New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02
THURSDAY, April Up. N.

There was generally buoyant stock
market at the First Board, with fair amount o.
transactions. Erie continued to rise and the ten
deney Of Reading and the other fanciss was upward
At the Second Board there was large activity, with
a general advance in prices. Erie was especially
buoysnt and went to 81, an improvement OF itP
cent. on yesterdays closing price The sales were
large. One OF the leading outside operators IL
supposed to be largely short. Reading improved to
731, an advance Of II " cent. on yssterdays rate
Harlem advanced y csnt. Canton t. New-Jer
ssy Zinc ESQ. u share. The Company have nova
demand for all the paint they can manufacture ana
are about to increase considerably the capacity Of
their works Norwich improved /. Nicaragua
uctuatsd between As and al, closing at AT, with
good demand Long Island improved y cent
Hudson River was dali. For Erie Securities the
demand was good and quotations better. Govern
ment and State Stocks are frm anc in fair request
In Exchange the market is quiet aud
heavy. Sterling 10 quiet at 9a9l. Francs, 3.2atS
slsi. The supply Of bills is good.
Frsights are not very active but steady.
ENGAGEMENTS 900 or 1900 bales Cotton, too s2d.'
800 to aooo bsls Flour, Is ST. 900 bush. Wheat
about Sd; Deatweisht, LIS 6i.0aos. To London
the engagements are small at about previous rates
Three OF four vessels were taken up to load Rye
for Germany, at Sd, and an American bark to load
Cotton at Charleston for st. PeersbSrgh, at ll6c.
To Germany, 400 or 500 bales Cotton were taken al
lI-lo@fc. To California there 10 a fair business
doing at previous rates.
In Money there is no change to note.
The supply continues to be in excess Of tho demand
Loans on call, sac y cent Arstslass short paper,
5G6 y cent. long. 6f07 y cent
A. tha In HI "a
es9,isa; Paid, $5s.s43 Balance. $2,sssls2.
The traffic on the Hudson River Rail-
road is said to have been about $4,000 In Marsh
Now that the River 10 open, the capacity OF the
Road to compete with Arst-class steamboats, viii be
fully tested.
The business on the Madisoa and Indian
apolis Railroad continues to show an immense ill.,
crease. The entire equpage Of the Road is pushed
10 ito utmost capacity to meet the acquisitions OF the
usfas The earnings for the last week were ti0,Ss0
Same week last yeI--------------------- o,.oo
Increase, over 60 " cent $tIV0
Increase In two weeks. $7.co0
Messrs. Ketchum, Rogers & Bement,
Ne. - willianst., will pay the Coupons on the
Mansfield and sandusky Railroad Income Bonds das
LIST inst.
The Chamberlain of the City, Shepherd
Knapp, Esq, will pay, on the LIST May, at the Me-
shanicS Bank, the interest Of the public stocks Of
the City due on that day.
An agent Of some English capitalists
arrived by the Canada, prepared to bid for the con-
tracts for the entire line OF the Illinois Central Rail-
road.
There is . moderate business Doing in
Land Warrants at $l05S$lio for 100 acres; $57S
SIS FOR 50 acres, and $s7Gtas for 40 acres
1t will be seen by the annexed statement
that the gold bullion deposited at the uAised States
Mat in Philadelphia, fer the three months ending
March, 1851, was &l0, sss, sos while the amount
dsposised for the three months ending March. 1884,
was Oh o6l, zoe. The total coinage for March Of
the present year, was 50 94s,l31.