New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-01

doing in British GOODS, Blu. at previous prices Dfe.
goods are active bat low staple goods are a'n W
an im,royirg demand. The supply Is ample Tor Vie
rate OF corsump,ios =, but tse MARIE: exaioi's
greater prepondsrance OF oil goods to ne" 'la1
usu.l. A. inpor.ations were heavy las: year aaa
light this. =,
The new Coinage bill, introduced by MIR.
Hunter has passed the Senate
The Harrisburgh Keystone says that the
Dauphin Coal Company are nov sending cars difecs
from their mines oaded with the favorte free ourn
ing coal OF the extreme south western held, 70 iaA'
market and are preparing to send them over ms
Lancaster, York and Baltimore, Cumberland 'aNey I
and Pennsylvana railroads, all diversng rom taa
place, to the various extensive markets which faey
open.
Three Directors of the Grocers' Bank re-
signed this morning, viz; Messrs. w. II. Van
Klerck, N. Lazarus and Cyrus Knapp.
The Elizabethport and New-York Ferry
Company have declared dividend OF $40 y share.
The Bank OF Lansnburgh, seni-annual dividend
of S u cent, and an extra dividend Of p cent Ths
Banks of Boston have declared semi annual divi-
dends as annexed Market 5 y cent. Boylston &
Freeman's, At y cent. Atlantic, Boston, Commerce,
Cochituats, Exchange, Globe, Granite, Groceu.
Hamilton, Mechanics (sou,h Boston,) Merchants,
New-England, North America, shawmut, Shoe and
Leather fremont, Traders, and Union, y cent;
Atlas City, Columbian Eagle. North State, and Wash.
ington, 81 T. cent. Massachusetts, Blackstone Isl
mohths) Faneiul Hall q months,)3 p cent. The
accounts OF the Suffolk are not ye. made up. The
amount OF capital Of these Banks is $24,4l0,000
showing an increase of $4,000 over las: October.
Gov. Bigler, of Pa, in special message
just communicated to the Legislature revie US the
receipts and expenditures of the Commonwealth for
the present year. and arrives at the conclusion that
the balance in the treasury at its close will be ABOUT
$3.50 00O if no accident should occur to the public
works. The speedy completion Of the North Branch
Canal is strongly urged The whole length OF tais
improvement is "a miles, Of which so are fully COM
peted at an expenditure amounting to more than
three millions up to this time. The remaining A
miles are under contract, and may be completed at
a cost of s772, OO0 SO that the whole line may be
brought into in the early part Of next season.
The authority to issue FIVE per cent. bonds for the
amount necessary to finish the work is recon
msnded. The Governor says that when this work
Is completed and the contemplated connection
made with the Chemung Canal OF New-YOrk, 1t
will be the avenue by which wenty- five Of the Coun-
ties of this State draw their supplies from the anthra
cite mines OF Pennsylvania. The immediate CON-
pe,ioA OF the work necessary to avoid the inclined
planes on the Allegheny Portage Railroad is urged
The Hempfeld Railroad is about to be
commenced la earnest. The Company invite pro-
posals for the grading OF twelve or more sections Of
the &c d, including tunnel OF 500 feet The work
to be let all the heaviest jobs between
Wheeling and Washington, the engineer having ad-
ysed the Board to direct their immediate efforts to
nfs hev he ata "a olv IN
occur in the construction Of the road. The remain
der Of the work, between Washington and Monon
gahela, it is understood. will be put under contract
at an early day.
A meeting Of the Common Council of
Albany was held on Friday on the subject of the bill
now before the Senate authorizing the city to sub
scribe FIVE hundred thousand dollars to the stock of
the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Resolutions
we're adopted adverse to such subscription, as ad
verse to the uniform policy of the city, and draft
OF bill as substitute for the one now before the
Senate was agreed to- This substitute provides for
the ISSUE with the consent Of majority OF the tax
payers, of ons million dollars in city six per cent
bonds to be applied to the construction OF the road
and to be secured bya mortgage upon the entire
property OF the Company. Said bonds not to be
iss~aA NATL the Company has~ ~-is.A .~S .-r.~S~A
upon the construction of the road amount equal
to ten thousand dollars per mile its entire length,
or 81 400, 00On compliance with the provisions of
the General Railroad Act of 1850.
The Wilmington and Manchester Rail-
road Company have completed % miles OF their
road, which is doing 6ne business. The entire line
OF l62 miles to Wilmington, is under contract for
graduation and masonry and will be completed and in
operation within the present year The comp elton oi
this road will shorten the route between New.Yofk
and New Orleans "a hours aud will cut of the sea
travel between Wilmington and Charleston. 1t is
expected that this road will do fine local business
1t traveres the most popuous aud best cottongfow
Ing regions Of that STATE.
The Chicago Tribune states that the re-
ceip.s of Grain from the Illinois River va the Canal
will net equal those OF last year. it being we'll asces
tanned that there is not much either OF Corn or
Wheat in the Illinois River counties 20 market
yet as there was on the opening OF the Canal last
year and whstev CT may be, Will be more ssroayy
drawn toward ST Louis, and other southern mar
kets, which bare OF Breadstuffs Ia the article
OF Corn, for instance, the arrivals at ST. Louis from
the upper rivers, from the ls OF January to the LIST
of March Of the present year. did not amount to
fifth of the arrivals at that poin. during the same
period the previous year. This leaves tina, marke
comparatively bare, while a lie ~ source of demand
mus, spring up for the Of the large number of
emigrants that will soon commence congrega.ing
there and at points above to start for Oregon and
California when the grass commences growing.
narksts-CARsFuILY REPORTED roa rnx Pa,Bvss
"WEDNESDAY March 81
AsHES-Tks msrke quiet bat firm f,r Pots S. esq
s, 2i. and Pearls at s. % The arrivals sill mode
rate.
COTTON is Gssdy, assoc bales ssd to day a, ys.ter.
dAv's rates.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Oar narke, is rather lower for |
the low grades OF State and wssem Flour The in-
clenshcy OF the wesher and ths usfavoabe aices BY
the Canada have depressed the market and the
tiers ~ very moderate The receiD via River rsry
limited, and likely to continue s.me weeks The
better grades are hm with fair for the trade and
The East Canadian 10 heavy and bsea
accepted; saes Of l.3QV bbs 81 SiGSt a. ia bSaa
The sses Of Domestic roach $50 bbis 81 4aaSi So
fer common 20 stag STATE. Sc s2saSi is foi com
mon TO good Ohle, aud 81 sssGS, fer mixed Fancy