The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1853, Page 6

INTERESTING STATISTICS. The Foreign Commerce of the United States. ‘The following is summary statement of the quantity aad value of goods, wares aud merchandise, of the growth, produce and mapufacture of foreign countries, imperted into and exported from the United States, dur- ing the year ending June 90, 1852:— APROLES OF MCHDSE. 9 Mor chamitec Sreewf ——iMPORTS— ——EXPORTS.~—~ , Value. Animals, fur breed, 815,77 col tiquity, do... Models of inv. aud imp. ia the arte. - S70 - S12 - 1,508 - 604, a - 20,534 Plaster—Unground — 74,906 Wearing app'l anc other prenl. effts - 26.40 - 140 = 57,509 - 6,534 — = 43,764 — 231, 064, 147,596 - 2,724 =~ 8,352 - 7,002 an - 20,490 Conots. of coins, gems & medals, - _ All other articles, . - 69,811 «$29,001, tt — 6,900,742 — T15,314 oles made on frames... ..... — 380,997 Blankets. |. — 1,046,351 Wor'detuff goods — 6,206,067 Woollen & worst ed yarn. . — 2,20 Woolton & ed articles tam. boured or om: broidered. ... - - Manufactures of, 231,48 184,973 02 key aud tre ble ingrained {07,786 Venetian and othor ingrain 129,821 0 ified. . = Printed, stained, or ooldred. . . — 11,553,006 White or uncol’d — 2AT7 486 Tamboured or sunbroidere: — (1,754,803 Velvote, wholly of ootton, .... ~- 153,408 Do., of cotton and silk - 3m Cords, ximpe.and galloons . Hosiery snd a ticles made on frames... Twist, yarn wad throad. . Hatters’ plush,of silk and cotton Manufactures of, ified... broidered,.. .. Hatawnd bonnets Manufactures of, SH not specitied, — 1,914,462 Silkand man. of— Floss kn - 17,911 Rew... - SO Bolting cloths. - 2 Silk and wrate Camlets of goat's bair or beg - 1a ie — 7,003,603 - 5.596 - Leg — 84,353 alge, & bly Artis. not speid, Suil T k—Rus 1,048 05 SAT e790 - ie Articles of wenr = Lacoe—Thread and insertings = Cotton invert trim c ~ BPlooreloth. patnt painted, &c.,yds. 18.622 Otloloth of various kinds. ya 9202 Harreloth bair seating - znod mohair for shoes ~ oss = ose — 666 — 1,628,907 _ 6ITS ~ Ot Muskets & rift No 32,567 121,984 “ne binet — 1149 ™# -_- 7,428 nz anid out Taives.. — 27% - 3.118 = sor al thtis Wood Spaced & shovels. Squares - 6.4 - 2orr — 1,816,306 not specified — 3,621,680 2,8R2 to 1.16 diameter rf seroll aa 0m iron, ment rods, silt, roil'd or haw d 935.96 102,82 if leon, Old and serap Bar, manufact 1 by rolling S927,72) 6,568,317 All other S401 1,902,800 Steel, shen Sod German. 198,908 1,897,750 46,713 ‘573,500 - 137 = “we ~ Co - 1,996 15 gungen — 109,519 Periolienls and iNetreted news - mrs course of ~ a Aoathor & mano 103.3% 982,923 88,649 £001 Lan W504 96,087 x m9 ¥ i“ cae ‘ ; ieen, due 97,003 1,308,490 Manviaotrres of at epepibed.,, — M61 Quantity. Falue. iit Fe | tial it pote 49,155 49,935 23,700 723 506 6.471 st 63,412 | 120,216 we 10,585 36 755 220 5408 4,081 | 16st 19,906 stu 20 lt 1,206 "00 m3 9,017 | aw | Chin: Hn carthn & at.ue Plated or gilt... Silv. plt'd met Do. or plt'd ware. Smddiery— Common, tianed, or undressed on the skin. ...., Dressed on tho skin p ‘A om, muffs nd tippste. + Manutactures of Bob apec Mau. of woo Cab. and house- hold furniture Codar,mahog’ny, rose and satin, Othor man. 0! Uninsn. wi Codax,gron’dilla, mahogany, &e. Firewood, and oth, not spec, . Dyewood inatiok Bark of the cork t reo— Corks... .. . ‘and aunsl Of silk. . Ail other... Flaxseed or rood... Augers, Thibot, & other goat's hair and mo Wool manufac. Copper and man.of In pigs, bare & old Laas Bracers... . ! bottoms, otures of not specified, .. Nails & apks.,1ba Brass & munut. of bare & old exvand bara. In plates sheets ahee sud old, Ibs Manwisctures’ of epovified. Suan. of Do. otherwise Manufnetures of not speciiied, . Glaxiers’ diam'ds Clooks. ... . Chronometers... . Watches & parts of Motallio pens... breila stretchers. Pius in paoks wud otherwise. .. 0... Buttons, metal., .. All er buttons tonmo'lds 1 factures Silvered and in frames... os. P ntingson glass, porcelain and colored Led pl Pini F: . Watol | orystals, Broce. Claseoa & pebbles for, spectacles, th’o'ri’ m, | eap, 1 andot ther ste Lonrds yrpl'te, priat ie & lira wing er hangings. - Paper and fancy boxes. ‘ Wine in caske— Borgundy, gals., aertite & oth'r Canary. Fayal and other enumerated Wives in bottles— Borgundy, doz Champagne. Brandy, gals From rain. .... From other tow terials é t and r apimal foe from th’rbac'n ro— Crud Refined or partly refined. Indig: + Woad or protel o Chew Gunpowder Alom Jieacuins p'wdor oie ash oF Unrille Suiph, of bary tes Tobaecoand mann factnros of. Compayiact'd 385,007 1,920 18,341,298 Eekeaes © SaRSEEIe2 i Be. e581 z -s & &2 bald 300 1,930,711 840,772 4,088. 5,633 N76 4 NB * 97,302,772 6,76), 07 TN 9 LOTZ 1 3,070,006 14,430,664 161,589 208,113 2,902,802 31,748 23,798 1,283,821 4,576,556 18t a) ‘kot 1,198 oun 2,933 137,804 237,786 19,991 1,368 25,047 uw ro) m7 as 0785 62,435 11,154 34,042 5,900 103,917 60 ps 1,528 2,563 10,499 1,792,968 294,390 3090 el 124,759 15,075 a0 10/870 41,450 N02 106,840 566, “19 19,125 597,295 988, 6T8 437 31,075 4 SATE 4,502 (1iB rtatiageege 142 R21 2138 4,008 2,208 5 67,169 - 2,933 1, nL 4 out 100 mH a7 3, 2.568 1,044 - 2 oo) To oT 3. ot 10.264 oL774 = 6,682 2,358 1.590 7 2.501 15,957 3.003 ive 51,077 s an » SOT 4 one 2h, 64 io 697,150 5,908 “aos Sh 15,704 19,515 406.408 STS 7,581 8 1277017 104.611 30.731 7,088 nan 6 a LA Beas uw 2279 70 AM wh = 155 128,501 or.R00 14,195 1 a aor 608 | | — | altogether unendurable. } | there be fun 7 10,929 191,899 Paint Deets, Leen 1s 70 i re. 6 o yay 800 Whiting nnd Pa- rie white..... 