ap
preaching summer a duller than has been
known here for years, perhaps not since tho summer
of 1852 the time of the first cholera.
The transactions to. day at the second board were
larger than usual and at little better prices than in
the morning Treasury notes advanced u per cent
Harlem a Mohawk a Erie Railroad dropped lit
Tie.
The receipts the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day amounted to Sl5426 10; payments,
So 3lS 60; advices s45 900 balance, sl74l2S1 20.
The tchr Heroine. ut New Orleans from Brazos st.
Jsgo, brought s52,543 in specie.
The receipts the Connecticut and Passumpsic road
for April were, upward freight s1,9ls "a downward
do, Sle44 o. passengers. S3T62 a3-toal, S7,524 H.
The sales her, tofore directed by proclamation to be
aoid at the Land Office Saul Ste. Marie Michigan,
on tho 4t and 18th of next and the Sd Of Sep
TENDER next will be suspended until the United Sta es
coiegiss shall have fully closed their explorations
and surveys and designated the mineral from the aSri
cultural lands.
The wheat crop throughout the Western States Is
epoken of aslookng remarkably vigorous and healthy
and promiscs yield above the average of previous
sons Unless something should happen to destroy the
Hsttcring prospect, may expect supply of wheat
ofunusual extent The harvest is close at hand, and
in about month tho crop will be out of the way Of
danger from the weather. We shall find ont long bo-
fore later harvests that the reports Of damage in
different sections the country from frosts have been
very much exaggerated
Tho quantity of -four, wheat corn and barley left at
tide water during the third week in May in the years
Jsis and 1Sl9 was ms follows -
FJoar IBIS. Wheat, ~. Corn. BIZ. Barley ga;
1873 lSihll G522 6ils0 1900
1879. ........i355lt 67,i3S 2i,@l llgl3
-
pocrease ..... 47.s9 inc. 2O9l6 l5),5l Dec. is5j
The aggregate quantity Of the same article left at
tide wnter from the commencement Of navigation to
the ed May, Inclusive, was as follows
~. Iy bu H0r - ~
1sW ...-S''Sf N0oso 1'V,llo o"Si
-
Increase. 69,.I3 $3.50 I0i,0I ~ 3l3
BY reducing the wheat 20 flour, the quantity Of the
latter left at tide this year. compared with
Abe period Of last year, shows
ofTs,430 barrels Of flour.
The following table showst the quantity Of some Of tho
Yincipnl articles Of produce left at lido water from the
commencement Of navigation to the 22d Of May, inolu
eiyc duln The years 1877 '4s and 40, the canal in
thoec years having been opened on the first day OF