The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-25
MON EY MARK e II.

WEpsEspAY, July 2i-6P.M.
The stock market not buoyant this morning
as previously noticed. The transactions to
limited extent and quotations for two Of the
leading fancies fell of fraction. At the first board,
Erie Railroad declined - per cent United States
Skies, 1867, u Ohio Skies, Erie Bonds, second
Mortgage, advanced y per cont Farmers Loan, q;
New York and New Haven, Il Reading Railroad, u
Illinois Skies, ~ Most of the operations for cash.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer
of this port to-day, amounted to sos 1882 Of pay
ments sl24.oel IS balance, s426l 600 OIL.
The demand for exchange for remittance by the
American mail steamship Atlantic, from this port for
Liverpool Saturday is as yet limited. Rates for
sterling bills firmly maintained We quote
London, lok 1o1S per cent premium on Paris, 81
23x a ST. 22jf Amsterdam, 40 a 4ox Bremen, 791
. SO Hamburg s5iI ssh.
The Greenwich Insurance Company have declared q
semannusl dividend Of ten per cent.
The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company have
declared 4 dividend OF six per cent.
The value Of domestic products, exported from Bos-
ton for the week ending the Goth inst, s7454 5i
foreign ss7l4 80. Same time last year domestic pro-
duets Ss2,9a7 So foreign, s36,6ss o3.
The Morris Ca nal and banking Company have de-
clared dividend from the earnings Of the company
Of 10 per cent per annum on the amount paid in on
their preferred stock, payable the 9th August
They also advertise that the fourth instament Of $40
Per share will be payable on the first Of August.
We understand that another survey of the route Of
the Central Ohio Railroad between GAINESVILLE and the
Ohio river, to connect with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, will shortly be made by a party, under the
engineer appointed by the Ohio company. II Is ex.
pected that this survey will develope shorter route
than the one indicated previously.
Accounts from the West respecting the wheat crop,
never satisfactory. Throughout Pennsyi-
vania, Maryland, Ohio Michigan and parts of In
diana the crop has proved excellent both in quantity
and auality Probably there never so abundant a
crop raised in Pennsylvania and Ohio this year In
parts OF the extreme Western States the fly and
rust have seriously injured the crop The general
suit is however than average yield through
cut the country. This will give impetus TO bust
In the intersr and make up portion Of the loss
reslized last year from the partial failure Of this i'm
portsnt crop
The Committee Of Merchants and Factsrs Of Charles
ton s. c. appointed to inquire with reference to the
custom Of weighing cotton, and TO suggest remedy
for certain losses to buyers occurring from evapora
on waste and pilfsring have recommended the adop.
tion Of system by which purchasers may require
from factors that any cotton shall be reweghel at
the expense Of the factor whenever circumstance
lead 10 the belief that such cotton may fall short
In weight, and that Il shall be charged a, the
weight. The custom has been to weigh cotton upon
It's receipt by the factor and put in store aud sold
q any Subsequent period however remote u was ex-
pected 10 be received At the original weight which
frequently resulted in serious injury to the pur-
chaser.
The number Of vessels entered at the custom house
New Bedford, from April TO June so 1850 was as
all in the whale fishery. Estimated value Of cargo.
sa22b 5s Total estimated value Of oil and vhaesone
imported into the district during the quarter 81 no.
n2 whole number Of projections issued to American
sesmen during lsie 2O7O-a greater number II IL said
than has been issued in year from any other port
I'm the United states
The ecnmcrcial year IL about closing, and the
movements in agricultural products Of all kinds are,
therefore, becoming particularly interesting and i'm
portsst Ofsl great staples there IL probably no
at Its tine, attracting go much attention as
cotton. The snrex,d statement exhibits the receipt
and exports ups the latest dates In each q the past
two years.
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