New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-10
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS


FRIDAY, Feb. 9-PM.
The market was heavy to day, influenced by the
heavy payments into the subTres'ury, yesterday
After the Board there rather better feeling sales
Treasury Notes at the I'd Board, u.
La Bills there is nothing doing. The market is
universally 7idsi for Sterling 3Od3 97i for Francs
In Freights we hear of Corn at I'd 100 tons
heavy freight at 25s Cotton at 5l6d and 1924 Tor com
pressed 500 bbs Beef London at 4s6d and Loo bags
Coffee to Antwerp at &c. The Mary Adehne was sold
at $1,000 and the Hannah sprsgue at about $lsOOO'
probably for California The II. s is 4l0 tons and :
years old.
The Money market is no easier to-day, and the
Banks lend unwiningly Good paper, almost hrst ci@s
sold AZ 10 ~ cent and II difficult to negotiate loans
on the best securities.
The payments into the Sub Treasury to-day, for
Duties, were $4,000, making upward OF siOoVOO IN
two days The payments from tina Treasury were
nrh, and the amount locked up tonight Is about
s2sO00OO.
The Secretary of the Treasury has postponed
the payment Of the remaining instsments OF the New
Lean until the LIST of April He has expressed himself
anxious TO relieve the money market ana II ne was
certain he would not ebarrass h he would
purchase Government, Loan with his surplus funds lie
would also be willing to make the Treasury Note ar
proper way could be devised.
The earnings of the Macon aud Western KAN
road Company in January. lsi9, were
Freight, si2 500 O9. Mail .----....-.. 80 q
Passengers ....- 5,s5s 81 Totsl...sI95s5 81
Corresponding month last yesr.---..---.l 1,4So II
Increase-equsl TO l2l = cent lJO ~
On Monday next, the regular through tram OF
the Harlem Railroad will from Dover to New YORK
The seven miles at tho Dover end finished and viii
be in operation on that day There will then be no de-
Law In bringing passengers directly from Dover, and
there will be for such complaints AS were in
The Tribnns yesterday from passengers
There is more demand for money in Boston
Hu,ines. paper sells At 10 y cent and the rate for
Stuck loans lOGl2 cent The City Banks are extend
ed Railroad and Manufacturing stocks have improved
within week somewhat The Merimacs, Amorkess
and York Manufacturing Companies, his reported, Will
soon make 20 q cent stock dividends.
4 bin TO authorize the business OF BANKING
and provide sinking fund tor the gradual eStnguish
men, OF the state debt is now before the Legislature
OF Penn.y 1t providesfo for the issue OF fessereu
notes TO the amount Of four hhs Of the value OF ue
States or State stocks deposited with the State Asdo'
said socks no, to be received at above par or Tor more
than their market value. The dividends on 'oese
Stocks are TO be paid tho with the exctPu
OF one hall OF one Y cent which Is 10 SO to"a" '
formation Of sinking fund for the redemption OF the
State debt.
The receipts Of the Schuylkin Navigation Com
psny. for the year lsis from tolls on Coal and mi'ee
laneous tonnage descending and ascending the Canal
water rents SC. amounted 10 S31s, sos 10-whte the
expense. of sasrie. cart. landings repairs Of boss sc.
amounting to sl6S30l li-lesvng balance toward
the PAYMENT of interest Of sll056l Sc. The income
for the present yes lsi9 from the same sources 1, is
estimated will amount to S490000-snd the expenses
tosl25 0oo-lesvng balance in favor OF the Company
Of s365 900 being s25Ii36 a. more than the balance
OF last year The Canal is represented to be In good
condition The annual repor, says" although the
Stockholders have not had any return from their in
vestnent since the year lsi2 and may probably now
be deprived Of such return for several years more
there be DO, little doubt that tie work viii sven,u
ely again prove profitable"