New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-25

FRIpAY. Nay d

FRIDAY, May 81
The Stock market today has been buoyant, and
most of the Fancies went up. There was also a
good inquiry for Government stocks and the quota
lions had an upward tendency. Erie Reading,
Canton, &c. improved ! to l y cent. but Hudson
River fell off y cent. from the previous day, bat
without sales.
In Exchanges there is but little doing, but the
rates are firm. Some sales of shortsight Francs
have been made at 5.264 $500 Sterling is ga
lO1 without sales. The Continental Exchanges
are improving.
The Freight market is steady with moderate en-
gsgements. Corn, 3Id; Deadweight, los a l2s Cd
Flour, Is; 5000 bales Cotton, IS 6d94s sterling;
100 ties Beef 2s To Glasgow, some Naval Stores
at Cd. A vessel was taken to load Deals in the
Provinces for London at a S. Some Ashes were
taken for Amsterdam at 20s. and lark at BPS 3d.
To California there is small business doing at %
d7Oc.
The Money market continues abundantly sup
Piled and the offerings of paper moderate. The
rates of interest are gradually ameliorating, and
large amount Of first class paper was passed in a
Bank day at 81 p per cent. with rs to 100 days
to run. Most Of the Banks are taking paper from
the street. Paper sells generally at 5a7 = cent.
for first class natures but few favorite
going under y cent Long dates are 76s p cent.
On call, loans are easy at y cent good stocks,
with an occasional loan on Government securities
at 4Q4l cent.
A now Tnsn-a~oo C~--r--V: - -i--s - L. ~-,-h
Iished here, to be called the "Chnton Insurance
Co." and to be under the Presidency of Hugh
al Of n.
s,antial and respectable citizens. The capital is
100000, which is nearly or entirely subscribed.
Among the Directors we notice the names OF
Joseph Walker, c. w. Lawrence Ehingham
Lawrence, David Austen, Dwight Johnson, and
others of our leading moneyed men. Under such
auspices this Company must prove abundanty sue
cessful.
A new and dangerous counterfeit on the Bank Of
Whitehall has just made its appearance. 1t is
fac smile of the gen1ine bill, and with difficult
ty be detected. The signatures are not good, bat
the engraving appears to be an exact transfer Of
the original
The Receipts at the Sub-Treasury 10 day are
sl3O,O3s Payments, e46, 270-Balance, s5,lll, ss7.
The Ohio, from New. Orleans, brings nearly half
million of specie and gold dust, including 100000
Mexican dollars and some dOubloons. The French
packet will take about one hundred thousand Mex
lean dollars.
The estimated revenue of the State Of Pennsyl-
vania for the year ending slst May 1851, including
the balance in the Treasury, 1888, 575 and the
expenditures 1906 676-leaving balance Of $780,
7es Included in the expenditures is SYST 500 for
the Sinking Fund
Gold deposits to No. ], 1894 sre now payable at the
Mint at Philadelphia. This includes all deposits 10
the 9TH inst
The business at the Philadelphia Sub Treasury
for the week ending May %, Isl Receipts &c.,
2sG 90; Payments, s52,4s4 tl-Balance, sl,l59
go 20.
A party of surveyors of the Michigan Southern
Railroad are on the route between Chicago and
Calumet surveying this Road. The line runs d.
rsctly through the town OF Calumet.
The Boston Journal says: We understand that
the report of the failure Of a mercantile house,
talked of yesterday, is utterly false, and made up
entirely of whole cloth" The stoppage of the
hardware house, reported Monday is the only
one, and it is said they show handsome surplus,
and ask for an extension to pay in fuH
The Morris Canal and Banking Co. have called
for the third instslment of ten dollars per share on
the preferred stock Of the Company, payable on the
lat of June next
AT Boston there is no marked change in money
matters, but there is rather more paper Offering.
The rate on good business paper is 74le p cent.
Loans on first class stocks are made at99lO -
cent. siockswere firm but not active.
A recent report Of the Boston Concord ana Non
tres Railroad states the condition OF the Road as
follows:
hnoenl Of capita paid ~ IS
pSnSs c1n,sshcihs AP'h 8s0O0 20
rloahpg beot. .'........'..'......sS91e3 %
bccuct Astcu-.. 5Z2l6 -
Bslsnce Of Flosing Debt........ - fs7s.s n
ToIsI. ot aess .tsr dsdaeiipg assets. ssaSS s.
opening Of NE Road bas been ,......... Isil52 81
Deouei amount paid 20 lower Roads. 7ssf7 az
Income belonging TO the Rosd.......... siIs sos "A
The expenses OF working and repairs have
been 5s2t 81
ftNes 10 the SAFE prime psy ...,........ sci "a
Net income TO Feb I, iS5o............... BSts 81
A dividend of 2 cent. for the year was declared
in scrip.
A Committee Of ten, together with the Directors
oithe Northern Road. have been appointed 70 raise
100000 from stockholders Of the Northern Road.
to complete the Vermont and Canada Road
A meeting Of the citizens Of Syracuse /. 10 bs
held on Saturday, to take into consideration the
Syracuse and Binghampton Railroad project.
(fpV. lanes r. Ionas a.. 49,, =.