The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-08

Imports and Exports at Port Of NeW York
Imports ASSESSES 9,lO7,4G5 20,057 s8S
Exports S,ilo,A5 s,O26lG 7,D6,76l
The decline here specie altogether the value of other
domestic produce being really larger than last year. The
supply goods in the of desirable descriptions
large, and prices quite firm but for fancy goods
and those quite suited to the markets. the rates Decline
and large sacrifices made them through the auction
houses This has to extent, been anticipated by the
country trade and those who have hung back avail them
selves of the prices have done WELL The supplies Of produce
large with rather demand for export The
demand for money has continued fair but rates have been
easy carry the payments of the first week in May
which always by far the heaviest week In the year. This
fact has been accompanied by demand for specie export
larger than any that has taken place in week since the
beginning Of the year.
Money has been in good supply at per cent, and the
banks discount fairly The continued large cia pay
to reduce the deposites and the loans the
time. The movement is always complicated in the
between the application of the commercial deposes
maturing discounts and the 'bank balances to stock loans
Where these distinct operations mixed up in the
turns it impossible to distinguish Whom balances
drawn in from the country stock loans called in when
large mercantile discounts mature the deposites APP
piled to their discharge In both the apparent result
curtsilmeut OF "dcpostes" and fall in 'foans" In
Gaze, however, the stock market alone affected and
the other the discount market In the present case
money remains easy in the stock market spring pay
of six and eight months paper known be In
progress the inference that the decline in depostes and
is the application OF mercantile Accommodations to ma
turing obligations.
The amount of specie in the city is larger than
before umevh s22,S 700; although the
the banks has frequently been exceeded and also in the
sub treasury yet the collective before
large, and the chances Of a further accumulation
1t is however, the that specie supplies have been az
eced by the decline in emigration for the past year Since
the sums that known to have been considerable brought
into the country 10y emgran usually found their way after
disbursement at the West back to the seaports export
those sums not having been brought into the country are
mixed in the internal exchanges There general
disposition the part of the banks the country to
enlarge their specie basis Those Of Boston have acquired
81 500 600 In sixty days. and those Of New Orleans
have about 81 600 600 than the time last year
The produce markets generally firm, with the ercep-
ton Ofcotton, which tends downward-saes dull
cents for fair New Orleans, which decline of D. The
-four market IL rather frm-ssles western, IS G.
Sc Ohio, Sc I2asG 81. Corn meal 50 l2IS Rye -four
80 75aS4 go Wheat for export sells at 81 20 southern
white 81 7GlE red Tennessee. Rye firm rs ~ cents
Corn, 561S SO cents white southern 81 O. cents; 62H
Jersey yellow. Pork IL lower-sales SlT rs aSl8for
mess; SIS SO SIS 60 prime. DecE IS 50 So Lara 10
a l09s cents. Rice, 50 so a a.
The large ship OF specie this weekSl s44 GS8-and
the active demand for money caused kind Of panic the
stock market which, however, rallied at the close and prices
recovered themselves to extent The disposition to
speculate Is again active.
Yours, PRENTICE.