New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-28
C0mMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sal. Of Stocks. &C. zee Fourth Page


There is no activity in the Fancies except in
Harlem, which continues 10 attract the attention Of
Spectators The sales Of tots stock we're large and the
prices declined TO 6li. The two parties Of operators
are having herco contest over this stock and fully
testing the length OF each others purses. Treasury
Notes were offered al 81 and only - bid Mohawk sold
al 7j seller 6 months which is advance Capitalists
are quietly buying up all the stock offered. 1t will pro-
baby make dividend in September lts earnings this
year show large increase while the expenditures have
been managed with the strctest economy.
The Exchange Market is still inactive, and rates
without change. Sterling 5iaG for leading, Francs
533aQ532l Remitters are exercising great
caution in the purchase Of bills and give to per cent
preference for Bank bills Bills drawn against produce
looked upon with suspicion.
In Freights we hear Of but little doing ThreN
four vessels taken for ireland at I'D in bags fer
direct port and u Gl2d in bulk for Cork and mar-
ket Some engagements are making of parts Of cargo
at 3s 6dd3s I'd for Flour for Liverpool and As for Lon
don. Cotton is 7.l6d0id for square The quantity Of
produce Offering is much smaller than II was.
The earnings OF the Buffalo and Niagara Falls
Railroad for ten days ending goth July were S2e6s
ogsins, $3.50 time last year showing an Increase
of sl2s2, equal to so per cent
By statement on the outside it will be seen
that our Canal tolls continue to increase and thst for
the third week of July the increase was e5 per cent
compared with the same week Of last year. The en-
tire receipts Of the season are. sl65445O
To same time last year.-........--..--.-- ll524OO
Increase. -...--..... .....-.....--.... s5O2O3O
Equal nearly 50 per cent And this increase has taken
place in days less navigation equal at the present rate
of receipts to 100000 The receipts more than
twice as large they TO the period in 1912
or si3 The largest of increase has been at Bus
To- being 81 per cent for the whole season. But the
third week in July shows an increase Of 10 per
al that point
Thomas j. Marvin has established bank at
Saratoga Springs. with capital of $4,000, secured by
New York state Stocks the notes OF which are re-
deemabe at the Newly ork State Bank in Albany and at
its counter John r. Wescoit Is President, and James
NJ. Marvin, Cashier.
Counterfeit los Cheshire Bank, Keene n. II.
have made their appearance in Boston The different
heads very coarsely engraved
At Philadelphia the banks are discounting freely
and moro paper would be taken. The street rate for
fair paper lie little If any above legal interest.
The August interest on the Pennsylvania State
debt will doubtless, be paid fully and promptly. The
revenue from the canals and railroads is large and many
counties have paid large sums in advance with the su-
dable object of assisting the State Treasurer and sus
tanning the credit Of the Commonwealth The Counties
of Wes,moroland, Bradford, Montgomery, Bucks Dels
ware Dauphin Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, and
others have paid their State for the present year in
full Tho Treasurer of Philadelphia County will pay
into the Treasury for the purpose during this
week S2jOOOO, which will insure the prompt payment
of the halfyesrly interest.
The following is statement of the amount Of tolls
ceived at Pittsburgh since the opening of the navigation
up 10 the present time Also statement OF the whole
amount received from the opening to the closing of last
year 1000.
1s47...-...--- sa2, $50 %
lsib...--..-..-..-.-...---- ecf2ul Al
over entire receipt OF las, yesr...-....3s70 SO
The expenditures of the State OF Connecticut
during the last financial year Sl60222 and the re-
ceipis only s4S656 rendering 1t necessary TO borrow
ell 500 OF the School Fund beside using up sli7OO the
balance in the Treasury from the previous year The
permanenefund of the is invested in Banks 3e6
shares worth 100000, the increase from which was
s32el9 being about per cent the Investment,
By the following statement it will be seen that
the quantity Of land entered the Chicago Land Office
has been gradually decreasing since lsi3 and that the
quantity promises to be less this year than any year
since 1888 This may in measure be sscribed 20 the
fact that the most desirable locations have been already
taken up but il also indicates that the tide OF mmigra
ton is flowing beyond into Wisconsin and Iowa
The land office opened at Chicago, H. on the 18th
day of May 1885 The amour, of land sold each year
since that date with the purchase money received Tor
the same is as follows: