The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-19

RsaI Eat 41cs 100 45so374 s,6o7,395 s,oS1,954
do Person1 100000 46ss1O2 6o9os62 7,as5,7l6
Thus since 1915 the valuation of property has increased
Within the past year has increased 452.
The per ccnage but cent higher than that Of 1850,
and higher than that Of 1851 The Of the
increase is owing to the following faosThe county tag
Is about 1000 than the year previous, besides
this appropriations for the fire department. the pxb-
lie schools, and the streets, have been necessarily mus
larger than before.
By vote Of nearly two thirds Of the whole number u
shares the stockholders of the York and Cumberland
Railroad Company have accepted the ordinance Of sup.
plement thereto recently passed by the City Council %
authorizing loan to the company Of the bonds
Of the city amounting to five hundred thousand dollars.
The money loaned to this company Is to be applied to
aid in the construction of the Susquohanna Railroad
tending from the Bridgeport opposite Harrisburg tho
Northern terminus Of York and Cumberland Railroad to
the borough Of sunbury passing in its route
anthracite and biuminous coal Mines and connecting
with various and important railroads in western PENN
sylvania and finally extending Elmira point on the
great New York and Erie Railroad. The completion OF
this line places Baltimore In immediate connection With
the lakes; and by it the distance from Baltimore and
Buffalo and the Falls Of Niagara will be less than from
this city to those places
Du Fay Co trade report for the month of July,
gives the annexed succinct account Of principal
kets Of the world up to the latest dates -
COMMERCIAL REPORT FOR July, 1852
The want Of spirit which noticed in our last
report continued to prevail both here and In Liverpool
during the first half Of the month"; but during the latter
more activity was manifested in the Liverpool market,
in consequence of the advces brought by the Niagara
which steamer arrived on the 18th, and the Africa,
ed small stocks in the American ports well in tho
interior; and stated that the crop womb barely reach
Tbs 's suS what has sss left q The OLD
viousy been confined to tire immediate wants Of the
trade have since been of magnitude and amounted to
fpr ha Wpek md of vhfr
500 taken speculation and l3 300 for export
This has caused rise Of eighth of penny
fourth of penny pound in the price Of miding cot
tons wen as reduced the stock in Liverpool which
had risen within So COO bales Of what it time
last year. American descriptions in of
what they last year Our spinners and mannfac.
turers found themselves compelled to insist upon
great reluctance submit to any whateverpriees Of
Pncop yarns and the lower descriptions mule and
water twist have been established at fourth of PEN
ny Per pound higher
The os DIS market not influenced in the same de.
but stocks being small Of most descriptions OF
printers. slight advance obtained the prices Of
these goods while The holders Of articles demand
such as stout domestics and 40 inch shirngs, did not
fan to exhibit greater frmness.
In order to make friends acquainted with the rea-
tive prices of lst of August 1851 this day. have
drown up the following small statement from which It
appears that producers off than they them
We're and their position will be rendered still
favorable if the attempts drive up cotton sti higher
should be successful The present abundance Of money
seems to us to be the only tangible reason pro-
text. for higher Gotten prices just
If the stock in the American ports now than last
years the American manufacturers better supplied,
they hold at present two months stock In
stead OF two weeks one last In Liverpool the
stock Is only sahty less than time last year.
while the deliveries to the trade during the last
months coo balee per week rrcater than aver
before.
The stock IN Liverpool Of all descriptions Of cotton was
yesterday G5l SOC bales and this with the surplus stock
in producers hands, forms must be confessed fair
supply towards the consumption Of the OF the year,
without another bag arriving. We induced to
venture upon these remarks have frequently heard
II stated recently that scarcely bag Of American cotton
would he left In Liverpool 1T the end Of the year.
If the accounts from India and China had assisted the
movement which now taking place in cotton the price
fortunately for the trade generaiy although unfortu-
natey Tor the speculators no impulse was given from
hose places 40s mule which quoted at the close Of
June at SGD could be bought in the second week
Of this month at SID to sgd per Id and the rise Of
'ad per ID on cotton has far not been sufficient TO
raise the price higher than It at the end Of june
The excess in the exports Of yarn to tho Continent Of
Europe this year-over period Of last year was,
two months ago 1900 packages Of 200 lbs each but has
dwinded down Ace packages This apparently un-
satisfactory circumstances has nevertheless induced the
merchants engaged trade to effect some purchases
pincops other suitable yarns at present much in
demand for the home trade, and by abundant
in the market indeed several rpinners OF pincops and
warps are engaged for all they produce for some
weeks to come
Accounts from Germany which have been unfavorabac
for Sc me time past improving owing to the firm
belief that the harvest there will prove plentiful one;
and We rely more on such natural legitimate for
permanent improvement in trade than any stimulus
momentarily given to by speculative transactions
an enhancement Of prices established irrespective q
The home trade. Of which Indifferent accounts have
been repeatedly given has improved Of late and cannot
excellent is fecuIed Indeed we fully hope that an in
crease in our inland trade will make for the falling od
n the demand for other quarters such as Mckee and
siderably less this season than in previous ones.
The precnrious political state Of Mexico ronders ca
tion ON the part Of shippers necessary and the low
prices paid in Europe during the early Of the year,
for produce Of oil kinds detrmentay to tho quar-
tiers by which such produce is supplied whilst at the
same time they benefit this country just the cheap
ness Of money here has tendency prices above
| pay The stimulus which the superabundance OF tho
means with which IL carried gives trade IT, there
\ fore. not on universal bleeeing
The accounts from the United States of America are,
on the whole satisfactory for the dry goods trade I'm
prosperity in the Union to continue without lead
ing to reckless trading such as our bankers and capital
The avidity with which the bills recently offered by
the East India Company were taken up seems to show
that people prefer laying down funds in India in that
to sending goods OF the latter particularly
the OF sales received from Calcutta by the last
overland mail far from satisfactory hut as our
plain and printed cotton goods we trust We may ven
ture 10 look forward to satisfactory state of trade.
particularly regards remunera,ivc prices to shippers q
The Italian and Mediterranean markets nre not active
ut present great difficulty ID encountered in making
profit on present Manchester prices
In London and I'll cwhcre, the produce markets have
been steady, and fair amount Of business has been
done.
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