New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-05
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY mATrERs.
For Sales Of Stocks, Sc. sec FosrtA Peys


TUESDAY. p. N
The business OF the Board was rather large o.
day, and prices had upward tendency The Fanc.es
generally improved and the sound stocks were 10 re
quest at full For Treasury Notes the inquiry Vas
large and the improved 10 a per cent al ~Ach
large parcels were sold The bears are circulating A
statement that interest payable these un
III maturity two years hence-the holder consequently
losing the his interest which should be psa
semi annually I, is true thsi nothing is said the face
OF the note In regard semisnnua payment OF the TO-
ere., but the advertisement Of the Secretary which
we annex from the Union Is explicit on this Poiat
TREAsuKy DEPARTMENT Feb. ls47
Sealed proposals will be received until the tenth day
of April next inclusive for 0sn OF eighteen millions
OF dollars under the OF the sth January last author
izing the issue OF Treasury Notes. sc. on Treasury
Notes to De issued under said act payable io years d
the dae Of said Notes, rith interest ne rate Of sl ~
cent per asHE.a. payable ssnpi-aaHEaliy
This advertisement will, OF course be binding on Ne
Secretary it the bids accepted were prediessd
In Bills there is not much doing and the rate.
are steady st Ct a6i for Sterling with oarer. ask
ing o. Frsncs are 537! ass. No movement OF in
portsnce can be looked for until the steamer arryes
In Freights there is no change to note. Flour is
being taken "a Cd in British and IS in American yes
sells Grain sel0d Heavy freigh, j5Gi0s. Cotton
3l6d nominally small British vessel was taken
I'D tor Wheat for port in Ireland To avre the raes
are rs cents for Flour IS cents for Grsn 10 Antwerp
% cents tor Grain.
The business streets now present an appearance
of activity which speaks well for the prosperity Of our
City The narrow streets appropriated 10 the sale Of
dry goods almost impossible by reason OF the block
AIDE OF boxes and bales which cucumber them directed
to all parts OF this great Union. Most OF the Southern
and Western buyers have completed their purchases
and have a crowd OF customers from this State
and the East We learn that the country dealers gener
ally came to town well prepared 10 wipe out old H.
debedness or To buy large stocks tor cash and that the
dry goods business has seldom been 80 active and
healthy as at present Gould our jobbers overcome
their propensity to force trade beyond proper limits
by the temptation Of long credits. should ook 10,
very prosperous year for trade The vary large price,
obtained for produce during the year past be. pu The
country In funds for liberal expenditures and our ner
chants will reap the advantage We might speak elo
quenty of the superior advantages offered 10 the eoun
try dealer by the New York market but they have come
how managed to discover them without prompting -.
We leave such appeals to Philadelphia and Boston The
Auction sales Of last week were well attended and de-
petngs, with which the market Is overstoc bed sod
low The late arrivals have led up the as.ortneDs on
the importers but the large Gales have broken them
again considerable extent The prizes are generally
satisfactory. Foreign Woolens in fair demand ca
pecisly fancy csssmeres. The stocks ara light Do.
nestle Goods are steady with considerable business
doing
Bicknells Reporter says Our Money Market is
without change. Good paper is readily negotiated At
legal interest Last week of much excitement
in Stock Market Canal and Railroad Stocks I'd.
yanced very rspidy-wbe several Fancies also took
an extraordinary start
There are now four parties OF engineers eugss
ed in surveys for the Hudson River Railroad The 10
cation expected to be settled By the latter part of h.
month, from this City to Fishkill distance Of sixty
miles II is understood that the Directors will. mme
disely after the location Is settled put this the
important portion of the line under contract.
The second instalment of IS per share 10 the
capital stock Of the Pennsylvania Railroad company Is
required TO be paid before the ith Of May More
than one half the amount has already been paid TO-
The Philadelphia Bank has declared dividend
OF per cent also a distribution of o. per share from
funds received from the Trustees of the Bank Of The
United States tbs Bank of Northern Liberties has DE-
clared per cent
The quantity of Domestic Exports from Boston
during two weeks ending lst May 500 packages
sad bales, valued s256.332. OF these $3.50 packages
went to Canton. and $50 to Valparaiso.
The circulation OF the Rochester Bank. sis7i5
OF. The BUSINESS of that place requires much
larger amount aud the banks have been obliged 70 pro
cure bank notes from the East.
An arrangement is under consideration with the
stockholders OF the Bank of Commerce. Philadelphia
that when consummated will enable the bank 10 make
dividends, which Ii cannot do now. long As 10
capital lie not whole. The par Of the shares is SO and
their estimated value s33 25. The object of the a..
rangement IL to surrender to the bank onethrd Of The
shares or for each holder TO advance s on each share
held.
The revenue from the British steamships at BOs-
for the first quarter of the present year ending April
|, 10 as follows
Hbernis, entered Jan. 25..........s9 i52i 10
Cambria, Feb. 22.......-.. g27i6 81
Hibernis March 22........ 94a52 ~
iosA------ .--'----------.--- .s<s2 l25 II
The amount received during the first quarter Of s',