The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. In 1837 the imports of the United States for consumption fell to 113 millions of dollars, and the sales of public lands to 64 millions. In 1836 the imports were 1581, and the sales of public lands 24 millions of dollars. The "specie circular," requiring specie to be paid for the public lands, was issued on the 11th of July, 1836. The average sales of public lands from 1824 to 1833 amounted to $2,086,000 per annum. The average annual sales from 1843 to 1853 was $2,199,000. The suspension of speeio payments, by the banks occurred in May, 1837. The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. Figs, Smyrna Gunpowder-American. .lb.. 12a 13 8 6a 8 9 3 50a 3 56 337 .... 3 37a 3 50 ба 7 3 12a 3 40 3 44 3 02 3 68a 3 75 3.08 12 06a12 18 11 56 7a 10 7a 10 ба 7 7a 8 1 60a 1 70 1 60a 1 70 7a 10 185a 2 05 1 40a 1 45 1 15a 1 20 10 7a 10 7a 10 3 25a 5 75 Ga 7 275a 3 00 13a 14 3 25a 5 75 13a 14 2 75a 3 00 4 00a 5 004 00a 5 00 2 75a 3 00 4 00a 5 004 00a 500 275a 3 00 3 25a 5 75 3 25a 5 75 3 50a 6 25 3 50a 6 25 13a 14 32a 33 33a 35 35 34a 36 34a 27a 28 27a 28 28 284 30 28a 4 00a 500 16 16a 17 3 50a 6 25 8 80a 1.27 1 10a 1 40 6a 7 Ба 7 39a 41 28a 40 41a 43 37a 39 39a 40 32a 34 36a 38 364 38 35a 37 30 32a 34 32a 33 32a 34 30a 32 *The general suspension of specie payment in May, 1837, was followed by a reduction of bank currency in 1838 from $169,000,000 to $116,000,000; in 1839 increased again to $135,000,000, the banks then preparing for a resumption of specie payment. This was effected in May, 1858, by the banks of New England and New York; but the resumption at the south and west The foreign importations, which in 1856 and 1857 were largely in excess of former years, were reduced in 1838 to $113,717,000, or forty per cent. was later, and not complete till 1842. below those of 1836. The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. 500a 5 25 525 381a 3 87 4 00a 4 12 4 25 5 25a 5:37 4 25a 4 37 4.12 88 87a89 12 $8 75a$9 00 8 25a8 50 $7 50a$7 75 86 87a$7 12 $6 31a86 50 $6 25a86 62 $6 75a$7 00 $5 75a86 12 $5 75a86 00 $6 25a$6 50 550a 575 5.50 381a 387 4 62a 475 4 25 4.75 4 CO 4.00 4 00a 4 25 4 00a 4 12 4 12 4 12 4.25 4.00 137 Wheat, prime white bush.. Rye, northern... ..do 1 20a 1 25 1 12 1 10a 1 12 1 08a 1 10 1 12a 1 14 Oats, northern ... do. 50a 60 48a 60 40a 50 42a 52 46a 55 50a GO Corn, northern.. do. 90a 95a 98 85 85a ୫୫ 90a 92 92a 95 82a 88 80a 87 90 80a 82 80 75 15 15 15 15 15 .do. 35a 35a 36 37 37a 38 39a 40 41a 42 40a 41 40a 41 4Ca 41 40a 41 41 41 15 41 .... 750a 9 00 750 9:00 750a 900 7 50a 9.00 750a 850 650a 8:50 650a 8:50 10 50a10 75 10 50a11 00 9 75a10 00 8.75a 9.00 10a 12 10a 12 10a 12 10a 121 10a 104 8:00a 850 9 50a 975 10 50a10 75 12 11 00all 50 10 50all 00 12 12 1 10a 1 40 37 50a40 00 87 50a90 00 1 10a 1 40 37 50a40 00 1 10a 1 40 37 50a40 00 15a 16 1 10a 1 50 37 50a40 00 17 1 10a 1 50 37 50a40 00 1 10a 150 37 50a40 00 87 50a90 00 82 50a85 00 82 50a85 00 82 5028500 82 50 ба 7 ба 7 Ga 7 Ga 7 Ga 7 ба 7 |