The New York herald., 1850-10-09
wheeling banks are u. per cent discount.
QrorArIoEs yoR srEoIK.

There has been an active demand for sterling ex-
change for remittance BY the packet to morrow and
drawers have been firm There is o good supply Of
bills the market The large shipments Of produce
since the nrst OF September have given 9 greater
variety Of blls, without reducing the notes for the
best names. Domestic exchanges remain without any
material alteration There Is very little doisg any
point Uncurrsnt money scarce, and the rates are
Arm at our quotations There has been active de-
mand for silver, and the inquiry is principally for
port. We have advanced some Of our quotstions to
suit the market
Mexican land warrants are in demand, but holders
are die posed to sell at present quotations Prices
range from Sl25 to $40 and will without
doubt he tiad TO got them st the highest ngurs,
the decision Of the government 10 Known rsia
tive TO the Issue Of patents under the new law Hold
srs will doubtless advance their rates upon the
announcement Of the decision Of the Attorney eners
and buyers and sellers will remain o. widely separated
a. at prestnt.
The receipts at the oes OF the Assistant Treasurer
Of this pert, to-day, amounted to tlo9 222 co. pay
ments, s72o33 bo-talapee, S4,s74 SIS 90
The subscriptions In New Haven, for the New Maven
and New London Railroad have already reached s75.
oto and expected TO 20 up to $780, COO The road
win soon be put under contract
The total value Of goods shipped from Baltimore to
foreign ports during the week ending on Thursday
evening, sos 0e2 7sthe principal articles exported
being s.ss3 bbls nour, and ser bushels wheat. The
wheat, and $3.50 bbls Of -four vent to Liverpool The
foreign export trade for the month OF September shows
slight falling on, as compared with that Of August,
both in the numter Of vessels cleared at the onstom
house and the value OF their oargoes So also In re-
gard 10 duties imports the aggregate payments Of
September little less than those OF August Dur
Ing the month OF September there were cleared tor
foreign pors stips bsrks IL bgs and 10 schooners
mskiDg total Of 80 vessssths aggregate tonnage Of
which was 1858 tons and nsvisated BY $40
The total value Of exports during the month amounts
to s5ss sac 81
The Baltimore and oh o Railroad Company hsv. ad-
verified for proposals the sale Of $500 900 Of the
bonds Of tbs company. The bonds are to have cou-
pons attached, and TO be guaranteed against State
taxation. With net revenue OF sToooco, which
undsrstapd vii probably be reached BY the company
during the fiscal year ending the 90th September 1850
no investm ent can be better.
The bsnhs In eaism have declared the followiu.
semi annual dividends, vir:-Asiatic Bsnk, az per
cent, 5000; Commercial Bank, per cent, 5000; Ex
change Bsnt, 81 per cent. eToo; Mercantile Bank,
per cent, 5000; M.rchsnts' Bank ~ per cent, 900
Nsunk-ss Bank, ~ per cent, II, 500 Salem Bank,
Per cent, 1880; Dsnver Bank, per cent, 500 VIII
isge Bank, per cent, 4soo; Gloucestsr Bank, per
cent herrimsok Bank 4per cent; Hsv,rhnl Bank, ~
per cent; Union Bank, 4 per cent.
The Banks In Portland have declared the following
- ssmisnnuai dividends vir-Csnal Bank, Q per cent,
$4,000, ossco Banf, az per cent lo.boo; Merchants
Bank, per cent, eooo; Bank Of Cumberland, 4 per
cent, 4ooo Manufactures and Traders, % per share
lsco
The sans1ed statement exhibits the amount s.d
value ofdomestic cotton goods exported from Boston
during the past nine mohths -