New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-19
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Among the imports were: Coffee, ESQ ZOE; Furs,
s2l 800; Brandy s5i 600; Hides, SO, 700; Copper,
ss7 900; Iron $54 ooo Steel eS 100; Tin, Ga, 700;
Sugar, el27 200; Tea. $40 500.
The business at the Clearing House sl5, 81 900.
The tine for sending in bids for the v cent. An
Of the Terre Hsute and Alton Road expires on the
ooh inst, Tuesday at noon. This loan is for one
million, ard the rate at which the subscription is
opened 10 Is, which low rate for an y cent. bond
las attracted the attention Of moneyed men, and the
subscriptions already sent in reach 500, 600. The
friends Of the road entertain doubt that the whole
subscription will be made up. The payments On the
loan through 10 September next. There hsd been
expended in the construction ard equpmen. OF the
road, On the first day Of January, A. d. 1855, the
sum Ct 1857 424 So and that there required to
complete the road according TO contract the sum Of
l364,4s3 s3-of which s662 $50 is provided for by
sleek subscriptions, leaving SOL s53 49, exclusive
Of interest upon the indebtedness of the Company
during construction which must be realized in cash
from further sales Of the bonds Of the Company, in
srder TO complete the road according to contract.
The best interests Of the Company it was thought,
demanded that this sum be provided without delay,
70 a. 10 push the entire work forward TO the earliest
possible completion, and thus render productive the
expenditure already made Accordingly the Di-
rectors determined to make the above issue Of I'd
Mortgage Bonds. Stockholders have the preference
h this subscription The first mortgage this road,
upon which g. 537 900 has been expended, is only
million. The connection between Tere Ha1te and
The Chicago Branch Of the II inois Central Road will
be completed in fe1 weeks, when large traffic il
anticipated and the entire line to Alton and st. Louis
during the year. In addition to the through business
between St. Louis and the East which this road will
command, it is one of the best located roads in the
West for local traffic.
The Cliff Mine has declared dividend Of S. per
share, payable 2Sth inst.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the Gold Hill
Nine, held on Friday, it voted to ask OF the
Legislature for authority to make an assessment on
the stock sufficient TO pay the debts Of the Company.
1t IL supposed that co cents share will pay off the
debt, and leave slo 900 for working capital Com
nittee Of Investigation was also appointed.
In relation to American securities, in London,
BariDgs Circular says:
Bonds Of COO and at 1884 for lnseI Some Mas.
Sterling At g. small amount of Peen.yv.nia InserptiOn
ssa, ss s snd Ss g. oos sonS. It 81 Boston cy
sterins without buye" At lo2 Ne.0rlssn. City 7sdsl
s Ting % RS. ss m.9:1
tl Railroad Lei, Mortssse 5000 Psnaus Railroad, LIST
Mortgage - Sterling years Sends $685. New York and
Ehs let Morts.ss ioo9lO ditto Sd Mortgage. slas'; ditto
~ Convertible, 1871, "a
Mr. Sattershwae makes the folio wing remarks:
been stesdy Bonds ossrius very
The to the s 1
srs athsI freely offered At the close. with ses Of
col. Ers Bonds Of 1888 wanted at 81 but Offering
Messrs. ID. Bell, Son g. Co., report under:
The I.I,e for AmeIesn Securities continue. very firm
.sa, demand fI the vsrous State Stocks the Of
improved demand Improved quotations. for the various Ran.
way Bonds more particularly for the and Erie aud
Bonds have been much inquired for; aud large pur
sAses for permanent investment have been made higher
quotations
.s6 london Money market has presented no mate
rial alteration In the rates of discount there is
variation. The current rate on good paper is the
Bank minimum Of y cent but in the case Of short
dated first class paper, accommodation can oe OBJ
tanned on easier terms from Lombsrdst. There had
been three arrivals from Austraia-the Plantagenet,
Marco Polo, and Kent-and gold to the extent Of up.
ward Of half a million sterling received la addition
to the Australian receipts there had been steady in
fux of specie from the United States. The Africa
brough in $3.50 900 and 600 in specie representing
total value Of about fs6 900. Theimpors Of the pre-
cious metals, during the week, amounted to f627 Ooo
Should the foreign exchanges maintain their i'm
proved appearance, the bulk of these supplies is ex
pected would be cent at once into the Bank. The
export Of gold was f6l, 900. The business of the
manufacturing districts continued depressed. The
hopes entertained in regard to the result Of the venna
conference together with the rumors of the illness of
the Emperor Of Russis, had put Consols up to !
y cent
The anthracite coal trade over the Reading Rail
road for the week ending Thursday is even larger
than on the previous week-reaching Al, 456 tuns,
and making for the year $40 3ls tans against $751; 4s7
tuns to the time last year. We have the ship
ments by the Scbuylknl Navigation for the week
ending on the i5th-the first report OF the season.
being only loos6 tuns Last year the navigation
opened earlier and up TO the 18th had reported ship
ments Of %, 545 tuns.