New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-19
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS,
or Sale, Of sioet.. see Supplement.

2o Harlem hd......sg 20 Reading bos...'.bD ~
20 do.............sj 100 Canton Co......... 10
The marke; vas heavy for the Fancies today,
aud soaod stocks sympathis in the downward tendency
Treasury Notes sold ss and this in good de-
nand for payment Of Government dues The inquiry for
iuvestms nj stocks s moderate This sppes particularly
t. New York stocks, which no onger wanted 10 the
extent they formerly basis Tor currency There
are great macy pressing the market IS the peien
low prizes Induces bankers who retiring their eireua-
tion 20 hold their stocks They cLn be carried AZ
small rnsszn ~ ~. pfossl' 'sii --e--y --s'het
In Bills there is but little doing. The rates are
nominal at al for 1Bt-cass Sterling and 2515 .
for Francs The supply ia moderate :
In Freights there is not much movement. EDj
sszeeu, Of 5000 OF 1000 bbls Flour have been made
lsd e2id Corn in bulk ssn be shipped At "a. Cotton
freights sse hrm, and {, not easy to ship At ID.
The report of the Mechanics Bank Of this City
Of Us condition the 18th November last shows It's Loa
and Discounts to have been S2eps65 Deposits 81 49,
iO Circulation s525,7el Specie, SOS 300 Due Banks
SOS 807; Due from Banks St57s57 Tsis show, strong
condition Of this Institution
new Bank and the only one in Texas, went
into operation on the lot January Galveston Col. vii
hams wealthy and highly respected resident Of that
place was elected President, and Mr. Mcmillan Of Akron
Ohio was elected Cashier The Bank gee. into operation
under good auspices, with psd-up capital Of s3oOooo
The charter granted 10 Col Williams many yeassgo
when Texas was province Of Mexico When Texas be-
came independent the Constitutional Convention adopted
a clause prohibiting the establishment OF corporations
with Banking powers IN the State. The Convention,
however, admitted the validity Of Col Williams charter
and accordingly the Agricultural and Commercial Bank Of
Galveston will 10 the only Bantng Institution Ia that
state Under these circumstance. ibis Bank ha, Of
the best location. In the country n. business Of Calves
ton rapidly increasing and that place will b The oh
ping port Of the produce Of rex. Within lev years en-
amount Of Cotton, Sugar and Molasses will
makst through Galveston and the facilities for th BIZ
.ness be Ia great supplied BY this Bank
No safer profitable banking business Gao be done
than the purchase Of 6eday bills drawn agsast shipment
Of these descTiptonsof producs.
The Planters b nk Of Tenne ssee has declared
dividend u per cent. The Phsdslphla and Trenton
Railroad Company semi-annus dividend Of per cent
PAYABLE on sud Alter the nth The Haz-l-on Coal
Company dividend Of - per share payable sud AFTER
the 2fth ias,-..Ths Philadelphia snd Trenton Railroad
Company dividend Of per for the iasl months
payable demand The Mutual Safety nsgfsnes Com
pany per cent on saTaed premiums ior year ending
December ~, for which scrip certificates w be ssBsd
hs it February also per the reduced
scrip Of 1855 payable February 1.-The Bank VI Mobile
adiyidsut VI 2. per cent
The value Of Exports from Boston dnring tie
ending lfth, S5f1sf7, iaeiadins Sl95ess u
specie.
The report Of SIR. Banks, the State Treasurer If
Pennsy wanna exhibits favorable petsTs the finance.
Of that STATE lie estimates tie receipts " the present.
fiscal year Uliows
Receipts from Al 3 81 go %
Balance 10 the Treasury on The ~ December.
Iss7 exclusive VI the Unavailable depolitin
L. Balk st.--t.st... tN+l p
Tot.l snoan.. ss50s755 >
Estimated expenditures $50 80 01
Estimated baisles 10 the Treasury The ist
CO December, % 30 O.
The total Funded Debt CT the Commonwealth
So z.oa-5 Relief No.e, In circulation l.o5i Dat
standing Iatsrssi Csrtih--.es $50 $50 Dsme,e Crsdi-
r, SCRIP - o5 Tae Treasurer .scecdsdiy 10 favor %
Tie immediate withdrawal Of al the outstanding Relief
issues.
Al Philadelphia the Moaey mGrket was st.n
contracted The Banks als1g t.s nothing IN the
Way Of dsecuat Out Of doors the r.tee range from
per cent = men-s
ADHESION. there is no new feature 70 be noticed
IN nancy ust,srs The deus1d Is e.s argent than 70 = -
without mach rel scon IN the rstss Prime paper sells
- = per ou;h and csnsa3 iosnso collateral q some
hing le.s The Banks have % IA reduced heE liabilities
. =. -u.bs them safely discount th- daily recsip<s
According 70 the official returns, the coinage Of
IT, uui,se statss Branch Mai Dsbiszsss c in ls47,
ausun,sd 10 ssg75 Of which 80 80 va with he dies
| elias. and ss7s,s10 ffo1 tia dies oilss7.
Inc w csterL AA4i4o@- 80 ----4 a. nc 60 '---
10, November % we're From passengers S5-S- IRE gai
SIS SAC mails rsrt &c $3.50 tosa. g. 5-5l55 TIE
Expenditures were sl5l9 foE repairs Of K0ai $500
s5si Of sassss s75i % repairs Of 81 81 lr
bssi,r. ke ss0s-1 expeas.s Ct transportation and
Sa776 for general exPenses Iota. S57tsso-isaslns
sti,cou- Of SIS Frs ths s-64s deducted
for .s,-r~st On loan. dividend Of PER $3.50
shares t2roc and ira, 0r 400 shares $50 90 making
total Of s5s5 s5s-issvias surplus fer tbs year of
ssl7s. and with he balance Of previous year -ofo.A
total fsnd Il ss5sc5 IL the expenses $500 for ns~
rails ard $500 isr s-ssri5f4s.sa. have Beer eha.-i
with 81 for ID c's. ~ r-w bridges, ssa = - ~ In
,rvv.ner' Of tspsi su.linc with ether items properly