The New York herald., 1850-05-14

Quotations for stocks generally are moving upward
and the demand for all the good, sound, dividend
paying State securities continues sstvs The sctvs
inquiry fer these stocks Is calculated 10 give i'm
petus to speculation in those Of doubtful character
and 1t is possible quite . bubble will be insated The
abundance Of money will, without doubt, favor this
movement for time and parties will doubtless be in
duced to invest in all kinds Of high prices dur
pgthe height Of the excitement many Of whom will
doubtedy be forced to at future time heavy
losses 1t should be borne In mind that at the height
Of expansion in public and private erets in the
currency in prices, and speculative feeling in the
market IL no time to purchase stocks; but, ON the
contrary just the time to sell That was the maxim OF
the Rothsohds and IL just sound now - Il ever
was The expansion In the currency must 20 on untA
1t is arrested by general explosion Ifh stops there
must be collapse in prices and therefore there is no
alternative but to go ahead when M commenced, It
was manageable but IL progressed II gathsrsd
strength, and, like rock rolling down HILL has got
On impetus which nothing arrest, and nust have
Its way.
The annexed extract from letter dated Liverpool
April 2oth $780, shows how the manufactures Of Man
chester are operating to keep down prices for The
material.
IAN these facts should have done more for us than
I'd yet they have frightened certain parties here who
pseoats give the broken: ordsr. % 1S' 20 sci. II So..
was this day told Of moro than house who 81
dy hsy s y ss in
their list This is the Of the spin being abs
to get 90 large quantity, without having 70 pay
Yesterday. q gentleman. . cotton holder told me
sfriend Of his had the day previous, been up MAKE
cotton manufactures full that all ne could OBJ
tain was. to deliver when suited the manufastursrs
highly pleased A few hours amer the manufactursr
told him he had just made another contrast V be
ivered in June at advanced rate and that he re-
Il had ia han IA mil
Yesterday. q manufacturer told me that he ana
and that though he did no. san n I'M
Americans fools they futur parted With
pound Of cotton for lees than Sd"
Notwithstanding this demand fer their fAbries msnS
manufacturers had for time previous the 10Th
Of April been working short time and spreading au
kinds Of reports relative to the trade for the puposs
Of forcing holders Of cotton to sell We have before
shown how the spinners getting stock from Liv-
epoo 90 as not to have IL reported to prevent any
favorable effect upon prces for the material; and
when the next account Of stock IL tahen In Greet B-
tain, will be found that there 10 q ess number OF
bales than anticipated Reports relative TO the pos-
ton Of manufacturers In Englsnd-their operations
and future prospects-sre conflicting that 10 ut
tsriy impossible to get at the truth Absorbing to the
extract above given It appears that IL mpos-ibs
to get goods. short Of month siI weeks from the
time the contract was made; while other accounts say
that spinners proceeding with the greatest eau
ton-that the goods market inaniraate and that
there vas no activity In printing or shrtings
IL is also taed that "the Mes-rs Fieldep Brothers
Co. ~ho for some time have had but mail ssrsie- e
their machinery Partially at work doing no.
thing vhstcver throughout their extensive concern
Without either stopping altogether or formally re-
soringt short time. many parties are efectne mor.
or less q reduction" On the other hand IL is ~.
marked by Gibson, Ord Co, in their circular for In
dis dated April 22d that throughout tbs past month
We have had an active business in this market Ofan
chester. at advancing price. until have reached
point. IN many Of our productions. higher than NJ
any period since the end Of the year 1896 whilst
II must ~ the same time be remarked. that for
others no Improvement whatever has taken plac-.
of heavy goods. our stocks are greatly In er-
cess and mSy be purchased at comparatively verylo-
prices With the exception OF thc.~. stocks
lighter than We have ever known them and not ouiy
SO but cur manufacturers for the part work
ing under contract many Of them b,ing engaged
next month and the one following" How these
conflicting statements to b. recouciisd and which 10
corroet' IL Is impression. thai The remarks %
Gibson. Ord Co and those contained in the extract
nom private letter from Liverpool rive stat.
Of the Gaze All accounts, published In EanchcsisV
papers should be- received with great deal 20 eauton
and allowances made for their being The organs Of the
manufacturer The circular Of Gibson Ord a Co,
ffcm which make the above extract wa not written
foT this market bat for India. aud 70 woud Therefore
tc lkeiy 10 BE- correct than any statement made
In Maneh'ster. for American consumption
The manufacturer uf Manchestorhare. on tho whole
been more lusiy employed this year mp the latest
dates than Tor many years previously perhaps not 50
prohahly a. heretoiofs - the advance 10
prizes for the materials but they have M, male .
losing bufinsss Of IT, IL may Judge prices
rent In ths market carly In the season when the bulk
Of Tie spring impcrtations coming in. Prom re
turns ruh'htd by the Board Of Trade ia Great Dri-
tain aud frtm private circulars lean that the
porauon q Brti'h manu'acturs ihis year have been
unusually large This may have been p-oiucei TO "a
certain ext'nt. by the falling OF in the home
sumption. but principally by the demand from tbs
United states the Continent. and fslm india As "a
evidence Of this II appears that the shipments II yarns
from the port ofIIu TO Hamburg 81 Petersburg. Rot
terdsm, Antwerp, Amsterdam, aud other contlnentas
porte from the ist Of January to April MA in the