New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-27
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.


FRIDAY, P NJ.
There was not much activity in Stocks today.
and the Tsncies continue to fall off For Investment
stocks however there Is fair inquiry and the quota
! tons are steady
In Bills there is but a moderate business, andth
rates Of 'teriny lower Leading bills are selling at
5d5s and eooo bills may be found At a. as per cent
/ Francs are irm as 40. The supply Is large.
The Freight Market continues steady, although
not very active in Consequence OF the lack Of tonnage
ready to load ship was taken for Belfast At 95s for
provisions. One two vessels for Ireland at sod snd
the GArrick reported be engaged full at Is and sod
Engagements were made for Liverpool at So Cd. 2se
3Od. and e0sa95s The ate. to the Continent other
than Hayre are Grain 2sd IN bulk Flour g. Ashes 75s
Rice zoos. Cotton cts = n. sc.
The Sub Treasurer here mas sent million and a
half Of gold to Philadelphia TO be coined
/ The new Treasury Notes which have made their
appearance credit to the Government Banking Es
Enlistment By being made payable to assignee and
endorsed by him to bearer they become good crsu-
la,ins medium. On the face IS Principal fundabe a,
the option OF the holder in United States per cent
stock in the semsnnusl nteres, redeemsbs in 1907
The interest for various periods Is calculated on the
back which enables the holder to compute easily what
interest has accumulated.
The New-York State Bank at Albany has de
clared annual dividend OF per cent payable "a
the lat Of March
Subscribers to the Hudson River Il abroad mus
remember that the ten per nsalment must be psl
IN before the LIST March or the benefit Of the subscp
tons s'-sa- will be lost To expedite the col
econs which has been rendered necessary by the shor
time intervening be.----- si- and ha let prox the Com
missioners have deposited in Banks drafts all SUB
scrbers of shares and upward there being time
to call upon MANI These drafts have bean dstribui
ed a. follows according to the initials of the names
the subscribers:
and BIN the Mechanics Bank % Wallst
c and DIN the American Exchange Bank, 80 Wallst
L. ? and Gin the Bank of the State OF York,
Wsllst
HI J, K and LIN the Bank of NewYork corner
William and Wall SITS.
ST. N and DIN the Bank of Amercs, - Wsllst
r. Q and Rim the City Bank SO Wslst
: and Tin the Bank OF Commerce. - Walst
Nv w and lin the Phenix Bank IS Wsllst
Subscribers for less amounts will pay the Office OF
the Company Interest Accrues from day Of payment.
The Allentown Register thus speaks Of the Lee
high Bank
The Lehish County Bank closed on Monday noon.
the 18th inst since then the banking house has re-
NAMED closed and no business transacted.
The stockholders of the Pittsburgh and McColens-
Vile Railroad have met and adopted resolutions I'M
friendly to the Baltimore connection, and favorable to
the Central Route They sdjourded until the 9th April
The bill to repeal the charter OF the Mechanics
Bank of Paterson passed the NewJersey House Of Rep
resentatves on Wednesday By vote Of 81 to II has
vet to be acted on the Senate. The bill TO charter
the somervie and Eastern Railroad passed the Senate
on the day
The loan of el5OOO0. for which proposals were
invited BY the Philadelphia city authorities last week
for the purpose Of enabling the Mayor to subscribe to
and pay the fret instsmen OF IS upon thirty thousand
shares Of stock the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has been taken by ten citizens after il had been
eer,ained that but about $1,000 had been offered.
and that premium Of one per cent Il Is said that
those who have taken the loan Corporstors Of said
Company.
The following was the business Of the South Car
dina Railroad for the hrst two weeks in February
1916 le<7.
Receipts tl5203 a. S25Ss7
Passengers. 1853 2079
Increase Of receipts ...-...-.-...-..-s l07I
Increase OF passengers.-------.-...- 80