New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-01
SECOND BOARD.
FRIDAY, Jan. SIP. M.

FRIDAY, Jan. SIP M.
The Stock market suffered another shock to-
day by the inability of party operating largely on
Philadelphia account to receive his Stocks. He
has gone TO Philadelphia to see his principals. 1t
is generally thought the affairs of this party will
be made right in few days. His amount was
overdrawn at the Bank $4,000 but he has depos-
tied draft on Philadelphia with securities at
tached, for the deficiency. Under the new blow
Reading dropped to So, decline of y cent bat
afterward recovered to- SO, showing only y cent
decline from yesterdays Second Board. Harlem
also fell off to 64z, closing at 66l Norwich went
TO 81 but aiterward improved to 64i Erie opened
at s3I, went to 49, but at the close was in demand
ut s4l, about the prices of yesterday Canton was
quiet-sl bid, SO asked at the First Board, but at
the Second Board a sale was made at SC; Morris
also suffered, declining to 1e2 but recovering to
20l, the closing price of yesterday Farmers went
TO COZ, decline of Al y cent. but recovered to
c3l with good demand Governments were J
cent better than yesterday, and sound Stocks gen.
orally were in good demand Penn. and Ohio
Bonds 90, but 90 asked. The inquiry for Madison
and Indianapolis continues and small sale was
made at lOlt showing an advance; Portsmouth
was firm and sold at l3l, an improvement OF
cent. Edgeworth was also steady atthe previous
prices Long Island sympathized with the other
fsncies, and went to 2l4. 1t was afterward held
firmly at higher rates. The sales of Reading I'M
der the panic were very large and the transac-
lions of the day were not less than G,OOO shares
Income Bonds were steady at SO. In Mohawk
there was nothing done; one or two lots only are
on the market, held at SO and upward Utica and
Schenectady and Rochester and Syracuse were
Grmer, but there were no sales.
In Exchange there is little doing and the quota
tons are without change. Sterling is held at q
alol. Francs, 5. 10. The supply Of Bills is fair.
In Freghts there is not much doing but rates
are steady. Flour is l0d, Grain Sd, Cotton ] a
532d, with some engagements. Dead weight,
l2s 6d1l5s
In Money there 10 no change Of Importance from
yesterday. In some quarters the suPplyis ample
while in others there is some stringency, aud high
er rates of interest have been submitted to; b97
y cent on call has been paid to-day. 1t Is esti
mated that in the next four weeks million per
week in gold will be paid out by the Mint, which
will replenish the vaults of our Banks. The Mint
now contains over FIVE millions of gold and its ca
pscity for coinage is stated to be six millions per
month. One house received hundred thousand
dollars today, and the payments will continue
large after Monday, when the attention Of the Of
6eers of the Mint will be turned to the coinage OF
double eagles They have been for some days
past engaged on gold dollars, Of which bat mod
erate quantity can be coined in day.
The amount received at the Sub-Treasury to-
day is sl34,926 payments, s4o,4Os' Balance,
s42l9,956.
The entire amount received for Customs in jan
nary, has So%1sS
In January, SOV,%So
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The semi-annual interest on the Mortgage Beads
@ the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company
falling due on the LIST day of February next will
be paid on that day by John l. Palmer, Esq. Trus-
tee, at the Merchants Bank.
The Seaboard land Roanoke Road extends
from Norfolk, Va. to South CASTOR, via Welden
NC a distance Of 30 miles. The Road is now
being reconstructed and refurnished in the best
manner with heavy T rail, which is all provided
and in hand Nearly 40 miles Is complete and in
operation. The whole will be opened in the course
of next Summer.
This road will form the leading route South TO
New. Orleans from this City, via steamboats, for
Baltimore 10 Norfolk Its cost to the present
Company will be very low the whole work COM
plete 90 miles and fully equipped will not exceed
$1,000, oOO or $4,000 per mile 1t promises, by
reason Of it's very low cost and commanding loca-
ton. to be one Of the best paying roads in the
country.
The Morris Jeyseyman states that the freighting
business on the Morris and Essex Railroad has
become so great, that for a fortnight past two
trains have been daily employed each consisting,
frequently, Of IS or Is cars, heavily laden.
The COhoes Cataract states that $1,000 have
been subscribed in that village and Albany for
Bank at the frstnamed place.
The Legislature Of Missouri have under consd
GRAFTON two projects, both of which have been re-
ferred to the appropriate Committee and reported
upon fsverably. We refer to the proposed incOr.
poration Of the Pacific Railroad Co. with a capital
of e. 500, 900. and two thirds to be built on the
credit of the State, for which bonds are to be is
sued accordingly. The other is called the Hanni-
bal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, ofequal
capital and to enjoy the same governmental en-.
enlargement. The Committee remark that the
question Of location for continental Road to the