The bank movement has been a little irregular, but has generally shown a diminution of specie, without a corresponding decline in liabilities. The increase in loans, however, has been for the most part for accommodations payable on demand. We annex a statement of the New York banks, showing the weekly changes since the opening of the year : We annex our usual comparative summary of the weekly statements of the Boston banks : Capital. Loans and discounts.. WEEKLY AVERAGES AT BOSTON. November 17. November 24. December 1. December 8. December 15. 51,752,360 Specie..... 2,992,796 Due from other banks Due to other banks.. 7,736,474 7,115.994 3,886,834 3,826,294 3,847,252 15,469,088 15,650,163 15,626,771 Deposits...... 16,099,387 15,751,828 7,837,240 7,285,784 7,889,354 7,602,793 7,176,377 The imports of foreign produce and merchandise at the port of New York for the month of Novem er are $2,521,357 greater than for the same month of last year, $5,836,703 greater than fr the same period of 1854, and $1,883,618 greater than for November, 1853. This increase has been less the result of the orders from this side than the disposition manifested by foreign holders, under the pressure of the money markets abroad, to realize upon their stock by shipping it to the United States. We alluded to this cause in page 727 of our last month's review, but other writers did not give it the prominence to which we thought it entitled. We annex our usual comparative summary : It will be seen that the warehouse movement has been a large one, both the entries and withdrawals having increased. The stock is now much larger than at the corresponding date of last year. The total imports of foreign produce and merchandise at the port of New York for the eleven months ending November 30, 1856, are $59,204,686 greater than for the corresponding date of the previous year, $29,485,779 greater than for the same period of 1854, and $21,372,045 greater than for November, 1853, as will appear from the following comparison :- FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR ELEVEN MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. Entered for consumption.... $144,007,797 $126,155,448 $104,408,458 $148,562,621 Entered for warehousing. Specie and bullion...... ... 2,317,901 2,069,116 Total entered at the port.... $180,169,368 $172,055,626 $142,336,719 $201,541,405 Withdrawn from warehouse. 14,204,069 21,006,567 22,266,546 24,097,168 It will be interesting to see what part of this difference in the total imports consists in receipts of dry goods; for this purpose we have compiled the annexed summary : IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR ELEVEN MONTHS. Total imports........ $180,169,360 $172,055,626 $142,336,719 $201,541,405 The imports of dry goods at New York for November are $403,869 larger than for November of last year, $2,233,099 larger than for November, 1854, but $330,606 less than for the same month of 1853, as will appear from the following comparison : IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR NOVEMBER. Total thrown on the market.. $3,987,541 $2,022,202 $3,286,956 $3,961,447 ENTERED FOR WAREHOUSING. $418,971 $223,256 $488,199 Total entered at the port...... $4,788,717 $2,220,012 $4,049,242 $4,453,111 The total imports of dry goods at the same port for eleven months, from January 1st, were $27,189,883 greater than for the same period of last year, $9,656,513 greater than for the same period of 1854, and $662,148, greater than for the same period of 1853. We annex the particulars of this comparison IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR ELEVEN MONTHS FROM JANUARY 1ST. Total thrown upon the market. $84,800,407 $76,276,000 $62,256,319 $86,618,710 Total..... $2,752,402 $4.668.179 $1,746,241 $3,124,867 2,559,442 1,783,099 2,228,952 1,780,460 1,931,540 3,554,952 2,105,529 2,138,144 599,848 1,135,658 364,605 687,490 987,403 1,123,998 738,385 639,755 $7,428,855 $12,605,721 $7,310,657 $9,250,711 Add entered for consumption.... 79,795,799 65,624,568 53,386,262 78,636,091 Total entered at the port... $87,224,654 $78,230,289 $60,696,919 $87,886,802 The exports for the month have been large, but the total of produce for the corresponding month of 1855 was larger; being unusually heavy, especially in beef and pork. The shipments of breadstuffs this year are in excess, but there is a falling off in cotton, and meal provisions. The total exports from New York to foreign ports, for the month of November, exclusive of specie, were $981,205 less than for November, 1855, and $476,547 less than for November, 1853. The shipments of specie were greater than for last year, but not as large as for the year previous. We annex our usual comparison : EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. Total exports...... $7,489,937 $4,660,007 $8,344,333 $7,541,595 48,088 116,884 129,405 55,662 739,872 323,389 306,817 202,098 3,855,775 3,558,001 1,011,900 2,955,839 $12,133,672 $8,638,281 $9,792,455 $10,755,189 Total, exclusive of specie..... 8,275,897 5,100,280 8,780,555 7,799,350 The exports, exclusive of specie, from New York to foreign ports, for eleven months, from January 1st, 1856, are $12,094,665 greater than for the corresponding period of 1855; $16,411,443 greater than for the same period of 1854; and $15,278,526 greater than for the corresponding period of 1853 :— EXPORTS From the port OF NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR ELEVEN MONTHS, FROM Total exports........ $83,113,297 $95,460,017 $89,314,858 $110,209,903 Total, exclusive of specie..... 59,491,792 58,358,875 62,675,653 74,770,318 The receipts for cash duties show a greater increase for the month than the imports, owing to the large withdrawals from warehouse; the goods in bond be ing chiefly those which pay the higher rates of duty. We annex a comparative summary for eleven months of the year : First quarter...... $11,125,500 47 $10,872,699 81 $7,588,288 21 $11,642,681 46 Second quarter... 10,041,829 03 Total since Jan. 1. $40,129,114 89 $36,590,967 36 $31,402,366 02 $48,137,300 43 It would be idle to speculate in regard to the future, as the financial troubles in Europe have interfered with the ordinary currents of trade. The probability is, that the imports for the next few months will not be largely in excess of the total for the corresponding month of the previous year, but that there will not be such a falling off in the receipts as was anticipated a few months since. The exports continue large, and, for the calender year, will show a large aggregate increase. The following is our usual comparison of the shipments of domestic produce from New York, from January 1st to December 15th: |