New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-17
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For s,lt, IF STOCKS, DC. re, Fou,a Peg,

SATURDAY, April 15--P. NJ.
TIE market for Stocks was without marked
clsogs and well sustained in view Of the eudesvo made
b. the bears, assisted by the eroskugs Of many Of the
Bank officer, u get up little panic on the strength Of
the movement IN specie Treasury Notes firm ard
10 demand At the Second Board $50 COO sold at q prem
There is considerable demand for Sterling.
The snsaetors would be larger but for the scarcity Of
ffst.esrs bills The rates l09l0t per cent Several
Of the beat houses decline drawing
There is fair amount Of heavy freight going for.
wMd. CoDsderabls eugsgsmsnts wsre made At IL. 6d0
for Liverpool and 10 90. d)0s for London To Ly-
erpoo Ssa paid for Cotton. Some 1900 bbs Naval
Store. engaged for London At previous rates
The Mechanics Bank has declared q semi annual
dividend Of per cent The Fulton Bank hiss declared
.emi.snnua dividend Of per cent
The shipments Of specie during the past week
have been s53eoOo Of which s2s5 si we're shipps5 to
Hsvr,. and SIS 255 to LIVERPOOL The aggregate exports
toB Of specie from thi. port from tho st Of January to
the 18th Of April, was s3l9Z71. The Banks are now
stronger IN specie Than they time since. and
Saow that the larger portion Of the specie going BY
the Hbsus add Washington hss been drawn from other
ltis believed that the WsLst banks will not
loss over hundred add hfy thousand dollars Of the
whole amount Large OF Of coins are being
CO we'd daily from the South and West and We are a.o
BY the Hbsrna has never been in bank, The follow
ing the quotations French gold 10 rather
higher:
Amer gold, old..lO5 aloe iCarous dolls 81 O30 Os
n7"'.ltO m rive iIancs.... 9iiG IS
Hslfdollss....l0O 0lOO. Doubloos IS 2tdI6 40
Portuguese god..l00 Dl00tl e. patriot. IS 6Gai5 IS
Spanish dollsrs..I05 dl05 5oyereisns... 866D az
quarters. s9i Gioo 60 hight. 8x0 4 50
Hexioan dollars. l0l dlUIt Heavy guiness con -
80 quarieB.. 9ftDit Napoleons ..... 5 g71 3 50
Treasury Notes. leZi 0l02ti
/ The Vermont Central Road will be ready for the
snd will be placed in operation a. far as Bethel ear.
y Ia May and it confidently expected that the cars
will reach Mortified By the 4th Of July.
! The construction OF the Railroad from Nashville
70 Chattanooga ia placed beyond ell doubt or uncer.
t4infy
/ An act has recently been passed in the Pennsyl |.
vsns Legislature and received the Governors signature
authorizing the Philadelphia and Residing Railroad Cor.
PorsOn to si5oOOOO preferred s.ockp for the
liquidation Of ell the coDpsnys debts which mature prior
to the year 1862 II this act shall be accepted By tn,
shsrehoders at meeting VII Oh 10 to bs called for
thst purpose, the measure will doubtless be carried Into
effect large majority Of the bondhoder have already
agreed TO It, The President Of the Road now Boston
endssvornz to obtain the consent Of the Boston bondhod'
era to the Arrangements The road ia completed with
dousls tack, large number Of whsrves full equipment
Of cara engines machine shops cePc 10 s0d last year
earned 100000, 81 10000 let, On COS, OF
little more than sl2ooooc. This paid interest," expenses
rePsirs and Il per cent dividend the stock The d'
dend however made ia stock, a. the cash had been
expended In construction account
Upon the basis Of last years business, and allowing no
hing FOX increased receipts the following result Tor ists