The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-08

In nv last ntimaed the fact that the business is
one month earlier and that instead Of August being the
fall mporatons, July has become 30
nevertheless the received in July svey large
more receipts almost Of any previous month
in commercial history, The effect OF these large
importaons has been felt upon prices, which are
rather In advance than Otherwise, although dealers
have disposed grant larger credits nducemen'
purchases The arrivals of goods for the frst week IN
August 81 1885, against S2S 7ss for the
corresponding week last year The increase 10 dut,aps
imports This yea been dry goods, which,
from 4i6 have reached $40 So3 S9being So1oo-
more than year. and large portion OF
say 90 .5O0, 00Jhas been In silks, and nearly as hocn
more in wooens and the demand for all these continues
eood-so So that there is but little prospect Of any
overslock. The export OF specie for The month was
III 655 sI5 and the import above, $l9z7 6uS-beng an
excess Of S24 79s independent Of 100000 Caliiona)
deposited the Philadelphia mint in tbs came PERIOD afd
of which S4O0. 000 was returned yesterday.
Tue general prosperity perhaps never greater than
now and the fact Is evident in the prompt payment o.
debt. and he demand which exists m all goods, imported
and domestic while exchanges at par, or below the
which shipments Of specie are prohaoe Ihat me
a,ions have been very heavy is indication no
only the Of the people, but that they possess tue
means of purchasing It's the direct result Of THIS pfoai
mate freedom of which has given the agr
rist Tor his produce and therefore the means Of
purchasing The fact apparent that the goods imported
are more the of Injuries than any since
those Of speculation IL has also been observed that the
proportion Of fine goods, both domestic and imported sold
the oil people
the wong many thus better style OF goods the
number of wealthy has increased, and the demand for
Injuries becomes greater The value Of silks imported In
1885 was twenty-five millions, and subsequently Tell oil 70
abou eight millions per and this year reaches
nearly millions The value OF watches import
ed In 1872 was less $500 000s year Is nearly
81 100 600 and these purchases upon credit ou
paid for indicated in the fact that with money here very
and disposed 70 discount their own notes
exchanges are at par doubt the that very con-
siderable amounts Of stocks have been sent abroad bn
that Il the only form which capital emgraes TO this
county and reasonable Tear that any revuision
will occur Of nature to cause capital be Withdrawn
suddenly all The great prosperity which exists was
scarcely allowed for in the estimates OF the Treasury De
parnent when deficit OF sixteen millions proclaimed
by the Galphns Mr.. Meredith, IL will BE- remembered
estimated in December last, that the surplus hand In
July l549 aud the avais OF loans due the government
would be absorbed, in addition the revenue, leaving
deficit OF S5 100000, June 3d. 1850. Tue mas now
closed, and the result is Of S3S7S6s9 ordinary
revenue ordinary expenditure, as follows;
United States and expenditure, 1850
Quarter end Dec. 81. March 81 June 90 Total, 1850