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


this week-sn attempt has been made yesterday and to-
day 20 rally the prices but from the heayincss with
which close this evening the attempt does not sp
pear successful.
the foreign market although ct the beginning
q the week transactions were not extensive, firm APP
pearance has been manifested On Monday, owing pro-
baby 20 the depression in the home market together
with the announcement Of dividends on the 3lst inst
upon various Gillian, Peruvian, Brazilian and Danish
Bonds activity manifested -anl transactions
Effected CHILEAN six per Cents at 1855 Peruvian
per Cents at So and bucnos Ayres SKIES
at 81 Since that day the descriptions chiefly dealt In
have been Mexican and spanish the former Of which de-
clined, owing TO comparatively numerous sales, bu-
for the account spanish, however. were SOM
what better, the Five per Cents being done at
ga TO 21ts and the Passive at So being x higher
Ths may partly be- accounted for from the general feel
ing at Madrid that the Ministry in earnest IN prose-
cutting measure for the settlement q tho debt al
though that Ministry, well Is in most
prccarious condition the issue cannot ~ any be
relied St the foreign creditors have derived great
confidence from the uuivrsal assent IL the diplomatic
body support their claims by the comparative prices
of geld and rates Of exchange with Paris gold u 30 per
dearer in Paris than London in Hamburger a. per
cent cheaper than In London and In New York. ~ per
cent lower although, taking into view Interest and
freight little profit AZ present rates from the
importation ~ gold from the United states. Bills upon
Austria difficult a sale To-day little altcra
tion took place In exchanees-Botteriam 1TA to y;
sight II 49, Hamburger 10 to = Paris 25 70 to ~ sight
90 TO M Frankfort 49, Lcghorn 20 IS; Antwerp % ~
TO Is.
AMERICAN SECURITIES.
In American securities material change has occur
The quotations are as follows =
Red,emalb. Diriiends
z states per CT Bds.. 1853 Jan. and July % %
Ditto per Cents. ....... .lsb2 Jos 10I
Ditto Ditto per Gents. I Ise. 20 i i iosH
New York state Five per Cent SjslsC0) p5 70 ex div
Boston city per Cent Bonds is5s-1s62 o., "a
pcnnsylvanian fye per Cent stock, -, So.
Ohio SIX per Gents, 1s75), 10i los.
Mass per Cents (Sterling Bonds. 1899, LOG 1p.
Maryland Five per Cent (sterling Bonds) So
Canada Sin per Cents $50. 106 107
FREIoHTs.
We have had another quiet week in frfights and lower
rates have been taken TO most ports Passengers by
means lively for the To New York, metals
l2s Cd 10 15s per ton bulky weight lie to 2Ds; hne
goods lie ca hardware 15s earthcnware los Boston
Dead weight De 70 rs Cd per ton nne goods 2Os hard
ware EOS earthenware los Philadelphia--Dead weight
lie Cd 70 IL 81 per ton; hne goods Dos hardware Dos
earhenware los to 12s Cd BaitimoreDcad weight l5s
10 DDS per ton fine goods Dos hardware 2Os earthen-
ware los New Orleans-D.ad weight Ia. TO 15a. per
ton; hne goods Dos hardware 2Ds earthenwsre Is Cd
Markets.
LfvynPooI Corros MspNrr. March 81 The iuforrna-
tion firm America received fortnight ago that the
rceps ofcotton nj the ports ~ $50 bales than
The previous year caused naturally enough decline o.
10 rcr N On the contrary. the additional adviccs
received week ago that the receipts had further rsen
q u $4,000 bales brought shout an advance
I'd ~ course his upward turn Is not strictly speak
ing attributable TO the increased receipts; but those