3,909,071 14,0721, 07h a — | Htiarge, 13,966 ‘304 — = | Suane of iid SOR ISL 4,88 8 6 Tamer & onbion, 1,201,756 82.007 TOAD 86,902 Untarred N70 152 122,400 GK QOL 1, AT | twine. 406,781 45014 ATL TT Seines 1,025 Taz = Hemp unmanufi 25,889 164,088 96 aT | 942,422 aak9,084 i 130,009 - - | Co int Flax unmanutact’d 175,343 Kinds, Th 79 LIB 44490745 Coal, tone... 341 30 LIND Breadstutfe— Wheat, bushels, $62,295 058,958 ODKATS 564,283 i ‘ — — 1,084,707 In Amorican veseols In foreign vessels . Total..... Entitled to drawback, ot ontitled to drawbaok, » | Exportod from warehouse... :, Lovals, . Our Boston Correspondence. Boston, March 26, 1853. Appotntments in Massachusetts—Genera’ —Colonel Gireene—Mr. Hallett-—Mr. ~Mr. Freeman--Mr. Hawthorne—* Key | Netherlands—De Soto—Lost and Found. to Uncle Tom's Cabin" —A New History of the | The most interesting subject here, just now, is— “ the spoils.’ The killed and wounded of those who went to Wushington have been disposed of; the first | by burial on the roadside, and the second by being deposited in hospitals. The few iucky mortals are making their arrangements to enter upon a four years | course of enjoyment—such as it is. Of these latter | let us say a few words. General Peaslee's appointment to our collectorship ! had been so long talked of that it has occasioned less | | comment than might have beon not unreasonably | | expected. This filling so very high an office in Bos- | | ton with a man from New Hampshire is a novel ex- | | periment, and we shall not be able to pronounce | “) | upon its merits for some time to come. At present | everything looks smooth enough, and the advent of | the new collector is expected with as little impa- | tience aa would reasonably have been anticipated | | from the host of patriots anxious to enlist under | his golden banner—the name whereof is legion, | | for they are many. The belief that General | | Poaslee comes here to mediate between the several | | inharmonious factions into which the harmonious | democratic family is at present divided, will contri- | i bute to procure for him a kind reception, and cause | | his appointment to be judged with more philosophy | than gentlemen in the office-seeking line are in the | | habit of bringing to the censideration of affairs. | | Col. Greene’s appointment rather surprised most | people, though there are some who declare that they | always knew it would be made—how, they do not | explain. The Colonel's s@nding in the has | | not been that of an office-secker or holder. Like Dr. | | Ingalls, all that he apparently wanted was “influ- | ence;"' but as infiuence is the fovor Gat evolves into | fruit, itis by no means wonderful that its possessor | has quietly taken his six or seven thousand a | year, now that he is growing old, as a sort of reti | Ing pension, without much reference to the criticisms | | of gentlemen who have not had the good fortune to \ light upon s0 rich a political placer. These critics bave each his ‘‘theory of conduct,” which | he applios to the Colonel's action. The most | notable of these theories is, that the Presi- | dent gave the appointee the place for the purpose of killing him vif by kindness—a process of slaughter to which ! know many persons ready to , submit with the most serene resignation. Another | theory is, that the new Naval Officer is to exercise a | sort of supervision over the new Collector; but as the | General has too much self-respect, and the Colonel too much tact, to allow of this theory being sound, | I reject it altogether. That Gen. Peéaslee will avai ~ | himself of Col. Greene's local knowledge is by no | means improbable or unreasonable; but there is no | ground, that 1 am aware of, for believing that the | President ever intended that either of these gentle- | men should be a check on the other, except accord- ing to law. Mr. Hobart, who expected the naval office, expresees himself, 1 understand, perfeetly satisfied with Col. Greene's conduct. It is supposed | that he will be otherwise provided for. 1 | . Mr. Hallett’s appointment to the district attorney- | ship is perfectly satisfactory. Men of all parties felt | that it was time that something was done for a man | of eminent taleat, who had labored so long and well for the democratic party, and who is not over- burdened with the goods of this world. I hear it | stated that H.L. Hallett, Esq., son of the District Attorney, is to be United States Despatch Agent in | | Boston. . | Mr. Hawthorne's appointment to the consulship at | Liverpool is variously commented on. All are agrecd that it reflects honor on the administration to | favor eminent literary men; but the remark is com- ion that the place of consul at the most important port to the United States in the world is not exactly | What should have been bestowed upon a gentleman | | almost the entire of whose lite has been passed in re- | | tirement and arid books. With politicians—a class | of people of great importance during the three or ! four ruonths that immediately precede a Presidential election, but of no possible amount afier the cam- paign is over—the appointment is decidedly