New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-20
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS
For SALES Of Stocks, 81. Sc, Fourth Pas,

TUESDAY. September l9--pM
There was a moderate business done NJ the
Stock Board to-day, and generally the tendency wss
downward Treasury Notes sold at - and the NV
loan at A. There is good deal OF anxiety ielt among
the holders of Government Securities in regard to the
result of Mr. Carcorans mission II he should not
succeed in obtaining loan London it 10 feared tbst
farther decline will take place here The general I'm
preston is that he will make the desired negotiation
but many persons confident that he viii be- unsuc
cessful The improved prospect Of the harvest Is in
his favor as making tightness in the London Money
market less likely than before this improvement took
place.
The Bin market for the steamer closed heavily
at 9d9l for good bills The supply was ample for the
demand Some of the leading drawers demand o.
Some first class Southern bank bills sold at o. well
dorsed here Francs were 527ia52j; short sighi
500; Guilders 8OdiOs Marks Banco, 3Ji 435i Rix
Dollars 79079i.
Freights are more active and firm. Including
two entire cargoes some so 900 $1,000 bushels Grain
were engaged for Liverpool at "A ID 5000 bbls Flour
2s 81 Heavy Freight at 25sa27s I'd Cotton, 3ioda
sd vessel for Dublin was taken up at l0id IT,
the Continent there engagements OF Tobacco
and Ashes at previous rates.
The receipts Of the Harlem Railroad continue
be large and show Of about - 800 thus far
over the period Of September last year. The
New Haven Road, which will be completed and run
ming on the lst Dec lst January, will throw very
large amount OF passenger and freight business Into
this road and largely increase the receipts IhAs land
route during the Winter months must secure con'd
cradle portion of the through travel 10 Boston. LADIES'
and children will undoubtedly prefer this route during
the months when the Sound navigation uncertain and
to some extent dangerous. The New Haven Road is
already in operation for few miles in the neighbor
hood OF Fairfield and is doing fair business.
There is now large attendance OF country
merchants IN town and otbers busy. early in the
morning and far into the night The pedestrians IL the
business streets 20 stumbling stoops, the side
walks being monopOlized by mountainous ranges Of
| boxes bales and bundles. We End In walks pack
ages lining the curb directed nearly al point. OF he
Union forming good exercise for peripaetic students
| in Geography We glad to hear that the country
dealers are paying up well and that the obbers WIN
| but few exceptions without embarrassment Inc
statement made in journal Of this City, OF nume,ous
failures among the jobbers, Is without found don
Goods are selling generally at fair profit shd French
goods of desirable kinds paying importers largely
The rails recently purchased In England for the
Erie Railroad have begun 10 arrive and viii be imme
diaely forwarded 10 the portion OF the track upon
which they are to be laid Iron Is being laid At seyers
points on the road and eight ten miles per week are
completed From BnghamtoD. East, six miles are lad
and the track ready for the rails to Lanes5orc ?
miles For the remainder of the distance the grading
will be finished except at few points IN October 20
many of the bridges finished and the others are IN
.uch state OF forwarjness a. 10 leave doubt OF
their being completed in season for the opening OF the