New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-22
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.


TuEsDAY Aug 2l-PM
There ras no, large business done At the
stock Board today but The general spp@srsnce Of the
msrs,t s improving. There some opersior. come
o. town. and within week or ITO ~ snail probably
So some activity. There :. soms inquiry for Govern.
urnts bgt roe ,u.inr.. noi large Tee steamer vii
probably iske shout go 600 IN Government siock.-
Ere j. toe frme-t stock 90 the let there beng many
| lOls taken Tor Investment
The market is duiier .or Sterling. - .th better
supply Of Bills TIE rate issial0 but the bulk q the
business be. been done a. = at Francs ere 5fz7a
81 % The amount RENTED ~ the steamer vii 5e
large.
In Freights there = scarcely anything doing -
The rate, are nominsly Il for Flour. a for Corn,
l7s IL % fer Dead Weight - for Gotten. = Hsvre
&c cent ior Cotton. The engagens are very light
To California there is considerable business doing
previous rates.
Money snI continues very abundant At per
cent on ca. and o. "a hrstclass paper.
The shipments %. Coin from tnis port since lst
January have ben sl5s5.544 The Devoushlre. for
London took SO 700 10 Mexican silver and tie Her.
mann 10000.
The Customs receipts srs falling of. The
amount received st the sub-Treasury today was
slOlO7i Payments, sam Balance q 90. ga
The receipts 81 the Boston Custom House iasi week
were $4,000
Al Boston he Money market IS little tighter.
The Bank. no, able 10 d. all their oaerings In the
soeet frsclass psper is done per cent Business
is generally revvlng
The annual report Of the Michigan Central Rail
road speaks very fsvorsby Of the condition Of that
road
The report shows thsi during The year ending soh May
i84-. the gross receipts have been.
Z u through a.seasers............s'5sz y -
gor ~sy s.engers................ls21sl A.
For way fe o. S45757 =
For MALE and uiscel aueOus. l54- r.
Total. ............... 81 40 81
Operating expenses, lneIud % isrgs amount
Of ~ors done 10 aid VI conslucuOn....... Zsz1s =
N-i.................... .........s lss 1875 =
comparison win receipts Of The year ending 3oln
Nsy a. shows increase Of gross receipts 0f about
so tvO VINE expense, owing 20 me lAfte amoun -
WORK done Tor construction, have increased 80 sui great
Tie dividend declared lei December ~ Q per cent
fr the yesr ending that day, sm0uned 10 si76.DO
E.fma'es for work 20 he done apon the road
ana for increase u ECU pmenis 1854 81
sueo Uo
To relsy tie 6 miles aid with Cat 5oO0 %
Making The total cost Of 2is. mile. Of road
aud equipments, when laid win heavy
rsi aud ucing the steamer May Flower g oo 600 M
BY his route passengers earned from Detroit 90
Chicago itn great re.ulsriy IN u 70 hours while The
weather has hitherto been over three days
TIE debt Of the Road is $50, due from 1850
to 1889, bearing a. per cent Interest The surplus
account ia s57966. The interest the debt Of the
Company has this year been charged 70 construction
This was deemed proper a. the work for which the
deat contracted mad only been IN a short time
The line was opened 70 Paw PAs. ~ miles west of
Kalamazoo. the - DO day Of June 6 to Niles the
IL day OF October following AID 20 Ncw-B1hzlo the
81 Gay Of Apni let
been cnnplefef and most OF ne sfe tracks OF ne old
line reisid and extended 10 accommodate The increased
ergih of the train- drawn upon The road
The steamboat May Flower, comm -nced about ayear
ago has been completed ard va put BOZ service 0n ih-
. day Of May last Her dimensions IRE - foio~s
Length az deck. 80 eei defih a., hold, I5f feel breadth
of beam 81. feel extreme width dscs 81 feel iuD-
mage. Custom House measure mrf D 80 tuns Her en-
.iur built hy Hogg Do auaier 90 New-fork. - wA|A
lng-heam engine Diameter Of CYL Der. ~ inches
ien.th ~ stroke 10 ieet diameter Of wheel s. feet
ensh Of bucket u feet se las three boilers :. feet n
damefer ana 30 feet long Ihs sides ~ the Lu between
The INSIDE panking and ed with iron
acr rvrted Al The crossings and boiled 20 every frame
"a wing he vhoi- great strength and Stiffness
81. has about - siae-fOom- and accommodations FOR
about cabin passensers and from so To SO steerage
TIE .ioek Of Ia. been considerably increased dur
ng ne pact year There are I'll ifegh cars ~ passenger
cars. lo5 baggage, &C
Tire whole cost Of the road when completed and
stocked will be- s6aoOOOO, or $4,000 per mile
compsn'on Of in. .um per mile. win The coo, with
- The following .-sem-rt viii .bo~. Michigan Contra
Railroad. nil- $4,000 Boston snd Maine sf %
huston snd Providence $1,000; Western Rstroai.