unpopu- | lar. That a writer of books should be thus endowed | with the purse of Fortunatus, while they continue to calculate t! own vast resources of non-payment, according to custom—that a gentleman who never | saw an’ election, and who never was in a caucus in the whole course of his life, should be put in the way of making an independent , fortanc, while they, who never fail to yote, who attend all convontions, caucuses, and “preliminary meetings,” and spend all the money | they can bez, borrow or steal on “the cause,” are as little cared for as if they were locked up in the peni- | tentiary or the tomb--are things they cannot actly account for. Some of them doubt the o: | ence of asuperintending Providence, and believe that | the ways of President Pierce are past finding ont. | “Put not your trust in Presidents their reading ' of the mast famous passave in an almost obsolete volume. The only comfort (iey have is the fact that winter is over; and that thongh sleeping al fresco is not exactly so much the thing in our climate as it is on the shores of the Partheuopian sea, still itis not Their grumbling is to be overlooked in consideration of their condition—as | sad as poverty, hopelessness, and disappointment can | make men. The only evil that] can | thorne’s appointment is thic—he may cease to write, | | which would be a great evil indeed. ~ He has himself too powerfully descrived the benumbing influence of | office holding on the human inind not to prevent | my having some doubts on this point, Butthe “ Tan- glewood Papers,” (i believe that is the name of bis | new work,) will now appeer, and be a graceful fare- well offering to Lis multitudinous readors at home, | and an introduction to the readers of England. | Of Mr, Crocker and Mr. Freeman there need be | little sai For the pl of the former there was no | com} jou, and but little for that of the latter. | Nothing has yet been done about the Post Office. | ‘There is a story that Governor Boutwell's friends are | pushing his claims for it; but I doubt of their having | | authority from bim todo eo. Should Judge Bishop | refuse the Assistant Treasnrorsh'p, the ex-Governor | will probably be appointed to it. | Thus far, with tue exception of the Lowell Post Office, no important place has been filled up ont of | Vorton in this State. It is supposed that fev of | them will be touched until after the adjour: nevt of the Senate, When they shall be acted upon, wont | | suticipate an outbreak, or rather a | series of cuthreake, that will contribute to make of | our State one of the very liveliest places under the | sun, or the moon either, Mra, Stuwe's “Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" is ex- peeted to be out in the course of a few deys. Its | | publication has been delayed in consequence of the | | extensive orders received by the publishers, which | | have far exceeded their most sanguine expectations, or | those of the author. This does not look much like | | | | | “agitation” ceasing. A largo proportion of the orders, } am told, are from the slaveholding Siates, | | where the peop having | , Rey, a4 desirous of the “key'' to the “cabin’’ a8 the Lady Fatima was | to obtain that of the biue chamber. | The Atlas mentiona that Mr. Motley, author of Merry Mouut,” is engaged on a hist of the Netheclaucs, and ig Weevelling oa the continent of | tosveh depth bene | let | have been interested in their gross extravagance | materials. Un- history than of romance, his work will not amount to much. It will | fiat as the Netherlands. A history is but romance somewhat sobered. I do not Gem va a ver Tie addition to our historical literature from Mr. y's | labors. His “ Merry Mount,” in the hands of Haw- thorne, would have been equal to anything that has roceeded from that extraordii writer. It was, indeed, suggested by a note in his “ Twice Told Teles,” in which he points out the subject as one | admirably adapted to the purposes of the romance writer. Unfortunately, the gentleman who has aloue sought to profit by his hint is utterly deficient in that a and faculty divine" with which Mr. Haw- thorne is himself so largely endowed. Mr. Miles’ big —De Soto’—has been very successful at the Yational. It has been acted five nights, and owed not a little of ita success to the ex- cellent acting of Mr. Murdoch. The play needs some proning but it is nevertheless a very creditable uction. Thetheme is maficlonhy romantic to allow the poet to display himself without offending our ideas of probability. De Soto was a much superior character to the band of §; conquerors of the New World, the Pizarros, the Valdivias and others, who were mere murderers, and therefore the poet can make more of him than of his cotemporaries in the same line of business. I heard a good story, this morning, of the loss and recovery of a large sum of money. A factory agent took a package of five thousand dollars, and proceed- ed toa country yillage, by. the cars, for the purpose of paying off the laborers in hisemploy. He laid the package down by his side, onthe seat. Arriving at his place of destination, he left the train, and pro- ceeded to his factory, where he remained for three hours, without so much as thinking of his money, when it occurred to him that he had lost it. As the train went no further than his place, he proceeded to the