New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-17
AND MONEY MATTERS.


FRIDAY. p. NJ.
The Stock Market was very active today, and
,>psrslly buoysnt With few exceptions the fsnces
roroved The sound stocks sre also bringing better
,,ces, and are In good demand The spectators are
,ow very busy 10 the street. and the sales are daily to
considerable extent
There has been speculative movement in Bills
odsy and tho market has been swept of large pro-
,oon Of the bills Offering The rates have advanced
nd frat class Sterling has been sold at per cent We
suo,s sac. Francs 545a5A2i, which is higher.
Ths feet of British vessels which has arrived
as week has depressed the Freight Market materially
and frs ghs but half what they were some
uus since Engagements to Liverpool have been made
a, low a. 80 Cd and l2d but the market cannot be quo
,.a,ower than 4se4s Sd and l4ol6d to Liverpool and
le.nd A vessel taken for Limerick yesterday at
I'd To the Continent the rstes lower. For Flour
the rate is o. Is; Grain 80 cts.
Tho loan AZ far as we can ascertain, was award
ed IS follows;
COrcorsn Riggs Washington premium. .sl4 100000
Essha Riggs New York, l3c per $lOO..-... l65O0O0
lhn Thompson, "a Wallst. SOC per $780,. 100000
l,sher party in New York ..----.-.-.... 100000
0aers unknown In lots up TO per cent 49,. 100000
Total SIS 100000
Treasury Notes went up today to per cent
premium making large profit for those who were for
,unste enough to have their bids accepted.
The City Bank has declared a semi annual divi
asnd Of 4 per cent payable May l.
The receipts at the Custom. House, in this City,
for the month of April thus far compared with the same
period last year, show a considerable increase
The receipts for the st week in April S20e965 80
Do I'd week .-------.--... 623,2lb 9O
Do on 18th inst. &l02, 1923 "a
Do 18th inst. III. 2l2 %
Do 18th inst l07,75l 20
Total to the l4th ,lb0Ot9 OF
Against last year TO the same date 1937oO AZ
Increase from last year 1906 309 ID
At a meeting Of the Directors of the Appleton
Bank, Lowell John A. Knowles. Esq. was chosen Presi
dent and John A. Buttrck, Cashier Mr. Buttrck is the
present Treasurer Of Lowell.
The Legislature Of Michigan has incorporated a
Company for the construction of Ship Canal around
the Falls Of St. Marie, which, when completed, will
unite Lake Superior in the great chain Of navgable wa
ters of the West Commissioners have been appointed
for the purpose of opening books to receive suoscrp
tons to the capital stock of this Company The coat OF
the work. according to a former estimate will be
,Sll4ooO.
The tariff of tolls upon the public works OF Ohio
does not vary essentially from that of last year. On
Corn Meal 1t is modified that 1t shall not exceed rs
cents on 1000 lbs for any distance, instead OF mills
DER mile for the frat 100 miles and mills on all over
100 as it stood last year.
By the law passed at the last session OF the Le-
rslsture of Missouri authority vested In the City
Council of St Louis to subscribe S500C00 toward the
construction of the St Leuis and Atlantic Railroad to
syy tax to pay the interest &C II the owners OF real
Estate the city by their votes should decide In favor
of The proposition.