New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-16

MONDAY, March is-P.M
Tiers was an active market tor Stocks
to-day, and general buoyancy In the fanciss ssps-
cially Erie AMI Reading, which contiaue 70 b ~
favosites with operators. The sa,es Of Ere are
1900 or 800 shares closing ct 50, advance cf
y cent on Saturdays Price. OF Reading, nearly
5000 shares were sold, closing at 7t& bid an Inn
prcvemsnt OF as y cent. The friends Of this stock
anticipate dividend in January next OF lsa cent.
In stock and u y cent in cash, making 30 y cent.
Norwich was also buoyant, and advanced 10 81,
which IL II y cent. better than on Saturday. Can
ton improved Dauphin Coal, ., Harlem, !; sson-
nston, d; Convertiblss. issa, I y cent s. Law.
renee, ! SC. The demand for L. 8. Bank contin-
ues and IL advances In spite Of tho adverse dscis-
IONS n sold at the Second Board At 81, an improve
msnt Of y cent. Al the Second Board the market
was very baoyant and active, and assf the Board
the leading stocks were in demand At full rates.
The Exchange market is heavy, with
fair supply Of bills Sterling Is aaoi with hrstslass
ramss at Vt y cent. Francs 320d1SL7s.
There 10 better supply Of vessels %
the berth for Liverpool, and quotations have
downward tendency. A full cargo of Cotton was
taken at Id; 5000 or 900 bsls Flour IL. % aass;
20 900 or 80, 900 bush GRAIN Gid, 90. To ireland
voosCt Wbs Cu8ItefCu " cu JOnuOu tuOfV Wa
nothing reported. Several transactions were made
for London and Liverpool but the particulars were
kept private. To Havrs the packet 10 full q pre-
vious rates. About 800 tuas Coal were engaged fos
San Francisco at si5
The Money Market shows greater ease
and the prospect for sill. lower rates Of interest Is
increasing. On call the rates sac y cent and
an occasional loan Government Stocks which
a.. - -
OF strictly 6rst.class paper 10 moderate, and u II
pressed at SAT- " cent not often, however, below
6p cent. The Banks are discounting freely.
The Daniel Webster and the FL Dorado
bring about two millions Of sold which 10 fal'y up
TO the anticipssons OF the street. This amount viii
be increased somewhat during the wesi By the A..
rival OF the Brother Jonathan. With no dFaiA
outward, this gold must have material effect upon
the money Market when returned hon the Mat.
The mining news BY these arrivals 10 favorable
but without marked change from previous sd-
vices. The money market In San Francisco
10 moro easy, and rates OF interest declining. Gold
Dust was OF 2,0tl7 sop ounce. The State ana
City Stocks were heavy. The Controller has Dis
covered an error in War Debt - stated In the Gov
errors Message. The amount Of the Public Debt
. thereby reduced about 900 ooo or from
to 81, So, 963.
Up to late hour this afternoon no arr
rangemens had been made to prevent the sale ofths
Merchants Exchange property, which 10 Advertised
for Tuesday, 10Th inst.
The attention Of capitalists 10 asked -
the advertisement, In another column, Of very
large amount of Real Estate offered for sale q suo
ton By the Trustees Of the Bank OF the Uaissd
States. The list contains some very valuable par
cells in the City and County Of Mobile.
Mr.. ii. Waller, the President Of the
Maysvills and Lexington Railroad Company. has
negotiated with Msssrs Gilbert Johnson, two
hundred thousand dollars Of the Bonds Of the Coun-
siss VI Dvurbvn, Fsyotse and Mason, Ksnsuoky ~
sued TO the Maysvllls and Lexington Road, IN pay.
msnt Of ne subscriptions Of those counties - The
stock Of that Road. These Bonds bear SIX y cent.
interest," payable ssmi- annually In New.York. per.
ton Of the loan was taken by Msssrs Gilbert John
son for foreign account Those three sbovs-nAme
counties among the richest in the State snd owe
no debt excepting for their recent Railroad subscnp-
tons The aggregate debt Of the three counties u
81 go oOo based taxable property 70 the amount
Of t4o453 23o And for the above debt the counties
hold Railroad Stock to an equal amount In rslslisa
to these Bonds Mr.. Clay writes;
Those Ehres counties are among The richest.
believe; excluding Jefferson, they are the three
richest in that stas. The Sends are executed undes
the authority Of the Lssisasurs, and tts power -
grant that authority has been recently am,msd ~
the highest judicsl tribunal Ia kentucky enter
tain no doubt that the principal and ntsress o. the
Bonds respectively will DO puncsusly paid g they
become Que Bsch 10 my confidence IN the safety u
investment in those Bonds, that II my property were
iii convsrtsd into them, should feel perfectly 90
cure.
II. CLAY.
II is understood that one Of the leading
friends Of Readisg has already realized tite,eee
profit since the present rise commenced.
The business on the Central liae rsilisg
through this State continues to improve Ne tsas
Of the Rochester and syracuse Road In
February, was.-..- "
February 1851 .Ssoo ~
Increase In 1859 eo,0oe %
The Yecsipts In February 1851 were under rsdus.
ton 70 80 fare and In February 1884, under further
reduction TO &c per mile.
Arrangements have been made 10 build .
road from the Buffalo and Niagara Pals ResA o
Touawanda, II miles, 10 Loekport, where u VIII n
tsrssss the Rochsssr, Loskport, and Niagass Iaus
Road siving that road . connection with DsRsle.
The new reed IL b leased at cent On 10 sess
Francis 8. Lathr0P, Esq, gsntiensa
well knewn In the mercantile community, hss besa
elected Prssdsns Of the Union Mutual Insussnee
Company. in place Of John Fsconsr, Esq, rssigns1'
The entire Imports Of last week have
been a. follows:
IMPORTS AT NEW YORK.
Dry Goods. Gen. Mdse Petal.
Imports for ne week ,i3.u si.sm1i etDsMs
Total since March l.. Si.ss5.Ss4 siis,.sw SssHJiu
The Exports of the week wore $9l7,553,
and for Tie month thus fer % 0o7,o7s. The Iapss'
Last week were about IS y cent. less than Se5 VI
| previous week, bus we're sill very large.
The Illinois Central Railroad Co. have
rsssivsA from the Department. I'll tAs dessnsaea
perfected necessary 70 secure 70 then ~ lssA
| sssatsd By Congress for the conssyussa0A - NJ