The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-17
Talk on 'ChanUe.

With the exception Of good demand for provisions
with upward tendency In prices, there nothing in
trade yesterday deserving Of special remark
The strike going in Great Britain had spread to the
iron furnaces and particularly to those of Scotland
which would likely affect the price of pig IRON The last
sales OF Scotch pig afoat were made q. $38 per and
at $40 in the yard four months As high these figures
appeared, they might yet rule higher. merchant
whose house received large consgnments Of Scotch pig
stated that they lad received notice from their cores
pondents to sell iron until further orders They
wished to ascertain the effect produced the foreign
market before making further sales
No class Of manufacturers could better afford to pay
higher wages than those in the iron business. Wages
until the recent emigration to Australia had ruled
very low in the iron DISTRICTS both in Scotland and
England. the strikes commenced in New York extend
ed to the iron districts the movement would also affect
the value Of the American article. Hence the corclu
sion that they likely to act unfavoraby upon
railroads in the Of construction well as upon
others projected, about being commenced. The en-
hancement in iron would augment materially their cost
and thus give finished and operating roads great
tages them, especially when attempted to built
as competing roads, While it would check the projec
ton Of roads, it would increase the value Of
ty in the old twas considered fortunate that the Hud
son. Harlem and New Haven roads were built before the
great rise in ron otherwise those works would
Deen constructed or nave been greatly delayed in their
completion.
There some conversation regarding the course Of
the London merchants, in expressing to Louis
Napoleon their wishes for continuance of peace
between England and France, who disclairning
all right desire the part Of the English interfere
in any form Of government the people Of France might
feel disposed to establish appealed to the wonderful pro-
gress made by enlightened nations in all the elements Of
progress and civilization the result Of the forty years
Of peace. Opinions differed to the proprety Of
the address, but its sentiments we're fully approved
The time had passed for aggressive wars between civil
lized nations. People could longe, be driven like
cattle into fields Of slaughter at the caprice of feudal
lord, a rapacious vindictive prince 1t was now
question who were to pay for wars. Not the visionary
in his closet adventurer upon troubled waters seeking
advantage in change The people had acquired vast pro-
pery, with intelligence in the forty years peace They
had built vast commercial fleets spread mail steamers
around the world, erected great manufactures subdued
wds into cultivated felds built large and ourshng
cities, and spread teegraphs and aroads over continents
The people would, If came, have as formerly to
pay for it, But now, they have vastly to lose; and
hence no future could be ed or long main.
tanned without their sanction They had come TO see
that the great trumphs Of peace thoasa nd fold
more glorious and beneficial than war
Owing to the great increase in shipping and partcu.
larry that called into existence by the California and
other foreign trade berth at The docks has become
greatly restricted; and merchants complained that YES
sells arriving from the West Indies other ports were
forced to to unreasonable distances up the North and
East rivers in order to discharge heavy goods to be cart
ed down town for storage shipment, at heavy ex.
pense They thought the city might do something 70 rs
medy the evil