New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-27
Commercial and aaoney lzatfers.


follows:
$1,000 S5ss kss, s g @ 5; :;
SlS SSS DO DO Do: Sd ~ s''S9 III U.s. iS's''
Nothing doing in Foreign Exchange. Sterling g ard
Francs 5.55.
Alabama funds sold at 2s Mobile and IS for other
branches early to-day, but the demand being scpped tie
closed higher Mobile %. q, branches "a % The
quantity Offering not large but the rates depend aose'i.
e. upon the amount orders in the hands OF brokers In
other funds notice no change.
Treasury dull. bat not very plenty. We quot"
TO discount
Is no, the matter Of unclaimed dividends and deposits in
our Banks proper subject for Legislative enactmens-
Why should these funds become escheaed 10 the Gov
ernmeni 10 the way the efecs of persons dying
with ?u ~s9 The amount is considerable, and going lilo
the Treasury would relieve the people of the burden
Of taxation 10 extent We have not thought OF Ibis
subject very fully but struck US that the Suggestion was
worthy of consideration.
We are very sorry learn that well known and very
extensive concern for the manufacture of machinery
yesterday closed the Sheriff. The pecunary difficulties
of the commenced we are informed some years
since. Ths President OF one OF our Banks promised to this
coucern any amount accommodations they desired from
his Bank for consideration the paying him commission
upon such oans The consequence was that the concern
extended their business incuuohy and TO great extent
The Bank Commissioners upon examining this Bank dis
covered that this debtors to the amount OF
Sl50000 An investigation the result and the president
resigned his stuaton and forced TO assume portion
OF the debt To himself lie took mortgage upon
the immense personal estate Of the alluded toWhch
has been regularly renewed every year Until The pre-
sent when lie Attorneys Of the President being also the All
orpeys of the Bank commenced suit against him at the
instance of the Bank for the assumed debt Hereupon the
President withdrew his business from these Attorneys and
the consequence That the renewal OF the nortgage was
neglected. This coming to the knowledge OF large she
holt ,1fyut al n
they issued Immediately and closed the concern
up thus securing their debt which was before very doubt
r We regret very much that this encrprislng concern
should have fallen into difficulties because they are very
worthy men, and the stoppase will throw many out oil en-
ployment We have to believe that the bnS
uess Of the concern will be resumed IN lew days we
hspe this will be the case
The Manhattan Gas Light Co. has declared dl'ldead OF
three per cent.
Free Trader has made assignment of It's effects every
kind and description Stephen Duncan as trustee for The
benefit OF the u. S. Government.
The Commercial Bank of Albany has declared dividend
of three and a halt per cert payable the LIST Sept
Net receipts for days ending Saturday, 10Th August
on the Western acknowledgements SSO03-Fregh MAI
and Harndcn L Co. $SGsl. Total, Sll,6Si
The Baltimore American says the Treasurer OF Maryland
has paid 10 the Chesapeake Bank SG0oe0 OF The ooe
which was loaned to the State by the Bank The Bank is
now dscountng freely for its customers Ihis debt was
the excuse offered by the Bank for no-resuupiion
AT Louisville the Banks were drawing Sparlngy on inc
East al per cent premium Out doors The was Il
premium
The Charlottesville va Advocate Of the 2Oh nstautsays
tina, that town and the surrounding cenntry were visited
las, week by very heavy rain which did considerable
the Tobacco CROP number oil the hnest crops
in that part the country greatly injured and thou
sands OF plants actually washed up have baen so soopea
tina, they will be of no account.