New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-30
Commercial and Money Matters.

The sales to-day large at the Board bu
prices generally were lower than yesterday.
The Exchange market is firm again to-day. Ster.
ling is %; Francs 27! The supply is no,
large.
The North River Bank has declared 4 dividend OF
B.. per cent. payable on the 9th Of January next.
The Seventh Ward Bank y per cent.
The Albany Daily Advertiser states the tonnage
of Albany at 56,324 tons in addition to about four
hundred lake boats of 60 tons each Nineteen steam
boats (which does not include those engaged in tow
ing made 1914 trips conveying three hundred and
ninety thousand passengers.
Property cleared Albany during the year 1873 going West
or North, the Erie Champan Canals, 633l6 tous
which 10, $40 tons wefs me- ehaniizs
Amount Of tolls paid thereon. pa 1875 CT
Property left Albany during pe,od AL O3 tons
product Of the forest Total value Of the property
l,2J 897 barrels; and IN wheat Si38,jI2 bushels.
The Message of the Governor of Maryland repre-
sents the financial affairs OF that state in gloomy
light. He makes the State debt Sl6,376,657, show
ing an increase OF 100000 from last year. The
urrearages OF interest amount to $l,E1 ,972. The
whole property of the State is valued at S75,0
900. In 1871 the valuation was $l96, 763849 The
taxes yield about S4500O0 The bill passed at the
last session sell the public works has been in
operative. The Government recommends that the
Treasurer be authorized to exchange for each bond
of the State share of stock in the companies in
which the State is interested at a price 10 be fixed
BIZ the Legislature.
The Governor says:
The Dsbt Of Maryland however unwisely contracted
created BY tbs Repres natives People This being
the pIince of honor we'll justice makes
the Obligations which their agents have imposed Any
avoid the billy Of doing,
react. most peJudlciay upon The good fame OF
II the Legislature at It's present session VIII so modify
the tax system Of the STATE is
will It's bank capital for The qud OF its indebtedness
there IS iestoa 10 hope that IN snort time the Tfeasn Will
be IN condition promptly 10 meet AL demands upon IL
The Baltimore Patriot, however, places the debt
in more favorable light:
The al debt which the people are this time casd
ray Interest u follows:
Debt stated b. the Governor si6 $40 657 %
Dsduc; subscription to s and o. Railroad Co
not used, bearing no interest 3I5.00o 90
1921 .657 IS
And there is sinking fund which is in the
States own stock reducing the debt bg that ~
amount Oh I-oo.,,. W
SI9I8,2Gl 81
(Which is III. amount on which the p'ople .a-d 10
pay the interest provided by the different acts under which
The actual deb; of the State o,h.r~i stated
bein. the nds outstanding independent oil ,, ~. .
From Which the siakins fund IS 10 be deducted 2 Gs
l07z7 ,sye q
So ,ha, slo7e7, 1913 IS would ,o-daypay the p'a-
eli al OF the debt Of the State.
Add 10 this nowr,- the OF Interest," LII s72 81
Which is acsura ;ey tn debt Of Maryland Snso gu 81
and which would paid on by this sam today SO lar
IL has been incurred
The holders of Certificates OF Deposit of the
Franklin Bank OF Baltimore have been notified thai
the interest them will cease on the s of January
The Chesapeake Bank Of Baltimore has declared
semi-annual dividend of three per cent.
The amount of duties paid on merchandise at thi:
port on Tuesday last was 4,000.
The Bank Commissioners Of Maine, in their an
nua report say that equal 10 the entire az
gregate circulation of their BANKS passes through
Boston, and is redeemed five times every year.
Receipts the Western Railroad for the weeI
ending Dec. %, l843. 1872
Passengers Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 SIG
Freight, &c -. 1887 i.j2
| Total 80. ,,,...,,,.,....sS 72T S7.3