New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-08
COMMERCIAL AND Money MATTERS.
For Sales of Stocks, Sc. see Fourth Page.

For Sales Of Stocks, Sc. see Fourat PGe'e
MONDAY P. NJ
The Stock Market was inactive today but the
feeling rather better and some OF the fancics I'M
proved slightly North American Trust sustained tho
advance Saturday There appeara TO be lack ofcon
idence in the street otherwise would appear that
rise must take place the presen easy state of the
money market Another difficulty in the way OF rise
almost entire ahscncc o. outside spcculations The
transactions which take place daily the Board are he
the sitting Brokers VINO buy and sell at guar
ter per cent. variation An active business in Wslst
requires that there should be large ulavo excite
mcnt i'll the public at large.
In Foreign Bills there is but small business
doing but rates are nomnaly as before. Sterlinsis
STAG; Francs 3t65 30 Guidcrs 80 G3et, Marks
Banco 35i 1851; Rix Dolls 7sa7st
The earnings of the Western Railroad for eight
months ending August 81 1916 were S39e,70O g.
against s,91l5e IL for the period in 1915 beingan
increase OF slOl54l TO- equal to about three snd half
per The capital stock At this ratio the increase
Tor the year will be in the neghborhood OF sl5o00o or
five pc. on the capital
The earnings OF the Eastern Division OF the Enc
Railroad for the month OF August 1916, were as follows
Passengers md Mail..............-... 6lil o
Total 80. sl66oo 70
.Ds
Same time last year IoooO GO
Increase 70. ........... IS 90
Account of earnings OF the Mohawk and Hudson
Railroad from the 22d to the Jlst day OF August
For transportation OF Passengers, first class s39s =,
second do. ia rs
Freight I3l ~
Total .......-... Observation-Disclosures. Si,2ii 81
Lust .-...-.--..-.---...--------. J7J7 -
Increase ........... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1896 70
The Girard Bank, Philadelphia has made ar
rangemcn, for the reception OF their notes o all tho
other City Banks. They pass currently in business and
from present indications the Institution seems TO be
fully established in the confidence of the community
At Philadelphia the Banks arc discountng with
some freedom and business is gradually increasing
But stocks, good and bad, heavy and daily sink
little farther down in the scale OF prices
The Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad was put
up a, auction on Friday and bid OIL by the Agent OF
the Board OF Public Works in behalf OF the State, for
sixty thousand dollars There only two bids be
side those OF State by the oil Portsmouth
and one by gentleman the North DESTROYS of pur
chasing for the IRON rails.
At Cincinnati Eastern Exchange was per cent.
premium There continues to be good demand for
Money paper OF long date or OF not strictly prime
quality, cannot be discounted
Among :he exports OF Domestic produce from
this port since January lst eight months have been
l2ll bbln Flour against 1881 last year same time
6O6o8 barrels Of Meal against 1925 563la7 bushels
Corn against ai0a6 1882 bushels Whea, against
1902 1904 barrels Pork against 1854 1861
barrels Beet against 1886 29l09 kegs Butter
against 7Ol SAG casks 39O95 boxes Cheese asains.
433s cask. and 33 boxes 5607 casks Taow against
1880 and 293l5 casks Ashes against 1880 casks The
increase the exports Of breads,ufs i, will oe noticed
Is very large.
The Concord Railroad Corporation had a meet
ing on Wednesday which the question Of building the
souhegan branch TO Amherst indefinitely postponed
The subject OF subscribing the stock Of the Ports
mouth and Concord Railroad not reached. The
Board adjourned for month
Statement OF the business the Pennsylvania