New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-12
Thing. In philadelphia.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
fqnADRLPHiA Aug. II.
TIE Railroad Companies WI ich connect your City
with ours have for years een making series Of
improv, meuts OF very costly character for ina pufp %
Of increasing their facilities In the way OF uanspprng
p.ss-ng-rs over their ines The magnificent
= John stevens" and John Potter" form portion Of
these improvements but the greatest outlay has been 10
the purchase and improvement OF property 50 iaA inc
de,6 landings etc may be large and IN every way con-
vrul-nt
ON account Of the inconvenience occasoned oy the
hight " the railroad track above the Delaware al br'to
IN n present terminus OF the steamboat Communicative
on the Philadelphia Trenton sui New YORK Line tne
Comoapy has purchased large and eligoly locaird
tract OF land on the Delaware ryer about miles -ooFe
,ni. city and for several months past has bad "orkmrn
bu.iy employed 10 constructing large "n-ri Pss'-p
gertrain g. Or house and engine house Inc "hHl
IL already but 10 the most substantial manner and hoas
on tho rver $40 The oe 90 and car house afeeaen
$50 feet long by 40 wide and the engine nuse ~ oy -
feet The main track along the resr VI the uaet
ABOUT halt mile dis.ntrom the river and connected
with the "a, OF BY lateral track The Company nae
.-o erected large house Tor me entertainment OF
travellers and slstefs and la1 out slA sefrs OF svou
orn.n,.utaly A. Al syVur. Of the building he
hotel will b- kspt y Mr. q W Morgan formerly con-
meet. with Mr B.oodgOod Of the Company sfse
hotel IL tns city At me lot Of snutst ne .ealos
of the property laid out Tor ayiase, and when PoPu
atsd il viii De- pretty iis natural useuous - any
In. Company has expended very large sum IN this
iuurOverurnf. Jul X fzus IT friy "a -
facilities for the promotion O the comfort 81 uageisrs
and thu cure md speedy transit Of freight
There Is skill very limited inquiry Tor flour Al pre-
sent holding rats which the msrket nrn for clV
"a. mere r- sales s. y Tor Western ana ~ Tor Penn
A shipping demand has sprung up tor Whsar oui
generally u hid high - meet tue views u export
~. There was q sale VI 30 bushels mixed -oUinefn,
fair srtir- al IA slight coDe-sson On the part Ci
holder. would produce CREST animation 10 our market
l.s Yellow Corn IA - cts for Dor slncuy prime
Corn Ma sells - ; gj-sbere Was private TRANSACTION
tai. un0rppx supposed be ~ lower hzures cargo
al n. southern Oats the fret 10 Market, sold a -
ct. and Penn.yv.ni. Al - 80 cts Holders Of Cotion
Are nrm xitn .at ss-s 80 bales changed hands 10
s.v AZ ~. for New Orleans. Provisions II a. klnds
much espr-s.-a Groceries more sctiTe and Nolzsses
rs improved from ~ eta with sales go hno- y's
tsrda, auc to-day AuscovadO sugar % CTS WIS
Az s,ssdy . - cts In bills and toe same Tor bids %
account Of scarcity
A fair amount Of business was done al the stock
Board to-day - 900
Fvg Bud and A6er-5J0 Rod dots b. Dt. LOO
:, s.. cash. III $50 do, Nv 7si 1000 Treas Noies
us. 1000 o. lC5 so -. o., Iy5.i 80 Lenlgn Z
scrip "a 200 su.g Can %. -. al West 81 % 81
~ kesd s3t GU { ; - o.. lO5i. ~ Leoisn scrip
8 100 Ch-.o and Del o. ~ Penn b. 5l@s 30 hssd
o5 y5t. ~ 90 q Iress Notes, -. 10.
S,ooad Board and Afier-oJJ state % '-i' ID Com ]
Bs r. P-on. To Bis ~ 2OCO L : os, o. -, 1851
9rO -ebuyl N.rs a. Isl 81 Sssnsnlc Cop. "a .JOOU
Resa al. IS - 27O0 -gsq C.na 6s, 3ds %. - Mech
md M.ouf b Of Piusoarsh, b. 90 2Occ q, o..
80. l0s4 600 do. IS CIV, do kentucky Bk, 20, \
Bank Kentucky 10