New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-22
ooD1srERo1AL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For saies Of SoeRs, Dc. see Fourth Pes,.
MONDAY. Aug. 2l--P. J

MONDAY. Aug. 2l--P. NJ
The market for Stocks to-day was inactive and
without change to note Treasury Notes were in fair
demand and sold at per cent. The new loan sold at
q per cent with per cent interest accrued There is
great want Of animation in the street and infusion
Of outside spectators is much needed little
activity.
In Bills there was not much done for the Her
mann The supply OF Sterling is fair, and the rates are
9a9i for good and frst-class Francs sold at
22i for IS days sight
In Freights the transactions are moderate
sbpmasters are asking Sd for Grain to Liverpool Some
so bales Cotton taken at 532d and 500 bbls Tai
low, Lard SC. at Us 6d020S
The Hermann sailed to-day punctually at II
o'clock with % passengers and s22O 900 in specie.
The sub-Treasury now contains sl,2OO,0OO IN
coin. The payments on the August nstallmen of the
new loan are coming in pretty freely, and the receipts
from Customs are also large. The principal contract
ors for the loan paying large sums into the Sub
Treasury at this point
Money continues easy on short call at per cent
on the best securities and loans occasionally made
"a, lower rate Strictly frs,clsss paper can be passed
Il 10 per cent and capitalists judciousy taking
New-York paper in preference to Eastern names.
The private advices from London in regard 20
American securities are scarcely so favorable those
by the last steamer. Skies quoted at 95i $50
equal to lO4 here There was no activity, bat slow
absorption Of the parcels Offering. Some New-Yorks
were selling at 81 a92 1t is the dull season in London
ust now which will account for portion of the mac
tivtv obse in our Stocks and probably the taking
of the new French loan low figure has had the effect
Of stopping the demand measurably for American secu
rites from the Continent.
The accounts by letters are still more unfavora
bic Tor BreadstuEs than the printed accounts Indian
Corn had sold in Liverpool low as Bis The accounts
of the Polatorot less disastrous and general i'm
preston prevailed that Breadstus must rule low. The
effect here has been a decline OF TO cents per bushel
in Corn.
Mr.. F. II. lows has been appointed President
Of the Oliver Lee Bank Buffalo rice J. T. Hatch, re-
signed
At Baltimore money continues tight, but the
demand is moderate.
At Boston the banks have discounted to fair
extent during the past week while the offerings were
considerably less than the average has been for some
time past The Courier says -
Corporation wsnts, BY the enable the Israel
The for demand loans about high a. those TOR time o
which show vide difference ths respect between the Boz
The receipts, for freight and passengers upon the
Western Railroad for the FIRST eight months Of the
present year up TO August l. compared with those OF
last year for the corresponding time, have been us
follows
Passengers. Freight. &c Total
Igte.... s3lgb55 Sf75.7Oi S7s53j9
I837............ 1900 4o6,lO3 T4,l0o
Gain, SiO,629 Loss, S20,39o Nett GAIN el0,2j0
From this statement it will be that the business
OF the road bids fair to increase that OF the last
year Dufing the present year. 25 twenty gross ton
engines and 400 freight have been added TO the
equipment of the road large freight depot is in pro
cess OF construction at Albany, which will be ready for
use the present fall 1t is built of stone and brick,
magnificent scale. The building which is covered with
roof 75G feet long by 1873 wide and is the largest
building in the United States 1t is arranged with slide
table elevators and gearing extensively, that the
company will be able discharge any number of boats
which may Offer with dispatch. With these facilities,
and the benefit of double track for nearly the whole
distance between Worcester and Springfield the copo-
ration will be able to do all the business which will offer
The following is the quantity and value of Do
mestcs exported from Boston to foreign countries du
ring three weeks ending Aug 10, 1913;
To South America 25lO packages, vslue..... $500
Fast Indies, 458 ....-....- 1907
Smyrna, ia oIb
Hayu, .......... 2is
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