The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-29
Talk on Change.

The announcement OF the arrival Of the Canada at
Halifax had tendency to check transactions in trade
The news though favorable considered indefinite
to prices and failed to exercise any immediate influence
them Cotton sold to the extent Of $500 bales with
out change in quotations State brands Of -four closed
- SO q "a Sc, with most sales at a SO q - 81.
1t was stated good authority, on Change that mer
chants in this city had been in the habit Of importing
goods by the British into Boston, preference
10 having them direct to New York, account OF
the greater facility Of getting them through the custom
house at that place.
The usual plan bad been thus As It was as
certaned that steamer had arrived at Boston, they
would give their bills Of adDg TO Of the express
panes the afternoon Of day and the goods
obtained through the Custm House the next day. and
reached New York on the following morning. In other
words, goods could be received in New York. imported
into Boston in forty eight hours after the reaches
that port while. if imported direct into this city it
would require Eve days TO &c. possession of them Such
a system unequal and unjust to New York and the
evil should be erectualy remedied.
Express agents raEniDg between Boston and Canada
could obtain possession Of goods ain Immediately on
ship touching the wharf and takes them at once TO the
Canadian frontier where the bonds they had given in
Boston would arrive BY mail " the time directed
the frontier collector from the authorities in Boston
The boundary line officer would comparing the goods
with the bonds and finding all correct pass the and re-
turn the bonds duly cancelled to Boston Custom
House In New York about Eve days elapsed before the
goods could be released and that had to be done through
custom house broker, The bonds given retained
in New York until e,iden.e obtained the from
tier officer that the goods under seal had been duly
ceiye5, examined and passed.
The effect Ct the superior Custom Houe facilities at
Boston had tended TO direct considerable portion OF
trade from tie legitimate channel OF from New York to
that port.
splendid specimen OF native gold in combination with
quartz rock, from California, exhibited Change
yesterday II belonged to tine enterprisng firm Of Messr
Adams Co., express agents The value Of the specimen
$500, the rum those gentlemen paid for it. The
beauty OF the specimen rendered il Of great interest
The Of Il rock intermingled with fine pari-
cles Of gold while The priucipal and upper side OF is
face covered with most splsn6dly crys.alzed or
arborescs ut Of pure native gad It's arrangement
presented the appearance in Places Of stems, leaves
and irregular clusters not unlike masses Of grapes
hessrs Adams Co. designed bis with other rich spee
mems for exhibition in the Crystal Palace They had at
their Office, (5s BroadIayD IL was said some Other
valuable specimens some Of which Of native
geld, and others mixed with quartz. One G. these
tpecmens was worth 50 GOO and another 5000. They
also had other sre cmcns on the wey They ed
be able 10 make the most splendid show Of gold spec
before exhibited and shen al their collsc.
ton arrived which migh. not be before tho middle Of
summer they cal3ulsed the value OF the whole I'D he
about $10o eco and all the production Of California.
II stated on Change that The remainder OF the
cargo o. tai coal put on board the Pacific, had oeeu
sold on the vhasf a, one dollar per ton II wss said
that this inferior ,osl had been exposed all winter in
large mass 10 the rain and frost in psn damp ysrd
tia. when put board il was in q very wet condition
and when dry IL crunbled INTO iko calm. VALE
the go'd coal lasted the ship made 900 to $40 miles per
day and when tho Inferior coal was reached her speed,
with equally favoraelo resther fell # to 260 niea per
day Had II MOI been for this un.ovard circuInr.ance
she you'd have rea shed Sow York early on Saturday
morning or in daye 20 hours snd 70 mcptep tea.rs
The Arabia nsa-ly one day.