New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-26
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
70, Sale. Of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Page

THURSDAY, May 25-P. NJ
The variety Of subjects of interest which occu-
pied hs street to-day prevented active business, and
the market was heavy Treasury Notes sold at 24 and
Government Skies at per Ct The demand for Govern
nent stocks is pretty good and the supply moderate
In Bills there is not much doing. The supply
is moderate and first names continue TO be quoted at
l0idll per cent
In Freights to-day there is less activity. Cotton
is 532d Corn 4d Heavy freight OF which there are
some engagements, atl50l7s Cd
The Andrew Foster from Liverpool brought
about $500 in specie from England. The ha're
packet took about 100000 in coin.
The loan advertised by tho Erie Railroad for
100000 was all taken odey at par The President of
this road hos recently published statement Of its con
dition partly In reply 10 the statements made by parties
IN the street that the Company have not sufficient means
10 complete the road to Lake Erie, and partly to give
that information to the stockholders which the Directors
deem it right they should possess The following state
men exhibits the means in the possession of the Com
pany TO complete the road
IheYe Is due At u date stock SUBSCRIPTIONS, $500
state MonEssc bend. % hana Of S9' l sys s'o '''
$4,000 Of Bonds Assigned, o date lo.'A'
s2so.,g3
Rese which the, have hand available as'st. 20 pay Of all -
F'uc done Nav and cor Temporary loans &c
IN csuof the Board upon c Chief kaner for care
m estimate OF the OF completing he rood 60 bnshNu'os
report by VA. that ~ the bonds
yai together i the amount iue rk subutons hsrv would
g. amer completing The rad 90 Bmssmiou surplus OF 'tou'
sIooWo
IN relation the large proportion Of the means Of the
company to be expended this side Of Bnghompton the
President says:
eoaselsbs amount has been expended seucmeut of e od
delt oitL Company condition OF the road operation We
tgP0ery demanded large ops"efns 90 l,Se D 'a
sad pwf'ahs fs motive power car aal nseh1cIs "s e9 pm
su.esu being u very oad coai'.ni coHe}ei'9 .p' @
ofte greatly improved By altering s grades and
changing DE Inc man, place. a. Considerable c,i 20 i,e com
bcn tie future working he taken account When One
,uirptns wesc obtained thc prrs provisions .ud shor
snaed commence voIs there vas an advance OF more un ~ t
Tie ha, all Oh. l.'on cha. deemed uess', e,,
tsea oetsnei TON rom on own ''e a.a I,. w NJ ,
snl h, millions OF dollars have been expended ON ua
shout ", naes ips s me ls' o--, 4l Pm. 49, nv, No.,
rood % he Llel NJ o9mp'2 va eemlen1e Dl S ls &
I Brd hav, jasi eo.ed ,er, Advantageous contract with
cndr q the STATE gsd. the ral from Bnshamon 70 tmra
distance Of shout ss ne.' 90 Jag ne supeuciue ~, % iau
I'll ihs m'en, EXCEPT iho ron nas ia, portion y 20, '' e
he rosd eaenoed q b.. esHioni '1d LON NNeso % INC &
noaihs thereafter And rrcoi of hft eoahd'- m ,'
prncp, and sos from is e,rg of he road Pay
seai Of PM ral 20 - m'ie oa' % he ~ eunns. n n,
sranseHeai ~ The pstn 81 tie rod io hun wa
81 arrangement extend Corning ms farther
west wha The ''ne p,rod short roat from e bead OF ,s
with hr Sew Nct add knc Ralt. 90 kinira
Ehesa has chartered
TIE tens ssated an caIitd stok nea srh
ssrfct
The rfcsisut states si ne OF de- road use
v QustJ txCcri sl0on he prescott IT, gross e1r,s
doubtless exceed sNp Taking lellie OF
tie estimates Than nci 90 Gle
when reshes infs ptsE fhe
Baads sli All The ost a. end s other etcins
hsrlN m Of having net sufrus Cf -ttnsU tfo o BE-
psl 10 so tc nad tle lake. s-ou1ogo b.
s3pCoCo Will be- uel e complete tae rad LAKE Ere The
many reaches Eiars ch1fr
ts,e .ueJ al toe PRIV ec OF sug from slooco
NsI cd f.ffHf Or
Ike a-a ample pf8fsoa &C. uachrc9. Sc ranl-
ne nsa Tbs nos1 when completed. e cos e sackoaisr, i.
~, % fbsn am otter the eouu'v. sul caoccs bali
hs ,osi ,r ME ID tsa Western Hsf,l Gon Ahany Bose
The Lana Once was opened at Chicago on the
2sth OF May ie5 Previous TO that time the land en-
bsacod IN this District sold a, Danvle The assrc
gate average Of public lands in this District S67 30
silOO acrcs Amoun, Of lands sold At Danville e95e2
4IlOo acres The following table exhibits the sales at
this Once;