New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-19
THURSDAY, March bpm.

THURSDAY, March bpm.
The Stock market was heavy this
morning, one OF the leading operators being free
seller of fancies Nearly all these stocks fell off, aud
after the Board still 10 prices were scceded to-
At the Second Board there was a revival of frmness
and the market with considerable activity, closed at
about the prices of yesterday Harlem was better
showing an improvement Of y cent, Reading l.
under rumors OF damage to the Canal bysfreshet
Morris T. Long. island /, Hudson River /, &C., Mic
aragua fuctuated materially going up from 81 to 3d.
and finally closing at 81 again. sale OF Farmers
was made at 90, advance of y cent. on the last
sale. Stonineton fell off Ii, and Norwich y cent.
Between the Boards 900 shares Norwich was sold by
alesding operator at S56i The decline in the farce
on through freight is used as lever to break down
this stock bat the freight business OF this road 70
mainly local. and cannot be affected by competition
Securities were in fair demand and sold at steady
prices. At the close the market was firm, with a
strong effort of the bear interest to break down
prices.
In Sterling there is not much doing and
the market is heavy at 9l0lo p cent. Francs 30
G5l7t
Freiehts are heavy and not active. En-
ragements 500 bales Cotton 7 32i.Gld.; 1000 bols.
Flour Is. Cd; 10000 bushels Grain 5iG6id. To
London 1000 bbls Flour aud 900 bbls. OIL Cake %
To Havre the market is quiet at ic. Stave freight
for Marseilles made on private terms. To Cali
fornis there is a moderate business doing at preyi
GUS rates.
The receipts at the SUB Treasury were
s65Os5 Payments $1,000; Balance s2,7s2 47s.
At auction the following sales of Stocks
were made for account OF the Mortgages Of the
Merchants Exchange:
81 600 u. S. S. lob SIS 0o0 U. 6s, OLLIE
10 Geo co. 6s, GLIB $4,000 do. 6s, '67--ll7i
The Irving Bank has elected John Thorn
son. President, IN the place of E. II. Lang, deceased,
and filed the vacancy occasioned by the PROMOTION
Of Mr.. Thomson by electing d. V. H. Bertholf as
Cashier.
Money continues very abundant, and is
offered freely, on CALL at 507 per cent, the common
rate being per cent.
At a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad Company,
held at the Office of Gilbert & Johnson, March is.
1852, the following gentlemen elected Direct
ors for the ensuing year W. H. Townsend, II. A.
Johnson, Robert Bay ard, Isaac Seymour, J. p. Gil
raud Foster, New-York +. w. Paul, Canandaigua
Ira Godfrey Lima samr March, Stafford Siddeon
Benjamin, Elmyra Geo. Wright, East Bloomfield
Saml Rand, Honeoye Falls Benz amin Pringe, B!-
tavia Angus s. Porter, Niagara Falls. The Direct
ors subsequently had meeting and elected Be0ji-
min Prngle, President VIM II. Townsend. Vice
President Sam1 Rand, Secretary; Isaac Seymour,
Treasurer.
The receipts on the Ohio and Pennsyi-
vania Railroad in February were:
From passengers ---------------'--.SSee o.. 30 30
Total. $3.50 III
Number of passengers carried in February. 52l
The receipts of the first week In March WERE COZ
The above receipts were derived from that portion
of the Road extending from Pittsburgh to Alliance
some GO miles, the entire line to MassilloD, los
miles not being opened for traffic till 18th inst. A.
Massion this Road connects with the Ohio Canal,
and traverses the greatest wheat district OF the state
or Union. This Road was opened on Thursday last
distance of los miles and the event was celebrated
at Massillon by large party from Pittsburgh, and
from the towns on the route. The Road was passed
over with much ease and safety, the cara reaching
Massion in the afternoon. In the evening the party
sat down to dinner, and a goody number of inter
esting speeches were made.
The receipts of the Mad River and
Lake Erie Railroad show large increase in Feb
rusry over the same month of last year The figures
for January and February are as annexed:
1851. 1852.
January Oo9 81 $l3 OO3 80
February OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l7,C9i is $500 AZ
Tstal- 100 70 si0922 "a
Increase In 1852. ,76l 90
The receipts of the Galeaa and Chicago
Union Railroad Company for the months OF January
and February, In each Of the past two years
annexed
6ALEsA AND CHICAGO RAILROAD.
1851. 1852.
January .----------- SysiI ~ tlc 90. 90
February -------.-.---- el72 81 2lso9 -
Total. go 10 $40 $40 SO
1000 10
Excess OF two months of $50 over 42I 436 40
The Southern Michigan Railroad COmpa
ny viii, the opening OF spring, have line ofsaree
Of the best boats on the Lake consisting of the En-
pire State and two ne boats the Northern Indiana
and Southern Michigan The read will next month
be completed, and form unbroken railroad con-
earnings are now very large, being al the rate Of
Of 5000 or ZOO for the mosth. Ii promises 70
be one Of the most profitable roads in the West and
will be of immense value 10 the csuntry through
which il passes. The Bonds of the Northern lodi
ana have advanced to 90 recently and those Of the
Southern Michigan are in demand ats36a4.
The Board of Public Works have re-
duced the tolls the Miami Canal, from Cncinnat.
TO Dayton, to two miIls p mile on all articles; and
from Dayton to Cincinnati to half mill ID mile