New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-10
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sails Of Socks, &c se, Fourth PaSs.

COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
For Sails Of Socks, &c ss, Fourth Page
FRrDAr, March 9-P. 81.
There was general improvement in fancy
Stocks day bu, a, the Second Board the mske, was
heavier. The holders OF Government Stocks were
hrn and the loan of -57 sold at M which Is an i'm
prosement The New Loan sold at ll3.
la Exchanges there.is nothing of Importance do
Ing and the tendency OF rates 10 downward Sterling
10 7a7i nominal, Francs j.37i 0533i.
In Freights there is fair business. The en-
gAgemen,s are 200 10 800 bales Cotton at 5l6d,
5000 bush Corn ID Heavy Freight 25s Some Flour
was taken 1t 2sa2s Cd To Havre, engagements Of
Cotton have been made at &C. which is an improve
rnen. To Antwerp, 100 bbs Ashes 35'
The recent arrivals from abroad are increasing
the Custom House receipts again The receipts attn
SubTressury 10 day were -Siloo3'
Payments ...-----..-.--..----..--' 49,
BAlance-- ''-'-'4' 'o''-'
New sdyees. --.---.-.-.-.---.-..--.----- 4~V''
A continuance of the favorable advices from
abroad has produced great satisfaction In the CONNER
cia circles The news published this morning In me
Tribune "a considered unezcepuonsby good Most I'm
poriant are the adyices in regard 20 Cotton Inc con
tnued activity In this staple and the hrnness oil the
market indicates a healthy AID improving state OF
trade In the manufacturing districts, and with iavor
able condition Of affairs and full employment among
the laooring cesses in England come the ability to
Consume our products. The improvement which has
taken place n Cotton in England since the turn OF the
market there has put many millions Of dollars into The
pockets Of our planters The demand for this staple
combined with large crop, sets at rect all fears Of
any Specie exports. On the contrary there appears
that sha Soc
ciaom the other side before the demand for Bills for
the payment Of Fall mports,iobs shall relieve the
ket Good Sterling sold for the las, steamer q a.
although leading Bills brought Z. as and 81 Specie
Is about equal to Bills. At New Orleans Sterling
selling at II as for fistclass Bills leading banking
nouse here has purchased through its agents there.
good Bulls, with Bills of Lsding attached ss low as
+ cent and even 3. Y cent. leaving considerable
margin Of profit an importation Of coin. Of course
80 long AS tbs house can remit these Bile and draw
its Bills against them at 7id7i y cent. it will not
import coin but should iket decline or
and half T. cent, coin would then pay better than
Bile This is not unlikely 10 happen with Cotton 20
log forward freely and the element in this years
exports Stocks aso sent out in considerable quaint
ties by every steamer, 10 be drawn against. This 40
sorpton Of our Government aud best state stocks in
England and the Continent must increase and keep
az y cent, and Consols at s3a93i investors can
"a fail to the advantages offered by American Sc
curties We have confirmation from various quarters
Of the fact that confidence in the National and state
Stock. of this Confederacy rapidly advancing in all
parts of Europe We do not that the eventual
result Of this transerrence Of debt Europe will
be favorable TO this country but the immediate effect
of ii must be So enables to meet our enormous
importstons There will Of course. be hereafter
cs for heavy amounts of interest to be RENTED, and
maturity the principal must be satisfied and II not
r,invesed here will make a demand on u.s. either
for produce coin but present remarks refer
only the immediate action Of this demand for our
stocks and shall not be surprised to see the result
in a large importation Of Specie.
The Money market to-day ~ easy, aud loans on
the best Stocks at short call making as low as Y
cent Paper continues to go at sdi0 y cent
Counterfeit Twos on the North River Bank OF
this City are in circulation.
New Jersey Is to have debt at last. The lie
gssture which has just adjourned, authorized loan
of S25 900, make up the dedcie Dces of revenue
1t thought a session OF the Illinois Legisla
inre will be called all for the purpose Of passing
various important measures-s Banking law, Railroad
bills &C, which laid over at the last session.
The New Haven and New-York Railroad Co
have, 1t ia reported bought National Hail. In Canalsi
aud two lots 10 the for the purpose OF depot II
Is also proposed to build large hotel on Canal 81, and
Broadway. Some depot accommodations are very
much needed by this Company
The receipts Of the Long Island Railroad for
February show an Of about thou sand dollars
the month last year. The earnings thus far
in March are 20 y cent In OF the same time las
year.
The new charter Of the Farmers and Mechan-
les Bank of Philadelphia has passed the Pennsylvania
Legislature