New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-18
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sales Of Stocks. sac Fourth Page.

THCRsDAY, N
The Stock Market was heavy at the first Board
to-day, and the transactions limited. Harlem went
down TO sit Al the Second Board prices rallied 1T
tie. There IT, however animation IN the street COM
pared with thc usual activity OF this season OF year.
and the absence OF outside spectators has very much
changed the character OF stock business OF Wall''.
There appears present but little prospect OF any
dcn Improvement and the number OF the Brokers
must we should think coon be reduced The business
is not sufficient for all who engaged in it
The Foreign Bill market is very quiet Sterling
is 9G9i. Francs $780, Guidcrs 39i 239i Marks Banco
35i d3ji Xix Dollars 7si079
The ship Samuel Hicks has been takonuP to
loud Grain for Liverpool at sid and two or three other
ships have been taken for outpors Flour to Liverpool
is steady AZ 2s I'd Grain sd no Cotton offering
The Deposit Banks receive tho Treasury Notes
OF their customers deposit IN consequence OF direct
instructions that effect from the Treasury Depart
msnt This has probably been found necessary
in order To the rapid depreciation OF these notes
These of the Government Banking establishment
irrcdeetnable within year and bearing nominal inter
est of mill per cent it might be- expected wOuidnee
some bolstering They should have borne ak per ccnL
interest and then they would have been taken freely p
capitalists at par az investment 1t is small business
for the American Government Ia cndenyOr TO s~Ind5
the public of years interest the loss falling NANNY
on those who III afford 1t Jacob Barker has pub
shed a letter in New Orleans this subject IN when
he says that he warned the Secretary Of tho Treasury
tina, this depreciation would ensue unless hese nos
were made rcdeernsblc gold and silver pfesenta'
tion in some place He remarks also very Justly
II the Government do wish these notes to form
currency they should bear interest OF at esstb Po
cent. per allowed by law, dnstcad of0Hs"'~
as now For to make poor soldier or those VINO 'u'
nsh supplies and the of transportation awnl
year for their money which is due IN gold ana 'h''''
without allowing interest, is clearly unjust
The Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn, has declared
dividend OF three and half per cent
The tolls collected at Berwick. on the Nonh
Branch Canal in August s liz,
Per last - -:
Coal cleared in August, 1903 during the 'e'0''
l0505s tons.
We understand that contracts have been nao'
By the Erie Railroad Co tor building the Road !" 'a'
Delaware, and that strong Engneer force 's on ~
ground far BingharntOn getting tns ioH" 'sDs'
10. contracts The Newburgh Branch gong on ''o"
The Erie Directors are using every cxerton to pa'n
great work they have charge Of TO rapid eomps''p
increase. l.
The Sun Of this morning has an a1tc'' 'p0-
Harlem Railroad OF (which the following are exua'N
The Harlem Railroad Company are isS'tps -
stock to raise money, and their Railroad fp" ~ oxna
seized under injunction. We have seldom Ms
more unfortunate concern, or one 80 ~ 80, and
managed. II has been IN existence Jo"a.eE "a 80
has built only twenty five or thirty miles % 49, I4a
expenditure in stock cash, OF one Stl0H 80 4.
dred thousand doays During seasons oi G,, M
stock rose as high hundred and eSUy ~ .B "a
share fshares are one hundred dollars earh aAa ne
low dollars per share! In SOME Sbt 20
Company paid expenses in others they run ~ /.
keep their cars running Ihey axe no. B', rsouye
breax.neck race in competition with inc ~.
asserting their intention 10 build ROAD 10 yy,s
full history OF the Harlem concern and n a~,ees
would be advantageous 70 all exposed 10 e rthez,
OF similar organizations, If we could only ooosa , Avn
tic details Fourteen years have expired "In" = my,
dend OF single cent 10 the stockholdefs Le mn Is
enormous rcyenuesit mas property ana y ySIsos
expenditures with vengeance. "a HsN-
really ashamed Of the concern .o,L
The Report of the South Carolina Banks ~i ~.
August gives ~. ,-s
specie s53l4s3 Circulation ssSS5s7s
Deposit. 1901 ioOl Loans and Dbos- '''s'',
The ST, Louis Republican has the following III
lation 10 money matters Il
We .t hear grea, complain, abou, the hardhe', no =
the times and the scarcity Of money. To 'oa.. ~,
state Of things may be very true, but doubtless Wa" h
generality OF business there has been s.r-s
change for the better. Eastern and southern -.
IL p:ntier Currency Is passing 10 and ifo II $50,
quantities and all The other facilities for me hsns
OF business. expanded and tor .ns TIC de
small degree of confidence Is again s,uy crea.
and The rae. Of aress are much lower than they s ss
during The sps and and sf 3 e" can t0 only
a. o.Ie' rs a. ~ ran.s Sight Checks plenty sna
o oenp al per cent southern have advanced SHADE
Az Louisville the rates OF Eastern Exchange "o
=, ! osr cent stpresent This supply has been isir'