The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-24


The Asia's news has had particular influence upon
the stock market The large amount Of specic-S55s33s
carried out by the Africa to-day had greater effect
upon Wall operations There is not, however
much apprehension in the public mind in relation to the
Of specie in previous years; and the
cept from California greatly in Of shipments
to foreign ports the effect Of any large expectation Is
merely temporary and confined to few bull stock specu
lators The European does not amount to much.
The markets remained the previously reported,
both as regards prices and demand Consols with
out change and American securities were in modcratere
quest The Of Great Britain for the year
ending April 5th, show increase Of f+46lle More
than half Of this increase in the last quarter
The change in the ministry Of France Lad produced
excitement in political circles, and financial affairs
throughout the Continent remained quiet
There large transactions to-day, at the first
beard in all the leading fances. but prices not
sustained Reading and Erie fell of considerably the
former Ia, and the latter thrcc-fourths per cent.
Farmers declined fourth per cent; Erie Convertible
bonds ayc.eghths; Morris Canal eighth; Norwich
and Worcester onc-half Harlem onc-half sonington
one.quarter. New jersey Mining Company advanced
half per cent with small sales Some foreign capitalists
bssn negotiating with this company for supply Of
zinc Dufacture in England account Of it,
great purity and cheapness Morris Canal cannot
upward much in the face Of the late official report Any
dividend the old stock this year Il entirely Of
the question Portsmouth and Edgeworth continue with
out material alteration These stocks start suddenly
and improve rapidly that is only those who a.
the time fortunate enough hold who derive the bcne-
NJ of such movements
The receipts at the Office or the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port, to-day, amounted TO sio1,o9o o. payments
sl5IsG 12-balance, s3TST0l6 o.
The Hudson River Railroad will pay, on the 10th Of
-..aaAEa a. A.mNs
per cent.
The Mechanic. and Traders Bank has declared divi-
dend of one dollar and fifty cents per share
The Metropolitan Bank has been duly organized, with
a capital Of millions Of dollars, and will
mence business at No "a Wan street, rear building
The demand for foreign exchange active to-day
and in consequence q the short supply upon the market
drawers advanced their rates. We now quote bills
London 104 lols per cent premium, Paris 5 ( 10
a5fTis; Amsterdam, a. AZ; Bremen, 70 7ei,
Hamburg. a6I g. The steamship Africa, for Liver
pool takes out between Eve and six hundred thousand
dollars pcce-abou, half silver onc-half goid
There is moderate demand for land warrants, oil
issue; thy selling at sl57 $40.
The Union Bank has declared sami-annuai dividen'
Of Eve per cent.
The Merchants Insurance &c x Boston have declared
a dividend q fifteen per cent
The special agent sent to examine the condition q the
Lewis County Bank (Mr Andrew white Of Albany has
pubth,d his report lie states that the aggregate
amount Of assets known bills receivable discounted
Is S23I557 So ofthis sum- SlsG9T 70 are duo from T.
n Hamilton, treasurer, and v HOLSTER agent The h.
lance u ,hese bills supposed TO he good The bank
has obtained judgments against three manufacturing
mile 10 the amount Of sl73s97 80 security for the
payment o. The bills discounted Tor Mesrs HOLSTER AMI
Hamilton. These and the amounts advanced ~ Nr
Upister s2IIsg 90 will secure the debt and when con-
vertcd into money will enable the bank 70 it, bust
ncs and 10 pay the stockholders than dollar for
dollar their stock boides having abundant funds e
redeem Oh it, outstanding circulating notes. II the
judgments III aid not be converted az once into money
then cthcrc8ns win be required T. provide for the pay
nent the notes unrcdeomcd ard which according T.
The ordinary Il business st present themsclyeq
during the mkt fxy ninety days ~ H. bank q tha
rdet ming agent nc Albany
The break in Ole Chesapeake and Ohio Caoal q WI.
ismTort. Md which occurred lost week bas been