New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-14
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS


COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For sa'es Of ssock, see Fs.r1k Page
"WEDNESDAY, P NJ.
There was a fair amount OF business doing IN the
leading fsnces Harlem improved but the others were
heavy. Reading sold at 81. which is decline sboui
equal to the dividend. Govt new Skies sold At s7.,
which is a farther decline Old Skies were offered al
1901
The Bill Market is rather hrner and some Of the
leading City drawn have sold al per cent The range
is Sac the principal sales being st 81
Freiehts Gre rather quiet but steady. Gov / Is
in nsrke, wanting several ships for transport. for troops
and stores. Flour is 5s Grain I'D Cotton 5l6d. TO
Liverpool Grain lsld to ireland.
The income of the Norwich ami Worcester Raj.
road for the sis months ending Both Nov s4oG5 II
Expenses and Interest ssl62s 70
PermsneD; expenditures not fairly
chsrsesble this six months. 1870 90
- 7647s 20
Net income -..-............... sbjtcs "
or nearly 81 per share.
The above figures include the net earnings Of the bost
A large and enthusiastic meeting has been
held a, st. Louis to consider the propHeiy Of building
railroad from 81 Louis across Illinois TO Indianapolis
The project considered very svorsby and surveys
of the route ordered This route would cut of large
angle formed By the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Pas
sengers from the Fast 10 s, Louis 90 south Yves
ery to the mouth Of the Ohio. and then northery up
the Mississippi 20 81 Louis. When this road is built
they will leave the Ohio al Madison for Indianapolis via
the railroad Of that ik and then the road direct for
st Louis The distance between Cincinnati and 81
Louis would thus be much shortened
The subscriptions 70 the Hudson River Railroad
reach now We understand $4,000. Three millions is
wanted before operations be commenced There .
better feeling aroused in regard this valuable enter.
prise and the subscriptions are coming in freely.
The Committee of Arbitration o; the Chamber
of Commerce for January consists Of Messrs Jas Lee
WIN. H. Tracy, VIM Chamberlain Caleb Bsrstow and
Drake Mlls
Treasury Notes Of all kinds are taken up by our
banks brokers and importers at par interest added
They are in demand for Custom house dues.
Bank OF England Notes are selling at from 81 65
to 81 Is per pound. No change to note in Uncunent
Money.
The following list of gold and silver coins com
prsing what are legal tender under the laws Of Con
Congress, is from Thompsons Bank Note Reporter
sovereigns .......s4 s3lspsnish Dollsrs.....sl 90
Half do ...-...-.... ii Mexican do -.-...-- l 90
Nspoeons go frsncs) 8 Five Franc pieces. 90
Double do. (iO frsncs) 7 GO, Also, Bolivar and Pc
Doubloons ..........15 col ruvian Dollars if
Shares if good weight good weight. l 90
in proportion.
sub-Treasurers and Postnssters must take these
coins when offered, except in cases of light weight
The following list of new Counterfeits is from
the same authority los on the Wakefield Bank R. l. ;
los on the Lockport Bank and Trust Co. COS the
Kew.York Stock Bank pos on the Bank OF Delaware ;
5s the Bank Of Pennsylvania 3s on the Merchants
Bank Newport R. / Sc on the East Hsddsm Bank, CT ;
los on the Essex County Bank los on the Ocean Bank
Newburyport, Mass IS on the Merchants Bank, Port,
land Me 3s on the Bank Of Wstertown; IS on the
Manchester Bank 3s on the Mechanics Bank Newbu
ryport SIS the Bank of Delaware los on the State
Bank of Indiana COS on the Armenia Bank, Leedsvlle
los on the Chemung Canal Bank 5Os the Fitchburg
Bank Mass: IS on the Merchants Bank Portland 81
on the Bank Of NewYork los on the Essex County
Bank Keeseyille IS on the Dayton Bank, Ohio % on
the Bank Of Caledonia, Vt Beware Of all notes pur
porting 10 be on the Commercial Bank Milingon or
the White Haven and Lausanne Turnpike CO. They
worthless, and yet they are repeatedly offered TO
store keepers.
The subscription books Of the Green Mountain
Bank open at Bennington, Vt s. in specie Is pad
on subscribing. The OF the Commissioners are
Lyman Patclin, David Love, Lyman Harrington
Thomas McDsnels Enos Adams, Nathan II. Botturn, j.
N Carpenter.
The Reading Railroad has declared Its first divi-
dend and the stock sold today dividend of at 81 The
net earnings of the Road for 1916 100000 and
the Company has declared dividend Of 10 per CT psy
able in stock equal to about per cent, cash.
The Merchants Bank Poughkeepsie, has de-
clared semi annual dividend Of four per cent payable
on the 18th inst.
The Bank Of Louisville has declared dividend
Of three and half per cent for tie last six months
The Northern Bank Of Kentucky, dividend Tor
the last six months OF four per cent
The North American Insurance Company, Phna-
delphia dividend OF per cent and per cent extra
The Clinton Bank OF Columbus. Ohio per Ct
The amount of Exports Of Domestic Produce to
Foreign Ports for the year lsi6, from Baltimore was
as follows;
First quarter sI4i2099 Third quarter 81 4s2 30
second do 800 l6OO5aj Fourth do 2O924g
Total for the year ls46, S66l7,53s do for le41 50
O36sl do for 1874 sI74a0d6 do for l-43 siio'-'o2
do for lsi2 si2s2sOl.
The annoyances OF the subTreasury are felt at
Boston. The Mercantile Journal says The members oil
the Cashiers Department in our Custom House are sep
exceedingly busy even al this season when iuiporia-
tons are comparatively small. How they will manage
In the busy season no one can tell The whole system
of specie payment beautiful In theory, is rdieued
By every one and it ia admitted all sides that We
have taken rerog-sde step into the regions of bar
bsrism.
Markets Carefully rtPorfsdJor The If'1unt
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. -.
AsHEs-There is nothing OF Importance doing
Prices without change Export from lst 10 18th jan
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