New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-18
FRIDAY, Jan. rpm.

the Second Board today, without marked feature,
excepting dullness. Canton and Farmers Loan
was firm, bat generally in the Fancies there were
more sellers than buyers, and quotations were
weaker. Morris was lower, and pressed on the
market, selling at %, decline Of cent. Erie
was also easier, bat with little Stock offering.
few Ohio and Pennsylvania Bonds were sold at
95, but SO is asked For Southern Michigan Road
par was offered. Reading was not very firm. For
Government and State Stocks the movement is TO
fair extent, and prices are firm Sales $4,000 u
s. s. for banking purposes At the Second Board
there was q much better feeling generally,
and quotations for all descriptions advanced
There was an advance of y cent in Canton,
selling at 7o with an active demand. A Bear
sale of 100 shares was made at 6sI, seller twelve
months. This Stock sold yesterday at Boston at
"a. Norwich was also in good demand, 700 shares
having been sold closing at 66i, an improvement
Of cent. The sales of Erie were 500 shares.
and prices were well sustained. The fall in this
Stock OF the last few days has brought in a new
set of buyers. Eight miles ofthe Dunkirk end Of
the Road we've opened for travel on the 9Th inst.
Reading was IA, a slight advance on the morning
price. Operators do not seem to be much alarm
ed by the action of the Pennsylvania Legislature
Harlem remains without much change, but was
heavy 1t fuctuates between 70l 0714 Farm.
ers, although firm at the First Board was weak
at the Second selling at &c, seller sixty. Long
Island was frmer, going to 10 again. The rumOr
IL that the debt s arranged, and that the Road will
not be sold. Mohawk sold at 994, which is about
yesterdays price. For Rochester and Syracuse
1913 was bid without sales. A sale Of East Bos
ton was made at 81, the first operations in this
Stock for long time. Stonington was rather
weaker.
In Exchanges the market is quiet, and the rates
are without change, with fair supply. Sterling is
l00l0I Francs are $40
The business in Freights is dali and quiet but
rates are unchanged. Engagements OF Wheat
were made to Liverpool at Sd 200 bales Cotton,
% Cd; 1000 bbls Turpentine, Is cd, and some
Dead Weight at los and 800 tuns Wood at II d
l4s. To London, 1000 boxes Cheese were taken
1t sos, and other heavy goods at 25s. To Havre,
the Cotton rate is &c.
The Havre packet takes about s25O,OOO in spe
Gle, nearly all silver
The Banks and public institutions continue to
be very much annoyed for want of change. The
Mint il much abused for not coming gold dollars.
In connection with this subject, we annex a let
ter received from the Director of the Mint by Mr..
Brady;
MINT OF THE UNITED STATS,
January lS 1851.
sR-I have had referred to letter OF yours TO The
Post Office Department in which you REFER to the want OF
gold dollars In your office and sOgges' your aesIe 20 e
Change for them at Mint American coin OF the larger
% heen requested by the Department 10 address
fhi %
change You propose would infringe on the iund9
menta purpose Of our organization, which 70 70 CON
into the national currency bullion not previously IN that
shape. $500 -, -, D., -,
regular MANNER could furnish you with these coins
which IL by Treasury Department drawing bull
bon fund for the requisite payable in gold dollars
suggest that method however with much reluctance
because we have already difficulty in meeting the regular
demand for these esins and because further would IN
Volve the dimunon OF our bullion fund al Time most I'M
prOpitious TO depOeltore.
The difficulty In regard 10 small change has grown en-,
trey the In the value OF silver compared
with gold by which Il has become profitable TO hoard and
export the valued metal, silver, and employ gold
preferable medium in the payment OF debts IL Is evil
dent therefore tina, long the present relation OF the
Two mes tee p, IS ss @ S bs Mini esn
moi furnish the remedy since the silver deposits which i9r-
the material Of our coinage mast continue 10 diminish
Considering these facts II that creditors and
the post otees in particular viii ind that the only remedy
OF debls hich do precise due The
obligation ofmakng change Is certainly not required by
face any mulpes those But there
surely no right TO tender larger piece 10 payment OF
eagle may certainly declined Il offered to pay fveceaL
postage and II doneleeaSe, then why not any other
ecinexeepl the exact halfdime ITSELF
Very respectfully your faithful Servant,
Wa " BRADY, Esq PM New,York
TRompsOas Bank Note Reporter notices new
counterfeit slO's on the Miners b ank Of Potts.
vile, Pa imitation Of genuine vignette, female
and anchor, with ships in the distance; engraving
rather poor, bat likely to pass in crowd.
The annexed statement shows the Custom.
House Dry Goods transactions for the week end.
I. ing Jan. l6, viz:
Eatsrsd for COssasspsi0n.
nANvPScTvRGS OF wsoL.
rses b 90 ss sa Gcoss s y d. IS s 49, cossi
49, wOrsleo 50 do, l75oSo, Wool and COuea. "a d.,
sea- do 2l72 DraP Ee, do, 1905; Casamors,s )
Sx2s Cover. do so7S Alpaca Size., do. l.so5
gee, ~ do bS 81 Shsws, "a do. a2i2; Msrin0 SAawls,
\ ISL, Hsndsvieheis, do, SaSi CoAuag.. Is DO,
- psm0k, do lel2 Nestngs, do, lnol; Flanaels,
sssse Blanket do. l.stei Menso shrs do, SSH
g. Lave Gloves. do, M Naro do. s4s; CarPe,ing,
~ %, lt1 Tapestry and Velvet Csrpesing, 3 do. 1871
fs.s, l,Sss pkgsi valued Al SSSs.S52
sAnvfAcTURESOF corroN.
Co,sons go packages, ssessi Prints, 81 DO S9s7si
- Nss, 81 do, 1885, Embroidered Iasns 81 do l76Ss
Yes do $50 Lsees q do, Se1oi Muslin rnnmings, =
t~.s. Il DO. All Qaeers Cloth, 40. $50 OanSss,
- - fesunaa do 1875 Meta do, lSo5; Hose, 81
80 isss.i ",9ss. q do, ~ Shirts, do. l7l olit
Hts 70 go Lf7ti Webb, do 6l0; eindiDg, do, ST.;
csrs' s 80. tss, Is.a DO. 1855 Balls %, no spool
Tstal, 2,lls pkssi valued a a5lSSSl -
-. SAhufASrvREs OF SILK
3ks, 5 packages ear sSli Rsassss eoa 40 900 ss4:
bsA 10 DO, 1855; Satus II Do iaSsS ssiin Ribos.cS
,sS Ss52 vsl, DO. LIPS Hsadksrehisfs DO SOP,
vsfssts u do, lie4i; Shaws do, SIS ~ .nS w..
80 shzwls - do Sil00 sub and Cotton s,-,s. a.
I've seGh 7do, A&5i; Grape Shaws S3 40 SSs pr,
ma do 81; Grapes "a do l9o9S; CFsvA1s 20 a. tasSP
Pengses, 10 do a SCI; seTges, do Sts BSrszes do
csc fIush N do 2s5; SILK and Cotton Plush do 2qSs
vssa &C. do, 7lR4i Sk and Cotton Vesuugs do ASA,
3in and Linen 10 do, 71S3; Sik aud Worsled Ss do
eAse, ssh and Coueo - do 1904; Hose do. 1855;
Sfk wosssso Hoe, do, sl6j Gloves, n DO, 1ss;
khk ana Cosson Gloves. DO. az badiags, DO, 80;