car; but his search was fruitless, the package was gone. It then occurred to him that when first entered the car he had observed a man looking wry sharply at the package. Just before the train started on its return to Boston he proceeded to it, and fell in with the “ cious persen,’’ of whom he immediately demanded hismoney. The man replied that he knew nothing of either him or his money; but, the agent persisting in his demand, the result was that the parties proceeded to a field, where, un der a stone, and concealed by dirt and leaves, the package was found. The erring party was bade to ‘go, and sin no more,” and the agent puid off his loyes. The story deserves to be chronicled as empl illustrative of the persuasive powers of factory | agents. P. S—One reason why the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin” has the publishers may hear from England, w] ALGOMA. ublication of “Tho it isto be published simultaneously with its appearance in | America. The exact number of copies ordered is forty-six thousand, and sixty thousand copies are rinted. The first copy of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was sold on the 19th of March, 1852, since which time there have been three hundred and five thou- en iaiavod #4 thas | | month the whcle story will be told. sand copies disposed of! The publishers say they would give Mrs. Stowe one hundred thousand dollars for her property in the two works. They have been | made rich, as well as she, by the publication of only | one of them, and there is no saying where the sales | will stop. Mr. Jewett, the principal publisher, is an | old liberty party man, and voted for Mr. Birney, in | 1840, when there were but few political abolitionists | here—about a thousand or so. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MONEY MARKET. Sunpay, March 27—6 P. M. The stock market during the past week has generally | improved. After a period of rapid depletion, prices reached a level where holders were able to sustain them, Areaction, usual in such casos, has since beén realized, and a moderate upward movement has been the result. | It has, however, been weak and uncertain, and by no | means calculated to create confidence. Wedo not think | it will be permanent, neither will it be carried at present much beyond the limits now fixed. If we analyze the merits of each fancy stock on the list, consider its position and prospects, it will be clearly seen that as far as real value goes, there is no margin left for improvement. ‘There are, undoubtedly, someexceptions, but as ageacral | thing, they are now selling for all they aré worth. Every | one acquainted with this olass of stocks, knows this to be true, notwithstanding which, they will buy them daily and +pecula’e in them fora rise, when the chances that they will fall are equal to about four out of five. So far as the rise and fall of fancy stocks indicate the state of the money market, it is interesting to watch their move- | ments; but when speculators step forward, and, by combi nations, inflate or depress prices, there is nothing to guide outsiders, and Wall street is in a complete fog to such ravigators. If the most promineat fancy stocks on | the market were left to take care of themselves—if they | were touched only for investment—they would not com- mard prices within Gfty per cent of those now ourrent. They are now sustained almost entirely by artificial causes, upon the laws of demand and supply, and they are therefore subject to mort violent fluctuations. | ‘The money market, during the past week, has been | slightly easier, but it is by no means easy. The demand | continues cetive at the highest rites, and the banks dis- | count moderately and cautiously. The relief experienced is considered indicative of a more abundant supply of capital; but we must not be deceived by the looks on the | surface. It is our impression that we are not yet out of the woods. March, on the whole, has been a very severe | month, bit it isn question in our manid if April will not be worse. Some think May will bea hard month. The evil may be put off until that time ; but we do not sce how April can pass away without creating a great dea! of financial difficulty and embarrassment. The sbiproents of apecie from this port this year, up to Mareb 26th, inclusive, has been as annexed :-— SBIPMENTS OF cE ¥ROM THE Port or New York i Brig Chatsworth, !’ara, American gold Brig Nebo, Rio Grande, do Brig Favorita, Ciudad Bolivar, via Barbad American gold Steamer Hermann, Do. 5 Bremen, German’ gold do. ‘silver coin., Total March 19 to Marc Previously reported Total for 1853 vedas se ee00082,262,870 On the thirtieth page of tho grandiloquent report of the Cumberland Company, it is «tated that “the coal of the big vein at Wexternport, when exposed to the atmos phere, disintegrates or slacks, and after a few bandlings, becomes almost an impalpable powder, unfit for use, and | of coure wholly unsaleable."” This is most certainly a very bold representation; but it is not less an untrnthful slander of their neighbors’ property than it is unscrupu- lous and ridiculous; and we now offer in disproof of their whole allegation a simple extract from the report of Pro- jamz T. Hodge, au intelligent and most scientific and engineer — the northern extremi!y of the basin, abont | at the heads of