The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-08

s7d eriped d., Soc. TO 43c-; 10 inch plaid dress
siiks brought 40c ESQ.,; q inch su,@ boiled gros
dress slks 4lkc: all bird dress plsi silks. 62c.,
53c sDc 55e. "a inch, much besIer, 55e. 6ic.i ~
pcb satin coiored pout de sole, 60c s62c rs 'nee,
better, SIC. to Be-; do. rich boiled pouls do soe'
s5c. q s7e.; ~ inch watered ditto, 90 ;; " incn
light colored evening sik', 74s., 77c $50 $50 and
6lc; so inch boiled black gros ie RniDe. 500 70 .
s4c. ard 81 10 81 Il. % inch splet did boiled heavy
pouft ds sole 70c.; 20 inch ne style heavy Rave
psos de Antique 40c. 90 inch heavy boiled gros de
Rhine. sOc 4 &C.; - inch all b il plato colorei
popH dc soie 75c. 20 inch glsce siik, all boiled,
at SIC.
Mes-rs. Wilmerdiug, Hoqnet & Humbert held q
catalogue sale of asserted Fsench goods, emb acing
hosiery, embIoideries, silks, mantilAs, &c. The
sale continu till near night, and was attended by
8 good company Of buyers Toe embroidery con-
sisted Of over one hus dred lots all Of which were
sold at fair prices including jsconet smis sleeves,
worked handkerchief, DC. rhe ribbons were all
sold, and some duplicated. The craya's were all
sold. The ine Of ginghsms, % inch, warranted, we're
all sold at 81 o l92c. The wool plaids, over one
hundred los, brought 40c. a SOC. About one hun.
dred lots silk and de LANES samples all sold.
The nantiias sold well At from 80 s7t 10 $40 easb
line of three and four hundreds lois German no.
siery vas al soid With the exception Of afew high
priced lots. The desirable lots duplicseed By
one hundred and one hundred and Ten lots.
Messss. Wlldermings 4 Noun. Offered catalogue
of csrpeting. The sale compnset l5l los, COM
posed OF ali wool Venetian, 3oube hai1 and all wool
filing ingram, me- dalton, witt assorted los of the
same from The Henry Clay mills, pure sorssei
scarlet grounds, &C., from the Eastern mills, win
other lots from the Manchester steam mile AID other
manufactures. Many Of the STILES were suited to
the city retail tcade The sale b.augat good com
paDy, and all the lots were sold a: full prices
pared 10 other sales of the season. anS il some Ia
stances at slight Improvement. There we're oay
two lots passed.
Messrs Var Wyck, Kobbe & Townsend concluded
their sale of hroche shsws, to wi ich we allnded
yesterday. The line embraced about l27 lots, alt
Of which were sold At satisfactory prices. The
square sbaTls brought from SIS IS SO rs, and the
long do, $12 10.
DUTY IMPOSED IN ENGLAND on FOREIGN BILLS OF
EXCHANGE.
II appears that since the adoption OF the stamp
duties in England the govern ment, desring to in.
crease its venues to meet the emergencies Of war;
has imposed duty Of l-l6th per cent sterling on
all foreign bills RENTED for pay ment to that couu
try, most Of which are payable in L,ndon or Liver
pool. Thi duty, it is believed will have tendency
to depress the value Of sterling bills to the amouat
Of the same 10 this country before Transmission, and
act to the same extent in retaining specie here.
TIE measure, We understand, is not relshed by
leading bankers and bill drawers, and especially b.
those in this city. Some think that it is the begio
ming of revolution and that i; may, if perseye ed
in, lead to change from London to New York as
q g eat financial centre for the regulation OF
transactions in bills Of exchange. The duty re.
ferr to amounts to l2a cents the $780, or about
one eighth per cent.