New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-04
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.


There was considerable business doing day in
Stock, but the tendency Of the Fsnces ia downward
All descriptions were depressed. Sound Stocks remain
withou, much change, but are Inactive. Treasury
Notes were offered st the Second board 9sI Govern
nent SKIES Of 1868 par, dividend of Capitalists
are disposed wait the opening Of Congress and
what the Secretary of the Treasury proposes 10 do.
In Bills there is little or nothing doing. Sterling
remains at 81 9lo. for the whole range really
signatures being IOi. Francs are 25.
/ In Freights there has not been much done.
Some engagements Of Flour we're made 10 Liverpool
and Glasgow. at lsd Cotton 10 dull at Id To Havre the
rate is &c. There Ia not much offering for the Con-
tDeDt
| The aggregate amount of tolls received on our
State Canals since the frat opening to the close Of
vigs,ioD the present season, will be the enormous
amount Of thirty seven millions FIVE hundred Thousand
dollars The annual amount has increased from 400,
in 1920 TO So 1000 In ls47 The increase with few
exceptions has been regular. The principal falling Of
IN 1897 and 1912 when the receipts fell back about
$500 900 per
| The following list Of counterfeits is from
/ 7HomPson's Bank Note R,porfer; Is the Bank Of
Kentucky; So on the Hampton Bank, Wesifeld Msssa.
chusets los the Mechanics Bank, South Boston %
the Warren Bank, Dsnvers, msss-ihs is counter
felt Of the old plate 81 on the Chemical Bank, Y ls
the Bsston Spa Bank, Y; la on the Sussex Bsnk,
NJ; Sc on the kensne,on Bank, Phisdelphis los on
the Randolph Bank, MSS IS on the Mddle,own Bank,
NY 80 the Chcopee Bank, Mess ls on the Far
mers' and Mechanics Bank Philadelphia; IS on the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Rochester; Is on the
! Smithfeld Exchange Bank.
Refuse all bills on the New Haven Bank dated an
terror to this date The Bank Is about issuing new bills
of s denominations they be distinguished from
the old by circular die of the Sabbath 10 Quin-
nipiac, 1888"
At a recent meeting Of the Stockholders OF the
Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Co. a resolution
passed pledgns the Wilmington and Manchester Rail-
road 100000, to be paid completion of said road
from the proceeds of the sale of steamboats, and other
property, which will at that time become unnecessary
for the purpose OF the Company.
The Directors Of the Washington and Saratoga
Railroad have concluded tunnel Cburchst at White
hall by which they obtain desirable terminuf,
and avoid the exoron OF individuals upon other routes
which were first surveyed.
The Banks are curtailing their business at But
fao and the Money market lie stringent perhaps
at the present time than 10 has been for months pre-
viousy The brokers doing good business At the
rate of q as per cent per month, and the amount Of
Western funds in circulation Ia about the same last
week There IL rather more Canada funds afos., but
the rates without change
At Philadelphia the stringency of the Money
market Increases. The Banks dlscoun,ng but
small amounts. The Ledger says; From the amount
of stocks bought New York for account OF persons In
this city and the amount of street paper negotiated
here for account Of New-York merchants for few
months past Our Banks have lost the balance
heretofore long In their favor and drafts on New
York were freely offered at discount, without hndng
takers"
1t is stated in the annual report of the James
River and Kanswha Co. that the finances OF the Com
psny are In sound condition, and that It will be pre-
pared to pay the January and July interest It's debt
Among Its receipts are Gen. Bsmons debt and inter-
est, $40 237
The condition of the Canal between Richmond
and Lynchburg Qhe report sstes) has been greatly i'm
proved and the tolls for the year amount TO 5000 Cos
an excess of s324 l6 the preceding year. The
binary repairs of the Canal this year amount to $5j9
larger number of vessels entered the Canal Dock at
Richmond this year than any previous year since ts
construction From Lynchburg 10 Covington the navi-
seion Ia stil confined the bed Of the river but the
Canal on that part Of the line Is expected to be- opened
| Ia all next year.
The report Of the condition OF all the Banks Of
| Ohio presents the following totals
Note. and Bills discounted. -.---.-sll,7759ls so