New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-11
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
ssr Sales Of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Pare.

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The business Of the street remains quite stag
,s and it uphill work for the operators get up
[,ry lind OF excitement The fluctuations are small,
Eastaerc appears TO be sympathy between the fan
,,ss soue going up and others down the same day
,ad rotrorsa. The amount OF transactions is limited
I'd almost entirely confined three fancy Rail-
soad. There is money enough in Wall.st. TO cause
t,e but strong infusion of outside influence of some
Had needed to give life to the present stagnason
the market for Foreign Bills is firm, although
MI active There is impression that rates will rise
h.;ue the Steamer, and some speculative purchases
ry Sterling have been made 81 and some good bills
Francs $3.50 for frs, rate bills Guilders 39039i
i ak Dollars 75407si; Marks Banco 35; 035!.
i Freights are firm and vessels quite scarce. The
Phantom, English brig. has been taken up for Cork
md market TO load Grain Some shipments Of Wheat
been made Liverpool at 3D. which is better and
Flour spears be established at 2s Sd sterling Of
coaon hear OF no shipments making.
The money Market is very easy. Capital is
sburisnt and party offered to loan in the street
$4,000 on stocks at per cent. The Banks dis
counting all the good paper offered and want more In
the street good paper sells easily but paper with any
| doati sboutit goes with difficulty.
We hear from Boston of the failure OF an old Job
oug House IS years in business for 100000 1t created
| considerable feeling.
1 The frame OF the Washington is going up rapidly
the yard OF tine Messrs Weservcl; She is the first
.hipof Mr. Mlss Line OF Ocean Steamships and it is
calculated she will make the trip in nine days.
! The Board Of Publie Works Of Virginia have
leased the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad to the
Town of Portsmouth until the meeting OF the Legisa-
NJ ~ ha
sndthc Road WILDE kept operation until the Legtsa.
tare takes action in the premises
The Macon and Western Railroads OF Georgia
now extend from Savannah to Atlanta continuous
chain OF two hundred and nnetytwo miles Passengers
carried the entire distance nineteen hours for ten
dollars
At Louisville Eastern Exchange is in fair supply
Es per cent.
r. The following is a resume Of the Exchange ope.
rsions os the year at Mobile from the Advertiser:
There has been uniformity in the rates of exchange
fore and domestic during the year past almost
mArkable that in the prices OF Cotton Through the
months of September and October when business was
light Sterling was at premium OF e09t per cent and
% day and sight bills NewYork quoted Ii a
ana s0s per cent discount The market, too, has
generally been well supplied with bills. Our table shows
the range OF quotations il has existed without mate
rial change Tor several months past. Alabama notes
have gradually improved IN value throughout the entire
year They quoted year since at q az per cent
durount-now they put down at a per cent dis
count. The discount has been low al per cent
andtha too for several consecutive months There is
present little inquiry after them and hence the slight
decline. Just this there is quite strngency in
monetary affairs of this communty-but our business
look forward with hope 10 the opening OF the mar
kt in great staple for Improvement in the state
oithGgs-and sincerely trust their expectations may
be realized.
Freghts at present are nominal say Id to Liverpool
lL16c to Havrc and &c. to New-York The highest
rates during the in May and June last when
Liverpool quoted at Id Iiavre lac, and New orS
per H. At present there is great scarcity OF ton
mage in port. There is not vessel here unengagcd
AT New Orleans bills were dull. Sterling a5
francs 5i3Oa5f32i sight Ncw-lorls par and pre-
mum.
The official statement of the earnings of the Nor
wch and Worcester Road for August has not yet beer
received but we understand that the excess com
I PACED with last August will be about $1,000
The following have been the arrivals. coastwisc
at this Port during the current year, 1916;