The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-30

upon prices and upon trade and created such
TEatve movement that balance placed against
s which required large shipments of specie to liz u-
date The result will be again realized if the
samecsurs Is pursued in the importation Of specie
Fortunately the balance Of trade-if there Is any ba
lance at allin favor Is small and the receipts Of
specie from Europe likely to be small AS limited
they will probably be, compared to the anti
.cipated, trust they will be time coming that
no effect upon our markets will be visible If import
three millions of dollars the probability is that
shall keep the whole of it, whereas if we import six
millions the chances that should lose nearly or
quite the whole of it.
The movements of the banks Of this city according
to returns made the Comptroller Of the State in
cardance with special act Of the Legislature, the
oath Of February last compared with those of the 9th
of December previous exhibit the annexed statement
BANKS CITY OF New YoRx.
Resources. Dec. g. As. FEDS, 10.
Loans and discounts except to directors -. ~. -.
Loans and discounts to directors se6 20 ssS
All other liabilities absolute OF eontin- ,,c,e 40 -.
OF directors. 3lZo06 ioio3
All sums due from brokers' da1tM2 Ld2tNS
s ss.ss and mor'saee' as57 a a,s sSi5
1: s.5 I'd :ssss:s account; $3.50 i s %5as
S srsse sssSia 4sss TS
Bills Of 's solvent banks on hand 56osai GciSsi
Due from solvent banks demand 29il,32 2,6l0S36
Due from suspended banks on demand. 1855 1855
Total ; resources .sos7Slss' el7sos'i
capital SzaIioglV u igIo
Notes in circulation not registered .. WGi 29ose5
Registered rt notes in i CIRCULATION oT?ag alI9iS
Due Commissioners Canal Fund ........ 100 i2s ills
Due deIosi,ors on demand. 2iiS,is 2sa2s,5oi
ps ssf S.n ssss sa 'Gs R si sas
Due to others included in either of
the above heads. S2os2 362,5ss
Total liabilities. .......... .s6375I,Ss5 6t72O.35i
According to these returns, there has been in
crease from December, 1S4s, to February 1S49, of
$2621 9l1 in tho line of loans and discounts, of
$1,4S5,406 in private deposits and decrease in
specie of $1326,6i9, and in circulation of $3220
The lowest point in the supply of specie in the
vaults of the banks of this city, probably
on the Oath Of February last after, and
the reduction in circulation and contraction in private
credits caused by this reduction in bullion has been
partially the Of the recent strngency in the
ney market Within the past few days there has been
very important increase in the supply of specie and
the probability is that expansion the part of
the banks will be exhibited in the next returns
The bank reports, published under the law, are
perfectly useless to the community at large More than
two months have expired since the returns made
and the State authorities to whom they made
just made them public These reports required
much for the benefit Of the financial and commercial
classes the purpose ofkeepng the banks in
per position but made they do not answer
either of the objects aimed at
The value of merchandise imported into this district
excepting that sent to the warehouse and the amount
of duties received during the week ending on the 9th
instantn each Of the past four years annexed
CoxxERc. THE PoRr OF NHw YoRx-vALUE OF
1916. ls47. 1S4S. 1S4s.
F S;;!gs ssss si s sifs ss4sss
Total md.s 81, 1856 OF l,9is,sse l,4OoIoi ISD7os
snssia 1897 5Q5,636 1926 65,433
Totals .$l,l43S4 l4l9,o22 l,4l4,oso l926,lH
The valuo Of merchandise including the amount of
specie imported into this district, in each of the first
four weeks in the month Of April in each of the past
four years, was annexed
ComaERcE THE PoRr OF New YoRK--vALUE OF
IMPORTS.
APRIL 1916 !sH ms. . ISlS Doc
First week. 16S,6H 3,l75lS0 1,Sl242O 2,U7,S y6
second week issoA9 s55M 22@s29 S9 s.s sss
Third week. lT3,0N 3lHIO i,n9oS I,ZUa AZ
Fourth week. =. l,l43,39A l49o2s l,il4oso l926l46
Total. .s63l3,6n ll2oa22o 7,Oa6623 s,5l27s
OF the importation for the first four weeks in April