New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-14
..,.nrRorAL AND MONEY MATTERS.



For Sale Of Socks, &c. see Fourth PqSs
fnDAY, April BPM
rhebesviness Of the Stock market continues ana
.,me o. the fancies feIl of per cent to-day "o''
.ruuen,s we're slso heavy Tho causes OF tue Ne'''"
ar. The same a. we have before alluded 10
In Exchanges there is a moderate business uo'
,o,.tsas Ger cent for sterling Some OF the leading
AK 6, but hrs, cls,s bills can be bought al %
mar cent Franc. are 37i as % and quiet
TIC F,s;cbt msrke: is firm but not very active
a, .o,.so..nos Of previous large engagements Cot
o., 4. bed At sd but engagements continue to be
,n.de a, ,d Flour, 2s Corn 6.d In bulk 2ocO boxes
Chs..s 80 100 tons Provisions, % British vessel
.hou 2 900 bushels taken for direct port at 40
To London and Liverpool within few days, several,
,.ehet. have taken all tho Naval Stores they wsu,ed
.hsu 10 900 bbls in the aggregate o. To Havre the
rate 4, 3c for Cotton Small engagements 70 the Cont
peut at previous prices.
The disbursements at the Sub-Treesury promise
10 be large for some days 10 come Treasury drat
20, $50 900 bas gone Boston for the endorsement Of
Mr. T. W. Ward the agent for the Bsrings, and will
u,obsbly be paid tomorrow. This we presume is the
Era, ips,slmeut Of the second million of the Mexican
lndemgey, the payment Of which we noticed several
d,ys so Another DRAFT for $4,000 one Of s55 0cO
and one ofsl02 0OO Ia favor Of Government dsbursng
officers have been drawn and will BIZ psid within day
or two. Including the payments to-day, we estimate
,hs, half million will be disgorged by the sub.Ifes
sury By Monday evening. During Dext week fsrther
payments on account Of the Indemnity will probably
bo made, 10 which will DO added the coin brought By
the Steamer Of the 7th April due here next week. "nich
10 varously estimsted from from 100 600 to 4SOoVVO
sterling This addition TO the coin 10 our Banks must
give considerable relief to the Money market by ena-
bling these Institutions to extend their discount lines
and this will be but the beginning oil the no" OF specie
bherward The arrivals Of specie from the West for
the LAST two weeks although 10 moderate sums YET
form an important aggregate and as the Lake naviga
ZION opeps. still farther large amounts known TO DO
the way will be received At the Sub Treasury to day
,,s,s Received. 5OIl2
Vo'soV
Balance 'Vl
The Money market continues very stringent al
though no more so than yesterday.
meeting held at Philadelphia on We'd
nesdsy to take into consideration ,he project of Road
from Trenton to Por. Jervs by which to compete with
New York for the trade Of the Eric Railroad Gov
Porter made address, urging the policy Of building
this road 10 prevent New York drawing of the trade vi
Philsde phia. lie stated that the road from Tren.
ION 10 Port Jervs would 10 but III miles long with
baher grade feet TO the mile descending to
ward Philadelphia while the distance from the same
poipt to New. York, though but % miles, will have
grades varying from 40 to 80 feet to the mile making
the practical distance TO their city about equal He
eonended that the road in question second only 10
Importance TO the Central Railroad In it's bearing the
Interests of Philadelphia and that this could be
s,ructed for about million and half OF dollars while the
Central Railroad would cost ten millions or more. The
fact that Railroad can be constructed through coun
try rich 10 mineral and agricultural products IS well as
lumber for 233 miles. without undustion and with no
grade exceeding Is feet to the mile, was pressed as
case that existed no where else and that the whole
route ~ within las miles of Lake Erie without higher
grade except for mles) showed more favorable
route for a connection with the Lake than can be
found elsewhere.
The Genesee Valley Canal will be in perfect or
der for nsvigstiouby the Let of May since last
son the locks have been thoroughly repaired
The Manufacturers Insurance Co. Boston, have
declared semi annual dividend of per cent payable
demand.
At Boston the Money market is trine easier
Stocks are depressed with small business There 10 but
little doing in Manufacturing Stocks The Boston Sub
Treasury contains $3.50 900.
The Buffalo Commercial advertiser says:
III. Money ms.t change The Canada Funds
usou not great was last ~esi consequence Of TIE
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