New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-07


regular discount The Agent OF The Bank In this City
rcdeemng.
The receipts OF the Western Railroad, up to May
average 25 per cent, over the corresponding time las.
year not including the night train This nigh. train is
doing exceedingly WELL taking about IS passengers each
night, which is considerably than double the num-
Der anticipated by the Directors.
The following are the comparative receipts at the
Philadelphia office OF the Philadelphia & Columbia
Railroad
Amount received since Nov. 30 to May l. amos.
Raiiray. Mo,ipe Pone. Total
S39,77O 81 S4s.fs7 20 ss9.25o %
Decrease ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oOa Go
For the month Of April-comparison
April. ls46.-...-----.-. s5o ~? ~
April, lcio-- .---..---------------. - Io' o1
Increase .seeoo W
Notwi,hstandins the serious damage to the public
works the increase of single months business has
nearly overcome the loss, compared with lastyear.
Owing 10 the reduced rates of tolls and TO the
currence Of several bresks in tho canal the
cep Of tolls at the Rochester office this present
strong with those Of .hs last Up TO and In
Guiding the cd inst the amounts OF toll received each
year presen, the following contras;-is45 to May I'd
$al O26 81 1916 do SO Egg 93 difference in favor
of ls45, slls3 9a The amount of Flour shipped at
I'd inst shows aggregate of 3450i bbls The
which has passed the Weigh Lock up II A ~ Of the
81 inst. o9e bbls which recaptuates follows
Total amount. l0lo9e bbls.; cleared from Rochester.
1885, bbls amount shipped West of Rochester, 1885
bills.
The Illinois Gazette says:
Beware Of the notes of the Wisconsin Fire and Ma.
rine Insurance Co Geo. Smith the ostepsibe Cashier
has left Chicago for Scotland with large amount of
sDecs In his al! his lands
the hands OF his friends"
To this the Cincinnati Chronicle says:
This, very much inclined TO think. Ia base
ssnder Mr.. Smith the President Of this Bank because
he happens TO be rich mao and has fl to dis
good deal Of the paper offered him. has thereby
created great number of enemies We strongly
inclined believe that the Editor of the Gazette 10
the r,jected Mr.. Smith is Scotchman by birth and
frequently visits bis native land, and presume tina, he
only gone visit at The present time. The above
report may indeed be- true and We not authorized
10 contradict it. but we believe 1t TO be false
A statement made TO the House of Com
mons late session. of the and expenditure
for the year ending the 9th Of April last which
hbits surplus OF revenue over expenditure OF $50
800 This however. Includes a large received from
China which being deducted leaves surplus OF
Sl720OOO. The London papers presen, comparison
of this result with the estimate which made by Sir
Robert Peel in his financial slate ment the l4th OF
February. lsi5. Ia that estimate. allowing deduction
Of f2iS 600 for duties repealed and 1920 900
loss the excse, from the repeal of the auction and
glass De mpU'ed the surplus al GSO.OOO The
produce OF the several items OF revenue compared
with that estimate have given In the Customs
Of els6 600 Excise 276000 Stamps $3.50 600 Taxes
E24QU0 Post Office 99l 0O0 and Miscellaneous 953 900;
total Z / $50 coo. Deficiency compared with the est
mse. in the Property Tax all6G0, Crown Lands ESQ.,
600 tota 600 balance Of increase 491 600. This
result shows very prosperous state Of the business Of
the country during the past year.
Al New Orleans oath April. the Times says-
There has been increased demand for money and
door for paper have stifened considerable
tent. The quantity OF produce which Is heavy now ly
ing comparatively inactive, materially Increased
pressure the money market and capitalists
willing take fsvorte signatures unless u per
cent. We have heard Of some good business paper
which was passed q, y per cent per month The Banks
general curtaing their discounts. and this
has tendency 70 excite moneyed men, who IN common
with the Banks, less inclined 20 accommodate
Much anxiety Ia manifested the subject of the ult
enactment OF the Sub-TressurJ Bill Ia Texas Sc.
curites there be total inactivity Red Backs
l7csc; Interest Notes 10 c20; Eight per Cent Bonds
% 24c. Ten per Cent Bonds % are The difficulty
OF ne go;!sDg has been materially increased within the
past few days attributable probably. the state Of
the money market the North snd the increased rates
OF interest demanded there all time operations
Tue amount Of Bills offered exceeds the demand and
with the exception Of sight and short sgh Funds the
North al descr ptions of Exchange have materially de-
cned Sterling :; G9 per cent premium Francs ri
30 Sight Bills Sew-York tcs per cent premium
10 days sight the Norh par at per cent dis 90 days
! per cent dis.