The New York herald., 1850-01-06
shoes. at RetaiI.-Ase
con- MERCIAL AFFAIRS.
HONEY mARKET.


There was moderate panic In Wall street to- day
the bulls and the bears svaed oft to
buy in many ofther shorts Notwithstanding the great
depreciation in prices during the past two or three
days, there sellers time buyers and sellers
option large amount and the transactions at the
first board to enormous extent. Farmers Loan,
Harlem and Reading, appeared to be the most active
fancies in the list Farmers Loan fell and three
quarters per cent from the opening this morning and
holders anxious to get rid of all their stock the
best prices current Recent decisions u all where
the plea Of usury has been advanced have created con-
siderable spprehensions among holders of stock in COM
panes transactions of which have been Of usurious
character and one feels safe In keeping such un-
certain securities on hank. Harlem sad Reading Rail-
roads in about the position The nsctustions
from day to day in the market value Of each depend
entirely upon the operations Of peculstors and the
facts which, from time to time leak out, relative to
the bankruptcy and insolvency Of EACH regulate the
supply Of stock on the market; the movements Of
operators - buyers or sellers, very uns.r-
tain. The bears have, at this moment much stock
of each company floating about the market as they
reasonably DESIRE and they therefore sell short with
impunity
At the nrst board to-day United States 6s, 1s6s de-
eiined u per cent; 1867 y. Erie bonds new, al Long
Island, y Farmers Loan, IL Harlem, = Reading
Railroad, "a Canton Company, 70 Erie Railroad, u /;
net stock the list improved fraction land the tes
dency at the close was downward
The rspored receipts Of the New York and Erie Rail-
road Company, for the month Of December, 1919,
amounted to sss5s T of which s45 572 70 were from
passengers and msils, and Sit0le o5 from freight.
what the expenses for the month does appear
In the report the management doubtless considering
It good policy to give nothing than the aggregate
earnings.
Th.t trf.r al ~ f,f "A
by the assessment recently made Is sls4797Sl being
an increase Of s3oos,oas. Upon this property, the
State ievies tax Of SAT 40 a. The number OF
Of land assessed 315o3st, upon which the valuation,
with improvements, sput down ct sio 3.a 62i value
OF town Iots and improvements s2et5 100 capital
poyed In merchandise, ss1e e37; mills, msnpfotorss
&c S3102ll; value Of horses ST. 272o05 neat cattle,
s9sa513 sheep, sib6 49, hogs, s2ss1so pleasure
rsges s165 200; value Of gold silver coin bank
notes s2l37s2; claim demand for money, for other
Consolidation, s5io,57Ti money secured by deed or
mortgage sl0s oo2.
The quantity of certain articles exported from Bo.-
ton to California for the ending January 9TH was
ss annexed. The shipments Of merchandise aud emf
grafton from New England, greater than from all
the rest Of the country
Flour. bLls, $50; cement s52 coal tons 27sx; ap-
pies bbis TO- beet half bbs B0 doors 2t0; buggy 1;
ssBess, L. furniture, 40: lumber. NJ. i7sg; Looking
glasses cases TO- oats bags 250; paper bangine- cs
a. laths NJ, Tsk pork half bbls 500; pickets, looo0
piano, rssins boxes 500; sugar bbls, 10; shingles
NJ 5o3; boots and shoes bsxes, so tobscoo, cases ali
vpdo., and blinds 100 shingles and cispboards bds
420; elapboards. ~. Is jost. 200. lime putty casks
7S2; books, eases 81 provisions bbls 147 pickles 20
starch boxes 100; house frame. q trunks a. brandy
essks q woolsns, bales Is; hats cases, Is; cider,
boyes As; palm leaf bdls 5lt chairs 300 syrup half
bos, 20 psis so0; Ice, tons, VS. lot of Ice tools
vegetables packages, o. cranbsrries, fresh Holsters
mscsersl and saimon. eases Is; buckets. go; cart
wheels a. wheels snd bolts. boxes, 7; gold washers
warehouse frames, o. dwelling boose,1.