the streams, many of tho al'beds must long continue unworked, from the neat depth at which they lie beneath the superincum ent trate, and even the principal one of the upperinost beds, I baye seen them passing at such an inclination, and th the suriace, that for want of an out the water which flows in upon the workings, steam | e was required to pump it out, and even horsys are | employed (o haul out the water ia water carts a distance > of over 1800 tect. Along the hilis bo tering George's | cut no trouble of this hind can be anticipated. The defective veins referred to by Professor Hodge aro the | property of the Cumberland, all of which lie in and about Frostburg; end thus it will be seen, not only that the Cumberland Company is exposed to extraordinary ex pense in working their largest vein, but that the lesser | ones, from their great depth, must long remain useless. | But to continue with the Professor, we find a most un- | qualified contradiction given to the Cumberland state | ment, with regard to the respective qualities of the | | | coal belonging to the Cumberland Company and those found at Westernport | umerous seats of coals pass through the hills on George's Creek. nt varions poir. sof elevation. The largest bed known is that called the fourteen foot bed. it i one of the largest iv the series. The thickness iy not oaly three feet, aud over, moze than it is at Frostburg, but it is free from slate, while at the mines toward the northern extremity of the basin this slate is found eight iaches in thickness in one layer, and other smaller ones inter- sperred through the coal. It is injurious, not only by les- soning the quantity of the coal, but it iv so intermixed with it in mining a veriously to injure its quality. About Westernport, the slate in this coal is too in-ignificant to require notice. Again : About Frostburg, minors prefor to extract only eight feet of the coal, ‘eaving two or three feet for a roof. As wel asl can judge from the extent of the workings near Westernport, ag well ae on the damil tract, owned by the Phenix Company, its roof of slate seems suflicienUy sound to be trusted; and as the whole thickness of fourteen feet of coal may be mined. instead of only cight feet, a8 at Frostburg con equently the ya lue of the coal had atthe mouth of George's Creck nay be | properly appreciated. From the above it does not only appear that the Cum- berlend Company bas no fifteen foot vein, but that, in conrequence of a defective roof and tho large sinount of slate found in thor vein, the eal seam is reduced to eight feot, ond is of @ comparatively impure quality. If the Cwnberland had not gratuitously travelled out of its conre—had they confined themselves to the mere attempt to iinpose on the public, by a di- rect over valuation of their property—none would | but those who might be induced to purchase their stock and bonds without taking the trouble of exer- cising common sense when reading their statements. They must, however sufter for their indiscretion; and, with the testimony of a disintergsted aud scientific | forwerd in large sums. | Other real estate. | the Senate a few days before the final adjournment. individual, we now show, not only that they have no Jarge vein of fifteen feet, but we also prove that the coal they send to market will not bear competition with that mined near Westernport. The report also volunteers to declare that the Chesapeake and Obio Canal Company have reduced their tolls to thirty-six cents per ton, when they must have known, or ought to have known, that the Board of Internal Improvements have unanimously resolved not to al- low of any reduction. We now ask, what reliance can be placed in any portion of the report, when we possess such undeniable evidences of vital and im- portant misrepresentations,and we therefore inquire, on the basis of these contradictions of material facts, what can be anticipated for the future, other than that the entire property will be sold for the benefit of bond-holders, in virtue of the trust deed to James Brown, Holbrook and others? In less than a twelve- The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of articles, other than dry goods, imported into this port during the week ending and including Fri- day, March 25, 1863 :— Commencn oF THE Port oy New York—Weskxy Imports. Pkg. Value. Phgs. Value. 6 $563 37 6,950 — 1178 46 © 14,007 wee 12 8,435 Building stone 48 116 Burr stone... 520 318 u 1,089 9,393 1,855 11,243 Indigo .,. 15,756 18,537 Instruments— 397 ‘Mathem'tol. 1 252 500 tusical 69 8,423 1,260 4 © 4500 Ce 119,760 113,218 Corks «+4. vee 543 122,861 Covel nrings. 2 307 Boots 2 462 Coiryarn....: 112% = Dres’d skins 32 10,342 Confectionery. 2 145 _ Und’sddo., “— 79,216 Cotton, 216 ©2066 _Liquora—Ale, 745 6,152 i 360 Brandy....1,138 47,985 705 © Gin, . 16 703 10 290, 161,167 64 600 1,780 fi Brass goods 15 1,708 4168 Percus.caps 1 309 1,012 — Copper felt. 54 1,520 7 Tia; tens. 2,780 185,661 Bal. copaiva 24 Joop, pkgs: y "Paras 1 Vig, ton 983 “ tolu.... 161 RK, bars, 158,435 BL powders. 221 Mheot,pga,15,112 72,547 Bronze do, Serap,tons.. 77 1,893 Bicar soda ,1,420 Chains, pkgs 165 8,617 Brimstone .2,459 Gutlery ..., 73 34,003 Camphor Guns Cantharides. 4 Carb.ammo. 11 Castor oil., 2 Cod liver do. 12 Cochineal,.. 36 Cr tartar... 3 Ess. bergem 5 “" lie'rice 5 Rapeseed... 