New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-02
COMMERCIAL. AM MONEY nArTERs.
For Sales Of Stocks &c. see Fourth Page.


THURSDAY, P. NJ.
There was not a large business done at the Board
today, but the market generally improved Harlem
exception TO the tendency of the market and de-
clined. There also al the Second Board a decline
n this stock with heavy sales nearly 5000 shares Urea
sury again advanced and sold at the Second Board
at "a premium The demand Is large, and for this as
well AS other investment stocks has been increased by
the large Of dividends paid day TIE various
public and cooperative stocks.
The steamer having gone there is nothing doing
In Bills The quotations remain as before, 6a6t for
Sterling, 1921 for Francs.
The departure of the steamer has also had an
effect upon Freghts and there is less doing today The
quotations for Liverpool 3sa3s Cd and to London
Sc Cd. at which engagements were made Grain
was shipped at lOdalld. For Ireland the demand is
limited To the Continent there is nothing doing.
The amount of money now in the course of pay
for interest upon the Government State and Cor
porate Loans and Stocks very large not less than
and a half millions of dollars. Among others we were
pleased the Indiana State Agent Mr. Bright busiy
engaged at the office of Messrs WiDslow Perkins in
paying the interest upon the new Indiana State stocks
The holders looked very cheerful they In to
ceve their respective amounts. Mr. Bright has an
pie fund here for this payment as the revenues col
leced the pas, year from taxation applicable TO il have
proved more than required and will be considerably in
creased this year The reception of interest by the In
diana debt holders quite a novel sensation.
Great preparations are being made at Chicago
for the reception OF The Delegates to the Hsroor and
River Convention" The citizens rendering their
hospitsties freely. Some of the members have already
passed through Buffalo on their way to Chicago.
The New Jersey Insurance Company have de-
clsred a semi annual dividend OF FIVE per cent; the
Chesapeake Bank of Baltimore dividend Of three per
cent for the last six months.
The Secretary of the Treasury has designated
the Philadelphia Bank the agent in that city of the
Government to pay the interest on the public debt
The coupons for interest upon the dollar bonds of
the Swatara Railroad falling due upon the LIST Of July,
ls47 will be paid upon presentation at the Bank Of Penn
township.
At Baltimore money is easy--the Banks continue
to discount all good paper at reasonable rates and there
|, difficulty in eecting loans out Of Bank on good
stocks at per cent per annum. Good paper Is done
at 9nl2 per cent. on the street
At Buffalo there is no new feature in the Money
Market Currency Is flowing back from the West, and
4. consequently more abundant Very little paper 10
offering at the Banks.
The returns Of duties at the Custom House, for
the quarter ending the Both June compared With the
corresponding period last year, show an increase OF
S9ls344 al.
The commerce of Philadelphia is increasing in a
very gratifying degree and viii be still farther increased
when the Central Railroad untes that city with the
great West The following from the North American
gives the principal imports by for the six months
commencing on the LIST of January ls47 compared with