The New York herald., 1850-02-18
Our Philsdslphia Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. II, 1850.
Fashionable Beis-.d NeW Movement-O Openiag Of Canal
Napig gsfion-TAe Markets, &C.

PHrLADrLrHuA, Feb. II, 1850.
Fashionable Bails-.a Nev Movement- Openias Of Canal
Navigation The Markets, &c.
IL was Dsvy Crockett, believe, who told his ssto-
nishsd constituents that Washington the members of
Congress dined at i've o'clock cabinet ministers st
eight O'Clock and foreign ambassadors at ten O'Clock
In the evening And being further asked ss to the
Presidents dinner hour replied o. he don't dine till
next day." Our agonixingy exclusive families are de-
terninsd not to be outdone BY the past psrfor
OF the lsmented old chief really fsshiou AHA
ball tprvate OF course la now given high noon or
about the hour when the . buis' and bears" Of the
stock market 6rst meet In the day for their
gambos The shutters closed, the gas let on and
human beings supposed to be rational and wearing
the habiments OF fellow citizens of the male and
female eek. remain In the parlors, dancing flirting
fooliDg until sundowp when the hired waiter an.
Douncss that the set down 4" supper 10 ready This
h certainly an impro, eu,rnt over the old order OF
things as prsvents aspiring Parpenues from commit
The Canal Board have determined to open the canals
OF thif State on The 7th Of March next weeks
perhaps tso montbs In advance of the opening the
snap In 6restipg eshet in the Juniats and the
two branches of the Susquehsnnsh may ghty inter.
fere with the calculations of the Board
subscriptions shortly TO be taken up in this city
for The relief of DR. Thomas Dick the celebrated Chris
tan Philosopher. Mr Biddls, the publisher, win ON.
ciste as treasurer Of the fund The example of our
city In tbis matter should not be lost New York
he market for brsadstuds continues inactive. The
isler are very limited in amount with scarcely sny
change In prices Cotton and cefee have not reco.
vered from the depressing influence Of the Europss
rews. There is brick demsud sugar and .Iasses
at fuil rates. There 10 moderate business doing in
domestic goods and the prices Of all pie ARTICLES
firmly supported Vessels are becoming quite scarce,
.spd fre'gbts gtnsrally have advanced 1 quote to
Liverpool at ~. 2s I'd for -four I'd for grain and
sos S5s, for heavy goods. To Cslicrpin 700 q 500
81 80 and to Boston 81 50 SO sT Tss p, mon.x 20
msrhet Ia much easier the for first class os Der
ranging nom e1i as per cent and second slsss per
cent spe upwards Sterling exchange may bs quoted
attA AN per cent premium The buoy ant f-.liug
IN ,be s,eek nsrket, already noticed continues in
great degree as ever Everything IL going up. the
fsDeiss.' ss well the toupd securities and it is
impossible TO ray With the present feeling in the
Ing sbsres and bonoe are steadily advancing in price,
and IL is not unlikely that the upward tendency viii
continue for some time TO ooms Annexed yesser-
ts:t Iosse.o .harss Girsrd Hsak, s;wn, l?4 80 do
70 os hsosS 20 ss sa,s @ :. so5r s s%a b. M
b 40 ,rs,cvn Railroad. 26 90 PeSI,Jivsnia baas
iy @ Ss g. xssAfsss ss @ 49, s'Sa a. s T. e. Ra5'S
o., i!S % sS ~ l'cac. Bsii. IS ss. 10
sSrsrs end Eessnies bark i sSJ Chesapeake sad De-
p dO 60, lo. o do KssaiDs Rsr'hd Va - Do sCrS
hmeri.n isssrA ee H. l25 90 Grand Gulf Agriqa
E.i,I..e. S s siOSco .; S Ss iSg tisS; 100 shares
Ss. ssGSs % fS sosa sssa
E:,aSx IN sCr.ss. sS scns IS $500 a. :. srn ia
non o. 5 10 hsTes f,.ns3 tssia RSis:.d e.ss. SSS.
% fStss ga 81 % .S. n:ass s"r. So1s: S ~ f c
New JeIs cofP.r ~ iOc do do, ~ so do asalss Rail
6s,; sVO do IS 6s,s 10 IA res Girsrd Bank I2S 80 do
New Jersey Copper. ~. Second Board s20O0 United
siaef6 bs cssh, III; 4O1 do ia; 2On sh.res
Union Canal tS IN 50 do DO rs. 1876 So do bs O,l
~ DO sehI5 Dl NAysain etocE b5 l6 do
Railroad, Si IA DO. do Nj do. do ss1. do. s,5S
SOC. do 3t DO do. Ss1s Do. do, ass; 90 DO Reading
s.; loo kssa,ps Bords eSs 90 do eSh coo se e3
2UV d., 6S; IL shares Nofristown Railroad. 264: SlvJ
schuJb III Naygst ton os b 5i4 400 d.. do. b b; LOO
d. dc. blx shares koriistown kailroad, 2os; 500
City Be- rs sS 30 shares Iesb Stock 2 81 do New Orleans
Gas iie 500 rrted ststes es, ~ ish 700 shares Morris
canal 6 l2 10 Lehigh Stock 2gia 10 DO do. 29I; lO
do do 2s after Boar3s6 % shares UpoD Canal 04; 10
DO Norris Canal so l1 si0 Reading Ca 6sA; 100 shares
Norris Cssal l2 ShfD hesdIlg 6s 6s 50 shares Read
ing Railroad $500 sohuylkn Navigation So. 5l.