61 ga 28 2,531 Paints ....... 909 5,973 “eajeput.. 4 149i 995 “lemon... 30 759 “ sassafras = 7 i 208 Pearl sago..2.789 8,623 Paper.. «= 16 1,312 24 ©6126 -‘Do.hangings 22 2515 . . 128 700 Perfumery... 16 1,082 “ ammo.. 16 463 Papiermache. 6 883, Sulph, do. 08 $25 F.mopnaies,. 6 2,772 Succory..... 20 482 Preciousstone 1 612 5,349 Rags......... 84 4,016 Soda. 922 1)374 Rattans .,..16,420 3,055 Do. ash.. 512 11,539 Salt......... 308 2,273 Ult-marine. 5 228 Seeds— Canary 235 895 Vermilion 2 876 Mustard... 117 597 Dyewoods— Shells........ 5 231 w Spices—Cassia 626 7,517 i Ginge 1,300 4,202 ood N 136 4.513 549 14,508 14 3049 439 279,108 117 15,3 Toys... ++. 301 11,608 Varnish.,.... 5 339 Flax....0-. » 390 7,694 Veg.ivorynuts 75 256 Fruit,alm’nds 220 1,522 Watches. .... 23 20,340 Cocoa.. 283 W.mak'rstools 7 = 2,126 Fiberts 407 Wine eee 460 9,206 Lemons Champagne, 62 458 Oranges Sherry 600 10,785 Plums... 2 2 7,119 is 62 14,769 3 1,176 a 1,323 Furniiure 2,210 Mahogany .1,655 3,960 Willows. .... 1,157 660 Griadstones Glass ...... 16,228 ‘alue of merchandise put on market 4th week ip March 1508 ...... Value of dry goods do, os $2,349,596 do. 1,144, 72 TOs Vi seas seaeey $3,198 658, Previously this month..... 3,831,916 Total four weeks in March, 1853.. + $17,825,574 The principal items of import during the week | were as follows:— Coffee $119,760; hemp $37,477; skins, undressed, $79,216; brandy $47,985; iron $155,651; railroad iron $158,435; sheet iron $72,547; tin $203,887; molasses $43,731; sugar $334,388; tea $279,108. The importations in March, thus far, this year, have exceeded anything ever known before in the commercial history of this port. The aggregate for the month will not fall far short of twenty millions | of dollars—an amount large enough to swallow up the total exportation of full one-third of the year. ‘This is by no means a very pleasant state of things. It looks as though we were running into debt further than was safe, and it is our impression that we shall soon find such is the case. An importation of twenty millions of dollars worth of merchandise in one month is sufficient to alarm capitalists not | over cautious usually. The upward tendency of fo- reign exchange by the packet yesterday shows | which way the course of things is tending, and we have made up our mind that specie must soon go | ‘The annexed statement exhibits the condition of the State Bank of Indiana and branches, on the 31st of January, 1853, according to official returns :— StaIN HANK OF INDIANA AND BRaxones, Assets Notes and bills discounted. Banking houses anid furniture, veces, $5,921,800 81 1H Due from other banks Remittances and other items Notes of other banks on hand,.., . GOld and SilVOr. cee eee eee eee eeeee Total means.....+... Lia t sive, at $2 i He B F ag ea York. But wherever they may use except for pur of reference, way injuriously affect the interest of base en and every ‘one of piace na bape: charged by the issue of new stock in thelr stead; record of the agency contain the full evidence fact. ‘That the process of redem understood, the undersign manner in whieh bonds are taken up. presented at the agency for exchange, Ing satisfied of its genuineness, and b} ‘numerical ” that no bond of that same number nai clans had Boca bet stered— fore offered, it is then wherein is en @ vaMe au the bond, and opposite thereto the number of the bond, its clase, character, &c. The bond is then oan- celled by punching one or more holes it. ‘That this process has the effect of annulling the bond, and all liability of the State arising from it, no one, itis recumed, can question, ‘The bond may be afterwards lost or stolen, but it can avail nothing in the hands ef any person, for it is discharged and satisfied, and bears upon its face the evidence of the fact. the registra- tion of the bond, showing Se number, &e., a safe check is provided, even without can stion by punching, against a second surrender of the same But with the addition of cancellation, no possible didicul- ty cou’d arise from the loss or theft of any number of the bonds. During the first four months aftor the taking effeot of the State debt act, Mr M. G. Bright, being then Agent of State, 9,008 bonds, as appears from his report, were sur- rendered to him, amounting 0 $9,009,000, (two of the above bonds amounting to $3,000.) These’ bonda, with the exception of a few received at the office of the after his departure from New York, were brought heme with him, and placed at the disposal of the Legislature. He recommended that they be I gover blare for purposes of reference, and that they should be kept at the offiee of the agency, until at. least the remaining outstanding bonds had been brought in, or until it was certain. t no more would be surrendered ; and at hia request e joie committee of the two houses was appointed to examine the bonds and compare them with his accounts. A i ty f o> aBE F That committee, (ree Housejournal, 1847, 612,) re- ported that they had examined and counted the tends andthe coupons thereto attached, and com; them with the books of aid agent, and with his report, and found them to correspond with the rogistry thereof and with his report—except that there were wanting cortain parcels of bonds, surrendered by parties named, to the number of about 172, which had been left for exchange at the