New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-12

Mails, C..ss. 10 % hsr ~
To.sl. 56f % >l5702 OF
The local travel and eight has largely increased while
The travel by Of the opening Of routes
and the attraction Of new bosts has fallen on.
The non-liability Of Government Stocks 10 taxa.
ton il en- Injustice which should Ia manner be
,di.d Why should capitalists be ensbled. by investing
their money In 6ovenm Stocks to escape contributing
to sustain the State ssd City Government while their
negbb0s who houses ships or State stocks must
pay than per cent the value Of their property
Tor these purposes The adoption Of the principle Of
TAXATION gves the General Government more than 10 PEI
the advantage as borrower over toe STATE or Ciy
Governments.
At Philadelphia the money market is easier and
rood paper can be negotiated at y per cent yer month
To. stoppage OF the specie movement has had fagoab e
effect The following table gives the leading items Of
Philadelphia commerce for the last three years;
cos.snree Of PHILADELPHIA for the ytaslo45 1876 md ls47
compared.
Value Of Imports s7ol 4g7 90 $500 90 10 s2lfs7oo
Doties received, 2,7O5i77l 14@06iiN 490i7is W
VALUE OF EXPORTS TO FOREIGN PORTS ANNUALLY
IRON l133 10 l347
1s4s. 1894. 1s45. 1916. 1e47.
Dom art Slf376i6 3,S26o7J 3li89z 43g55fi ~
Foreign, 2l SIS 5j8F23 5O<sa5 5H,5lO 6i5 l8
Total. sSO5si7l se9fe9s sls6sss 5,llso5t s,57s-s5
TONNAGE ENTERED FROM FoKEtCs roaTs
American yessels..... tons 5574 yl'i43 Ky,
Yoreigo ......... lO,I4 l%ioo W,l3l
Total. .....,..........." 8la99 9s.es9 1872
Arrivals from Foreign ports.. S3I ~ e9s
Cosstwse " s,929 6,008 lloes
Total ;...;.......:. s'lss S417 i7 5s9
The annexed table gives the comparative earn
ina, dividends 10 Of the three leading Railroads Of Mas
Con, So 576 s1217o g s3esslo g
Nst ..roipgs...... 4l6,o3l u 50,l8i % ~ 90 .,
niyisends......... $4,000 90 $4,000 90 1880 %
"s s"a risS@u' Ses'. 1896 gso a9 "'1o' p
hp 'Sss sSslegsvs l74l 81 not stated
Funds in hand ,iikes soe.'.9 seS~n snS bsif peT
,.at advance Of the worcsster' sixteen per cent 80
vance and Of the Western me 9ominaiy ,
ssy twenty per below par TOT the sluNin ana So
,Ias funds on 10 600 shares Is worth $50 . each
Hill has been reported In the Massachusetts
rsture 10 increase the capital stock Of the Boston ard
providence Railroad $4,000. The Norwich Worcester
R,osd has petoned for an increase to its
,.I .,oel The $780, 90 sterling bonds bought for The
IVs.ru RAILROAD Sinking Fond at 80 per cent have been
,h.ek again at the sans price ano rs Il now be
tuahs AZ 80 per cent. tue Western Railroad viii save
slOlOO by the operation
a lare number Of the Montreal Herald furnishes
.detsied statement showing the exports aud imports al
thar port tor . ending Jaa. lsi5 from which the
cor'nsreioi Ad'ert'r o~.riles the following abstract
reducing the sterog valuation 10 each instance federal
money calculating the pound sterling at our Custom House
valuation Of 81 "a.
Eyrosrs-To.l value ess77s23 81 Of Witch to Great
Britain ~ ss4l6s Is 70 lTs'sud. Sl22765 50 Brtsl
and 10 The United States sO9 S4 IS Thssevera article.
exported 10 the United States and their value were fol-
loSs Potash, Sl6sso 81 Butter. sl465 So Candles
sSs4 ~; Flour sS702l Is Hops. 81 2o4 81 Sawed Lun
Der, $50 77g 81; sserstus 81 $50 81
Among the exports for the year were the following
articles 1lli barrels Of Pots and 40l7 OF Pearl Ash
q s47 minot. Barley, 1887 do Beans "A 5l do Indian
Com; z2s66 bbs Flour 2SS do dofreign % bbs ye
Flour 2640 do lndsn Meal l55 do Pea Meal iOS4S DO
oatnesl eoe4l bushels Peas l46l54 do Oa's, 5Ois75
nnots Whest 1902 do do foreign; Is bales Of Wool
IMPORTS Tho Total value for the year 20 1856 3
Of which from Great Britain 81 2.o6ss; British North
America, Sl59 $40 %: Bri,ish West Indies sol p
United state, S6l25f0 52 Other rssP Ststes sIS2 OH
81 The following table wishow the value Of a.pors
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