The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-21

mode Or time u payment. Whom look this o.
things, aud consider that 1t Is sustained ~ the nerest
rihe hich breath might destroy in fact merely upon
Imaginary foundation, struck With asoaisll-
nent aud wonder Tho irst Of this artificial state
ID pnoo this unnatural and dangerous imitation Of in.
d,vidual credits and this extravaganza in public aaa
private affairs ia the unprecedented supply Of gold dust
not thought Of ix months before the article
itssf came hand in large amounts This sudden in
crease in the precious metals in the repre- NATIVE of
all value in property created such excitement in the
public, that commercial calculations destroyed an
the question what should do with much gold
and would be the effect upon the currency the
country No one appeared think that there was the
slightest possibility of the supply diminishing but
the contrary every contracted debts to send
adventure to the gold country and in anticipation Of
immense profits, entered Mt into more extrava-
CANT way of living, the of payment for which will
never be realized. The movement is apparently going
on smoothly and prospcrousy; but there below the
surface elements Of revulsion, which must sooner
later, dcvdopc Themselves in way that win result most
disastrously to all too deeply involved in il.
The quantity Of certain articles exported from this
port for the week ending the 18th inst distinguishing
the destination and extent Of shipments each place
been follows
coanrncr OF THE PoRr OF NEw YonK-wErxlY BxroRrs
LitaTooCotton bales, 7iT7; tallow lbs 439l9; bacon
do, la117 shoulders do 3s $40; cheese, do 4o63S
baccc, manufactured do, 200; lard bbs 70; turpen
tine do. 2054; rosn do, 5o2 vinegar do, 116; -four
do. COG; bread do 1885, rice, do A. meal, do go
oat meal do A. chests GO; corn, bushels 1900
wheat do GO; machinery pkgs. 15 cedar. logs no.
logwood, tons 24a; fustic, do ZIG, Shocks bds I'll
hoops, do 206.
Iia,re-cotton, bales, 3o3; clothing do, l3 jewellers
Oher Ports in France.-Cotton bales 100; whalebone
lbs 2ol6 pimento do boss rosin bbls lG7 beef do
20; tea chests, $751; slaves. 8 GOO.
Maded.-flour. bbls., Gil; PITCH do, 20; rosin, do
go; rice terces, TO- slaves, NJ, 20
Spci.-Flour, bbs, so, pork, do, 3d. beef, do. %;
bread do 170 tierces 20; butter lbs $50 cheese
do. 1888; tobacco. do, 2oSl2; candies boxes, 500.
EoirGr.Flour bbls l43 rosn do, 81 oakum, bales,
IL tobacco lbs, 25S dry goods, bales, %; donestics
pkgs, %
Russia-cotton bales 1850, rice, tierce 49, fustic
sticks, j ,l63; sarsaparila bales, 200.
Danish Nest b,dies.-Tobacco lbs, 1851 sugar, do,
$685. pork bbls, 50 beef, do, 25 -four do, 960;
meal do 10; rice, terces, 20 tea, chests 2o lard OIL
B,ah North american coloniesPork, bbls, 40;
meal do. 1875; flour, do, 1858; beef do 49, pitch, do,
20; tar do So rye -four do $50; RICE tierces 90 tea
chests 40; gin casks 7s coffee lbs 1890 tobacco
23li slaves, 1885, hogeheads 5oo '@'' ~ "'' ''''
Cuta-Corn, bushels, $50; rice tierces, So; c,dash
boxes 12 mackert bbls. 10; pork do, 3o bacon, lbs
2lc0 hams, do, co.; lard do 40e7 butter do, 1885,
tobacco do, 526l; powder, do 906; salt, sacks ST.
onions crates e7 candles boxes no. whale oil gallons
nails kegs, 3D. paper, %; plaster bbls 50 naval
stores (nct specfed bills p; drugs, pkgs li2 shocks
1885, hoops 7l4; hogsheads, 700; casks go; boards
feet 6o22 CLOTH pkgs, Is; dry goods, (not specfed)
pkgs, Is.
Porto Rico-Ale bbs 70; butter lbs. 1407; mackerel
bills So potatoes do 5o onicns do, 3o rice, casks Is
meal hhds. 20; tallow, lbs, 12022 lard, do, 1885,
pork, bbls. So candles. boxes 200; bread, bbls. so
Hdyi-flour bbs. 800: pork do, 100; lard lbs 240l
mackercl bills, 100; herring, do 5O goldfish casks 25
cheese lbs, 4o5; butter, do 79; tobacco do, $780,
soap. boxes, 500; powder, kegs 90
Hdnse Iouns-Coton, bales, 257; honey tcs 16l pot
ash bbs 81; rosin, do SlG beef do, so; tobacco
Rooms 495; do manufactured ibs s6432 whalcbone do
2520 whale OIL gals, 1870; cedar, logs, $780, log
wood, boxes, 100.
British Wesf Iades.-Flour, bbls, 4Is bread and
bow do n. ia ~
20: alow lbs, 456 tobacco. do 2725; cheese do $40
Standardization. bales, 63l; lard OIL gals. 1924;
whale OIL do 2o791 red OIL do 2s9a sperm oil LAG;
rosin bbs 722 -four, do $3.50; cheese lbs $500; to-
bacco do. 1000; tar bbs 1850
Beigum-Coton. bales. SIS; tobacco lbs, 1899; rosn
bbls, 2o3l; potash. do, 3ls whale oil, gals lo12l
whal,bone, lbs. 81 ,059.
Poqtusql-Beef bbls 30; rosin do, 200; spirits tur-
pentine, do 90; rice do So whale bone lbs Co.'S slaves
NJ, 20.
British silver. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Geld dust ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
ooid dollars. ..............,.,..... 600
American Soiu .................. Iooovo
London
American silver 100000
Hare
Mixed coin........... 33,lOo
TOTAL S505pGO
There very important feature connected with our
export trade From the limited quantity of our most
valuable staple products shipped should Judge that
the aggregate value unusually small. Breadstuns
not in demand for shipment and FORM at present an
unimportan item in the list Of exports The above table
viii be interesting to all engaged In with the eoun-
tries named as II shows the quantity OF certain articles
going To the various ports.