office of the agent, after he hai departed from New York, for honie, and in consequence, still remain in the office in New York They al-o found one coupon missing from the bond of Richard W. Woods. The committee further report that the bonds and coupons examined and counted were all properly cancelled and put up in packages, and so marked as to .ford on oagy and speedy refererce, cither to said touds or wherein they were conveniently and systematicaly re- gistered. The number of bonds redeemed since that time, by mig immediate predecessor and myself, amount to abou 1,00. It follows, therefore, that ifj4,000 aud odd bonds have been lost. a portion of them, at least, must be of the bouds thus survendered to Mr Bright, which, a they have been duly registered and cancelled, as appeara from the foregoing report of the committee, would be ax worthless to tho finder as blank paper. They oou!d be of no service to any one but the State, and only to it for purposes of reference, and asa means of detect ing and correcting errors. The bonds surrendered to the undersicnod up te the time of forwarding the box before referred to, are all contained therein, and ars deposited in the office of the Treasurer of the State ‘They are all proporly cancelled in the manner before stated. In view of this allege? loss of bonds, and of the dis- crepancy that exists between the accounts of the Agent and Anvitor of State, the undersigned deems it, not only proper. but a duty. to nsk that some suitable and com petent person be appointed to examine gonerally the af- faire of the office in New York, and report upon them to the Legislature of officers of State. All of which is respectully submitted. ‘A. MAY, Agent of State. CITY TRADE REPORT, Saturpay, March 26—6 P, M. Asnes did not vary much, being in moderate supply and fair request at yesterday's quotations. The sales om- braced 40 bbls. at $5 5614095 62% for poarls, and $4814 = $4 8744 for pots, per 100 Ibs. The insprotion warehouse contained, this morning, 2,333 casks of all kinds, BRRADSTUFYS.—The steamer’s advices having disappoiat- ed factors, they evinced more willingness to pe grea supplies this forenoon; but in order to do so, they had te reduce their claims, partially 6c. jer bbl, which re- duetion preserved the former home and export demand. The day’s sales cumprixed 7,000 bbls. Superfine No. 2 at $4 061; a $4 183¢; ordinary to good State at $4 Sh a $4.50; mixed to straight Indiana and Michigan, with common to good Ohio, at $4 45% 9 $4 08%; favorite State at $4 50 a $4 6234; fancy Indiana and Michigan at $4 €8%; a 84 814;; fancy Genoseo at $4 75 a $5; fanoy Ohio at $4 873; 'a$5 124: extra Genesee at $6 12% a $6 15; with extra Indiana, Michigan. and Ohio at $5 25 @ $5 75 per bbl. Canadian was neglested. Southern ruts quiet at languid rates the shipping inquiry having almost ceased, Home consumption bought sparincly. Tae sies of the day did not exceed 2,400 bbls. —at Si 75 a $5 for mixed to good; $5 $5 3734 for favorite, and $5 3744 a 86 50 for fancy. Kye flour sresented no new feaiure. 200 bbls. fine were procuredat $3 75 per bbl. Jersey meal wns rather more freely offered at lower orice: ‘uere have been 150 bbls, sold, at $3. Wheat was rather dali the steam- er’s advices not being quite so favorable as anticipated, but holders did not seem eager to realize, unloss when their claimy were conceded by buyers. Hence, tramanc- tions have been limited, and only include, for the day, 2,400 bushels white Michigan, ‘at $1 14. and 6 00? do, Western on terms not made publi:. Rye contiuued in. animate at 88e. 0 9c. per bushel. Barley was not sought r, avd ruled quiet aud nominal at 6ie a 670. er bushel. Oats varied little. though a larger amount could be procured at our previous quotations. Corn was in better supply. and less request, at less firm prices The sales consisted of 23,000 bushels, st 5c. a 58c. for dana- aged. and 5%. a Ofc for ordinary to choice Southera white and yellow, per bushel. Cortox.—The market to “ig has been very quiet, the sales amounting to about 500 ¢ Corrre —We heard of no interesting alteration in this article, the sales of whicii, were contined to 100 bags Java at 11%c: and 450 Kio at 9346 a Oe. per Ib. ; ners was no change to notice in rates; ita were light. About 1,000 bbls. flour ¢ Liverpool, at 2a Cd. Graia was 7d. a 4d. and cotton at ta 32d. To London 2,004 bbis. flour vere enguzed ai Ss. To Glasgow flour was at 8s, ‘To Havre cotton “as cogaged at Ye; ashes and rice at 8c. a llc. To California, rates were steady at b5c. a Bde. ‘There wns no change to notice in rates for Australia, To Bremen cotten wus engaged at gc, and tobacco at Frerr.—The day's transactions embraced 400 boxew bunch raisins at $278 a $280; 200 cluster do. at $1 80; and 550 bags Pecan nnta on terms not ascertainod Hay fovud readier buyers among shippers, at 873¢6. a $1 per 100 Ibs. The locai demand was slack. Foxe *# of 60 tierces Cuba, in bond, were made for export, at 41e per gallon, cash, Hors continued in very fair demand a4 20¢e. a 220. per pourd. Lavus —The operations in Eastern were pretty exten- er thoucand. Limk—Pockiand was in meagre supply, and worth $t for common, and $i 45 for lump, per bbl, Morassie appeared inactive. wore were only 50 hhds. Cardenas sold, at 2ic. per gallon. Cns.