New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-31
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS
For Sale, Of Stocks, &c. see Fourth Page.

THURSDAY, March SOP. NJ.
The Stock market to day was not very active,
and the changes not important excepting in Resdins
which very heavy at the first call but at the second
call was in demand and improved II per cent The other
fances were quiet Treasury Notes in fair inquiry
and sold at II prem.
The Bill market is quiet but unsteady. Sterling
ranges from 10 Of per cent. Good bills are oi69i In
Francs there IL nothing doing
Freights to Liverpool are rather active. Large
ENGAGEMENTS of Cotton been made at 5Sd and ship
owners are firm. Engagements Of Lard were made
at 2s Cd al5s and Of Provisions at lsdG2id per teree-
To the Continent Freighs very dull. The French
packet Oneida will not be Withdrawn
The Money market is considerably easier today.
On Treasury Notes money easily obtained at cent
First paper is quite scarce which has improved the
rates Its selling per cent. The suspension OF ad.
vsnces ct the South Produce will proiuce continued
scarcity Of first eas scceptsnces for some time to come
Much Of the funds coming forward from the South
in sight bills On fancy stocks it easier to obtain money
than It was capitalists shy Of anything but first
class names.
The Courier says
From London the of caution is sounded but not
Of spprehsn but from either Of these great CONNER
ca apitas and that confess has rather surprised
tsss will be turoed to U. s. stocks for nvesmen-the
continuance Of the Mexican with the ind. hnte drsn
upon rssources-s the assigned cause in London Tor
the neglect OF the L. securities amid the iambng Sc
curities Of England and OF France
Our Information IL Just the OF the above "A
stated yesterday, letter from large banking house
In London connected with American stocks says that they
bad had revival Of the demand for securities and
that they believed orders h,d gone out by the Caledonia
to buy New Yok ard Government stocks for British &C
count We hnow also that two ct iesst " he leading
houtes in Wast that hsd stocks 10 cell foreign &C
count received letters by the Caledonia counieTmandins
the orders 70 sell
la relation 10 the acceptance OF the drafts OF
the Canal Bank Of New-Oreans the Rothschilds,
learn that no sdvces have been received from either The
London or Paris house in regard to the matter Parties
owning the drafts have received notices Of non-scceP
lance The Paris house mas large surplus Of asset. in
their possession above the amount Of the drafts In add
ton to which the Bank had open credit unused ex
ceeding the amount Of drafts in question.
The Governor has sgnedthe bill giving the Har-
lem Railroad the night to million and half Of pre-
ferrsd stock the purpose Of paying Of their debt and
finishing the road TO Dover Plains. Books will soon be
opened for ptons to this stock when the rate Of
dividends will be fixed.
The State Bank of Newark has declared dvi
dend Of 81 pei cent payable ls, of April
We learn by Telegraph that the Mineral Bank
Cumberland has failed This has been expected ard no
cs of the failure Of the Wooster Bank Ohio Is also ds
ly looked for Both Banks belonged to tbs psrtie'
We annex the amount of duties paid at the Bos
ton Custom House by the English Steamers since the line
commenced running
Total amour. paid in 1870 s292s 90 ldl, s75s5s =
1892 si20 974 81; 1915 SoiO3l2 %; i4 ssio Ivy ~
e45 092 s92 IS; 1896 81 7Sl Isl l2i7 81 1881 10
total s5,O52,<Og o.
During the past year the Steamers have made twenty
passage. to and from Liverpool 70 Boston the distance
steamed being goo miles The number Of passengers
conveyed from Liverpool to Boston amounted to ,s04
.l,fa firm ali To
2i7 On the trips the numbers were from Boston
10 Halifax 25s from Boston Liverpool 40. The
age time Of each passage IS days aud each
home Is days inclusive of the deteuon at Halifax.
The Managers of the Delaware and Hudson Ca
nal Comoapy have mads their annual report The qusn
tty of Coal transported the Railroad during the year
ending the LIST 900 tons Of which Se35 tons
were sh ped down the Canal The enlargement Of the
Csnsl ha. completed contemplated and approved
nv the s,oc khodeTs three years and boats now nav
sat. il with fty ton csrgoes with much ease as they
formerly did when carrying but thirty tons IL has cost
about $500 OOO and is found, BY comparison OF Coal
eishts on the Canal before the enlargement with those
paid since the influence of this improvement bessn to BE-
iet that II has msde saving 70 ne Conl pAny OF oEe
S5S2 COO The Improvements 20 the Railroad commenced
sooS VIC 10 the transit of 500 600 tons snn uay
The Railroad Of the Washington Coal Compsny Intend
ed 10 connect the lower part OF The Laekawanna coal
6sS with the Canal Of the Delaware and Hudson Com
pany about miles below honesdsie the managers hn
cipsie viii be ready for use by August Is4' sno Wi
n, Instrumental Ia bringing large additional quantity "
Coz. 10 market and In sddng considerably to the present
revenue Of the Company.
of coal tolls snd interest Including the value Of the coal
on hand were $ 751 9l3 A. while his total expenditure
Tor tbr same period were sll23s6s o. leaving net
profit Of 1854 SIS IS being fraction over twenty two per
cent on the capital employed Ia the business Of the yea
and twenty cent on the amount OF eapsi now
or the ,tock loaned by tbs STATE Of New Yofs 10 tho
Comp.uy 100000 dee the st " January last
e.rtic.s. 70 the amount Of sltoSTl ~ have besn pie
SEATED and paid by the Company. and the bsAnos u
ara g2g g. will BE- paid as soon a. presented
The followilE table will show tbs tolls fscsvsd on the
comnasy'. worss each rear since their complston
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