New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-15

july is considered the duest month in the year.
The sggregaie earnings for the months OF the
pr sent year have been s3O4oll, against s2ll ,O6l
san period last year. being gain of sel, s45-oyer
40 = cent.
Mr.. +. W. Edmonds having resigned tho Chamber
laDshp Of the City in consequence OF disso wing his
come ction with the Mechanics Bank, Dir. Robert
Kelly ole Of the Directors of that Institution has been
offered and has accepted the situation. He took
the cath of Office odsy. Mr. Edmonds's accounts
with the City have been found to be perfectly correct
The Chamberlain has a salary of $780, but the place
is worth nearly if not quite slO, 600 per annum.
The Mercantile Bank, Hartford, which was organ
lied under the general law, has accepted charter
and has increased its capital to $500, 600. John W
Seymour is President, and j. Il. Powell Cashier.
This Bank mace a semi-annual dividend Ct p cent
payable in July last.
There went from here to-day for the Boston Steamer
s5s2 2ss in gold bars. The shippers were. Belmont
sac Goa ID. Wood & Co., 100000; l. * l. Stuart,
SOC, 624; Others, $4,000.
The books of subscription 10 the capital stock of
the Great Western Insurance Company will De opened
on the 18th inst. at the Bank of the Republic, and at
The banking house of Messrs. Duncan, Sherman
Co. The capital is 10 be one million Of dollars, and
agreements to take stock for half that amount have
already been subscribed previous % any formal open
ing of the books
The rtes of transfer Of the Central Railroad Com
psny are still the principal topic Of conversation in
Waist. to-day and the impoicy, if no, impOssibIty
of enforcing them the day of the opening Is con-
csoed. Probably that day twenty thousand shares
will be transferred, the same stock frequently making
eight or ten deliveries. II stock can be transferred
but once upon that day matters vii come TO dead
lock. The resident dir, ctors have had some conf r
with the transfer agents and with members OF the
Stock Board to-day md have expressed a willingness
10 Suspend the action of that portion of the rules until
let September, giving parties time for preparation
The transfer agents have written 10 the President Of
the Road &C vsing such course which will probably
he adopted. II il evident some modification Of the
sriI geDcy Of the rules mus, BE- accorded trans
tors in the the stock are to continue 70 be OF any re
quency at the Stock Board. portion OF the embar-
Itssnent nj. hit be relieved by passing certificates
from hand 10 band with power attached as Il done
when tran SER books are closed bat lenders of money
generally DO not like 10 receive stock az security I'M
les il has been transferred TO them.
The market for Breadstuis is firm with fair activity
the receipts not being sufficient produce much effect
upon prices Cotton is firm. The sales of the week
were ZOO bales at slightly better prices in some grades
Holders SIX fun prices. There has been heavy rain
storm at New. Orleans and Mobile, which If il e1-
tended into the interior has probably done some
damage 10 the growing crop. AT New Orleans, up
10 Sd August there were received thirteen bales new
Cotton and on the 9Th, nine bales more arrived; on
the seme day fifteen bales were sold, si1 chasing
Good Mddliog at lllc. e h., and nine Fair at l2c
At Mobile, the first bale arrived the 5th Augu-t
from tie Tom BiRbee River and on the 9Th i've bales
more DOWN the Arkansas River. Al Savannah, the
first bale received was on the 6Sh August anu
another arrived on The 9th. Al Columbus, Ga, o.e
bale a. received on tie ith August.
Mr.. VIM. p. Wngbts circular foE the stes 1.sr says:
TIE receipts this week 14fo0 bale. against Y o0 zane
week last year ard The totG cecs o or t.le. The
total decr.tIs IN srplrt-, compared nth AZ
.-es1sd ard rcB Gsr3f 81 o.9 esea he s:fcitrGy