—Whale and s) erin were quiet, and nominally the About 4,500 gallons lisseed changed hands at yos- terday’s prices Pitovisiovs.—-A better demand existed for pork, of which there were sold 800 bbis. at $14 for prime, $15 2 for mess, and $17 for clear do, per bbl. Pickled mente were unchanged, whilo a more pnimoted inquiry pro- yailed for dry solted meats. bese were purchased te the extent of 250 pkgs. shoulders and hams at unpublished rates. Bacon was moderately active. We heard that 100,000 Ibs. clear Western middle, in dry salt. were taken on private terms Jord was taore sought and more valn- able There baye been 600 bbls. bought at Oye 9 0340. | per tb, Beef was dull and heavy, theugh some deaiend were disposed to buy freely at’ our inside quotations. $2,160,107 44 901.437 37 | 14) 411 16 2 60 02} 25 | 05 | 5,887 19 | 4,014,763 00 | Capita? stock... 660s Surplus fund. fit and loss. . Dividends undravn Due to other banks, Hue to branches. . Due sinking fund, school tax, &c, Duo depositors... . + Notes in circulation.........6 12,112 sea eeeee BE O52 07h 08 | A comparison of the leading items for several periods, presents the annexed statement 5008177 E 4,014,703 This shows a great increase in discounts, and a moderate increase in deposits and circulation. The amount of specie on hand docs not vary much from | | the last report. ; i | The Indiana State & tine! of the 22d inst. son- | | | tains the following report, which was presented to It will be seen that if the large number of bonds alleged to be missing are in reality lost, the interests | of the State will not probably be thereby iyjuriously | aflected. On the last day of the session, the Logisla- ture passed a resolution directing the Governor, Auditor, and Treasurer of State to investigate the accounts of the office of the Agen’ of State, and re- | port to the next General Assembly. ‘The affair will probably result in no Joss to the State or any one else :— In reply to the following regolution of the Senate, atopt f ed on the 28th ult — Resolved, That t Agent of State be requested to fur nich to this Senate, at as enrly a day as powsible, all the infortration he may he in porsevsion of, in reference to the alleged log. of State bonds. | ‘The unaersigned, Agent of State, begs leave reapect- fully to report, that if any redeemed bonds have been lovt. he has no knowledge of the fact. About one yesr azo, be wae dirceted by the officers of State to rend home froma the office of the agency in New York all the redeem- ed bends then on hand; and in compliance with that re- quisition, he forwarded by express a large box, containing, ‘as he supposed, all the bonds that hed been surrendered. It now appears, froma recent report of the Committee of ‘Ways and Menas of the House, that 5,743 bonds were ovn- | BTe: The day's sales included 280 bbls. at 5 4 5 6245 for country prime; $6 $675 for city do; $9 25 0 $10 76 for country meee; $1276 a $13 for elty do; Sika 813 6 for ropacked Chicago do, and $14 per bbL Prime mess beef was held at $19 a $20 per tieree. "Beet hems were in tolerably good demand. A tot of 160 bbls. choice brought $25 50 por 220 Ibs, But- terexbihited no now feature. We quote all kinds at 100, a 6c. for Oh’o; 14¢ a 226, for Western New York, and $14 25 for extra do, 226. a 2c. for Orange county, per lb. Choose was im | stendy request at $3.4 2 $04; por 160 Ibs. Rick remained abont the same, There have been 216 tlerces sold at $4 a $4 6234 per 100 Tha Sveans exhibiied consiterable auisnation. Sales xore made of (00 hogsheads New Urleana and Cuba at 440. 0 53 ni 221 hogeieads New Crleans, low grade, (by auction) at B%e. 946 ibe per Ib, TALCOW was more inquired for, at Oye. a OXe. per Ib. Tras have been in better request during the past two or thicedays. Tre avetion sale which occurred this fore- noon, was well attended by both importery and jobbers, who competed spirivedly, baying up nesrly all the ota: logue at cati-factory prices. We annex the deta'la-< by L. M. Hoffman & Us —Per ship Kate Hayos—Hyson— 20 cases, each containing four 18 Ib. bxs., )ica por Yb; 50 do, each containing tour 16 Ib, bxs.. 70c.; 30 do, orch containing four 141). brs, 5 \¢.; 20 do, 52440.; 60 do, 52e ; 40 do, 61 ;¢.: 19 ball chests. 45¢.; 5 do, 44Ke ; 84 do. 43.4e; & 46 ; 63 do, 40%e,: 45do 400, BH ge 5 40d : 25 ) 20; do, » 17 do, 28¢. Hyson T vankay— Oh 2 do. 2840.: 27 do, B8e.; 17 do, 24 do. Y2G6.; WL do. 226; 27 do 20: 4) cho-ts ‘16, 75 half chesta 28¢ ; 4 pate 2OISe. M1 do Bou; TL ¢ a 102 do BW se.; 14 do. 200 ; 17 do. 190. and & halt chests i8c : 14 chesty We. Gunpowder—2% half chests Sle. 104 do STe.; 59 do, B6 seus Mee fo; 10do, 4 5 46 do. BV. ; 6 0. BOMe., 45 do. We 12 do, 200.; 84 do. He: do Be. on nining 41: Oige ; A halt chestn O8¢ 5 Wid. Bice. 40; A do, 580; 10 ¢ 8 do and 11 tlh. boxes 51 ic; 5 half choate 1 do. 480 ; 18 do 46tgo.; 42 do ido 4i'se.; 22 do, &7%e ; 2Y do. ido Sie; do ie,; SL do 88e.; 25 do, 3034.5 Hi do. 2}5¢.:14 do. 284ge.: 28 do. Oorong She; #0 do 2e.; 20 do, 226.; 20 do. Heuehong—60 do. 17. ed ta oot demand at nniform rates, The day'+ ealoe iuely ted 129 hogeheads Kentucky, at 5 %o. a Se. alex Hovana at 400. per tb Wrisery was much more extensively dealt in, at de cidedly higher prices ‘Tho sales of the day amounted to 90 barrels, at 2240. a Boo. for Jersey, and #2X%0. a ‘eo. for Prison; with 25 logehends At 226, pee géllon, nn EEE EE