New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-02


ADD ineIeae foI 1855 Is 2 cent ia 2s 10
Total 81, $50 81
Deduct a. = cent for running expenses 1S0 10
Ne, sS,l6B 81
Deduct rersst o. funded deb. and take. rs coo 90
R,r,in,, to ,o,lv on dividends. sr6l 81
This ~oulo give l9 T. cent. or more, upon mil
lion of stock
The earnings Of the Road for 1854 show gain of
about Sos, eco on the estimate made in March 1854
The commercial adyices by the steamer are not
very important CoDsuls show small decline, clos
ing at 9Oi q 9Ot Breadstufs and Cotton we're heavy
bu, without Important change. Money was moder'
stely .asy at Al 5 y cent on bills with tendency
to lower rates in consequence of the favorable aP
pesrance OF the foreign exchanges and the diminished
demand The appointment Of Lord Joho Russell to
the yiena Conference had favorable effect upon the
Funds The Times Of the l4th Gays:
1.-The tslow market was eull to-day, a'a decline of
about Cd T. cwt owing 10 part to the more pac'nc
icess inouced by Lvrd John Russell approaching
parture tor Vienna aUo partly to the result OF the
! Interview which the reputation of The Russia Com
pany had yesterday afternoon win the Eari oil Cisr'
eDdon.
GAS regards the important subject of the overland
trade with Russis the impression produced upon tue
| deputatiop was that MINI ters are very desrous OF
o., then utmost to lard puBg stop to thus trade,
but thai ey have not been able as yet to devise ef-
| feciua REALS.
A d,puta,ion Of Russian merch ants has waited
upon Lord Clarendon recording the position OF their
| trode and Informed that the blockade OF tns
Danube will be r.ised forth stb, and that the block
sGe Of ali the Russian ports IN The Baltic, the BLACK
Sea, and the Sea OF Az,f will be rgloly enforced
during the ensuing season. Win resp-ctto the over
lsno trade through Prussia decision has jet been
come to-
Trade in the manufacturing districts was much de.
pres,ed. The Times says:
1.-The sccoubto Of the state Of trade IN the msuu-
featuring towns for tire past week hos an increase OF
depression bur DOT extent beyond what was 10
be anticipated fir the prolonged coidness OF tns
sssop 4 be fact of the wen her having mus CHECKED
the home trade, at time when the revaislon coose'
quent con the speculative shipments last year 10 To-
da Am. RIGA and Australia Is at ts night, II sufclen,
io account for ne sry all the gloom experienced ADD
there lie stu reason TO believe that the var 10 cheek
iIg the recklessbess With which good. ana cspi'A
were beI ser abroad has d us far on balance been
rather productive OF Advantage thah oi e'h W INC
financial world.
:" At Manchester sellers have sg,n come forward
dDII the last few days 20 greater extent Than tue
market would bear The remedy, however, OF q gen.
eral lesferiDg of production by resort to short
time ia still deferred in the hope OF revival OF
demand from low prices The birmingham report
desortts iibued steadipess IN the iron trade, but
depsrtme Dts of business there has baen great
heavibtts, followed by q proporuoDafe increase OF
psupersm. A statement tsrdily made OF the all slrs
OF Mr.. John Atwood who failed for 1900 900 10 1888,
bat created crest SURPRISE since Instead OF large
surplus being re .z.d as was confidently predicted,
il spless doubtful If the unsecured creditors whose
claims cunt TO tll2 900, Will receive IN all more
than 10 I'D the pound.
"1be commercial accounts from India, by the
! Overland Mail ar again unfavorsbls. A Bombay,
owing the constant arrival OF goods snd accumult-
tiob of stocks Gales had become mostimpractcso
the prevail irg difficulties being aggravated by the de-
Uspd for money high rates OF interest, conseqaeat
upon The inability Of importers TO effect rea'iz a'ions
Al Calcutta temporary appearance OF returning cjn-
fderoe had been che Oh ed by sudden rse of per
in h. afa of IA n lfne
native hoDses 10 the interior-a state of affairs which
had caused the quotations Of Exchange TO be less IA
vSrobe for this country
"Fru China The letters mention that the lmperi-
asit bad lsiey ct further severe reverses aud that
/ SIR John BowiiDg aud tho Admiral Of the British
squaf ron he'd aniveo of Canton With large naval
force for the troit cton OF the residents Un
der these the import trade At that place
entirely suspended bat ar The ether ports there
/ had been considerable business L.rge shipments
/ Of tea were expected 10 be maze from Shanghai aud
/ Foochow, which would probably ncresse the to'd
exports to so coo 900 ID or 50 900 QUO ID; but the
quantity Of superior descriptions wac pected 70 be
sm.D. The shipments OF 'ilk to date mad resched
Only 27274 bales sgslpst 81 1913 a. the corresponding
period Of last yeer. The dates on This occasion
! TO the l9,h Of December, sno owing TO the altered
arrangements Of the mails there would be no fresh
PACKET III the 18th OF January.
| The London TINES reports the stoppsge OF Messrs.
Kirk & FuJniss, general merchants. Their trade
was chiefly with Nova Scotia.
/ The state Of the Bank of France for 1854 Is thus
given in the Moniteur:
1.-The total of the operations amounted 20
| 3sse, eco oO0f., to 96i, 900 oo0f in 1883, and
! 5il 600 OOof. in ls52-beng dinination OF
! 10 coo 00Of. compared with 1853. Tne discount
! accoumC dstOn in Paris and the branch banks
anourto 10 si2 600 C00f. in 1883 Dot reached the
sDm of 9i4 900 oOOf in 1854, being augmentation
Of l02 coo oOO'. "A favor Of the later year Tue
count current Of TIE Treasury, which had fallen TO
"a Oo0eC en- Move noer G. 1854, had risen 70
/ 2e2 coo oOOf. tie 18th of January 1855, and
le4 600 oo0 on the 24th Of January. This sugnsuta
tUD ibe natural consequence Of the subscripti)n
H. the late naoua osn The metallic reserve Of the
Bark smo united on January J, 1854 70 299 900 0O0f
| OF which amount 100 600 o00f were 10 silver aod
100 0Oo, ooof ia gold. On the 1st of January, 1885,
The amount 36i 900 O00f, OF which ls3 800 oO0E
were in silver and 40 700 Ooof 10 gold. Tne reserve
IN eold has conseq que nty increased during the ye1
by sun Of II 700, eoof while that in silver has d.
ninisheo T. SOC, 00O.'
A comparison Of the ieotings Of the weekly bank
statement OF the Boston Banks with those OF the state
nent for the previous week, exhibits re following re-
suite:
Feb 10 FEB @
Capital ROSS $50 ls s75 Iuc ESQ $50
Loans and discounts 81 s9.s2 S2l4sso In:... ga s7s
sTeee II back -. IS oS5 % q. Dec. le3 80
p. 5o9 :,l. s's,. sS'sss Z. 81 g;
D-post-. lssls'5 - 5e7tSs Inc. s. 5sI
Cucssion ..... ..... leo sls lo9s Dec o.. Is sss
The shipping Of the great Lakes for 1854 comprises
Nc T9os Va.gstion-
ii0 .57tl.................f39 s7 roo
81 Pfope.e 60 752.................. l85t o..
- bahs ......... 1883