New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-23
Commercial and Money Matters.
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WEDNESDAY. 7. NJ
The Stock Market was buoyant to-day generally,
aud prices OF good Stocks advanced In consequence oi
nor that the shorts IN Norwich and Worcester had got Out
om under the barrow by the payment OF SlCOG that stock
fell off. The runlur had we heeve grounds IN fact.
| The Exchange Market is steady ut o. II y for
Sterling Francs 5.25 527ls, with considerable sales
The Bank of Lewiston, Pa. has declared dTi-
d.ni Of "a per cent mud the Miners Bank of Pottsve per
cent.
The capital of British Railways now exc eds
millions sterling. and yields revenue oil SIX millions per
uunum.
The Quincy, ILL., Herald of the Sd inst reports q
decision Of Judge Thomas by which the unconstuonaly
third, Appaisemcnt Law OF that State Is affirmed
under decision the Supreme Court OF the nted States
No alternative therefore lett 10 debtors but 10 pay VI UT
have thei; property seized
The Norwich Courier has stony that the steam
boats Worcester and Ceupata have been od cut 10 joshua
Aairan of Providence for Coco and that they will he
taken elf the Norwich and run between thls city ana
Providence We heard the Il, Boston last week.
excepting that the amount named rs SlOO,UO Capt.
Vanderbilt, however. informed us tiat there was no Intention
TO take the bonS of the ind have since been m
;med that the whole matter has been definitely arranged that
| these splendid boats will continue to run.
The postage OF letters bv the Cunard steamers is
Is charged weight without reference TO the number OF pie
ccs apaper enclosed Letters weighing half ounce
less pay one shilling erlug those weighing one ounce are
charged two slings serRe md the Fgi- Is increased two
| shIlngs for each additional ounce
A Young man named Thompson, confidential
clerk in the employ Of George Douglass ESQ., has been conf
united prison, charged with having oO'ie" si''V from
the Mechanics Bank and Bank of America. by forging the
signature Of his employs. checks the above-nnned st-
t;.o,s appears hu the business hes been CARED O" o'
sumo tine Thompson would first draw check on Inc BUNK
of America and the Bank account OF Nh Douglass was
about be balanced. would draw on tie Mechac bahS'
and 50 until the detection was made
The stock OF the Northampton aud Springfield
Railroad all taken and there has been great rejoicing u
Northampton consequence thereof ABOUT S=ooVV VI TIC
stock have been subscribed Boston, including the suscr-
ton by the Cabotye Corporations and greater part oil II
has been taken By capitalists investment Most oil the
subscriptions oil S5JO three uTe OF SiUVV' ench
two Ly individuals and by the Boston Insurance Com
pany subscriptions round numbers stand US follows
Boston s20J Hartford $3.50, Newly ORR ACC. Spring
field sl5O Northampton and towns III is vicinity SSO,CVO-
making ali $780, 60. the proposed 10 De rhsed
The Old Colony Railroad looks very we'll The
s ss9o now subscribed )" Plymouth and Kingston about
Al Boston, Aierrmack stock has been sold at IL
per advance and for Amo;eas 20 offered Hamilton
has been sold NJ i9's Lawrence worth 10 Lowell Mass
chu>e Mills SO. Middesex 10. York L. Appleton TO- OTIS
Suffolk fremont H. Boo T. Nashua 8. DwiS; s. Perkins
g. and Palmer The Bartlett Mills huvc per
for six months making II for the year The Ftcbure Read
are about ayins tack parallel with the Charleston Branch
from Fresh Pond Charlest0wn Strengthening by heavy
oak piles side of the Railroad Bridge Stock IN this Road
has advanced materially within week and now scarce u,
a per cent advance Charesown Brunch has also risen to
81 Mime Extension Co. "a and Maine 6$. Lowell
nj . per cent advance Worcester and Western rather hns
Il, 10 and 10 Western Up 10 IS but fell back TO 30
The reference between the Western and Worcester Railroads
has come Off the result will be made known Nh
Webster in his argument, spoke enpntcay OF the aani-
esc of the Worcester Co. is offer OF compromise The
Western Road pud the Worcester last S9OOlOioT the
% 90 OF freight and so3tV 0T pHSsen-
gers Concord Railroad has been sold NJ ~. per cent ad
vance Nashua p Taunton 20 Eastern 81 and a. Pforl
dence 81 Reading IS, and Norwich IS. The annual meeting
io choice of Directors the latter will be iulY attended rs
thee contest between tbs immediate dividend party and
those who wish il deferred Portland Railroad stock IS dull nj
81 offered and S. asked East Boston CO. s3. with large sales
Al Baltimore, the bidding for several stocks was
more spirited than they have been .o several days past IN
Ba tnorc pc. particularly. 5000 having been sold al
1867 for the loan of 1890 and 1861 for 1870 and LEI, of ut l
bid and lO asked for the former Farmers and Planters Baak
sold readily for 2 Union Bank of Maryland is in eques: at
IS for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares "A bid nnd Az
is asked but no sales.