New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
THURSDAY, May Bpm

The Stock market was very buOyant at
the First Board to-day and with large sales the Fan
sies IN nearly every instance show an advance.
The principal activity was in Harlem and Reading
of the former 300 shares were sold and Of the lat
ter $500 shares Harlem closed at y cent al
vance, and Reading at l p cent. Long Island was
firm a, 20 with considerable sales, Farmers was
also firm. Portsmouth MAS better, closing at Q, and
Edgeworth improved to TO- Canton was scarcely
strong, and fell back to ST. Norwich and Stonng-
ton have an upward tendency, and are in fair de
mand For Government and State Stocks the de-
mand is active, mostly for foreign account. Govern
ment 6's 1867, improved to l9!, and OF 1858 to il9s
Coupon 6's, 1868, would bring 1873 Considerable
sales of Government and state Stocks were made
between the Boards at fun prices Railroad Bonds
are In good demand and iavorte descriptions are adj
vancing
In Exchange there is but little doing, and
the rates are unchanged Sterling 100000 for first
class 9a0l0 for names not so well known. Francs
5l0'd5!O7l
Freights are firm but not very active
There is, however, more Corn offering, AMI $1,000
bushels were engaged al 4!d, which Is an advance.
Flour is I5d, Cotton 7-39d Dcad-weght l2s 6id l5s
To London, 500 bbs Turpcntino at Is. To lIayrc,
BIC Island TO London was made at CA s., and three
bngs, one American and two British, were chartered
to load sugar al Porto Rico at iO,. and port charges
paid.
The amount received at the Sub-rreasu-
ny was $4,000. Payments s9o,l97 Balance, s29l5,-
400
The supply of Money seeking investment
is increasing and rates tend downward. The Banks
find 1t difficult to sustain present rates, and mmy
leSding bankers are paying Oh 5pccnt loans First
class paper is scarce. and short dates go al 05i y
ccnt, long 6G7 u cent
The Pacific Bank has declared dividend
OF -Four per cent, for the first months OF ITS oxs
tcncc-.. The Howard Insurance 90. p ccai----
The Merchants Bank 5 p ccat.
The proposals for the purchase of the
lAo0 shares OF Baltimore and OHIO Railroad dividend
shares held by the city of Baltimore, were opened
yesterday. l,040 shares were awarded 70 Me'Sr,.
Hack & Son a, 7Sll y cent The remainder were
taken a, 7s.l607S.N.
The Ecenias Journal says the amount re-
ceived for tolls on all the Ncw-Nork state Canals
during the 81 week IN May, -sI9l47l II
Same period IN ll7,672 -
Increase over lSJ0--....--........-.. $3,7gS %
The aggregate amouSi received iog tolls from the
commencement, OF navigation to tho I'll OF May, IN
Same pCTod N lSo0- 4S0,93f -
Increase over 1880. .7l62,09j II
THIS shows very handsome increase over The last
year, when II Is taken into consideration that tbs
tolls this season have been reduced = y cent on
Flour and Wheat, ana about 30 p cent on Railroad
iron OF the latter article the shipments have been
immense
n, b. Palmer, Esq, has commenced the
survey OF the Chicago Branch OF the Illinois Cen.
ual Railroad. 4. y. Provost has charge OF the c.,
lena Branch. party of Engineers under Nj
Tul,lc has lei, Chicago for Peoria, a0d viii procooi
on the hne OF the main trunk to make recon
nossaace ct the country from Bloomington 10 the L.
hnoiS River.
The following comparative statement
shows the imports and exports IRON Canada 20 the
United States. Tor the two year, OF lSs9 ami 49,,
Imports from L. S.-..-.-.... Il ,al9,St5 II 6lS7l5
hNNfS 20 .-..------- Ssa2 l,SS!,'9
t9S54lS tilUgs6
SSofl3
lo'al increase S90339
Tie entire imports OF Canada for 1919 was f30o2
500 IN 1850 G42iS5l7 about one third OF the whole
mpCr, was from The United States The ira ic of
CaGaGs with this country Is yearly increasing ana
bccomirg OF great importance and consideration.
The read from llornellSville to Butluo
is rapid progress The entire iron for she roai has
been purchased, ami the grazing vii b. completed
m July next Engines and cars haze also been con-
uac;cd for ON favorable terms.
Mr.. Deleyan, Of Albany, II is SAID has taken
$4,000 Of the stock OF the Albany and BlnSaamon
Road, and sthcr citizens OF that place have made IL
eeTS subscriptions. The grades arc reported to De
iavorae!e-not exceeding 30 feet 10 the nlc IN any
place, and exceeding feet to the mile for long