New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-15

TUESDAY. Jan. LIP. NJ.


There is no marked change in Stocks to-day,
but the transactions were 10 fair extent, and the
quotations at the close had an upward tendency.
Reading, Farmers and Canton were very firm,
and the sound Stocks generally were in good de-
mand at full prices, Large purchases OF Ohio
Stocks lover slOO,O0O) were made at full rates,
part for banking purposes and part for foreign &C.
count Ohio and Pennsylvania Bonds sold at 80,
and more wanted. Rochester and Syracuse was
ia demand at a further advance; l2l was bid,
without sales The dividend has been declared,
and is y cent for six months, with large sur
plus Erie was inactive, there being but little
Stock offering. There was some difficulty In
making deliveries to-day. Norwich was 10 bet
ter demand, and at the Second Board 66l was bid
and 66a asked, showing v cent advance For
Madison and Indianapolis lO6l was bid, but
brought no Stock. The dividend was probably de-
clared today at Madison. Harlem, notwthstsnd.
ing the efforts Of the Bears and the stories indus
triousy circulated Of suspension of dividends,
is firm. The work on the extension is going on as
rapidly as the season will permit, and there is
every reason to anticipate that before next jana
airy the connection with the Albany road at
Chatham will be completed. Long Island has
improved to l5l. under the belief that such com
promise will be effected by which the sale Of the
Road will be prevented. Stonington is doing bet
ter, having reached 54l. Mohawk is held firmly
and after the Board 992 was bid for considera
bic lot The dividend will probably be declared
on Thursday next A meeting is held at Albany
on that day Morris was firm at the Second Board.
Hudson River was heavy at SCI, but the Bonds
improved. Second Mortgages selling at 99l. After
the Board there were considerable transactions in
State and Government Stocks for investment at
full prices. At the Second Board the feeling gene.
rally was buoyant and no disposition was evnced
to press any Stock on the market.
The market closed heavily for Exchanges and
prices were lower Good Sterling sold at 10 v
cent, and Francs at $40 There was fair sup
ply over.
In Freghts there is very limited movement,
excepting to California. The Liverpool rates are
7ld for Flour, Id for Cotton, and lool5s for Dead
Weight. To Havre, &c for Cotton.
The amount received at the Sab Treasury to.
day was sl59,l67. Paid, 1874 Balance, So.
e43,645
The La Fayette Bank of Cincinnati has de.
clared dividend of IS per share for the last six
months and has also passed resolution to divide
among the Stockholders the dividend on Stock be.
longing to the b ank, amounting to g. 30 on each
share.
The Panama Railroad Company have made
call for the payment of 10 y cent upon the CAPT
tai stock, payable on the LIST Of February, and 10
y cent monthly thereafter until the whole is paid.
BY Telegraph from Cincinnati, we learn that
the sections relatre TO the State debt which have
been under discussion in the Ohio Convention for
several DAYS were adopted. There is TO be
sinking fund, sufficient to pay the interest annu-
ally, and also 100000 of the principal that aP'
plcable to the payment of principle is to be in
creased annually by compound interest at y
cent until the whole debt is paid, and the State
is prohibited hereafter from contracting debts
which, in the aggregate exceed s75OOOO Sinking
Fund Commissioners are to be appointed.
We have read a copy of the annual report of
the Reading Railroad, giving the detail of the
operations of the past year. The result of the
business of the Road must give great satisfaction
TO the stockholders, as it yields them y cent
cash dividend beside placing 100000 to the Gre
dit Of the Sinking Fund and nearly $4,000 to the
Renewal Fund, including the cost of ten new 10.
comotiyes required by the vast increase of the
business Of the Road From the Report we
gather the annexed facts The General account
of the Road is now sl6, SsS, SSs, which is about
the same as last year:
General account Of the Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad
Company Nogenber so, 1850.
Railroad .................,....SlS Soe.52l 90
Locomotive EnSnss and Cars 2,S'6S7s S
AZ, Y