New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-23
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
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TUESDAY, ?. "
There ia rather better feeling in Stocks and
cral Improvement in the fanccs. Investment stocks are
very firm and in good demand.
In Exchanges there Is but little doing. Sterling
is 81 a o. Francs 30 j27i At New Orleans sterling
% a 10 Francs ; 30 a 3 27i with very little doing
Al Charleston the market very duh.
The receipts on the Housaionic Rail Road fer the
mod, Of June last lsi5 lO7s0 20, being an in
crease over the receipts Of the corresponding month Of
Ia sll37 &c,
The amount Of Freight passing over this rosdis very
considerable and arrangements are about be perfect
ed TO relay the road with the heavy 7 or II Rail.
The Hartford aud Danbury well as the New
Haven and New York roads when bull, viii niersect tins
road and add much to iis,ncomc thus virtually compile
ting Rail Road chain from this city to Albany.
In addition to payments already noticed Bcrks Co.
has paid into the Pennsylvania Treasury $1,000, and
Beaver Columbia and Westmorclaud 10000. 1t is
scarcely doubted that the August interest viii be paid
Bichnclrs Reporter for to-day says No change
in the Philadelphia Money Market The Bank rate Is six
por cent but there is very little doing. either ~ Bank or
out This will continue to be the for few weeks
longer or until the commencement Of the Fall trade
An agent Of the ST. Lo,~ycacc and dH0nhc Rail
Road from Portland 10 Montreal has written friend
in Portland. under date Of London July he says
On my arrival here have found every encourage
inet and assured that the stock OF the - Lawrence
and Atlantic Railroad Will be- taken Immediately on the
tro-pectus being issued therefore hope 20 have the
subject fairly before the public by the 'th and -th m
stants
There was lively competition for the contracts Of
the Tiy7nouf and Massachusetts, Raiiroad and twenty
seven miles constituting the first division let on ia
vorablc terms tor the company, and the work will be-
soon commenced There are about thirty contractors,
mostly from the New York Erie Canal and the Croion
Water works.
At Boston the money market l. without change.
there is am abundance of The article TOR all CLIMATE
,ransaciions and upon the rate OF discount has
been experienced In dividend paying stocks there is
moi shade ui change last week acd sound railroad
stocks brins high premiums Manuia'urin. corporation
stocks held firmly for arise by those VINO are conn
dent Of continued twenty per cent dividends ana large
reservations beside Merrinack Is up 10 g. which IT,
win il, two recent dividends risc OF II per cent since
January. Salisbury is worth 10; stark j.
Railroads OF the dividend class continue to be sought
ior bv the speculative portion OF investors Maine Is
current nj 10 aud Providence l2t per cent advance
The latter said 10 be dong good business with tho
outside opposition and is receipts for June were ~
600 acan., 900 in the same month last year flich
hrr Is frm at "a a Is certain that semiannual
dividend of four per viii be paid rom earnings
and leave hsndsomAsurp beside. Worcester l. ab.
sorbed in small lots Lowell at l9s Eastern o. and
Concord 20 per cent Avance The Concord has i'm.
proved since it, extension has become likely 10 take
place. Its capital is now increased 70 $4,000
Charlesiown Branch is firm at 50 as lis earnings show
handsome increase and dividend OF tArce per cent.
J. deemed certain Western Is -: IL Is asserted that the
dividend of three per cent. in September VIII leave
surplus 20 thousand dollars from net earnings Read
ing stock and bonds continue at high rates IN comparl
Ion with those in January Cheshire and heene
Railroad stock dull and will continue 70 until the kui
land road war Is over.