S67foo Ficbhurg, S53 0oo Eastern, so oo Old Colo
N.Y. $1,000 Boston and Worcester twO-thirds double
track (brar che. doubled So 0o uuca and ,chen-o
lady soOoos Albany and Schenectady $500 Syracuse
and Utica, $1,000
The smount Of Flour transported Is 345356 barrels,
being Il 6i4 than la.t year. The way passenger
receipts increased a. per while the road ha.
been heightened only - per cent The Cholera has
had little effect upon this road, but At period
later than this report 1t had sull more.
Mr. Hucks, the Inspector General OF Canads.
now ia London has obtained loan OF 100000, from
British capitalists for the completion Of the Public
Work. in that Province lie had also negotiated the
SALE Of a large amount of dehen 'ares Al per cent
payable IN p years At par The Hamif0n Eiprsss. IN
mskins this statement adds the following:
I'VE are beginning 10 resp some OF The fret fruit,
of our hbsA lhsuulou, aIu caIee ~, - opennf w De
1910 which may excite he envy Of European nslions
With an Impulse gwen 10 tne completion Of Public
Works he FREE r-vigsuon and Of them, reciprocal
Free Trade Win The United states NE PROMISED 80 OF
Government % Railroads, and the new Road Bill. which
VII be me mean. Of spfng even re mos. remote d..
drawing too bnghtA picture u what We shall be in
leu years helcei
.cAREvvLLy REroRrE0 Fos THE TsisvSs
AsHEs-rh-r, rod Of snna.', .aa Is a.'. -oa
coffo>-rls asf,st assis and r.Asr bslvy ra-...sn.
SIM. ~. .rr,s he sern, ts, y
eu-t have o. 80
- yer dsy for domestic con-aupsa Poses. h7sss.r
lsss been 15 nsniaass %. qsofsrs oi
-sed -r. hfm al 1l shea lutsi- elitlf1l.
ootaoso sstst-c hsi
urYn res~rt relatively cpc--q o
arf.roats w - 6y tom
relation th- lres crop pom of To-
resou i- complaints 80 a-usfaas u d'tst- -
Informed ~rt- ~ifh th-
,or-b rm -nd g1f pa
81. crop GO 5s-s sad
..snr Do bod .
f-op here have o--l saup.us ger frss a Lrsf2o 81
r. ,at's.i that o. asTaas oi coassa-. ." sss
e. unu - sai % sspns-f ~ have nses tsr 'r.ns-
oatofnry We cannot expect soct
unt Nov-nb-f ard cft be-
ever hrse b. .u T. sa a. A. hs : "a
shs past 40 s1r tss ~ ELL nat .
c1-u csa-y sept OF Gotta fhsn a. -nt
For1s C9.nds. = ID r-r. & ~
faf~rtn
Orsfrsry sn1 GO arr n - 80 -
Nlccag % goo nl'alrs ..------- u. a d. = :
Middrg ar 20 ~ -
P.r.--.. -..... .----- ------.. I'LL dlz l11s.
NuQ1 Tan. -Nlr -oAe
Rsss'saiths pori. Erp, 70 FrAns isas 80 o.
GO i-fs.. -. Hs
srports Britain Af. o. stock sAtes, 80 .f on
.~C.1ioI Last ...--- GOO
FLOUR ASD NEAL-Tt- a-usli rsfbsr moderate 80