New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-05

TIE sgsregaie receipts Cor the twelve months end
ing sls' Dec is52, xmm
bene sfrns, l63l- ....,................-e <sfai''
Increase sbouf 3spel ,--..-. st2i0o
= This 10 not so idle period OF the year as II
used 10 Be when stocks Of Dry Goods heavy ani
sellers were in search Of custoners All before raj
roads enabled country dealer 70 arrive nsrkc and
themselves make selections for their early trade Gus
TONERS now have search FOR goods and seilers md
very dliseHt ssrch IS mixing 20 PICK n? gopf4 ~ Old
prices without much euccess. URbeaclied Goods are
in rather better supply, bu; he'd firmly 1t fan
prices with fair present demand, and large one in
prospect. Blcsched Goods active, cSpecialy the
coarse qualities at &c. Drills are qUe, and firm al &c.
for browps ga &c. for blesched and DC Tor bluos.
osnaburehs are inactive. Denims are getting scarce.
The doIns nd good q aloe Stripes and Tickssre
dun but firm Canton Flanes quiet bat sell ii reg
rar prices Printing Cloths in fair request at buoy
ant price, owing 20 the light stock. Prints have rsen
and are already in Increasing demand Gingharns arc
brisk a. lie De Lsins attract light inquiry az fal
rtteg Cloths have advanced 12i 12jc per yard.
TIE stock is very snfl Plain styles Of Cassiners
1re active and fCl 81 foil rates Fancies
net yet lrsk ssiins,s arc tending upward
IN pTice with ifir demand for the lower grades
Tweeds and Jeans duh but firm wiki yht stocks.
TsBntls and Blankets inactive without change IN
prices. The supplies Of foreign fabrics large AMI
Increasing Tie assortmcnis are large aud good and
preparations have been made ia Anticipation Of very
heavy demand. in which we think importers will no,
be disappointed The Yorkshire and German 10th
importers hre doing very large business The sales
In December, usually duh month, were heavy AMI
more than double what they were in December, ISL
The clothors buying 20 fair extent AMI sales
portations this week nre large. The Franklin and Pa
ci6c have brought heavy chrgoes. Prices will open
high for the Spring irade and be maintained British
good. are In great abundance, both drcs AMI staple
goods. Tie Wet II IL expected will be very heavy
consumer Of goods this coming season The great
prosperity Ia which j IT, and has long been, see'-
qualification IN large consumption Of the best
STYLES Of fancy goods 20 il is with California
which takes nothing but the hi chest priced articles
Of apparel ind luxury. Tho shipments OF Dry
Goods 10 that market arc NJ prcsen, large
and have been through the year very profitable
We give below letter from the Supern.
tendent Of the Bank Department In relation to thu
curiiies OF the Merchants and Mechanics Bank, of o..
wego, and the Farmers Bank, OF ononda.a:
BANK DEPARrNTNr.
kLn,Ny, Saturday, Jan l, ls33
n No Eato, Of Then Y TStbsae;
think the notice in regard 20 the Merchants Sui
Mechanic Bank Oswcgo, aud larmers' Bank Ons
dsgs. contained Ia Tie TjbHEs of the jlst uil cpcua
ted 10 give wrong impression IN regard 20 the secuu
ties held In truft for ssidbanks.
The morgagod prcmi,c oonsis; Of about 1000 acres
Of improved farming lands, In the town OF Holland Err
County.
The title 10 the lands was fully examined by w H.
hndrews, Esq, at Buffalo, end John q Wilson, Esq, Of
this city and csrtihed by them to be goo aud valid in
the mortgages. before the mortgages taken The
lands have been appraised by Moscs Macarthur and Ar
thur II Humphrey, Of the town Of Holland James &.
Paul, Esq, OF Aurora, and William T. Miller, Esq, OF
Black Rock personal examination, at an average
price Of go TO so per acre, under oath. The gentle
men making ths appraisal are believed 20 be men Of
good standing and character, and well knowa In the
County o. Erie
The amount Of circulating notes sued to these banks,
computing the stocks held Ia trust at the present market
pric~ doe not exceed 81 per acre.
have considered IL my duty % make this statement
and 20 caution hholdefs not "a sell thor notes but
preserve them for redemption NJ the hanks their
legal agent, John Thompson, Esq, Waist, New York,
and Il nct paid to protest them according to law.
Respectfully, you're, ID. II. 81. JoHN, Supt
There ere two important facts bearing upon the value
of the lands morteAs ed by the above Banks which do
appear in this letter one Is that all thee land.
were cold within year by the Farmers Loan and
Trust Co. OF this City to the gettcrs uP Of these
Bsnksa - I0Per and the other is that all
ly all the lands are In possession OF squscrs Of
whom have occupied the farms for year. aud who dis.
pate the tile in any one bat themselves
Mr.. Thompson was the rcdeeming agent OF these
Banks, required by law hut had iutcres In any way
in them, and he continued to redeem up 10 the time
the Metropolitan took action upon them Az thu tim,
neither OF the Ranks had sny funds in his hands
II is not necessary that bllholdeEs should go to the
expense Of protesting the notes the Bank Dspart
ment will pooccd to wind up the affairs of these ins
tn,ions and pay pro rata dividends as, possible
The Merchants Insurance Company has de-
clarl dividend OF ten cent for the last six n, ,n.hs
payable l3th inst
TIE Psciiic Mail Steamship Company
semi annual dividend of 10 2 ceat payable lch inst
The American Exchange Bank announce
their intention to receive uncurrcnt money on depoc
on the 10Th inst
Certificates Of special Canal Stock for the
accrued interes; the Indiana Canal Stock since 1871
will be issued ON application to Mr. Chsrlos Butler
President Of the Board Of Trustees Of the Caas Toe
Canal S,oeks hercSer VIII only bear interest from the
let ins,.
Mr.. Draper viii sell tomorrow (wednes-
day. ss@A0co OF the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Bonds, two years to and bearing = cent interest
he WI also sell various Bank and Insurance Stocks and
Rallrosa Roads. See advertisement
j. Milton Smith, Esq, late Secretary Of the
"rece"' Ere Insurance Co, has be,a Amounted
Secretary Of the jefferson Insurance Co.
Inc sixth av. Railroad Company have de.
s~ed ai'idend Of y cent, payable on the OH
nat ihe arss car ran this road during he sr.,
weekn august and dnsing the mos,As of Ausu., ana
september, only sfew were on. hwas no, un,Sl
About the middle Of October tbs. the fan ecup,ge Of
twenty cars were In operation The dividend /. ,Ar,
sase Ron TIE earnings Of aSOuiihrre Of the full WY
ns mouths OF Tie roSd saa must be considered hishlv
sSesae'osy. The aggregate reoeiy,s OF this com,,,y
n.' a ps's<seer, have secE as &c, n
Operating expenses ssa "a, a. V''''"A "a
Sssrses, rs~.t Sc 80 =
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