New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-07


I'D Harlem were very dali Panama and Illinois
Central continue steady. The latter sold a. 49, an
i,nrrovement Of = cent. Michigan Southern wss
"a bid a. the cIose. Chicago and Rock Island, sifi
M;clisan Central IS; Cleveland and Toledo 81. Ga
"a C,bic,0o v,s in demand, and was sustained
s.11al regular. and ia, buyer thirty. In railroad
hcrd. ,be business wss moderate and mainly in | IL
ri, Contra, which closed at %, fall Of 3 cent.
Eric, 1915 sold &. s2I The sales Of STATE socks are
r.. sree but the market is heavy. The low rates a.
which here stocks are selling will probably prevent
,bei, further Issue at present for railroad purposes
and we hear that in virgirs and Missouri thh effect
b,ssleadv been Produced After the Arsgo's nsws
rss made public, the general market assumed
ratbe r irner appearance.
The Exchange market il in about az great panic
a. The Stock market Bills drawn against shipments
of Breadstuffs are extremely difficult o. sale and the
onerst.ors Of shippers are much embarrassed by The
difficulty Of a.ipg their bills. Some parties hav.
ing contracts coming due Of Flour and Whes' nave
been unable TO meet their engagements in consequence
of their inability to sell bills. Some sales have been
made 10 day of sterling bills with bills ading attached
as low a. 81 al 2 cent, which is fully 9 cent in
e.cess of the usual difference between such bills and
bank bills At the lower figure they can be sent out
far collection and the proceeds brought home in gold
at small profit Bankers who were asking = cent
yesteday came down todayto 3aai cent, and
were wiling drawers. Leading commercial and bank
signatures are sold at 81 3 cent. The supply of
bills was quite large and tie amount LET over unsod
was considerable. Probably q cent was the
highest rate for any sterling at the close Francs
were 1924 5 lea, and heavy. All Continental bills
had downward tendency.
The freight market continues firm with epgiga-
meDts to Liverpool of Is 900 bushels grain at log
1old in chips bags; l. 400 bbis. -four, 3s. 3D. and
scme cotton 3-l6 Id. To London $50 tuns oil CAKE
4Os. A ship Yves taken to Cork and market. Flour
and grain, If TO Liverpool, IS. Sd. and I'D J If to
Havre, 81 10 and csc; or II 70 Marseiles, Il %
and 36c.
The business Of tie Clearing house was large today
s24 32l COO.
The gold sent to day to Boston for the Wednesday
steamer is about s525, 900 by Mr.. Belmont, aud
$3.50, 600 by Messrs. Brown Bros. The lsiter house
stated to-day that this was their las. shipment We
hear Of $3.50 bars bought 10 go by the Arago on
Saturday, but it may be countermanded and turned
into coin. The bullion brokers state that there L no
den and foi bars.
Tie following m;-annual dividends have this day
been declared by various banks Of Philadelphia
Bar of Northern Libel ties = cent; Western BANK,
: p cent? Farmers and Mechanics Bank, cent;
Manufacturers and Mechanics Bank, cent; Com
mercia Bsnk Of Pennsy lvania, cent; Southwark
Bank q cent; Tradesmen's Bank, q cent; Bank
Of Commerce ) T. cent; Mechanics Bank, 6 cent;
Philadelphia Bank, = cent; Girard Bank, Y cent
The earnings of the Chicago and Burlington rail-
read for October were:
October. September: Lacrosse:
For trans OfprOpery ss5C6o 81 sl9S9o y si5e5s
Fer trans Is6: Of Of Fs'isH5 Ss HSS 8 5
ro,,l...........sN72 $50 II $l65,062 IS Fil,'96 50
About 25 per cent increase.
Mr. George Hoadley assignee of Messrs. Page,
Bacon & Co., has msde an additional dividend of 10
p cent on the drafts Of that house, drawn from 9th
April to Sd May payable at the Bank Of America on
Wednesday 7th inst. This, we believe, makes 20 y
cent paid on these drsts The drafts not included in
these dividends are being arranged by MI BaroS,
assignee OF Messis. Page Bacon at 90 cen. cash,
and 90 y cent in notes at eighteen months.
TIE expcrs demand for breadstuffs lie less active and
prices wesk, partly in consequence Of The diff
Guilty Of selling exchange drawn agsinst the shipments
our and wheat are both lower. Provisions are
steady At the public sale OF coffee to-day there was
a decline of &c. p b. The cotton market Is quiet
and shows decline within week of a lc. y ID,
with sales of about 5000 bales. The tendency is still
downward. The circular of Mr.. VIM P. Wright for
the Africa says:
FRosr, CkoP, &c-AnOtber weeks information from the
still left in doubt as TO the effect OF the s,
"a he probable extent OF the inc crop Ibe
would cid he nights OF the "a aud
2h October and killing in North a.d souh Carons,
Geersa Northern Asbsma, Tennessee and Upper Mississippi
Garnet sscoy that the southern portion Of The
cotton region has been Visited by Killing Frost ana even from
the seCn country where did hspp-n the accounts are
mesgsr the extreme and leads he conclusion from
What knew preyusy the ndion Ct The plant nat
his will have far les Influence tbs yield
had happened the days Of Of the last ten
yeas ewing the mstu y the plant IN est portion
Of the country. IL Is early 70 give opinion upon
the probable extent OF the and indeed many ee
this bear cotton tbs, opinion must
be wide Of the marx should either planters hold back the
remain low and lis carriage should the tca
ties money and consequently in exchanges interfere with M
purchase and shipment.
The following statement Of the movement IN cotton since
the let Sept lat compared with The previous three years..
1853. 1854. 1853. 1852.
Receipts at the Ports eco z55o0o $500 AZ oee
Exports to Great Britain. VS. WO IS eco 1WO ll700
Exports 10 FrsnCe........ $500 39,Ot 1000 II go
Ex 10 oiher For. Ports... 81 eco 5000 110W Zoe
Total Exports. l%Ws 8W loSve
Stock on hand ...........S6CC eco 2lWO l17,WO zo@Ne
OF which durng the past week included In the sbove
airfa ta porsa