New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-27
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sale, Of Stock, &C. zee Fourth Pas.

There was not large business done in the Stock
Board excepting In Harlem Of which nearly 900 shares
sold today with considerable fuctuston falling
to 63 the Frs, Board and a, the Second returning
sgain to GAL closing at decline Of per cent sstur
days sales. Treasury Notes sold a, 81 ard are dull
Reading firm and growing 10 favor under the immense
bushes. the Company is doing
Ia the Bill Market there is no activity, and the
without change. Sterling 81 nc per cent, a.
though fair bills may be at 5ia5i Francs 33 1532t
! The supply Of bills Is good.
Freights are declining and inactive. An Ameri-
can ship taken at IS sd for Liverpool The Sarah
Sands has measurement goods at Cos and cotton at ID
The packets taking -four at IS 9ddi'. To London,
the Prince Albert took grain at I'D in bsgs and an Eng
sh vessel was filed up Is for -four. Very little offer
ing for the Continent To Hsvre the nominslly
70 c,s % cts and cts. for -four grain and cotton
There is no new feature 10 notice in the Money
Market. Capital remains very abundant and we know
of loans made to-day short call the best securities
st4Gii per cent The Banks doing all the first
class paper offered but they DO little better than
per In the street the best signatures short
can be found at sac per cent.
The Utica and Schenectady Railroad Co.haye de-
clared dividend Of per cent The Directors have
determined tina, hereafter dividends shall be declared
the full capital stock 27s00O0 increased under the
act of l2th May, lsl7.
The Santee Canal Co. has declared a dividend Of
80 cents per share
The first meeting of the Trustees OF the Wabash
and Erie Canal took place at Fort Wayne on 10Th June
and organized by appointing Mr.. Charles Butler Pre-
sident of the Board Jesse l.. Williams, Esq was sp
pointed Chief Engineer of the Canal, and William J.
Ball, Eco Resident Engineer.
The office for the sale of Canal Lands was located at
Logsnsport and Mr.. J. w. Wright appointed to take
charge of it, The finished portion Of the Canal between
the State line and the Lewsburg lock was placed
uuder the charge of Stesrns Fisher and the part be-
tween said lock and Coal Creek under the charge OF
Chauncey Carter. The division of the Canal from Coal
Creek to Terre Hsu,e is to be placed under contract
and active operations to be resumed upon early
as practicable William j. Ball is be placed upon this
division. The Chief Engineer directed to make a
reconnaissance of the whole line from Terre Hsuie 10
Evansville to ascertain the present condition Of the work
This officer also required to make spsrcular oxani
nation of the finished portion of the Canal. On the
finished portion of the Cana five Offices for the collection
of tolls were established the points whore they
are now fxed-Fort Wayne, Lsgro, Logansport Laley
cite and Covington The present tariff OF tolls is con
tnued by the Board The Office of the Board OF Trus
tees is established at Terre Hsute, where the regular
meetings of the Board are hereafter to be held.
There were coined at the Branch Mint Dahlo
mega Ga ln the month of June 59ls half eagles and
| AS quarter eagles, amounting to $33227 80. The
money coined in the United States during the forty
years operation OF the mint in copper silver and gold
amounts to $l22 100000.
The Ne1r Orleans Courier says that Mr.. q. Mus
son now in Europe has succeeded in disposng of stock
In the Mexican Gulf Railroad Co. to an amount sufficient
TO dersy expense of carrying the road to It's iermna
ton on the shores Of the Cult directly opposite Ca
Island at which point the British steam packets carrying
the mail from New Orleans will stop.
The Pottscide Miners Journal says The guam
tity of coal sent by railroad this week is 322695 tons
by canal 7640 10 Total for the week, 39,9l010i dc
for the season by railroad 6s3 tons and by canal
1890 There has been increase this week on botl
canal aud railroad"
The Michigan Southern Railroad is now doine
large and profitable business In June, -four and whes
equal to "a 900 bbls -four passed H. This road
purchased of the State last year at 100000 lie 10 b
extended next year Codwster 10 miles aud old roa'
relaid with rail This road will probably be EXTENDED
TO Chicago through Lima may form junction will
North Cross Railroad to Springfield, Ill, thence by tn
jacksonville Road to Quincy or the Mississippi.
The following is comparative statement OF the prir
cpsl articles received there by the Wabash and Erie
and Miami Extension Canals, from the opening Of nav
CATION to the ls, OF July, 1886 and AZ