New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-02
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERs.
~ For sales Of Stocks, &c. see fourth page.


There is no new feature in the Stock Market, and
me variations Of prices IRE immetertal The same IN
,o,,top 70 operate and the same absepce oi spscuia
n nreyais as ha, been noticed during the last week
m ,orne favorable change taxes place IN our foreign
,,;ou, much activity large improvement in stocks
can scarcely be looked Tor
In Exchanges there is nothing OF Importance =
,os The rates are nomiually before Sterling o0et
Francs 32i
The wants of the Government require morefunds
,,,hsssou,h and the discount of bills has driven Inc
hank, to ship specie Abou, 500 600 went last week.
Ill; ;,ri,s,. al, IN. avenues Of trade and return
pus.
Freiehts continue very active. Cotton is steady
.1Isj and the Great Britain has engaged some ~ I'd
,erI,pp ship has been taken upat &c y ID. 10 90
- s,s,,cbicola and load for Havrc Liverpool About
600 pbs Flour have been shipped 10 day al is scring
The supply of first class short paper Is not very
lars. In market and tits negotiated at 71e per cent
There 10 rather better feeling in money. and consdera
biz amount has been taken of the market to-day Inc
r,.s are l;e easier. some negotiations oil second
c, paper having been made at per cent which could
NO, have been passed last week better than per cent
The receipts of the Custom House last week were
only 100000
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company have
declared semauuual dividend of eight per cent pay
able the 9Th inst
On the Goth of May the Marine and Fire lnsur-
,ocs Bank of Savannah commenced checking on the
Northern cities at sight at the reduced rate OF half per
cent premium
Considerable excitement has been occasioned IN
Macon Geo and neighborhood, by the failure OF the
Commerciu, Bank of that place. run was made upon
kfor oua day aud the next it stopped The circulation
/. about 100000 On The 18th april last according to
the ocis returns of the bank the capital stock paid IN
wa. siOO OOO notes in circulation Sld5 1916 making
with other abities the total indebtedness Se7s979 -
The resources Of the bank We're csrh assets consisting
Of specie bills Of other baDks checks &c S7l23 bills
Of exchange sll0457; banking house notes and other
evidences OF debt Ss609s. II the winding up OF the
bank 10 honestly done, 1t thought the circulation can
be all paid Moreover the stockholders are personally
liable for the bills Of the bank Ii stated that most o
the directors deny being stockholders.
The Committee on Railroads in the Connecticut
legislature on The resolutions of the Newfork Legis
sure authorizing the extension Of the New-fork and
New Haven Railroad reported resolutions accepting the
pruyisions of the New York Legislature and extending
the Time for expending S000 COO the road two years
in addition passed and repor. accepted.
Private letters from New Orleans speak more en-.
couragiugy OF the position of monetary affairs there
and express the belief that the crisis has been passed
The Newspaper accounts are still bad. The Commercial
Times says
There bss been less demand for money during the
past lew 6sys but the condition OF the market has not
experienced any seus'hle improvement The effect OF
the the North having been less disastrous
inSn anticipated has led more liberal course oi
action The part OF the banks aud they have extended
lsr discounts Tor the moment Tar they deem pru
dent Unior tunAiey however this condition OF affairs
Il. extent beyond the reach OF these institu
tons tho absence of facilities for shippiug the
stocks Of produce have accumulated Ia such an enor
ou, extent preclude the possibility Of sustaining
engagements predicaed hereon-at value. exceeding
IN many instances the present market rates oy some
twenty To fifty per cent
The market for Texas Securities remains in the
same unsatisfactory state previously recorded Since
our a,t farther decline has taken place, and large
amounts are pressing fer sale the market without
6ndnp buyers The following sales have come TO our
knns!rdpr-Sl0 600 Red Backs lie; $40 900 do. nj
lOic; aud $4,000 at Ole. We have heard Of ANY
TRANSACTIONS bondr. The Legislature of Texas being
the OF RGosrnment without having taken any &c
To provide in sotne shape for the payment OF the
State Debt has weakened the faith OF the holders OF
these liabilities such extent IL Induce many 20
arow large amouats in the market for which there ere
At thu present moment. few or TO purchasers. There
has been fair demand both for Foreign and Domestic
Exchange during the past three days ana the compare
lively anal. amcual Offering has enabled drawers, 10
some Instances obtain shade better We quote
Sterling 81 al: per cent. prem Francs 5f40d5t45 Bills
on New York al 80 days q e3i per cent discount;
Check, and Short Sight lcls per cent. discount"
The loan OF 100000 needed By the State had been Ia
ken b. the banks.