New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-24
SECOND BOARD.
WEDNEsDAY. Oct 23-pM.

and the quotations are steady. The Second Board
was generally firm.
In Freights there is an upward movement, and
shipmasters ask advanced prices Is Cd for Flour
Sd for Grain, 3-I6d for Cotton. ENGAGEMENTS
of several thousand bbls of Flour was made at
IL 3d. showing an improvement of 3D. To Liver
pool we note also engagements, 30 hhds Tobacco
l5s Ia casks Tallow, 12s Cd. To London, $50
ties Rice 25s, and Cheese, 30s. To Rotterdam
Rice at 25s, and to Hamburg, Cotton a cent, and
Weight aud Measurment Goods, DPS cd To Cali
fornia the rates are so to so cents, by ordinary
vessels, and 81 to 81 % q clippers. The ship
Cambridge, late Liverpool packet, 1913 tuns, built
in this CITY, has been sold to a Baltimore house
Mt s27, 600,
In exchanges the market is quiet.
At the SubTreasury, S64,55 was received to-
day, and s84, l4O discussed, leaving s4,537,7a1.
The advices from Liverpool are unfavorable for
Cotton and the market has declined to 1c T fb,
but for Breadstuffs the news is favorable and
the market has stifened here for Corn. The APP
pearances now are that England will want con-
siderable supply of foreign breadstuffs, which she
will draw to considerable extent from this cOun-
try. In American Stocks there was some move
ment. BNfag'S Circular says There has been
fair business in United States Coupon Bonds of
81 coo each, 1891 reduction is made for larger
bonds The rise in several stocks in the United
States has prevented business, particularly in Al
ALBANIA and Illinois, for holders will not fix price
United States Is. 1867, lO60l07. Indiana State
IS, 69a7l; ditto deferred p p cent. "a. Massa-
cbusetts S., Sterling 1864 loo Maryland ditto,
69091. New-York IS, 94096.
For Land Warrants there is a moderate de
mand at $3.50 each. In relation to the quantity
of these Warrants, we have the annexed intorma-
ton from the Department at Washington, 1t ap-
pears that on the lst Oct. 1649 careful ex-
animation was made, and it was found that there
had been registered on the books of the Land
Office on that day, and in the Act of Feb. IL,
l847, of both Classes, G9,22l. The subsequent
monthly issues have BEEN for Oct. 542; Nov. ol6
Dec. $50 Jan. Geo Feb. SCI March, GA; April
COS; May, 4a5 June 419; July, $780, Aug $685.
Sept 300 Eighteen days in Oct. inst l49i
G.722-Totai, 75,943 The issues in 1919 were as
follows There were no issues from Jan. to 90
Ian % to Feb %, 1897 March, 1861; April,
1878 May 3,743 June 3,l07 July, l,779j Aug.
9o4 Sept s24 Oct Nov. and Dec, ?, l88-Total
24605 The highest number issued of 100 acres,
was II 49, do, do 40 acres, was 5,922-Total,
II 407.
This exceeds the number actually issued, l,464
This has been occasoned by the cancellation of
that number at the Pension Office previous to
transmission to the General Land Office for regis
tration The vacant numbers on the Register
have never been supplied The numbers located
No 4 tllo
reason that they are required to be detained at
the local Land Offices thirty days after location,
previous to their return to the General Land Of
fee. 1t often happens, therefore. that locations
made in the early part Of month are three
months in reaching the Capitol Few returns, if
any, have yet come to hand, later than July last,
and not many since June The actual returns
embrace about Sc, 090, to which may be safely ad-
ded for those on the way about 1900, making Co.
600 leaving anoat about IA 1000, OF these there
are at least 5000 which are invalid by reason of
irregular assignments, or are held back to be To-
Gated by the owners hereafter, or as family me
mentoes, &c, leaving about 5000 on the market
in various parts of the United States, most of
which are held considerably above the present
market price The locations appear to have aver
aged $500 per month, and of late have reached
5000 per month.
The Farmers Bank of Kentucky offer for sale
in this market 100000 of its Capital Stock This
Bank was chartered at the last Session of the
Kentucky Legislature, with capital of 50, O4O O0O
OF which sum 100000 has been subscribed and
paid in Kentucky. The Bank is in the hands of
some Of the wealthiest and most able business
men III that State Books of subscription for
half million of dollars of this stock are opened
in this City under the direction of two ofour lead
ding Wall-st Houses, Messrs. Winsow, Lanier
4 Co. and Messrs. Ward & Co. The remaining
capital Will be taken in Kentucky and elsewhere.
This Bank has twelve branches and the mother
Bank is located at Frankfort the seat of Govern
ment Of Kentucky and several of the Branches
are in successful operation. The Charter has
thirty years TO run, while the Charters of nearly
all the Banks in the Western States expire with
in twelve years. The Banks of Kentucky have
always beenyery successful, paying from to 10
p cent dividends, and their Stocks are consider
ably above par. Kentucky offers wide field for
safe and profitable bankng-she has large
amount Of valuable exports in the handling of
which banking facilities are much needed, and
can be adyantageouslyused While our City b nk
Stocks bear such high premiums Capitalists
should examine the merits of this Stock, which is
offered at par.
In the matter of the Brooklyn and Jamaica
Railroad Company versus the Long Island Rail
way Company, Mr.. Azariah c Flagg has been
appointed referee, and notice has been issued to
the creditors of the Long Island Company. to ex-
hibit and prove claims at the office Of the Re
ceiyer, within six months from the 10Th October,
the date of the notice.
The receipts at tide water according to the
Erening Journal have been as follows;
The quantity of Flour, Wheat, Corn and Barley
leu AZ tide Water. dnrlng the ID lEeel IN Nc,a-