New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-11
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For sales Of Stocks, see Fourth Page.

MoSDAT, = VI.
The fancy market has risen to-day under the i'm
preston Of pence leaven from Washington and the pm
ces are about per better than on Saturday The
transactions were not very large and there were not
grea, many stocks Offering.
In foreign bills there is as get little account but
quotations are firm The supply Of bills is good We
quote Sterling al l07. Gl07: Paris 54005fJi! Am
serdarn 3s; a3s:; Hamburg 34s d3i Bremen lot a '64
There was a rrmor in the street that the Great
Western had brought cut British gold but we be-
ieye this is notthe fact
The advices by the Great " estern are not looked
upon as important and have had little OF no effect in
this market. Cotton and Flour rather duled but
the change unimporJsn The depression OF trade IN
tho manufacturing districts may have bad effect upon
Cotton neasuraby upon -four grain, pork DC az when
the operatives not in full employment and wages the
consumption of provisions falls of TheLondon money
market was rather depressed but this is probably only
temporary. The demand Tor money for carrying on the
gigantic Railway system has caused coscncss Of the
money market but all this money goes into active
circulation among the people this is evil which will
cure itself The harvest promises to be good NJ
though the Potato rot will probably some distress
and a continuance Of the unfavorabe weather cxpe-
rieuccd would inurc the Grain crops materially The
The result The last years crop OF gram mas oee me
6i Indian Corn in the favor
Of the British eating public, and certain marker Il no"
onened for that description OF grain when the home price
is not too high England may beat us in Manchester
shrtings but we can manufacture Corn on the West
crn prairies and feed Ireland and the manufacturing
districts II great deal cheaper than she can
Nothing has vet been done we believe by the
Agents of Government in relation to transportation Of
the troops 10 California Several shpmasters busiy
n,routing but the Agent OF the Government here does
not appear to be so reckless of Uncle Sans funds as
those who have been making charters down South
Flour is 2s with engagements Cotton lie firm at lar
thug.
The Girard Bank opened at the old banking
house on Third.s Philadelphia this morning. Tor the
resumption of Banking business. All the debts OF
the institution except one or two claims which are IN
suit have been paid and means 10 meet those disputed
issued as well any outstanding notes of the bank that
NAV hereafter light, have been placed in the
hands of the Trustees. The amount saved from the
wreck considerably exceeds the expectations OF the
stockholders Gree, credtisarv"rded The Bank opens
with capital Of between eighty and hundred thousand
dollars and with convertible assets 10 an equal amount
giving az active banking capital Of two hundred hous
and dollars What miserable remnant OF Us Original
capal OF five millions Of dollars Mr.. Ford has been
chosen by the directors President the Bank tor the
The Insurance Company OF the State OF Pennsyl-
yania al Philadelphia. declared dividend OF four per
cent on the s instant, OF the profits OF the last SIX
months.
Ar Buffalo the receipts of every description du-
ring last week excepting articles OF wheat and slaves
were unusually light, That Of -four less than for any
similar period this season. few OF the principal
articles landed during the first week in August are ap
pended
s6s5 10. 637 1890 621o00it. 77oooott
Together with 100 bales wool li5 bbls pork and ~
coo bushels oats.
The Polvncsian." published al Honolulu has
stacmcn, OF the whaling trade OF the Sandwich Islands
from which it appears that the amount oil American
property by ships and oarks nj those Islands
in l45 was no less than s046 070 made up as follows
5a3 Whsle ships with their outfits a, 10000
Value OF Oil and Bone ss-oU.U
Is Merchantmen $1,000 each 444o0V
Total .-.-..- S20it1,0'0
Ii appears that some of the English subscribers
TO the Atlantic and 81 Lawrence Railroad have backed
out and thus throws some doubt the completion OF
the Road The following estimate of the business ofths
Road has been made suppose the capital 10 be s600
eco the calculation will give idea OF the profits 10
be derived:
5000 Passengers yearly. AT IS 500
Produce and Merchandise .iUeO
100000 Cords OF Mood at Is -----.-. Srvto
For the Mails -sVV
Deduct expenses, computed at --.------.- sVVSV
Balance ...........-.-..-..... $4,000
Say $4,000 oy IA PEI cent the capital OF the Com
pany.
The New burypor; Herald contains the following
statement, under date OF the 9Th instant:
The stockholders Of the Globe and Ocean Mills meet
tomorrow take measures for the increase OF ther