New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-17
comuKRCIAL AND MONEY nIATTERs.
For Saiss Of Socks, &c. see Fourth Page.


The stock market had downward tendency to-
i and the fancies fell Of The greatest fall was In
Reading which sold per cent cheaper than on Friday
Al hs second board there reaction and prices i'm
proved. State Fives are In demand at l006l00t and
Treasury Notes sold to considerable extent at 81 and 5;
nshOrt time being recovery of the decline of yes
srdsy
The Exchange market closed heavy for the
sssnisr with good supply of sterling The quotation
WI per cent for leading bills and dull Francs were
81.
The freight market is rather active, and the ten
deney Of rates is upward. There is considerable
produes going forward British ship engaged for
Cak and market at lid for corn, and large engage
nsna for Liverpool made at IS. Grain lie i0d To
Lsdon ss and l0d.
The exports at this port during the week have
zen ss7 sl4 of which $5oO56O was In foreign vessels
he arrivals were 7s, and the clearsnces 67of which
swere foreign.
The amount of goods entered for consumption, with
tie duties paid on them from the sth to the l4th inst
inclusive as compared with the period last year,
vas ufoows: 1896. ls47. Increase. Decrease.
Fne.. .s4335OO sl22 ,935..-. s3l2565
specie $500. 9ls4 540.620. ,436
Duusbe. 976077 l076,369.. &c. 99,292
Cshreceivd. 2s7.sli 276 $50. 1885
The receipts at the Philadelphia office of the
Philadelphia and Columbia Railway for April were
Mto0. The whole amount since Nov. l was. 1893
oene Time last year. Slo4%
Increase .......................-..$ 24,747
The amount Of coal transported on the Reading
Railroad during the week ending May u.s. was
$500 tone.
F'evioasly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,72s
Tot.l mi. v.., ~ 37QOs7
The receipts by the schuykin Navigation were 5s49
ma Total this season 247+0 tons
The Boston Wing says there are rumors of far
as' Bank Transactions Of not very pleasant character
"a circulation.
The Ledger says--"We understand that the
Western Bank has purchased from the Trustees Of the
Bank (frst trusD the building adjoining the Phils
sphis Bank, on Chesnutst for $4,000 subject to an
esssl ground rent Of 81 800. The North America
k purposes TO rebuild the site Of their present 10
ahon and for the time will occupy the building men.
taeed above purchased by the Western Bank. When
ns Bank Of North America IL done with the building
aswes,ern Bank Directors purpose to occupy their
Nlting themselves.
The receipts Of toll at Rochester to May Il were
s222l2 -
pio same time last year ...-...-..-...-.. H5g2 10
Excess this year over lsst.......---..- SASH %
TIE Canals opened Last year on the 10th OF April
olrsen days earlier than this year. Notwi,hstandins
IA diserence OF time IL will be that the amount
e'ed for tolls this year 10 Is per cent more than
ne snoun, received up 10 the corresponding date In
ees Of Flour
NO change in the Baltimore money market the
's'~ees- At Philadelphia money is generally very
'seg' and currency a shade better.
Tue rnlsdephia Ledger says that the Chess'
s and Ohio Canal Is length in fair way OF being
~1Ps'ed to Cumberland. OF the amount needed-one
.-aos Of dssrs-ss0o 900 have been furnished BY Cit
"a, New orb directly interested In Its completion
- ~ ~ the State Of Virginia 100000 by the Dis
t,ns,s and the remainder by the Bsrings, upon the
r,rs report OF Messrs Davis Hall OF Boston who
~ "P'oysd BY them 10 examine and report
receipts on the South Carolina Railroad du
voc ar's four months Of this year wero sl79,9i5-
10 Increase, compared with the corresponding
'snod IN 1876, Of ssOs4s
a. James Mills, Newburyport have declared
'-e'd Of per cent The Bartlett Mills. of the same
:. W. semi annual dividend of per cent The Bank
r''n'nster, Md. semisnnual dividend of per Ct
.ae export Of breadstufs from Baltimore 70 z ing;
.s and Ireland. during the week ending Thursday
sso we're lo.t03 bbls Flour 20,297 bushels Wheat
iEl ~. vcrn 5000 do oAts, 1900 do shipstuh and
''' 0ora Aesl-she aggregate market value Of