New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-05
TUESDAY, May 4-P. NJ.
The Stock market was not very active


The Stock market was not very active
to-day and the First Board there was rather heavy
feeling although the changes were not material except
ing in Erie which fell off y y cent, and Canton which
declined "a q cent Reading very quiet only 100
shares having been sold at the Board At the Second
Board the market better and there disposition
to buy at higher rates Canton improved So Erie ls
Hudson River was in demand at 62A, improvement
of Ia p cent since yesterday. Delaware improved y
Nicaragua was firm. The Northern Light, we under
stand has thousand passengers engaged for the next
trip. Not share of Reading sold. There has been
no disposition during the day to press Stocks on the
market and there appeared TO be but few orders
further upward movement in Reading is predicted be-
fore the week is over by Philadelphia operators There
was a fair demand for Government and State Stocks
and Railroad Bonds, and prices were generally well
sustained. sale of Indiana Preferred 5s was mrde at
A. which shows a steady market, and $4,000 Virginia
sold after the Board at no.
There is not much doing in Sterling tor
the steamer tomorrow and, with better supply OF
Southern bills the rates the turn in favor OF the
buyer. We quote 90 9l0l4, with but few bills selling
above 10al06. Probably the remttances by this
smaller than by any previous Canarder for
time. The importers under the easy money III r-
ket have been making free remances at the low rates
Of the last two or three weeks, Francs 5l6 0jl5
The market is firm for Frcights, with
moderate business. Engagements to Liverpool, 1000
bales Cotton, 3lG0732l.; 1900 5000 bbls. Flour
I'D 0lsd 1900 bush Grain, al in bags and I'd. in
bulk $50 logs Cedar, lj 200 tee. Beef, 26 To Lon
DON 600 bss Flour 9 500 b5s Oil Cake 81. To
Havre, Cotton, lec. To Hamburg, Rotterdam and Am
steroam about 800 bales Cotton, 3sc To California,
there is a moderate business doing at previous rates.
Hon. Luther Bradish has received his
commits sion ne Assistant Treasurer and entered the
duties of his Office lie has given bonds to the amount
OF 100000 The following gentlemen we are informed,
have become his suretes in the sum OF S0oooo each
BENJAMIN l.. Swan, John Green, Morris hetcham'
George Griswold Richard M Batchford Henry Chaun-
cev William H. Aspinwall and Nelson Robinson. We
think the Government may go to sleep ON that bond and
not have much anxiety about its money.
There is no change to note III the Money
Market excepting increasing abundance and greater
difficulty in employing funds at current rates OF interest
Loans are freely made on call @6 u cent, mostly
4Q5 cent and frsclass paper, which is very scarce
goes at A.. 05l4 y cent.
The steamer tomorrow will probably
take $50 coo in coin, all mostly in silver. Some gold
is talked of for the Saturdays steamer, but it may be
countermarded The Banks well spare few mil
lions of dollars.
The receipts of the Hudson River Rail-
road for April are reported at $4,000 The net earn
ipes for the six months ending LIST April, were about
S2s0C00
The transfer books of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, and those of the State Line
Railroad Company, have been opened at the ONCE Oh
Messrs Duncan, Sherman & Co.
On Friday last, a train of fifty-nine cars,
loaded with cattle, came down on the Central line OF
railroads to Albany, leaving enough Cattle at Buffalo
waiting transportation to load one hundred cars more
This trade has grown up within two years. and Is in
ereasing very rapidly
The United States Mail Steamship Com
psny (the Roberts line Chagres, &C. has declared an
annual dividend of per cent The Eagle Fire Com
pany eight per cent. payable on the ION inst Inc
Nashua and Lowe L Railroad Company four per cent
1t will be seen by a telegraphic dispatch
in another column that the Pennsylvania Legislature
has passed the authorizing the issue OF five millions
of State Bonds for the purposes therein stated
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad may be classed
among great enterprises which characterize the pro-
crossve movement of the present day. Commenced alta
more proptous period and with the lights OF advanced
skill and science though surmountng greater physical
Instructions il has by no means involved such vast
amount of outlay as our own New.York and Erie Rail
road Thus far has been prosecuted with its
aided capitel without dollar of borrowed means or
floating debt The stock paid into the Treasury OF the
Company has reached the aggregate OF ten millions
1t has been found however, that this sum will not fully
meet the entire completion OF the whole work including
the greet Allegheny Mountain Division At the recon-
mendaton of the Board of Directors the Stockholders
by recent vote have instructed resort to loan OF
81 100000 in preference to reopening book OF sub
scrponhe great promise OF the work leading to the
conviction that such measure viii be more advantage
Gus to the original and existing holders Of their STOCK
than by swelling the of capital for the required
means to finish and equip the work We are glad to
see our neighbors of Philadelphia awaking from their
habiual .omnolency which has long retarded the inn
provemcnt Of the advantages which she enjoys as one o.
our chief inland Cities.
This great Road leading through the center and PEN
etrans the Businesses Of her mountain regions TO the
head of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh and thence BY the
Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad to the fertile plains OF
Ohio will be a no mean rival own finished lines
bv the Lakes working great good and ample faeiliues
bv their competition TO the intercourse between the
| Altar tic and the West There will be ample business
for all With their capital of ten millions already paid
H. the additional Ga millions in the present plethora OF
money can at once be commenced at highly favorable
| rates.
The Dry Goods Trade continues ac-
| tive Jobbers are doing large business for the
North and West and a steady prices From hrs'
hands the sales are moderate, but yet show an Inn
provement over last month Clothers are more as
posed to buy Auction sales are diminishing Inc
ssle of Denims which occurred since our lass ~
| view, wss . good one, ~ is induced frss brv'