New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-20
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.


sa'fs OF hi0ctsi o. 70 Set't'' -
THURSDAY, October l9-P N.
Tho Stock market was without much change
today Government securities were firm, and the de-
sud was much larger than il has been for some time
vast Erie continues 70 improve
There is nothing doing in Exchanges and the
u,o,stious are without change. stirling sG9, good
Bin. can be obtained At e.. Francs being scarce are
steady At - as - short sight l7l as Is. Rix Dol
srs7si07g, Guilders 1910, Marks Banco Jji 81.
In Frcighis there IS fair business doing at pre-
,ious rsto, Flour - dG2s I'd in British and American
Corn n, Wheat sd heavy freight rs 6da27s sd,
Cotton 532d. The engagements are to fair extent To
Lopdon some heavy freight was taken at J2s I'd.
There is decidedly more facility IN negotiating
losns han there was last week The paper brokers
have no difficulty ia securing hrstcass names, and on
Treasury Notes the BANKS are lending moro freely.
One element in Mr. Corcoran's negotiation was
o.erlooked IN making our estimate yesterday OF the
o.. On the transaction The stock sold bears interest
~ .r Corcorans benefit until the bills drawn against 70
are a, maturity Thus the interest the stock IS
,rsns while be has the OF the proceeds OF the bills
here for Is days This reduces the loss 10 less than
per cent.
The amount OF specie in the sub Treasury to-
ssyss 100000. exclusive Of S3oO0 900 Of special de
uo,t The receipts from the Customs average about
$4,000 per day. Coin is coming IN pretty freely from
me Interior and b some extent from abroad. sixty
thousand dollars from Mexico rio the Lakes passed
through the City yesterday for the Philadelphia mint
The next French packet will take about 100000 most
= Mexican The steamer from Boston yesterday did
no, take any coin On the nth inst upward Of mil
lion OF dollars will be disbursed account of the Mex
lean indemnity
The Mechanics and Farmers Bank Of Albany
have declared semiannual dividend OF i've pei cent
payable on the let Of November
The amount Of Exports for the week ending
sept TO- in Breadstuis and Provisions, are as annexed
T. hs Cheese. lT 261 bs OIL Gaze. 6it9 1
La6 700 Joe manufactures Ioo.eo - o' Whae03n ivJo.
hl.n Iupeune 407 tbs fouf, 51 cs Rec % -
Beef ~ gallons spirits fuffenine 400 gale whale on 1000
70 L,seJoo- Appss bbi Meal 81 6s tbls Flour,
20 tts I.peain- 80 OBI hosin $50 bush corr - sushs
.. sses va. q oasks Msaser
n 6sana-q l8 tush Corn 1904 tbls Flour 200 bbs Meal
H. Haure5O5. los Ham 53f5 lbs Lard, 33 bg Coffee 30 Do
Coca 5i Rae los tbh Potash % bb feafah 20 se' bee
lobbs Pork
There is now a fair prospect that New-Haven
will be united with Springfield by the extension OF the
plsinville road to the latter place
The Ramapo aud Paterson Railroad, which was
opened to-day, forms direct communication between
the Erie road and the Hudson at Jersey City This
Der mile tits laid with heavy rail- and built in the
most substantial The heaviest grade is 4Oie
to the mile The cars are from the Springfield Mass
Co and the engines the NewYork and Rsmapo. were
built by Messrs Rogers, Ketchum s Grosvenor OF Pa
terson The whole equIpagc Of the road OF the best
description Th. route is about two hours shorter than
that by the way of Pernont
The Springfield Republican states that three
af.t1.. pl,.l.,a Pc
date Superintendent OF the Western Railrosd) and
WIN Mattoon have taken the contract for constructing
aRsiroad in NewYor from Rome to Wsiertown.-
The amount of the contract is from half million to
eight hundred thousand dollars and the work s to be
Immediately entered upon.
At Boston the banks are discounting sparingly,
although rather more than during the previous week
Paper still rules high in the street
The Boston Afias gives the following specimen
of the admirable working of the sub.Treesury
apo TREASURY WARRANT No sou
80 TEtasrSi
ss f s Jo og r. BROWNE. L. Marshal FLORIDA
""''''' f"' W SELDOM.
A.-tr''';s = DANIEL h.S GRIMM 81 An: r.,..,
The Government sad. pay, oct no but specie See how
pyramid Government % seems owed one
b, m oscer. Fons Of $50 bot instead OF gd pay'
h bv The treasurer warrant The Assistant Treasurer
ih. civ which travels FLORIDA and then u The course oi
time 6ris 10. Ia, here pas Il Is drawn A. sht bu NE
drawer knew fu long mast eapse before coad De-
au the The gold Looked hec-de ana USE
cssto H. coming Wei n ms case t"7 lsssess va ~
has doubtless passed uour
san, hands and a he purpose of much currency o
,.es..no h. sane amount Of gold which the Government had
theoretically creditor But when ~ last was seen o NE
refused 90 pay out The gold and was r m NE
valuable a. n other of waste
paper And the pies r f-Pudaton - hai such pa
80 must be- presented lor pslmcni ~'ha Three n' w ~ @
there uohnr OF klnd fof All that appears there %
nty ts held houi presentation Just bong hocf prefers
o. sod ana Bsuk refuse payment OF cheek drawn m
orm been presented within certain
would shin plssiefs and fsg curfeue,
om enc srt of The Union @ the other II would be- charged ani
s, to- With fraud 1t would be ssii n there coalition of
tA. knd Why not put 90 Tie hu