New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-13
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sales Of Stocks. zee Fourth PAGE.
TUESDAY, Y. NJ.

The inactivity Of the Stock Market continues,
and the fsneies had downward tendency. At the
Second Board however prices were hrmer. The trans
actions moderate. New SKIES offered freely
a, g., and old sold at 1901 The proposition for an in
crease Of public sdebtedness to the Of twenty
three millions had an effect upon the market
In Bills there is more frnness, although the
transactions are small The best signatures City ster
ling are held at q eJ3 All the first class Francs at
543i, have been taken out Of market
Frcghts are not active, and the rates are as be-
fore g. 9da5s Tor Flour I'D. a I'D. for Grain Cot
ton 5.lGl To Hsyre qualities are easy, and nomnaly
li2i for Flour; 20 cts for Grain; ct for Cotton.
The Exchange Bank Of Virginia has declared
dividend Of 81 per cent.
The South Carolina Railroad and Southwestern
Railroad Bank dividend OF 81 80 on each OF the rail
road shares and 20 cents on the bank shares.
The Union Bank Of South Carolina a dividend Of
of 81 p per share the Bank of Charleston per cent
The Cumberland Bank at Bridgeton, y. j. has
declared semi annual dividend Of per cent.
The Governor of Penn sylvania has signed the
bill allowing the Reading Railroad to declare and pay
dividends and it is now law.
The bills Of the City Bank Providence, are now
received at the Suffolk Bank.
Under the auction head will be found large sales
of steamboat property being the boats belonging to the
Peoples Line The aggregate sales were $4,000
At Philadelp ha the money market continues IN
much the same condition that 1t assumed immedateIy
on the commencement Of the year. There is an aouhu
ance of capital but holders little close The banks
are doing close and prudent business Outdoor ope-
ratons are regulated by the character OF the paper OIL
fcring-discount to - per cent. At Baltimore the
money market H. as it was expected it would be after
the annual statements of the banks were made easier
good paper is very the streets and the banks
are dscountng very freely. At Buffalo there is more
activity dscernibe in the money market the stagnaton
business having been succeeded by more active state
of things The demand is good and there is no scarcity
of money, the banks being comparatively in an easy
position At Boston during the past week there has
been an increased demand for money by the msnuiac-
turers and with this exception there Is no alteration
The deposits at of the banks are said to be increas
ing and good deal Of idle capital is waiting the action
of Congress in regard the finances Of the Govern
ment
A large amount OF specie, which has been order
ed out by the next English steamer has been insured
at the different Offices in Boston.
The sales of factory, bank, and insurance stocks
at Boston have recently been small compared with
the dividend railroad shares which have generally i'm
proved particularly those of the isvorte lines which
are well distributed, and firmly held for investment
From a table published in the Star we gather the
following particulars of the canal trade OF Syracuse
Tolls received in s45--.-.--.......--.sl 1925 80
DO le4o----------------- chfc' ~
Deere ase in ls46. S3l4H IA
The New. Orleans Canal Bank is now and has
been for some time receiving Treasury Notes deposit
at par
The deficiency in the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
road stock subscriptions is only two thousand shares
A resolution requesting the State Treasurer to
report the amount tina, will be necessary to pay the
February interest if any and if deficiency, to suggest
what he would employ to raise and preserve the
faith of the State, passed in the Pennsylvania LIE
! gislsture
Value of exports from the district OF Boston and
Chsrestown to foreign ports during the month ending
Dec. 81 ls4G;
In Amern vessels sa3is4on Amer n vessels SIS 4os
1 In foreign do 20O22 In foreign do 3,73l
Total. .s45is02 Total. ss2 "A:
Total value OF exports -..---.-.-.-.--.sS 5.oo
Specie imported 0or time ...........-.. 225O4
Specie exported do do .............- 1O0
Excess OF specie imports. $22i OF
Value of donestcs included in the above. S91 1S
The exports Of Donestics for the week ending
from Boston. to the value of slls46l The mum
Der of packages 800 of which 2,l6 went to Chill
The books of the South Carolina h. Il. Co. having
Just been brought up for the six months ending st Dec
1896 SAY from LIST July to 3lst Dec ls46) we annex
statement of receipts together with the receipts TO
the corresponding months in 1876, showing the CRAFTY
ing result of steady and large increase Of business Oh
the Road .
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