New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-24
COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.
sal.s at the stock gxcanas..... AueUsr q.
FRIDAY, August 2i-P. N.

FRiDAT, Auguii AZ NJ
The Stock market was very inactive to day, and
prices heavy without marke ed change. For Fan
cies the INQUIRY was light, but Governments were
in good request and at improved prices. AT the
Second Board the market vas steady. There is
good inquiry for Government stocks for remittance
to Europe.
The market for Exchanges is rathe' dull at the
close, and good bills were on the market at 10 per
cent. The bulk Of the saei have been stl0l alOi'
Franc, arc scarce at 522la59 ll; s. 2l a 5 20 fo'
60 days, and 5l7l 95l5 for sight bills Amsterdam,
4Ol la iOI Hamburg, 35i a &c; Bremen, 7si go.
TIE Pacific will take moderate amount OF coin,
mostly silver.
The sub.TreaTury balance Is now over s. 100000.
The receipts from Customs this moath up to this
morning reach ~, 400 900 Should the remaining
eight DAYS give $4,000 each, which is not anici
pated the aggregate fo7 the month will be $1,000
coo agsinst 81 200 600 in July, sho wing decrease
Of import.tions, bat still they are enough to cause
serious entertainment If continued. The Re-
ceip,s to day were s2O6. 1871 Payments, So, s2s
Balance, Sc Gl5,O24. A transfer OF 100000 has
been ordered to ct Louis.
Bonds for 100000 OF the City Of Allegheny are
in the market being those given By thai city fora
subscription to the capital stock Of the Ohio and
Pennsy lvsna Railroad. They bear per cent in.
terest, able in New.York and have % years to
run. The city is one OF toe most thriving in the
West, has only s5l5.0OO OF debt including the
above bonds, has population of $4,000, and taxa
bic property to the amount OF 100000. The
city OWLS real estate to the amount Of 100000 and
On annual sinking fund OF $4,000 is provided TO
pay the water debt Of s2l5,000. The taxation,
sc. Of the city is s5l oOO The bonds and interest
are also guaranteed by toe Railroad Company.
It's stated that the acceptsoces of Msssrs Sdy
dam. Sage a Co. drawn in Osvego, will berefassd
payment by the drawers on the ground OF usury
There 10 some three or four hundred thousand dol
lars Of this paper.
The traffic Of the Albany and Schenectady Road
continues TO show large increase. The first class
passengers in the week ending 18th inst. we're
GA sgans, 1890 same week last year, showing
an increase Of 2,l57, nearly so per cent The
freight traffic increased over 100 per cent.
William B. Clifton, Esq has been appointed
President OF the Branch Northern Bank Of Ken
lucky, in Louisville in the place OF {. Coleman,
deceaGed.
The Southern Bank Of Kentucky j, now fllly or
esnjzed. q. w. Norton is President and Aarni
duke b. Norton Cashier OF the Bank at Russell
vile. Junius B. Alexander, President, and James
B. Anderson, Cashier OF the Branch at OEens-
bureh Benjamin Barner Cashier Of the Smith
land Branch.
The Essex Railroad has been offered in Boston
at s. 5 per share within day or two, bat it found
70 purchasers This corporation has received al
offer Of $4,000 for all lis rights, privileges and
property, which originally cost over s5OJ,Ooo The
Essex Road connects Salem with Lawrence, and
is 20 n lies in length. Last January its capital
stock paid in was s2s3. e67. funded debt, sl39 Oh,
floating debt ss5,s77. Altogether too much money
Ia, been expended in its construction but never.
| theless had Lawrence increased as was antlci'
| pated few years since, II would now be valui-
! bic road.
The quantity Of Flour Wheat Corn and Barley
left at Tidewster, during the Sd week in August
/ in the wears IsI9 and 1850, is as follows