New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-23
coNMERcIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
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WEDNESDAY. P N.

| r. For sales Of SOCKS 81. see foATts pass
WEDNESDAY PM
| The upward impetus given to the Stock market
continue. and the faneies with large sales went os a,
improving prices There is measurable cessation Of
the strong bearing previously attempted so
and the shorts seemed to have concluded that their turn
is permanent and they are buying IL hnnofs s'e
curren, in the street relation the Oregon nesosia
oua and the probable shape OF the SuTreasury repor
n the Senate assis, the buoyancy OF the market like
empty cssks under q stranded ship.
There is still but moderate demand for Foreign
Bls and the rates arc heavy Sterling eesi Francs
a7;s5 -: Rix.Dolsrs Isl s7S; Guilders 50; G3si
Marks 6anco IS. asa.
The Banks re understand with the exception OF
tie deposi. institutions are dscounting 70 about the
amount OF he. receipts, The approach OF the quarter
II farce dsy renders them rather more restrictive tnan
thew would otherwise be- There is no pereepu'
Die change in the Money market For good nannes the
rate is s; per per month and for second essS pa
per the rates graded good deal according TO the ne
cess;nes of money wsnters.
A, Buffalo business is inactive and languid TO
degree altogether unusual and unexpected FiouE snd
Pork are beginning arrive in considerable quantities.
but the pressure in the money market prevents oPers-
ions 70 any extent Short paper Of the beat possible
kind cannot be negotiated The quantity OF produce to
arrive is far greater than that of any previous year
Tens OF the Globe Bank Bangor, altered TO Cum
5erand r. - Bank in circulation a, the East The
right hand engraving represents TWO females, an Euro
pesu and negroe sitting the globe The LET, hand rail-
road. with in rno;ion and head OF franklin. Plate
OF New England Bank Note Company The bills well
executed and require close examination to detect the
sheraton.
The Quincy lIll) Wing says counterfeit notes Of
the denomination of 500, on the Suffolk Bank, Mass
are in circulation in that vicinity.
There is q new counterfeit aioat in Philadelphia
parporns 70 be issue Of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Middletown Point n j. the denomination OF
three dollars which has pretty appearance and well
caluated to deceive the unwary. The vignete is f.
male figure with sheaf of whea. her side, and the
implements OF husbandry her feet On her rieh, side
are the Az the screw, &c. female figure is also on
one side OF the note and the figure of Washington on
TIE other signed BY Edhu Baker Cashier and VII
liam Lille President.
The Senate of Michigan have yet had no decided
action on the Southern Railroad bill. bid from Adrian
has been made of 0o0 than the Monroe offer.
The receipts of the Central Michigan Railroad
for the mouths OF December January. February and
March have been
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In Pittsburgh Pa. on Saturday the 18th inst. par
money had gone up ito per cent over currency. The
Banks have shut down their gates The fall OF euren
CT does not arise from any failure Of confidence in it
but from the scarcity OF par funds arising from the above
case.
The revenue bill has been reconsdered in the
Pennsylvania Senate By vote OF 20 TO II and will pro-
baby puss
William b Smith has been appointed Cashier of
Branch of the Farmers Bank Of Maryland at Esston
in place of w H. Tighman resigned.
| The London times SAYS: " II has been rumored
in the Stock Exchange where the subject has been dis
cussed with the greatest interest that Mr. Hudson Is
about to brig before the notice OF the legislature
urc that shall far comply with the present state OF
public opinion put limit to the deluse OF new rail
way schemes with which the country is now threatened
There has been considerable discussion IN the pa.
pers ation the action OF the Postmaster General
in giving the Atlantic mail conrac, to MIR Mills OF
this city in preference Mr.. Soo of New Orleans The
Washington Union In an article devoted the subject
gives the following abstract of the merits OF the
We have seen with surprise. in Of the New York
papers, bitter complaint against The Postmaster Gene
raj for having let the European steamer mairoute 10
Mr. Mills in preference Mr.. Soo We have inquired
into the particulars of this matter. and tho
of long and varied experience have we seen
complaint completely dcsttutc of the least founda
ton The law says TO tie Postmaster General: You
shall advance dolar-you shall have the mails car
ried first and when the Auditor certhes to you the per
torrance of the service pay for and before
The Postmaster General could not have accepted Mr..
Soos bid matter what the annual compensation ask
ed by him Ii woul have been fraud upon act Of
Congress. and a bsrefaced violation Of another But
then Mr. Sloos bio the highest In every particular
He asked 5000 600 year Havre for 20 voyages and
advance of $500 900 besides Surprising the 100000
only loaned instead of given away that, ut per
cent would increase bis price TO 900 year Mills
asked but 100000 and performs oue.sixth more ser
vce-24 trips in the year. Mllss old is AT the rate Of
Sl6 $50 voyage Take the term OF years and hillss
bid ia cheaper TO the Government by the sum ct
1915 600 Blu, it is claimed that Soo made bid to
from New York, by Cowes 10 Bremen, for less money
than the department has contracted TO Mills this we
learn and also sse by the documents is He bid
10 run from New-York to Hsvre and back touching at
! Cowes, in steamship OF large class. Then ne pro-
posed To run another between HavTe and Bremen
IN a separate boat of inferior class This last route
see named in the i.is
not authorized by law But take this plan OF getting the
mails TO Bremen and what would IL cosl New York To
Havre $500 600; Havre to Bremen, Is 900; per
on the S5O0,OO0 advance, 25,OOO For 20 voyages
/ 100000.
Mli.' contract is 10000 for "a mode that
is legal feasible and acceptable Ml-'s service is at
SIC 665 voyage. Soos with all its imperectons
liz head would $4,000 voyage. Figure this oul
by the year aud by the term of five years and by
what mnonse difference Slooa bid bad as IL Is in al
other respects, Is the worst slso in price.
1iarkets. Carefully reported for The TribuT.s
"WEDNESDAY P. NJ
ASHEs-The market is perfectly quiet at previous
rates Export from let TO 2lst April, 1874 bbs Pots, and
| les bbs Pearls.
COTTON-The market has fairly opened for Cotton
to-day and 1900 bales have been taken for France and
home consumption prices slightly in favor ofthe buy
sales reported by the Brokers AT old prices
some decline OF &C. and others at decline of c
on the prices previous the arrival OF the Cal
| edonia We cannot give quotations present-shOse
we have come the conclusion that very li,e reduction
is made by seers and that shippers will purchase spar
ingly and only I'll positive orders Freighs TO Liverpool
are very heavy again 10 France they improving lie
being asked for Cotton The packets full At cent Cot
/ ton 10 Liverpool i. !d95I6i-Fiocr Is Cd.
E,oyt of Coton from The Ports of the United Gtes
rseneias Is. September, 1915
Cleared for Great Britain .bales 300
North Of Europe 1000
Italy. 5it-l
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