New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01
SECOND BoAkD.
TUESDAY, April SOP 81


The market for Stocks was firm today, and there
was generally good demand. The Fancies had
an upward tendency Erie went TO 74l and har
lem to sc. The market was firm for Governments
aud other sound stocks, and the supply was quite
moderate. State stock Skies sold at l07. At the
Second Board the quotations were trihe easier
The market for Exchanges closed without much
firmness and some bills over. The leading draw
ers asked 10 for Sterling but some good names
were on the market at 81 d92. Francs were 80
G527I The probabilities Of a rise to specie
point are less than they were few days ago Am
sterdam, 40 d ioi Hamburg, 35i 35i Bremen,
79d7e!
Ia Freights there is but moderate business,
and the rates for Europe are heavy. Engagements
OF Corn at ID. ship to bag it, with engagements Of
10000 bush Cotton IS Sterling Deadweight lol
d l5s Naval Stores, Is some Tar was taken al
l5d. For Sacramento City vessel was taken at
9Oc y foot. To San Francisco the rates are 60
zoe Seven vessels have been taken for Havana
and Europe at f2 2s 6d - los and another 10
load hence for St Petersburg on private terms.
The Money market continues very easy and
the supply Of capital in the street is still ncreas
ing The rates of interest ere gradually falling
Oft. Sterling frs,class paper is held at ) 3 Ct
The street rates are 81 a for frstc and good
names IA ior fair names. Long paper goes al
7Gl0. Railroad Certificates, 10. There Is fair
amount OF British paper offering in the market
Call loans are easily made al 4 ct-the bulk
being at 2 CT.
The Receipts today at the Sab-Treasury were
s7e.7e6 Payments. s253ls5; Balance in the
Treasury, e. 565s67.
A sale OF s343.O0O of the Hudson River Railroad
Bonds will take place a: the Merchants Exchange
on Tuesday next in sums Of $500 and 81 O00 pay
able on the lst Of August 1869 Interest at y
cent = anuum, pay able hall yearly on lst Febru-
sry and st August-conve rtible into the stock Of
the Company at the pleasure OF the holders. unti
five years from the date Of the bonds, and secured
by a mortgage on the entire property of the Com
Pany.
The Sub-Tressury dIsbursed s25o,OOo 10 day 70
A. Belmont. on account Of the Mexican Indemnity
The remainder viii probably be sen; in few DAYS
TINS Will tend to make money still more easy
The total amount of Specie shipped from this
port since January has been s672,l4.
The Ess, River Insurance Company have de-
c,ared dividend Of ; 2 CT The New York
Floating Dry Dock Company sem annual divi-
dend Of = c.. The Brooklyn Union Ferry Com
Pany, 3. y CT. The American Exchange Bank.
semi snnasl dividend Of S y CT.
The Csnsl Fund Commissioners OF the State Of
Ohio have advertised Tor proposals sor losn Of
One Milion SIX Hundred Thousand Dollars pay
sble after ls75 at q CT snd loan Of One NJ
Lon OF Dollars payable after 1865 at CT The
mouey IS needed Tor the reimbursement Of the
loans doe after Dec 81, 1850. See advertisement
The Erie Railroad continues 10 exceed the eX
Gee the expectations o. It's friends. The est
maze Of receipts Sr April was $50 O00 bat the
business of the Road. as viii be seea by the an
exed statement hss reached slsl.ss4 ss-being
az excess Of about $4,000. The progress OF the
passenger business, it viii be noticed. s,ery fa
vorsbe, and this is one Of the most promising fes-
trres Of the Road The Ere Road. when first
projected, was intended for freight road. and its
main dependence was to be on is large earnings