New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-05
SECOND BOARD.


100 Del. & Hud. boo llOli so Portsmouth. G.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-P.M.
There is no important feature in the
Stock market. The amount Of transactions is con-
siderable, but with few exceptions the tendency OF
prices is not upward Reading has been still the ia
vorite Fancy, and closes p cent better than yes
terday. Between the Boards, 6ii was bid for 1000
shares bu. it left off at the Second Board at 6is
| is now simply controversy between the bears and
rich clique what shall be the point reached by this
Stock. Erie fell off ! p cent leading house IS
supposed to be preparing punish the bears in Erie.
The same house are free sellers OF Hudson River on
time at present prices from whence it is inferred that
the competitor next summer between this road and
steamboats, i'll be interesting Canton and Norwich
are firm. The Zinc Stocks are rather buoyant.-
Delaware and Hudson is stil sustained by its mex!
friend, andI sold this afternoon at li00ll0A, on
time. The Erie Securities without activity
Government and State Stocks are in moieTats re-
quest and well held
Exchange is firm aud quiet. A leading
drawer was free seller Of Sterling at To- for three
days sight bills. He sold Gi00oO to one RENTER
Sterling is 81 0lOt for sixtyday bills Francs $50
Jl2l.
Freights are inactive, but without change.
TO Liverpool 600 bbs Flour l2d. 200 or 800 bales
Cotton, 532d d3-lGd.; 2i3 casks ard bbls Palm OIL,
on private terms. To London, 600 bbls Naval
Stores and 500 bbls. Flour on private terms. To
Hayre, 900 or 900 bales Cotton, H.. To Lisbon,
foreign vessel taken up at $l4 for light ssayes
Two or three West India fTeghis were made at pre-
yious rates, and snip was chartered to load with
timber for the Government Dry Dock at San Fran
cisco, on terms we cid not learn.
The an cunt received at the Sub-Treasu-
ry was SCI ,O29 paid s9,s72, balance, sa,75e2l7.
The Citizens Bank, we understand, has
purchased property on the corner Of Walker st. and
the Bowery, upon which they purpose to erect a
banking house.
The receipts of the Hudson River Rail-
road January, Notwithstanding the interruption by
snow-storms, was $l07,oS5
The traffic on the Erie Road since the
resumption OF the freight trains has been immense,
and the earnings Of the mouth will be very large.
The pier at the fcot of Duanest is blocked up with
produce coming in and merchandise going OUT TAe
quantity of flour coming forward is very large.
The Books Of Subscription to the Sixth
av. Railroad are closed. The entire capital stock
has been subscribed and insIallment Of IS " cent.
paid in. The Directors are now making contracts
as the weather will permit. This Road must do an
immense business, and we anticipate it will N Ike
as large dividends any road in this State IL will
be built in the most thorough manner and from wha'
We know of the men engaged in it, will be managed
with skln and true economy.
The Dry Goods trade In the City was
considerably excited to-day by the large sale of the
Pormmonth Lawns, (printed by DGnnelD amounting
h1s a.
yoIite, and secured great competition among the
buyers many being from other Atlantic and the large
Western cities. The prices realized ranged from
lol TO i4I, averaging l3.Gl3i-which were l00l2
~ cent advance on the sale OF the Companys goods
this time last year At the close Of the SALE 100 ad
ditional cases were brough. forward and taken at
The hig hest prices.
We are informed that all the Vermont
Central Railroad on this market will be paid to-
morrow. The Boston Courier contradicts the report
that James c. Dunn, Esq late City Treasurer of
/ Boston, has been e'ecied Treasurer of this CON-
pany. Mr.. Quincy, the Treasurer has not resigned,
nor has he been superseded.
The Finance Committee state the amount of bonds
! placed in The hands OF Mr.. Quincy. which he has
pledged as collateral for his liabilities. sii 900
In MS possession ----------------.---- 2is00O
Total ...-.......s2O93 , 500
! Mr. Quincy has surrendered the $2iS 600 to the
| Company which are cancelled.
The amount Of bonds in dispute is about $780, 900.
which are pledged for the payment of $500 Ooo equal
TO 60 cents the dollar These bonds ar interest
ate p cent, and are payable in the year 1854 The
general Impression appears to be, that the Company
is liable for these bonds but the Directors seem to
think Otherwise and decline, present, TO pay the
interest coupons, which have already matured.
The following table shows the receipts
and expenditures of the United States, exclusive
of trust funds from Oct. l. to Dec. 81, 1851
| REcEIPTs.
! From Customs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50 col, 500 40
Sal NJ ruNl 10 50