New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-16
sos1nrgcIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
FRIDAY. P. n.
! p Fer tale, Of STOCKS. &c. see fourth page.

FRIDAY, r el
Thu sales a, The Stock Board today showed
.,.sred heaviness CT the market; Su.;he decline vas
r,,.rial. A, the Second Board the feeling WA bet
,. the ruunor cane in that me British Minister had
s,,.e.:ed against blockade OF Maauoros. The cos
g, rroes are generally LILLE better than yesterday but
~ m,rse. was pot well sustained after tie Second
soGfd.
TIE Exchange Market closed heavily. Good
sprnng Bills could be- had al ssQ9s, although some
hose. were drawing 10. Francs 5 3Oe5 2as. There
ss GOOD supply Of bills and tee amount taken for this
seaner hss not keen large.
Freigbts are very firm. and 5lGd. has been re-
,ed for Square Cotton and 2s "a for Flour. There il
ess,i5eisble Offering.
The street is getting blue again and people who
ssve money seem disposed 10 keep It, Good paper a.
a1y days be ne.oated below 10 TO q per cent
nc difficulty Of passing ecoepnces has driven the bank
bs hoates connected with the South and Wes to refate
opsy sight drafts drawn agains:tiue paper. There ia
srowipg OF confidence which is likely 20 do more
tsward embarrassing The operations Of business han any
Of the real Influences which working in the street
The delage of Uncurren, Money which IS again
.,odog Walls. hes forced the rate W 10 per cent.
sgsia.
The books of subscription to the capital stock Of
Ocean Stchm Navigation Loupsuy are 10 DC DpcDtu
On the 25h inst. and to continue open three days.
The Merchants and Manhattan Insurance Conpa-
MES have taken the preliminary steps toward filing up
their capital STOCK preparatory ccmmeucing business
apsw.
The Receivers Of the late Union Insurance Com
many have declared their fifth and final dividend. They
b.se settled e7cry claim without legel proceedings
,a epd have repaid the ttocEholde' Qnciutiug the
oreent dividend s.xiy I've and hail per cent. The
,ock Of this Company just previous 10 the determina
non TO wind up It's concerns so!d At the Brokers Board
$50 per CT The Receivers aud II other merchants and
capitalists year ago procured from the Legislature
anew charter under me OF The Union Mutual L.
sararce Company with each capital Of 100000. for
Tie business OF Fire. Marine, Transportation and Inland
Navigation and that books OF subscription Tor the Cap
.sl stock vii soon be opened
The Receivers Of The late Lafayette Bank OF this
ciy viii pey fourth and final dividend of eichy-six
cents per ,hGro TO the stockholders und after the
9Th met.
A meeting Of the merchants Of Boston has remon-.
tirateG against the clGuse nser;ed by the
Boston Iosursnce Companies /; 10 much more &c.
src,lve than that adopted By be New York paues
The war clause has been adopted by Philadelphia
md Baltimore Insurance Companies.
At Philadelphia money was tighter, qnd a, New
Orleans The market extremely tight. Exchanges
we're lower Sterling 5l09 Francs 53505 80 sigh,
on New York iai prem The Csnsl Bark had bought
tue banking house OF the Commercial Bank for 100000
The number OF foI ejgn ard coasiw ise arrivals al
Boston thursday, Of all descriptions Of vessels
poned one hundred and twenty nine occupying %
pages on the Booku OF the Merchants Exchange Reading
Room.