New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-22
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTE
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WED>KsDN Feb gi-Px
There was generally bgo, aas 'eolug IN the
stock u,srke, today especially Ia ihe Fsncies Tasr.
/. good deal u outside speculation NAlch always pro
duce. An setive and baoysnt market Treasury yos.
were lO9l lot
Ia Bills there Is nothing doins, AM quotation,
are nominal
! Freiehts are not very active. some engage
ments Of Cotton were made A. sd, aud Hesvy
Freight 2ss TO Liverpool For Belfast the :. An.
drews obtsiHea full cargo OF Prov.sion. al %. To
Hsyre s0O or 800 bales Cotton engaged ai c For
Grain TO ireland 100 s offered. Within ies day.
there have becn engagements O. Ioudon % 100 5b.
Whale on It sos Lard and Bacon BPS "a DO ton.
Cheese 3js - osles Cotton. I'd and D. ~ b5l. Ol
Caka .. 6d swedish BRIG has been taken up % loAd
a, Charleston tor - Petersburg 70 6. for Rice sad lsc
/ for Cotton Two barks we're taken up 20 Proc 'ed 10
Apalschcola and load Cotton Tor mi. port ~ Toe
To Csforns iberc are io~er passengers going by Way
of Cape Horn but there is sn Increased inquiry ics
Freight Al 604 30 cents . foot 80 6 ton aud 50s
! - q bbl To Chsgres. passengers sra t.keu Il SO
and $40 ia first and second cabins and the brig Abrs
sa has been chartered At : 500 for the out The
bark Azof Of Boston 300 tons years Old sold Tor
California at sl515o and the me new bark Norsmoesa
has been purchased for the Galveston line OF paekst
on terms We did not learn.
The business OF the Sub-rreasury to day has
been-Roccipts scaoO
Disbursements s..-...-----...----....-.- e,,soc
In vault :! 39sQD
The internal Exchanges continue IN favor d
this City and coin continues to in from Philsdel
pha, Boston sc
There was an increased demand ior good paper
TO day and II WAS passed at 9dlO y cent hwss also
less difficult TO negotiate loans on good stocks
Other letters have been received from Wash
iustou, confirming the statement mado yesterday
,ha, our subTreasury VIII within Ten days Or a fort
night, be heavily drawn upon.
There is more activity observable IN our basi-
ness streets Merchants from the Tar Yves, and south
are in town buying their Spring stocks aud the bus.
nes. OF the season 10 fairly opened The appearances
are favorable TO good healthy Spring trade The
Dry Good, auctions are well attended, but the smoun
Of goods put upon the market this year in this wsys
not large Importers have generally preferred 10 Dis
| pose Of their stocks from their warehouses.
The Harlem Railroad, since It's extension to
Dover Plains, and rs connection with the NewYoFk
and New Haven road has become one OF the moe, in
porsnt avenues Of travel in the country and inVs
liable link IN the chain Of roads which the trade
| and travel OF the country seeks this metropolis Il
completes the Railroad connection between Boston snt
| this City and tho New Haven and H0usatsnic roads
between Albany and thl' City. and 50 on 10 Baaac.
! The Worcester and Nashua road, IN connection With
| the Western, Hartford and New Haven. and Nev.Hs
ven and NewYork also brings the entire network Of
| Eastern and Northern roads IN connection with New
York so that the trade of New Eng Hand. well %
that Of the central portions OF State hnd
railroad communication with this City at s seasons Of
| the year. No city become great without ample
facilities OF aud the Harlem road 10 destined
become of the most important elements 10 tho
prosperity Of New York Beside the connections with
other roads which we have enumerated, II runs %
miles into the heart of Of the finest Counties In the
State from which citizens will draw large quaint
ties Of agricultural produce and thus will be opened
market 20 the formers Of the river Counties for all
their surplus products at good prices Under the pres
ent able administration OF tbs road tho prospects Of
the long expeotsnt stock holders becoming much
more favorable for return for their investmsnn,
and We confidently anticipate that dividend will BE-
declared Ia January next II not In July IL may net Be
large one but It will be better than none q, al The
extension Of tho road beyond Dover Plains having
abandoned for the present until the effect Of hs
Dover Extension has been sscertsined. the Company
will be enabled 10 appropriate what earnings may
beyond the current expenses and the interest 90
the Preferred stock 10 dividend the old stoei-
The entire earnings Of slsis were s3l9O35, and with
the additional travel over the extension, and that
brought in by the New Haven road, We estimate tbs
earnings of lsl9 at sl50OOO.
The Reports OF Railroad Companies 70 the Ls
gisleture made IN compliance With preschbed
form and do show at view the condition Of The
Companies We have obtained statement, eompned
from tho books Of the Harlem road, as balanced On
3lst December last The road now charged, is not
expensive In its cost, and ia its general chsrse
ierstics IL inferior most OF the Northern lnes
rs will enable il 10 discharge all is debts, sr
cep the Dover Extension Bonds which !, his been DE-
cided before the issue Of the Preferred stock to
npolitc to anticipate from the length Of time my
have 10 run ten years. and the favorable rate Of To-
tere., payable upon them Tie great question must
now BE- whether the income Of the road will enable u
to the interes, and dividends. We annex he
statement alluded 10;
CAPITAL STOCK. -.
a. shares Old 80 ................s2 s 800
5000 80 Preferred 80 each .............. I5o9o'"
LIABILITIES
Dover E1r.on Bd. al 10 year. .nd lot At pc sIGSS
Bonds 10 Interest a. $500 g. .sorss
5undry private sccognn n...................... 1SI
Prom and loss os
y;o;,., s'S"'"
Rsiirosd 30 l7-lea miles, 10 miles Of double d.
rack. depot lots aud 5gi.dngs e37sFt y
Eq1pmenf. ............. ...,.... - I7sfAH =
Material on hand ...... nRs
hea4 esseie Got used foT present purposes... et7eV
Applicable 70 payment Of bonds for Do
yer Extension. ard prlysts account, uncsle1 . 4.
insisiuenl O1 Preferred Stock. ............. soSslo
s1ndry private aocOurts s.................... Z1.~
Clsh On hsnd .1so y
.s'ob'NN
The nna estimates for the Dover Extension are 9"
included In the above When these secosra
are added 10 the sbove the bOver Extension Bopes
Will stand At slsl000 or theresbou, and the rosd &c
count will be increased the sum. The other -
bltes Of the Company viii be dischArsei and 1s
accounts closed ~ the ssse,s are realized
The Mohawk Railroad IS doing a very favcratls
business ihls year. The earnings Of January vs''
about 5000, against about O. 300 in January lss
showing gain Of ABOUT % v cent The irerssssa
February, thus far, is In the same ratio
The Annual Report Of the Norwich AID Wa'
cestes Railroad gives the cost Of the road ttPa
equiPsges &c at - ls7s9 The earnings Of the r0si
FOR the year ending Both November, were
ps..ecsen and freight.