New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-03
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
FOR commercio and Money Matters, sss Last Page

The Stock Market was lower to-day, and closed
heavily The passage Of the Annexation measure was the
cause Of the downward feeling.
A large amount of business has been transacted
in foren bills for transmission BY the Liverpool steam
packet principally at lo93 10 for bills London on
Paris 525 J23, Amsterdam, 10 a 40s Hamburg 3j5 q
35i Bremen 70 79s.
The receivers OF the Morris Canal Co. give no.
tice that The State OF Indiana Mortgages OF The
Morris Canal appendages &C. have flied petition in
Court Chancery, NewJersey claiming to be solely
entitled the issues and profits OF the Canal Its
appendages which have 10 the hands OF the Re
cevcrs that the Chancellor has referred the matters con-
tanned said petition, Henry A. Ford ESq Master In
Chancery that the Receivers have employed Governor
Pennington counsel in the premises in behalf Of them
selves and the creditors generally that the Master will at
tend on this business, his office, Friday the 9TH Of
March next 10 O'clock A. NJ and that any creditor
appear and be- heard before the Master that and
place.
The receiver of the Bank OF Buffalo, J. A. Bios
son. gives notice that he is prepared TO at his Office in
Buffalo, dividend OF fraction less tlan "a per cest upon
all claims against the bank Of which proof was made be-
tore master in chcery prior to 10Th day of Noven
Der last.
The Commissioners Of the Canal Fund have no.
levyng one-halt the mill tax for canal purposes having
been fulfilled by the increased canal tolls, the collection Of
that portion of the tax, amounting TO 27s 97 will be dis
continued after this year.
The following sales OF Stocks were made at Bos-
ton this day:
At the Brokers' Board-45O .ls East Boston Dividends
lOl East Boston Stock l2.; so shawmut Bank 95. 20
Nor e. Wor X, ~: 50 do boluds '23 i5 wilmington H.
bolOds II 10 DO 20i; 100 do 2Os ls5 Reading Il, 23s
Tho of 90 a.
to be held OH the 10th for the purpose OF taking meas
rcs to rye upon the Legislature the imperative necessity
of passing such Law will revive the credit OF
III, state and secure the early completion Of the Illinois
and Michigan Canal The call signed by 400 Of The
leading men of Chicago and will doubtless have its effect
ubon the deliberations OF the Legislature On the 10th
Feb ll reported by the Committee OF Finance as
substitute the Revenue BILL framed to meet the require
mcns Foreign who are 10 advance the
81 100000 for the completion OF the Canal The bill as
scsses an Increased cents each hundred dol
lars worth property in the State for tile year lel5 and
fifteen cents increase for the year 1876. Which sacredy
pledged and apart interest fuui, out OF which the
Governor requiced pay interest tn the holders oil al
State Indebtedness without Distinction except the Macas
ter and S,ebLins bonds follows from the lst July,
1885, TO July st, lSis per cent per ainum i'll SEMI
annual lns,aments from July st lsis to July lst 1850,
/
per cent from July ls 1882 to July ls 1854, four per
cent, and from July si, 1854 July ls 1856, five per
cent and from and after the st july 1885, the full amount
of interest is to be paid entire debt whatever
il NAV be at the time The bill also gives tie control o.
the Canal 10 majority of the Trustees and makes pro-
vision fo funding of interest according 10 the
reorcnents of the makers of the loan The bond-holi
crs are required complete The Cana in three
Another section of the bill requires that ten cents shall be
taken from the County and transferred 10 the State
| tax.
The transfer books of the Berkshire and Hudson Rail-
road have been opened in this City at the office OF H. g.
L. Schuyler, Hanovcr-street:
"Thc capital stock Of the company is S25ooOo divided
into shares OF Sl00 cach OF the stock the company owns
in its ewn right $40 shares SS4000. The remaining 1000
shares or Sl66,o00 owned by individuals, most of
whom were original subscribers, and reside on the line OF
| the road
1.-THE debt of the Company in the construction OF the
road WAS on the lst Jan. lsi5, S59,l22 ~.
.rhs road is leased the HoSatonic Railroad Co. in
perpct,v for the Of Sl500 per annun the rent pay
able monthly the Housatonc Co being bound in the con-
ac, keep the road of the Berkshire Co. i'll repair and to
save the Berkshire Co. from al expense or damage OF any
kind SO that the stock shall be and remain perpctuay
NOR cent stock 10 the holders This contract secures per
cent interest 10 the Berkshire Company and at the same
time secures 10 the Housaonc Company lhe entire control
of the whole of the road between bridgeport ana ihe
Western Railroad at West Siockbrdse, distance OF IS
miles.
Sncc the first ofJanuary last dividend ofourteenpcr
cent has been made the stockholders IN stock out OF the
S held hv the Company aforesaid and leaving in
the hands the Company such dividend was made
$50. 80 In stock, against n debt OF S59. l22 Ia
AT the annual meeting OF the stockholders the treasurer
was directed bya vcc OF the meeting TO divide S per cent
scmi-annualy in stock Individual stockholders, i-
stead OF cash, until the debt is paid. by application os
the rents pro;S of the road 10 that PURPOSE This las
Will be perceived by the above Statemen0 will require
about four years from Jasuary ls iSa5, after which the
stockholders will receive regularly per cent per annuIn
In cash in semi-annual payments