New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-16
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS
For Sale, Of Socks. &c. see Fourth Page

THURSDAY P. NJ
The Stock Market exhibits the same general
features Of inactivity as before noticed The quotations
are. however, frmer Treasury Notes sold at 81 Gov
eminent Skies were rather better
There has been considerable business done for
the Steamer but the supply of Bills having been con
siderable the rates have not improved. Sterling first
class Bills sold at Ct Francs 33i d532i. The market
closed dull.
There has been less done to-day in Freights, but
the quotations are frmer There not many vessels
on the market British brig taken for Liverpool
at 81 I'd and led and three Americans at Is For
300 tierces Beef Is paid To London 4s 3d0is I'd
was asked and we understand the packet obtained Is
Sd for Flour.
Eight and half millions of Indiana Bonds, out
of eleven millions have been surrendered here under
debt arrangement. BY paragraph in another column
1t will be that Mr Laner ofindans goes out 10 the
steamer as agent OF the State 10 consummaie the ar
rangemenis.
The earnings of the Harlem Railroad have been
for the fret IA days of July pol
Same time last year ---------..-.--'..---- 'oo'
Increase .-.................. 1854
The New Jersey Railroad Co. have declared a
dividend of - per cent the Mechanics and Traders
Bank of New Orleans, 3 per cent the Seamens Bank
for ssvngs the Chsmberss st. Savings Bank, and the
Bowery Savings Bank interest their usual rates the
Bank of Wilmington snd Brandywine, tDel) semi
annual dividend of per cent the Delaware and Rara-
tan Canal and Camden and AmbOy Railroad Co. y semi
annual dividend of per cent the Philadelphia and
Trenton Railroad Co. per cent for months
The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company,
for the purpose of providing with which to re-
lay their track with the heavy iron rail- have concluded
to increase their capital stock.
MIR Leayitt, the agent of the Illinois debt is now
mskng the third semi annual payment OF nieres, on the
Bonds Of the state OF Illinois The first payment made
on this account amounted TO s. $500 the second 10
$3s9.lOO and the third (or present. to7 These psy
mens made upon the coupons due the first Monday
of January. 1912 of tina $1,000 bonds and upon the
amounts due let July 1912, of the sterling bonds
Ones of the Merchants Bank of Baltimore al
tered TO tens sre in circulation.
At Boston money is very plenty and capitalists
have made loans at ~ as per cent The Banks have
taken some paper below legal Interest Some oil the
new City Loan has been sold at fair profit Railway
bsras of the dividend class continue to be In good favor
and demand for investment and prices are daily and
steadily advancing.
The Merchants Bank of Philadelphia gives no
tee thu, application will be made TO the Legislature 81
its next session for authority to increase the espt
stock from time time from the sum OF sSOoVVo 10
sum no, exceeding 81 100000, by increasing the par
value of the shares.
At Buffalo there israther more inquiry Tor money
but the market is easy, and the banks sre resay o'
counting at the OF interest ssy seven per cent
Currency is abundant the bills Of the several banks CIR
culstns West having been returned for specie or East
arm drafts which have been readily met. The amount
of uncurrent funds aos Is very irAing for this season
OF the year
The batch ofsupposed counterfeit fives on the La
fsvet,e Rank Cincinnati detected at Buffalo are pro
nounced frauds by the Cashier OF that institution
The Annual Report OF the b ank OF Charleston
shows that the surplus of the bank on the i' oil July
Sos S54 So after dividing six per cent Tor the year
while the losses within the period have amounted
1 In the aggregate to only $500 30.
The Superintendent OF the Central Michigan
Railroad w Brooks Esq has advertised for proposals
for grading that portion OF the road between Antwerp
and New Buffalo The district 70 be graded 10 60 miles
The Detroit Free Press, ia commenting the
business prospects OF state Remarks thai the year
-46 may be said to be the rs wear that exports
have exceeded the imports 10 any great amount the bal
anee Ia favor OF the state being MOI far from million OF
dollars Averaging the past ak Years il may DC said the
surplu, has almost equsled ths purchase of mere
disc Al the East Previous 20 leiC was heavy
creditor for merchandise The Undated prices of 1880
and the depreciation that followed that period OF all
tcles of traffic As we'll real estst left the trading
munity almost bankrupt Hundro ds were ruined Com
promises sales of land and the ope ration OF the Bankrupt
s of 1870 ,et,ed many millions OF the Indebtedness
of the citizens The Lsw of lstO brought 10 csose
S5OO0OOO Of embarsssmenis with larger class OF tns
en,srprising inhabitants Since the Michigan has De
come rghssd-s more solid basis or business has gov