New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-09
TUESDAY, April s-P. n.

10 6ef decline Of 81 q cent There has been but lew
tine transactions in this stock aud the price has been car
Red up simply by the purchases Of the clique who have
been operating In it, Reading continued the decline no.
tieed Yesterday and went to SGT further fall Of a cent
making 8, 10 two days 1t aerwsrd recovered to So Har
lem was heavy, and declined p cent Norwich wssvery
heavy and sold at est, decline OF " cent Morris de-
elined y cent; Edgeworth / " cent; Portsmouth fell
OF to IL and recovered ia Long Island was firm at "a
ysrmerS declined II y cent; Erie y cent; Delaware and
Huds6 o. l. Government Stocks firm and In demand
partly for Banking purposes better prices Bank Stocks
were also better bu, the sales large Erie Secuh
Ties were In good demand and firm at the First Board
Second Mortgages sold at 1902 advance OF " cent Con-
vertbles at 49, advance OF " cent and Incomes a.
sSl. At the Second Board sale of Convertibles was
made at sla
In Exchanges there is a good business doing,
and the market nearly cleared OF Sterling at lO0lot y CT
Francs are 51O05Os, The supply Of bills was moderate
Freights are without change and not active.
Cotton was taken Sl6G7S2d Flour, I'D; Corn, SID
Dead Weight l5s An engagement OF 1900 bushels Whes
was made at 4d and London 1000 bbs TurDentine al
D. TO Hsyre Cotton, sc 1900 bbs Resin and % hhds
Bark on private terms, and 10000 lbs Bone at sc.
The Georgia and Empire City brought in freight
and In the hands OF passengers about $o0O0O In gold
dust which quite could be expected for this
season OF The year when the miners do into Ssn
Franc SEQ excepting from necessity The North America
WI probably have considerable amount on board The
Union from Orleans, brings about s2OOOOO coin.
An election of Directors of the Long Island
Railroad was held today. and the following gentlemen
were elected Moses Maynard Jr, Luther G, CLARK john
Paine, New-York; Charles Marvin Brooklyn; VIM. A
Smith, Richard Vsrick, NewYork Enoch w. Clark Phil
adephis Robert Farley, Bosou; Earl P. Mason, Provi'
dence; A. Thompson Jr, Charles Jeffrey Smith, Isaac
T. Hsvilsnd Long Island; Cornelius mcCooR, New.York
Earlau
and Mason are now members Under the new manage
ment the affairs OF this Road prospecting beyond expec
tson spirit Of accommodation tnwarA the P~Siie has
been evinced which has been met by largely Increased
patronage The frequent trains pat on reproduced
the usua result of larger travel which will be still further
increased when the heavy rail is down between Brooklyn
and Jamaica The receipts thus far In April are Is " cent
an advance Of that OF the same period Of LAST year. Them
crease for tbs year estimated by the Directors in January
was only II y cent
The earnings OF the Macon and Western Road
for March 70
March, 1886 Vi
Increase 10 a. Sl,6S 10
The Cash receipts for sales Of Land belonging
10 the Wabash and Erie Canal the three months ending
3lst March. amounted 50
The receipts for the period la year wee 2SsS 81
Increase. 70
The effect Of the above to increase the value OF the In
diana Stocks which depend upon the Canal for inereaand
reimbursement such the Preferred IS and the Special
&c. As the entire line approaches completion Evansville,
on the Ohio River lands belonging TO the Trust lying
near become and valuable and In greater de-
msnd. Ills now almost certain that the assets ncludng
The lsnd In The hands OF Trustees will pay forts
peon discharge the $500 900 loan made by the creditors
Of The State Of Indians and leave clear net surplus in
tsr hands OF S5O0e00 which will be applicable to
the psymen, Of 90 much Of the principal Of the Canal S.
The revenues DO derived from the Canal when com
ple,sd viii more than pay the interest thereon.
The amount received at the Sub Treasury was
ses,7ss; Payments, saaS9!i Balance, S4,l7isOi.
The annual report of the Housatonic Railroad
has been Published and from gather The following
hcn The receipts Of the year were
Passenger. SlS6sSS 80
Freight llVvot ~
Mails, 1880 W
ro,,, sslOe6S 8
Expenses ana repairs. 1885 81
slSs,ss7 81
Rents 10 Berkshire stockbridge and Pttsfed
and West SIoekbrdge Roads."............ 7aSll 81
Net earnings Of Housstonic Road. ....... $ssOl6 y
Deduct extraordinary expenses and rev equip 49, -.
age Soo<o "
Ne, S5l,4S %
Shis Road commenced working the Stockbrdge and
Pihed Road In December, lsa9 snc the repairs and ex
penses Road have consequently into the above
expeudres The receipts Of the first ak months Of 1852
d not reach the expectations Of the friends Of the Road
but the lsa six months show much ore satisfactory
sult having increased from $ls6O to Sl5Ssll The
psrstive receipts OF 1885, ~ and 80 are as follows
.SI&Slf
sso'oss
1855. SlOOoS
TIE increase In 1850 is S22s79 This small increase s
sscrbed 10 the depressed condition of the iron business
the line the road Several manufacturing establishments
win be put operation this year which VIII add to the
revenues Of the Road The gross earnings Of January
1851 were S4s45i February estimated $4,000; together
s4 49, against s7S76 in the meRths of lsSo The
net earnings amer paying all expenses ordinary and extra
ordinary rents and dividend preferred stock show
deficiency OF SO S5i q which more than absorbed BY
the extraordinary expenses.
An arrival at New. Orleans from BrazOs, San
tiaxo brings S5SSS6 Ia specis.
The Morris Canal is now open for navigation
throughout lie whole length.
Liberal subscriptions to the stock Of the syria.
euss ard Binghsmion Road have been made
The Nouistown, Doyestown, and New Hope
Railroad being pushed through New Hope, where II
viii unite with the Lsmbervile and rrenlo Railroad.
INA dissnce from Philadelphia to Noustown By Rsilrcei
n ~ miles From Norrisiown TO Lsmbenyile 10
Is mlles From Lsmbervile TO ScmeryIle Is about 20
miles and from Somerville to NewYork, by Railroad 10
Al miles, making ms enure distance hsm Ns"-hok !"
Phsdelphs by that route shout les miles, and bringing
New.York uesrer to Poissye by nearly 40 miles than
any other route new road nom somervile TO Norris
iowa distance OF about Is miles, would complete the lire
and passengers could be transported from New.fork to
Philadelphia over hs route for two dollars in about four
hours Coal could be landed 10 New YORK from Postsve
by this route cheaper probably ihsa by any other route
A meeting Of the Directors Of the Mohawk Val.
lev Railroad Company was held 81 Utica tho let last At
which Mr. Brosahs 3D. tho Engineer, exhibited stsiemsn
and prohes thai furnished large amount OF inormahoo Of
abe most satisfactory character 1t ssceaDed thai while