New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-16
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS


FRIDAY September l5-P NJ.
Stocks continue heavy with very moderate
sales There is no speculative feeling without which
there can be activity in the stock market
Bills are quiet, aud will remain SO until Monday.
Sterling as before-9Q9i for best Francs are
; 2Jd522i
The market for Freights is downward, and en-.
sasements have been made at a decline some srti-
cles We notice 1000 bbls Flour at Is 3D. 10000 bush
Gfein at I'd in bulk 500 to 1000 bales Gotten at 532da
3led. and heavy freight at 25s d3Os To Ireland the
rate is llddl2d
There is no change in the Money market Loans
continue difficult to make ON call below per cent and
best names 90 at 100 ~ per cent.
Specie is coming ill., although less freely than
some time since still the receipts considerably in
advance of the exports Most OF the arrivals from
the interior but every immigrant ship brings consdera
bic amounts The only exports OF consequence are to
France, which induced by the entire want OF conn
deuce in French affairs Specie in this state OF things
goes both ways without regard to the balance of trade
We know one instance lately where $4,000. shipped to
France came back in the same packages to the same
,arty that shipped it,
P. Spader and John Van Dyke, surviving Re-
oeiyers of the Farmers aud Mechanics Bank OF New
NJ
holders OF certificates and other recognized claims
against said Receivers the principal due, with interest
thereon al the rate of per cent per annum from the
date Of said certificates to the present date, upon pre-
and surrender OF said certificate at their Office
IN the city of ew.Brunswick.
The receipts from passengers on the Western
Railroad for the week ending Sept. were over sl7
90 being the largest sum from that in any week
since the opening Of the road.
The receipts on the Madison and indianapolis
Railroad were
August 1913 1854 2
1871 1893 p
Increase (nearly 10 per cent? .......... $3.50 %
The Boston and Maine Railroad is in highly
prosperous condition and the receipts in August OF the
present year exceeded those of last year although there
has been reduction on the fares and freghts since the
lst Of July last
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
New Haven Hartford and Springfield Railroad held
in Hartford on Tuesday From the report Of the d..
recors il appears that the income Of the road Tor the
year ending Aug 81. lsis, is as follows
Passengers sSlses5 IS
Rents wharfage steamboats,. mails expresses. $3.50 8
Total ci5o%l< 90
Amount expended for operating and repairs q
road for sane period. ..........''..Sit 49, ~
lniefes, on bonds and oans...'.''' 4L'V@ I" 49, 600 60
l6l.itU bo
.
Balance aiser deducng expenses and interest S2t?s22 2
The receipts for passengers and freight for the year
epdinr Aug 81 is4s were .... s2I6Sii "a
lbV......... -99.f--tt y
isi5.......t s...........sss's.'' 'tff'- o.
The increase Of receipts from freight and passengers
the past year exhibits gaia OF s7o9is S. The mum
Der If passengers transported the road the year end
ing Aug 81 lSiS, -
increase S'tfi'e
The current expenses Of the year have been KEEP,
within reasonable limits The Of $4,000 has been
allowed for depreciation of engines and cars The
track has been maintained in very perfect condition
and the principal bridges covered with metal and made
as secure as practicable from fire The number OF
miles run BY the passenger and freight trains during
he past year is 1854 and during the year ending