New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-19
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For sales Of Stocks at The Exchange see Last Page.
MONDAY p NJ


MONDAY p NJ.
The leading bull put his shoulder under the mar
ket to-day but the downward tendency was too strong
and prices were about per cent lower than on Satur
day. and with the exception of the imprudeney OF the
Mexican war the market has not for long time, been
in so favorable aposion for rise as al this Crisis Near
~ all the fances are very low pont-money is very
easy and what is to the purpose the large opera
tors are short TO greater extent than they have been
far many months should the sdviccs Of declaration
of war come To- morrow il s doubtful if there would be-
any fall in the Stock market and should there be advces
Of sm;tv between the two nations there would probably
he rise such as has not been seen within twelve
month.
Exchanges are firm at lOal0l for Sterling, 26la
25 for Francs.
Wilmers American Times Of the 5th says
our repor, of American securities in London IS less
favorable than that published in our paper by the Urea
Britain,
intelligence from NewYork the 18th ult which init
mated the possibility that the state oil pennsylvania
would be unable pay the interest about falling due
he effect OF which has changed the position Of that de
scripon OF Stock and checked 10 some extent the I'M
proved feeling IN other American SECURITIES
1--WE quote New-york IS. ISIS : do $500 Via
Pennsylvania is. - all; Ohio Dc. = a9O Massachu
IL bonds ltl luDs Lou4eduh - AhalAA- W 4
~: Mississippi 6s % do s. STEERING bonds 70 Ala
bana Sc 10; do do (stcrling bonds) 20 L. ;. Bank
-hares % d2is
Private letters say very little about American Securi
ties.
The receipts al the Custom House for the week
ending Saturday last snJ4'.ei
Same week last year -----------------. oyo- az
Excess in -sA-'o'o
We suppose it is scarcely necessary TO say that in
speaking yesterday of the New Orleans paper which pub
ushed the manifesto of the Mexican Secretary OF Wal
Ne wrote oft as being among the prominent journals
,ha, City The Composi,or made say just the re
verse of this.
The receipts over the Mohawk Road are still
large. For last week they were
freis 10 :.
Total -, -
same week last ~. W
.r,.r in ,s,5 SOLO 50
The receipts from the Saratoga trains were si15 ans
1902 last year The running expenses Of this road ART
about 50 per cent what they were last year.
The earnings Of the Norwich and Worcester Road
begin 10 show an increase again compared with last
wear For the first days in the present month the re-
CENTS were against e. @ astyear, showing gain
Of $44s
The Albany Argus in treating Of 81 the growth Of
.er;can cit;es-he commercial influence Of the West
sets forth that Boston, the Capital of Massachusetts
Raw is the frs, city of New England and Of all North
America il contains At least 10000 inhabitants $50
wro Rurke in 1851 OF it was larger than Ne"
York Amer the late war and up the year lsli- ire
TONNAGE and commerce of Boston exceeded that OF New
York On the completion OF our Ere and onsmp'"'''
Canals commenced in Isis and finished IN isz@ suc'
vas tie influence Of the Western trade ihs' Ne"-ioi
Immediately sho, ahead Of Boston. These WORKS cos
eight millions OF dollars