New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-04
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sal. Of Stoct, &C. see Fourth Page.

MONDAY. April 3-P. M.
The Stock market was buoyant to day but the
transactions were not very extensive There COED
demand for Treasury Notes aud Government stocks ard
quantity In the market moderate Sales Tressu
H. Notes were made at II prem. and u sellers
s,.ioa. No Government were offered. Harlem on tine
I'D at high figure aud here appearances Of corner
10 this stock
10 Bills there is not much doing and the rates are
heavy Sterling from to 81. Leading drawers ask
\ bat good bills can Be had at sac per Francs are
SO noain.lly.
There is less movement in freights partly on &C
aunt Of the vessels being mostly full An engagement Of
1900 bushels Corn made for Liverpool at Id In bags
and some Cotton ct i'd Heavy freight taken at 5s
Money is plenty in Treasury Notes and irst-class
aOcss at per cent Paper goes 10 IS per cent On
u hrsicass names are wanted and this kind Of paper
,SHee. There is every indication that money will be
psI cent Treasury Notes in May unless have dis
tstfoUs news from Europe.
The French houses which have retired their April
paper are Mes.rs De Rham Moore, Pilot lie Bar
blsIe. MeIy Bernhard, Becbst Larue, and Fox Lv
ogston. The adopted by these houses mas had
very favorable influence upon the street.
The earnings Of the Long Island Railroad for
March show gain the month Of last year The
freight business smaller than last year by reason OF the
great activity in March. lsi7.
The receipts of the Erie Railroad for the month
March, 1913, were follows;
From fregh t.......................Sli4I9 %
From passengers and mail. $3.50. 1851 l4-eSieo e9
The receipts for March, lS47 were......... p2o %
Increase equal to IS per cent...........sSoS4 Of
The receipts at the Custom. House last week
were SAFE against $4,000 during the week previous
The arrival Of numerous packets today will carry the re
esipts Of this week to a large amount
The auction sales of last week were generally
well attended and in cases better prices OBJ
tanned The sale of 1000 pieces Of cloths worth oOo
from the Empire, Clsyville and Washington mills
well attended M HOLSTER, agent for the Companies
stated that the cloths had ell been produced within the
at IS days and would be sold to the highest bidder and
whatever the loss mi ht be- the Companies prepared
stand It, IS they determined TO meet the market
and the question whether merchants prepared
TO sustain our manufactures depend foreign sup
pies, As these cloths well known in our msrhet ard
publicity given to the Intended sale nearly all the cloth
buyers this and from Deishborng markets, pre-.
spcer in less than three hours The price, though much
less than At private sale and lower than they be pro-
oueed at this present price of wool were satisfactory
The interest on the Public Stocks of this CITY
the ls Of May next will be paid that day BY
M Lawrence, the City Chamberlain at the Bank Of the
State Of New-York.
The interest on the Morris Canal Loan is pune
TALLY paid
The Collector of Philadelphia has furnished the
following comparative statement Of the amount Of cash
iu,ies received for 1847. 184s.
March ass 81 s247 ssl 5s
Previous months. 4291%9 81 eo5,BiS az
Tot.I................s6 t6 ,sS8 % s9Ss4 OF
Excess In favor Of .s2i7,l5l S6
At Buffalo there is much stringency in the Mo
ney Market which, to some extent prevents operations
Much difficulty 10 experienced in negotiating drafts
New.YoIk and in instances holders Of -four, in
urgent Of money have been compelled to sell at
shilling eighteen pence per Dbl less than the fair
ket rsles
The new Canadian Tariff Bill has been pro-
claimed and will into operation the 5,h Of April
The report OF the Committee of the Pennsylva-
mia Legislature in regard TO the Grard Bank that the
bank doing business under its charter and in
dance with the laws Of the Commonwealth The report
was accepted unanimously
At New Orleans no important change has taken
place in financial The money market continues
quite easy and undoubted signatures readily be
tated az 8Ql2 per cent per snnum. The Foreign Bill
has remained In nearly the same state previously
noticed Sterling lO1t 1854; Francs ST 28i05f37t; but
since the publication of the European news gotations
could longer DO effected. Bills New-York at 90
days. 2d2 sent discount; checks par pr Ct prem
New-York Cattle nIarket.-MoSDAr, AprilS.
IBy our own Reporter.I
Al Market 97 Beef Cattle $3.50 Southern, the remain
der Eastern and New.Yo;k Sate 60 Cows and Calves,
and $40 Sheep and Lambs.
BEEF CatfeThe stock at market this week, was TIL
ne larger than last and prices the last quoted
five except small lots, which brought s6the
average being from to 25. 200 left 40
ported TO Bermuda
Sssep aud Lan.bs-The number offered this week
very small barely enough market to supply the demand
Sales at S2, IS, and S. so.
Cocs and Calres-The sales have not been very large
during last week Prices ranging from $50 SS5 10 $50
Is left over.
HsSs-Sales Of live Hogs at 565t cents.
Hay-sales from the wagons at 62t 070 cents per cwt for
good loose qualities
Markets. Carefully rspO' ted for The Tribune
MONDAY. AprilS
AsHEs-Ars in fair request. Sales $50 bbls Pots at
I, 81 rs ga Pearls are entirely nominal at 5a
"a air nd he