New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-24
ceNMERCIaL AND MONEY MATTERS.
for Sale. Of Stocks, see Fourth Page.


TUESDAY. ?. NJ.
The tendency Of Stocks to-day was downward,
IN, The changes not important
In Bils there is not much doing. and rates are
rt,bout change Sterling 3g4i Francs 546i a545
The market for Freights is very firm, and seve
%, vessels were taken for Ireland at 26l 125d To Liy
,OO the Ohio obtained full cargo at Is and 27d and
ss reported that the Rainbow offered full car
10 At Hd In bulk Some engagements made at
I'd ud nd. was freely offered, brig was taken for
sss,aTd. and vessel to arrive at god for Ireland
cduu 10 entirely nominal. Heavy freight taken at
a, To Hsre the Oneida filed Up at 81 Is for Flour
To Hamburg Flour shipped at 81, and 50 cts
y,s ssked for Grain 10 Antwerp.
Later accounts from Boston state that the steam
q 100000 in specie
The adyices from the Continent in relation te mo
s,y are that the rates had fallen of about per cent In
Hamburg and Bremen the rate 3G3i per cent.
The second payment Of interest on the State debt
Of lIpoi. was made to-day at the American Exchange
Bank
The Berkshire Wooden Co. at Great Darlington,
s.... have declared dividend OF 10 per cent upon
her capital stock payable on the 10th of April next.
The receipts on the Madison and Indianapolis
Railroad for Feb. l5i7 were $1,000 40
San. month last year 5se7 %
Increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ll53 Il
ar % Der cent The whole length Of the Road from
usdson 70 Indianapolis lie 60 miles of which Sc miles
opv are as vet completed The remaining 30 miles will
Ia finished and in operation in ell the month Of May
next
The business Of the Georgia Railroad during the
week ending March l3. 1877 was as follows:
Passenger .s2,5i7 81 Mail. 100 40
To..i .se36e Os
By reference 70 our Market report il will be seen
that the transactions 10 Bresdstus and Sailed Meats 20
dsy have been very large Large operatons in Corn
s9e made to arrive during the coming season OF nav
paOn At prices which will pay the producer hand
sons profit larger portion of the gains on the next
seasons business will go into the pockets Of the West
en- farmer than has ususly been the in high price
tines and this is the best feature Of the business
The demand for Dry Goods during the present
has been 90 large that but few have found their
way into the suction room, WEIGH is certain indication
hn there Is no surplus stock. The prices obtained
have been remunerstiDg. and the importing business
Aus far has paid well The buyers from the South aud
ws have appeared and buying 10 fair extent The
PAYMENTS in general have been satisfactory and the
hsh price which all produce bears this year will enable
he country dealer TO meet his engagements with
Prompmess
The supplies Of foreign cloths and cassmeres are light
particularly blue and fancy colors and prices are some
thing higher than last fall American cloths are also
higher and not plenty Staple goods OF English and
French fabrics are also In only moderate supply and
the demand this will probably reduce the stocks
ofmpor,ers much below the usual average Prints are
in food demand but lower then early in the season DO
nestle goods are rather lower than In January as he
material has declined. The demand is fair and the
stocks not large spnners are expecting large inqui
~ IRON India In relation to silk. the Dry Goods Re
porter says:
Raw is now imported In considerable quantities
from tsy Smyrna. China and Calcutta. TO be msnuise-
,ared into servings That from China and Italy Is me
best The Bengal from Calcutta ranks the poorest.
Msemporting house IN Boston gives particular sitel'
uoa 10 As matter They make the Rose brand which,
qualify and beauty OF appearance nearly II not quite
siua ne hnest Italian. The article Is now soid eAieh
A'eyhrCsghout the country
The act passed by the late Legislature OF Illinois
fs feindns the debt OF that State provides that the
Governor sha receive the Internal improvement bonds
snd other evidences OF debt outstanding against the
STATE sxo.u, the Macsls,er and stebbns bonds and Ca
pa bonds and scrip and shall give in exchange other
amour, surrendered This stock is to be called New
Internal Improvement Stock Of the State ct Illinois -
Fo nserss, IN arren ON the evidences OF debt surren'
dered eerhcs,os are to be issued Of denomination not
a han $780, bearing per cent interest from '"nurry
llS1 nd redeemabc at the pleasure OF the state al
M ls71. The new certificates are 10 be made payable
dollars and cents in the City of New oTk-the hier-
- b paid semiannually No interest coupons are
oe Gaehed TO the new certincstes but tue rate ana
hn payment are to BE- set forth IN the BODY OF me
Ssvuhcsle Books OF transfer will be kept in New-fork
sad Springfield Illinois Evidences OF debt not SUI
rendered within eighteen months alter notice OF The
e'e Readiness 10 make the exchange shall thereafter
not b entitled 70 the benefits OF any law which may be
! sssed 10 pay interest on the state debt.
las measure has been adopted with view 10 ascef
a re actual amount and character OF the DEBT pre-
PTs:oy 10 more united and vigorous eNernon for Its
lyeni to enable the Convention about 10 assem-
e 70 snend the State Constitution, 10 make some soe
as< Constitutional provision for the payment OF the
Aps when due the secruine interest ana interest," 10
s7eGs
Al Boston the Money Market has been easief-
he Anssetons in dividend stocks have been to TAR
slaAt a here has been a steady demand for invest
7sai he Railway share market closed on Saturday
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