The New York herald., 1850-02-22

By one Of the knowing ones, aud get thoroughly
bsoked up by him to the merits and situation OF
como fancy perhsps the very In which he has just
burnt his fingers only this tins he has privs.e
particalsr information he knowss director can tell
you Of fabulous receipts and ridiculoasly small ex
psnsss has proof positive that the public Is coming
in has secret information Of large purchases by ths
srocsrs &c. 30 &C. and believing that he knows this
time more than his neghbors his head into the
snare, and b again plucked by the very who have
blown up the bubble but Who always manage to get
out in tims and leave their victims to suasr by the
collapse. But, afsrs few short weeks or months both
parties equally prepared and willing to rscommsucs
the same exquisite, fsscinatipg mysti6cation. Ths
votsries Of Wall street should make new reading Of
'he old Latin msxir Erpsrntia does-it" and invsrt
1t by ssyir Erpersentia doeetn
At the first beard to day, United States 6s declined
q per cent; Erie Bonds, u; Farmers Loan, Y; Hsr-
lem, "; krie Railroad IA Operations in the fAncies
have fallen of very much within the past day two
and the sales have been principally for cash. Cash
stock Is getting quite plenty, and nothing but
temporary security has put up prices may look for
fall any day. The great huctuAtions noticed from
day to day in quotations and the great difference In
prices for cash, compared with those on time either
buyers SELLERS option show how unsettled the mar
ket Ia, and with what dicuIty 1t II sustained II is
our impression that, Of these days there will be
f greater than the rise has been at one swoop The
market cloted weak at the second board. The only
ssfe course for outsiders to pursue is to realize
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer
Of this port to-day smount to SIG 40 TO- Payments
$22,b25 26 Balance, $S,462 373
The sales in the Chicago Land district, during the
year 1S49, embraced 1631l6 acres, Of which 2e,3S9
we're entered with eash and 727 by land warrants
The aggregate amount Of cash received, during the
year, $364S7.
The cargo Of the schooner Josephine, cleared from
his port yesterday for San Francisco was made up o.,
the following items
Pork 800 xbbls.; do, 200 u do; hams. 81 bbs beef
boxes; nsh 200 Kbbis; do, 100 !. d.. do 800 kits;
butter, casks do IA bbls lard 10 boxes; cheese 80
Ssnay loo osss br..S SS na
nails 90 kegs mustard SO boxes; oats 42o bags; wine
leo baskets; do 500 Soses d. 50 eases tobacco and
ware cask and 40 bundles; paper 1s4 bundles nseed
OIL 666; oysters Sc, 40 boxes; tapioca 81 Hbbls:
timber; 20 packages blinds and framss 2l doors and
shutters.
The exports to California from Boston for the thre,
days ending February 18th, were as annexed
Doors 20; house frames, 8; lumber 2o7 Nj shingles,
i2o do bricks 70 dol plank l3o feet; joist, 1920
DO piekets 440o; slspboards 4 NJ; shutters, sc 90
pigs two las feet; beans 10 bbs Gran.
berries IA half do. liquor l9 cases; herring smoked
10 do hslibut. smoked, II do (; Goldfish, 10 drums;
mscktrel 20 half bbls, nsckerei 90 Or do macksreI
kegs lard IL cases. leather 10 rolls leather 100 sdes
nails 10 casks; mortar 90 do; mortar 81 bbs pork
liz half bbls saussges rs kegs dour, $50 half bills
cocoa, ~ boxes; hsms tisrces; catsup. IL boxes;
cheese do brandy Or cssk; boiler iron 80 Sheets
clothing cases; cssdles 200 bbs. candles 2lo boxes
varnish So pkgs boots and shoes 159 do ladders rs
90 boring machines do; blacking, cases; liquor,
lls DO pals, $40 do brushes l2o do brooms 432 do
Russia duck $50 pieces; ssrespara rs boxes pickles.
52 kegs sugar, 4to lbs sugar bbls ;6rkins No $780,
pants and oils, pkgs cordsge, coils, &C., Sc.
The annexed statement exhibits the aggregate cost
OF sixteen railroads In this State In each OF the past
four years We have returns from the other COM
panies In the State for lS49:-