New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-28


demand, and they improved p cent, Hudson Rive'
Borcs were arm. Morris desaned Z, cent There
was an active inquiry for v.fsnias, and $50 600 sold
at io6,6IO6i. Other Safe Stocks are firm Gov
ernments are very fra Sizes, 1887, sold at HOT,
and private sale Of $40 eo0 Sc, 1886, vas made at
losi, which is an advance.
In Ey.cha there is but little doing, and
the r.,es are unchanged. There are some supplies
ri bills on the market from the South ana rom sne
recent shipments OF produce, and me demand Is
more nearly supplied without drawing against gold
than for some time past Sterling Is 100les for
Bankers bills, ss69t p cent. for good produce ana
Southern bills Francs, SIN G516t
There is a very active Freight marKet,
and rates have an upward tendency OF Gran a,/out
1907 900 bush have been engaged at 5a6d closing al
5lG6d. This includes three transient vessels iuh
Flour, 5000 or 1900 bbls Is. % 2s the latter now
asked Cotton, 500 bales, I'd, and In some cases
o-32d. LOCO Oars, Id. To London, 300 Oars, ia;
Flour o. To Havre, the packet OF the lst Is nearly
full, at &C. for Cotton, s6d$s for Rice, Ashes &c.
5000 Oars were shipped a. lc. To California tnere
is considerable business doing at full prices Inc
new ship North America, l,4oo tuns, built In Name
sold a, $73,OOO, and is put on for San Francisco
There is a great abundance OF money In
the street, with but moderate demand. Call loans
are p cent, with an occasional transaction at D
p cent. First-elass paper is scarce and In demand
at 6la7 y cent. The prospects OF continued
abundance OF money during March are fair and, IN
| deed, many OF the experienced habitues OF WaFst.
predict lower rates Of interest even than rule at pre-
sent The merchants have large payments in March
and April but these very payments Will tend 10 In
crease the supply in the street When navigation Is
opened, produce will pour in upon us in food and
| find q good market. Never were there such stock
of produce at the West waiting to reach tide waters
The proceeds of the sales Of this produce will ena'
bic the West to meet its Indebtedness TO NeT-I ork
more promptly than it did last fall, and put our msr
chants in position to meet their payments without
difficulty.
Several parcels of Government Stocks
have come out from Europe by the last steamers for
sale but in every instance We have knowledge of,
the proceeds were to be invested in good State or
Railroad securities not bearing such high premiums
! The orders for Stocks to be bought on foreign ac
count are to considerable extent, and one transac.
ton was closed to day by a leading house, Of quite
an important amount.
The balance in the Sub Treasury is
s2,4264S7.
The parties interested in the various
roads between NewYcrk and Montreal by the Con-
necticut Valley route, have had several meetings
during the week in this City, and have made com
plete arrangements to form a through line between
the two cities Passengers will be tickeied and bag
gage checked through which will save much trouble
The passage will be made from Montreal TO New
York in day. Another route has also been arranged
via the Hudson River and Lake Champlain by which
passengers viii be taken through for FIVE dollars in
rather longer time but to most persons more pleas
antly. These two routes will give travellers ample
facilities for visiting Montreal with but small expen-
diture of time or money. The former route will also
be the fsvorite route for tourists TO the White Noun
tsips. Il takes travellers within a short distance OF
the Notch.
The Plattsburg and Montreal Railroad
Company have just negotiated their bonds in this
City, and made 3. purchase of the iron for their
track
We are not at liberty TO name the price
paid the thousand rails pur released by the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, but it was lower
than any previous similar contract either for Bonds
OF Cash
The telegraph reports great activity at
New-Orlsans in Cotton, with improving prices
This business viii add to the supply Of Exchange.
The Erie Railroad is now bringing 10
nearly sOOe bbls Flour per day, which is nearly
equal to the consumption. Formerly, during the
suspension Of River navigation, we received but
few small lots via the Housstonic road. This is
another Of the great benefits Of the Erie Railroad to
this City.
The total liabilities Of Buffalo are $780,
se4, Total assets, $3l4ols.
The Commercial Bank of Wilmington
n. c, has declared seni-annud dividend Of four
r cent
Buffalo papers of Wednesday state that
the previous day the the Buffalo aud State
lire arrived IL thai city lfve hours, including stop
psgsE. The distance is 81 miles. The running time
from Buffalo 10 Cleveland is thus stated
Hours
Buffalo 70 STATE line OF Pa--65 miles railroad.
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