New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-26

OF inability to loan their surplus safely tn An from any
DEERE TO contract. The receipts Of tn, Bank. th.
month are very large while the csring. Of ba.nes.
paper are vey light, and everything is done which
meets the requirements Of the Bsuks We heard OF
bsnhe yesterday the receipts Of which were es7 600
Wnue the entire Offering was only &C. 200. The gen
efd contraction OF busiocss shich ba, been going on
the pest twelve months has quite much to do with
ue present case la the money market, as the condi.
hons OF the line loans Of the Banks And this con-
traction OF business will neutraze In a great me.sure
the bad effects Of any reduction Of auk loans which
tho continued foreign drain of specie may render me-
ctssary or prudent
The Mechanics Bsnkiog Association his made
dividesd OF four y cent. for the past elk months,
The amount by the George Law depo.ited In the
Sub Treasury Il about 1878 900, and small lot, are
continually coming In from passengers The deposi,.
from this source are estimated to exceed ESQ 600
and is unquestonsby true that the amount ION Oh,
in tie pockets Of passengers wm larger tb., nv
ary steamer for lorg time.
We understand that In short time there will ha
meeting Of the Trustees Of the old Uc. and Scbe,ao
ta5y Road fer thepurpoee Of considering tho ous.,;o
Of 6ns dividend Of the assets Of that Coroorst;on
which will be some or Q y csnt The Trustees bo,d
about 1856 900 Of the bonds aud stock of tina Cao.I
Conpsny belonging to The old Utica and ,hsnect adv
Road, but it has not besn deemed by them n,tc
heretofore to throw these securities on the m ,rke, f
realization for the purpose Of making a diyidend
The market, II Is now thought, Is in condition N
enable the Trustees to sell aud divide the procsad.
amorg those to whom they belong.
The Breckenridge Coal Company have sd yices NJ
the arrival OF one thousand tuns Of their coal At Nav.
Orleans which viii be Immediately shipped to Nes.
York. The Company a,e nov mining about 200 tubs
per day. ard selling a. Cloverport on the Ohio River
at IS y tun. Some recent experiments made with
this coal show that ny distllstion the yield of ben
zue is to the value Of nearly ESQ y tun Of coal In
this respect il quite equal to the famous Bog Hesd
Coal Of Scotland.
The rapid growth Of Western towns under the in
fuence Of Railroad facilities. has seldom been more
markedly exhibited than in the ase of West Urbaua
village In Champagne County l29 miles south of
Chicago, on the Chicago Branch Of the Illinois Cen.
trial Railroad One year ago this place contained
but one building, a freiebt-house belonging to the
Company. Eight months ago there were five ,usss
Now, according TO letter dated April A. there are
at least hundred houses and four or five hundred
inhabitants, and it was estimated that nearly three
hundred other bulldogs, of all kDds, were being
erected and to be erected during the spring Iocluded
In the buildings two large hotels Elk stores,
large furniture wareroon, four five lumber-yards
and large warehouse for forwarding purposes. A
PresbytSrian Church and large school house are
nearly finished the school house costing some
$1,000. The village is incorporated and Post
Office established. Aud all this has been accom-
pished in eight months. Truly we are great peo-
pie, and bring about results almost msrveously as
those ascribed to the magcians OF old The Terre
Haute and Alton Road WILL in June give this village
direct communication with Cincinnati 40 the East,
and its extension TO the main trunk Of the Illinois
Central WILL during the year, also put them in
nec,ion with st. Louis and the West
The following will show the condition Of the Banks
of New Orleans, for the week ending April l6, rs
compared with the previous week
April April IS
Loan, PIG S15 81 o57 IDcs l2s s1
Observation-Disclosures. 7i23s3s 7I5sseS Ioc... 50 ga
Deposits ......... IS t58 $50 IL $50 81 Dec. z0s0
Exehane r., for and dom. 49oSt2 4o676e6 Dec ll!7sj
The following is q statement of the exports from
New-Ofears, Of the growth produce and maDufsc-
lure Of the United States to foreign ooubtdes aud to
cos4t~ise ports, during the quarter ending 3lst
March, 1855:
TO FoREiGS COUNTRIES.
In America vessels la FoIeisa Vessels. Total.
January .........h4 z46 va &2lzf4o6
February .....,... ob95 5II lRkh56
March ............ 457T.if l,S9b3l
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