New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-25
coNMERCT,L AND MONEY MATTERS,
" For Sales Of SOCKS, &c. see Fourth Pfse-

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WEDNESDAY. ?. N.
The stock Marke, continues heavy but me trans
acton. are moderate and the decline to-dsy not large
excepting in Norwich & Worcester which in set'i!ns &c
its rnoorines makes some heavy surees 1ss'efoSy
closed At III to-day between the boards it touched OF
fall Of 10 per cent, The stock afterward reached 10
so and then fell back to 6s. Erie improved today !;
per cent
The Foreign Bill Market is firm. with rather an
inward tendency The demand is tair and the supply
Of hills aso-Serling good bills being 81 Gsi. and some
arowsrs hold for o per cent; Francs a7iG5 26.. AT
New.Orlears Sterling dull al s. c6s tfancso So
as 10.
There is no change for the better in the Money
Market snd the difficulty Of negotiating paper nj slr
rates is considerable There is still aYigorous calling IN
f loans and while this continues there can be DO I'M
n-overpen, in The Stock Market At Boston in the Mo-
new Market there alteration 10 note unless " oe an
increasing shyress by Banks and capitalists toward o..
but the very best securities. Large amounts OF new"
York and Philadelphia choice paper have been discouh
ID BIZ the Banks which have had balances in their favor
on those Cities for which drafts were given some
drafts have also been made New-fork for specie
Uncurrent money is more plentiful in Waltst-
than q, any time since Spring but yet the rates have
not materially changed
The bonds of the New-York and Erie Railroad
doth six and seven per cents selling so to - cts
on the dollar The bonds Of the Erie Pa) Canal are
selling at Il to 80 cents on the dollar
F. H. Elmore, Esq. of Charleston has been unan-
ousy reelected President of the Bank of the State of
South Carolina
The interes, on the United States stock, due and
payable on the st OF January next will be paid at the
following repositories OF the Government VIZ Mer
chants Bank, Boston Bank OF America, New-iork; ;
Philadelphia Bank. Philadelphia Chesapeake Bank, Bal!
more; Corcoran & Riggs, Washington
Bills to compel Banks to pay taxes on the mini
mum of their capital, and redeem the Liabilities OF the
state fer the Darien Bsnk passed the Senate OF Georgia
on the 18th instant.
The Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad receipts
for the year ending 3Oa November were S2j66l 1t IS
now stated that the special and annual reports OF Read
ing Railroad viii appear at the same time
The Boston Post says =" There has been far
Their advance in dividend Railroad stocks OF permanent
and above par class Worcester s rather scarce in the
market as most holders prefer 10 await the result OF the
proposed union with the Western. and il effected they
can then by of joint report require cash pay
ment OF l20 for their stock after January dividend and
any balance of profit in hand AT time ot unioa we
quote at 22! and Western at 97t. Concord has alen
back to 81 rs is rumorcd that another reduction OF
fares must be made keep down its profits legal linz!
il of 10 per cent Fitch5urg continues 70 rise and
sold on Saturday - per cent advance tor consider
able lot for the stock % cent advance IS asked
Maine is also up since the Chelsea and Danvers lines ap
pear be pushed in earnest for this stock Ia per cent
is now offered without any transactions. Lowell was
sold on Saturday 90 per cent advance rise OF per
cent in many weeks. Eastern is firm at Ct ana Od
Colony Il per cent advance There have been few
shares OF Cheshire moved at 80. J. and Cbarlesto~n
Branch at s6 and Connecticut River at %. Norwich
Railroad maintains its value better in comparison with
ruling rates before this excessive rise by speculative
operations and is considerably in advance ot its
fall price There appears to be doubt III reference
not ony 10 the actual negotiation Of ts six pee cent loan
S50000 at 95 per cent but as TO the policy OF sucp
extension 70 its existing liabilities In Il recent instance
a thousand shares OF Norwich Railroad stock sold on
time at 10 were settled go the buyer pockoting $40
600 without much outlay OF capital as deposites in such
cases rarely exceed per The Brokers Board in
this CITY is reported have been much agtated with
question OF time contracts, in which they decided tnat
one party should pay the other So 600, be expelled
and finale after being put oil twice, 10
have been enacted yesterday II arrangement were
made in the meantime.
The Maine Railroad has declared semi.annual
dividend of 81 per cent old and stock and the
Lowell per cent their nett earnings being The Low
dend OF per cent
It's confidently asserted that the stock for
pension bridge Niagara river mile and quarter
below the Pals, is all engaged, On condition that
charter shall be obtained the ensuing winter. Cost
about s2C0 oO0
The comparative statement OF the receipts of the
Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad for the first quarter
ending November 3o,h ls45, shows increase of 20
per cent on last years business, viz.