The New York herald., 1850-02-18
Sl,l23,4O6 $86,65

Total. .Sl,l234O6 $66,656 $l45 COL
Three four packet ships have arrived during tbs
past week; but the amount Of foreign merchandise
tered for consumption has been limited far
able to judge from the amount Of duties paid. Tho
importation Of foreign dry goods this season. has been
larger than for the corresponding period last For De-
cember and January this 1880 packages were
imported against 90 2o for the same months last sss-
SON. This increase In the face Of advanced and ad-
vsncing prices is very great The excess In value Of
imports this year viii be much greater than the
In quantity.
The following items comprise the cargo Of the ship
Bombay cleared for San Francisco the lSth inst
House frames IO0 bricks, $4,000; cement, 100 bbls;
coal, 80 ton.
The cargo Of the ship Edgar cleared same date for
the same port, was as follows;-
Beet 46 bbls butter, cases, 10 frkins; cheese, II
boxes hams casks; lard, hhds pork, 20 half bbs
or casks il3 kegs aie rs bbs furniture boxss sy-
rup 80 boxes ared fruit 20 tubs So bbis I6 psckagss
% sad c So
bbls Congress water 40 boxes; coal 81 tons tubs 10
nests; brooms, 100 desen, 30 bundles. Lumber and
Building Materials 500 pieces and bundles lumbers
$50 pieces and bundles house frames; 450 bundles
panks and house lumber 4oo pieces dressed lumber;
700 floor pAnk 2ll bundles boards; % 500 shipglsss
$50 bbls 232 half bbls 200 Or. bbls 900 boxes and
casss, 100 kegs, l3o packages.
The quotations for land warrants We observe, are .
shade higher, and II is most Singular, that even CON-
bnson Of brokers and specustors could have put tho
price down ct all, and with other argument than
that three four bills had been introduced ut wash
ngton, BY various members. who merely sseking
popularity but, In reality, never thought that
such absurd measures were proposed would be ss-
riously noticed From the most undoubted In
Washington, know the following statement may bs
relied on correct The whole number of warrants
liable to be Issued will exceed ninety thousand,
nearly three. fourths Of which have already been
located is estimated that st least sx thousand wiz
be demanded Warrants csveated and suspended,
with those In the hands Of the soldiers not to be sod
viii amount to at least six thousand leaving
only In all the markets Of the United States about
eight thousand and yet to be issued about three thou
rand All hslders Of warrants will do we'll not to saer
Zee them to brokers and speculstors for either
rant fer hundred and sixty OF land Is worth
two hundred dollars, the government price, or IL
worth nothing at ell, and the poor soldier has been
robbed BY the very parties Who paid II to him.
From Developments made at the annual meeting Of
stock holders the Vermont and Massachusetts, Rail-
road Company, appears that the managers havs Is
sued stock than they allowed by their char
ter BY shares and that parties who had subscribed
Tor stock had svaed themselves OF this fact 70
fuss to pay In their subscriptions that Of the old
directors held various of money belonging 10 tho
company which they held security for claims against
them and that there large List CT delinquents,
whore read, sc. &c.-tbe whole OF which
reveals Of things this corporation which could
hardly be supposed to exist where Of intelligence
had the mar ragement Who can wonder 81 the popuiar
feeling against railroads, o. investments for money,
when hnd tueh state Of things to exist 10 corpo-
raien which has issued stock st rs 80 ps. cent under
rsr, and has over 1000 coo Of bonds snoat,
The receipts Of the Gsisna and Chicago Railroad
Company for the month Of January, 1850, sssos
AZ OF which 80 soi "a from freight and s2lo7 IS
from passengers Number Of passengers for the north.
twenty. three hundred.
The snnexsd ofaeia statement exhibits the qu,utity
Of -four and grain ported om thi, port for the oath
of January, distinguishing the dsstination.--
ExrosIs BsseDsrUrfs FROM Roar Nav
lOhK, yASUAEy, lsSO.
ftous. Flour, Corn, WAf, keal, q y.
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