The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-26

uses The sales at the companys Office No. 100 Broad
way, range from two hundred to five hundred dollars per
day The shipping interest is a large consumer of this
companys products particularly the branch engaged in
whaling For military anu naval purposes the demand
Is greater than the company supply. Orders are
frequently received for Ave thousand of particular
article at time requiring immediate fulllmen, The
extent Of consumption Is astonishing.
The Lake Superior Journal of the 9th inst says =
The accounts from the mines show steady increase Of
production Many mines that were considered doubtful
al the Of the season have been worked
and developed showing that they were worthy Of the
confidence Of the public The amount already sent below
exceeds 1000 It is worthy Of note that most of the
copper sent below this yields greater cent Of
ingot copper For example, the shipments from the Cop
per Falls Mine for 1854 averaged only about IS IS per
cent pure metal while this the average has been
SO to 90 per cent The various companies are prose-
cutting the work possible the only drawback At
this time being the lack of men. We may safely estimate
the amount that will be got out during the coming
winter at double the quantity Of any preceding year.
The Milwaukee american says:-
The following Is extract from q letter written by
New York grain dealer from this city to house In New
York. contains ideas and suggestions that will be read
for reflection in these times Of bread excitement:--
general view OF the state Of affairs In produce at
this tune paay SIue me to an adverse c
yancing on the terms to which we mnst generally
eede The crops are abundan without example in the
land Is moving from the farmers to the trade Ia quaint
ties and at prices that large beyond precedent The
generally
money for several succession and having be-
accustomed TO high prices The money the crop,
the confdence-al abundant; and the consequence
will be an amount of breadstus In the hands Of the trade
and In transu, unexampled In quantity and COST and
inferior in quality Prices ne~er be relied on when
large out of the farmers hands and in the hands
Of the trade. It must then move forward-it must be
sold. But the Is than II the trade merely
loaded to their full capacy-that may be, and an
ordinary crop yet remain back in the hands OF farmers
ment supply. In this state of affairs nothing pre-
vent disastrous break down, except foreign demand,
for quantity unexampled, at price unexamp for an
article whole, inferior in quality to any crop ever
before offered BY us, sought for from abroad VIII
such foreign demand appear The question naturally
reverts New York for solution for there the elements
of opinion may be obtained better than elsewhere in
the country For myself at present advised have
little faith in such foreign demand at have described
No doubt there is deficiency of wheat in France
vernment seeing it, acted the part Of true wisdom for
France in making the announcement they did, for the
world is moved to supply Of the wants OF France Are,
then the prices that rule with you the prices OF leglh
mate and abiding demandY they prices Of an tnha-
ton produced by speculation at once eager and binds
You will not mistake the response to which am inclined
land yet may err, often do though can never
justify myself for going against the dictates OF the nigh
est reason based the best intelligence that may
possess. Should commission merchants mlers and
nera swept into insolvency it would be but the recur
Of state OF things that both have heretofore
Witnessed.
The aggregate amount received for tolls on the New
York State canals from the Of navigation,
was follows
To Oct. IA, inclusive l42 ll9 "
period in 1854. 2180,6l5 o.
Decrease in 1870. 40 10