New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-21
COMMERCIAL AND moNEY MATTERS.
For SAILS Of Stocks &c. see Fourth Pqs,

For SAILS Of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Pag,
THURSDAY, p. NJ.
There was buoyant feeling at the Board to-
DAY. and prices OF the fsncies, as well as the sound
stocks improved. There was considerable improve
meni in Harlem the new administration promising TO
bsvery advantageous to the interests Of the road There
was good demand for Pennsylvania partly is sisted
to FL contracts made in London.
The bill market is dull, but rates are without
change Sterling 81 All Francs 1924 $3.50.
Freights are more active, but no higher Five
six vessel. taken up for Cork and market at
sand lid, and some engagements were made for Lv-
srpOo at "a Cd and 3D. To the Continent the rates
without change.
The Indiana State Debt arrangement is pro
gresDg rapidly and will be all accomplished during the
present month Some four millions Of bonds have been
received by the last two steamers from London and are
now In course of registry and exchange for the new
and Canal stocks In addition TO which more than
two millions held in this country have already for
ward for the same purpose. The Trustees duly
elected on the 10th inst Thus every provision of the
law is now certain to be complied with The frs, pay
ment Of interest the State stocks takes place in
this City on the Is, July next The buyer of $1,000
bond which costs $500 which the interest $4
per snnum gets under tho arrangement 800 of bonds
on $500 of which interest at per cent $50 per an
nun will be punctualy paid lst July and after beside
one per cent TO be funded hereafter.
The Alliance Insurance Company is about to
wind up Its business.
new Bank is about to be established, by Mr.,
Freeman Clarke at Rochester
The business of the Reading Railroad, for the
portion Of the current year commencing the lst De
eember 1896 and ending on the 18th May lsI7 showss
If iasf
rear equal to 1920 tons and instead Of charge for
tolls and freight Of 81 IS it has been reduced to 95 cs
free Of drawbacks The report of the 18th January,
ls7 gives the gross quantity Of coal transported over
the road l,lss 25e tons the revenue from which was
SeOooS7, at average of al IS per ton
BEGINNING on the Let Dee ls45 and ending on the 18th
May 1916 the tonnsge 342 l05 at 81 35 S46l s45
From Let Dec. ls46. TO 18th May lsl7, the tor
mage was 516O75 at 97.-lOO.- 364,si6
ithus appears matter of general interest not
only thu, the Reading Railroad Company has contTibu
ted largely the supply of fuel but that the cost 10 the
consumers has been very materially reduced.
The exports of Boston Cor the week ending May
Is sl6I eO7 of which slll 55a were domestic pro
ducts. Specie imported same week, slo3,o66.
The following is condensed comparative state
men, of the receipts and expenditures the Delaware
Division Pennsylvania Canal, to the Is, inst
Receipts for tolls 70 May 1, ic41-..- SHSl25 ~
May !, 1876 ............. 1885 ls
Increase receipts. ..-...-.---.---.--.sl5l35 02
Expenditures to May l. ls47 including all
Damages .--.--.---...---.--.-.-. ~ "
Do to May, 1876. do. do...-...-.....-... 214I2 US
Decreased expenditure ..........."-.sla12s %
Making an increased revenue of...........S5OsoO US
There Is every prospect Of this Division paying the
interest three millions Of dosrs-cost $l,3sl7h 20
The Railroad from Detroit 70 Kalamazoo IS now
IN successful operation having improved since 1t came
INTO the hands Of Bosionians. Workmen are now en-
sAsed IN grading of Kalamazoo, and the exPecta
ron Is 10 complete the road to Lake Michigan BY an
o'oer year The point Of termination at the Lake not
definitely settled. II will be either at EewBufso or
~ Joseph II now takes about ~ hours TO 60 from De
Hoh 70 Chicago by this route. The distance u g.O |
es va from Detroit to Kalamazoo, by railroad l4o; ,
80" hssmszoo TO ST. Joseph by stage, ~ and from
o. 'osepn to Chicago, by steamboat, 69.
An arrangement has been made by which re-
saenon OF large portion OF the Indebtedness OF the
wilmington Railroad has been made. The only debt OF
's company at this time is the funded mortgage losn,
pssssis In 1850 and amounting to s2i6l,776 o. The
Feend mortgage loan, Of 800 sterling and the
as noafirg deb, have been extinguished by CONVEX
I'a INTO the stock of the Company ct par By this
'"ssnsas TIE annual Interest payable by the Comps
srsdaesd sas sum Of 10000 Every no,e Of the