New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-16
AND MONEY MATTERS.


MoNDAI, Oct l5-PN
In Stocks there is 4 STEADY feeling, snd tor Gov
ernmen,s TIE demand Is active At better rates Tor
transmission to London snd the Continent Coupon
s.xe. SOS sold AHA but offered At that At the
close. TIE Inscriptions Of 1857 snd 1903 are, with
sales. III. M showing wide margin between the
two descriptions The Fances arc without msfked
change Tne purchaser, Of Government and other
stocks sor this steamer have not been iess than
$500 600.
There is a good deal more Produce Offering for
freight 70 Liverpool and London, sud ship owners are
a.Airg higher rates. some $1,000 bushels Corn were
taken =, 81 Flour 81 asked Cotton. sc = bale
1900 boxes Cheese between decks, 1t s. To London
900 bbls Nssd Stores At l5d, and Cheese at 2SG30'
To Hsyre, Cotton 10 &c.
In Exchange there IS a fair business doing at
very iun rate. The lesdlOg names eel at lot loi-
TIE aemsnd is not large but the supply continues
limited Franc, are 525 as ~.
The contract tor grading the Panama Railroad
from Gorsous. the present terminus TO Psnsms, hss
been awarded TO Messrs- Tolten & -, Of Philstei'
pbis The price, We understand. is somewhere IN the
neshborhood OF $4,000 being within the estimate Of
the Engineers
The amount received a. the Slb-Treasury today
{. sj475s Payments s5O.7'I Balance, s5'ssl'tlsi
Duties $4,000.
The exports Of Specie last week were sos974.
Total since January, s2342,346.
The great rcck cut on the Hudson River Road
at New.HsmburS ia $50 feet in length Of which $50
tunnel 10 feet high and "a feet wide This Immense
work h, nearly finished shout 400 men are employed
night and dsy six thousand kegs Of powder have been
used in Il months. The Poashs,>P'e Journal says
The wc,s goes on night and day sad with perfect ,y'
tsm and order The men, s u whom Sc sober and IN
su.ou, appear 70 observe much order a. their en-
. oyers and Vie with ihem 10 ne regularity OF their ope
r.uon. Hardly loud word 10 ,poken, but everything
zoe. on with he s,sadne,, Of machinery sv-rywhere.
A dividend Of DO . cent on the loan Of $1,000 600
10 complete the Illinois and Michigan Canal, has been
declared which together with the sem annusl inte-
r,.t i. parable On the 20th lost - the American "a.
change Bank
Ala meeting OF the New Orleans delegates to
the Memphis Pacific Railroad Convention mo follow
/ ing resolution adopted
Fe,ossd That be recommended 20 ne members OF ms
delegation bdng 20 the notice Of he Memphis Conyen-
ton The greai advantage OF establishing communicate
tie sihmus of Iehlanepec and 10 endeavof 10 90
cure The fencon and cooperation OF TIC BODY 10 snF 60
erprse for thai purpose which may be- found pfaeucAoe
The receipts OF the Harrisburg. Portsmouth,
Noun,ioy and sncastsr Railroad for the year ending
Aug. 90 we're As follows From passengers. $4,000 u
from freight s3373i p from extra fright 5000 %
from malta $500 from rents. s2l57 25 from sale OF
old materials sr3l7 90 total Income Tor the year
sl21 lgs 80
The Michigan Insurance Co. having accepted
he amendment their charter, requiring toe deposit
off, s Government or State Stocks, are no" prePs
rlog their new bills for circulation The stocks de
posted are mostly Unted States.
I. is stated that the stockholders and friends Of
the Ogdensburg Road have taken some 5000 900 OF NE
cent bonds required hnish that enterprise, CT par
Taere bu,li,ae doubt that the whole amount, $1,000
| 900. will BE- taken very soon.
IN Philadelph ia and Baltimore the Money mar
| sst Is very easy.
A Convention has been called Of the Inhabitants
OF steuben, Allegheny. Csttsrsuses and Chsaiauque
Counties opposed 70 change In the location OF the
Ede Railroad. 70 meet at Oean on the 2ilh inst.