New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-17


TIE London Ne,ss OF Friday, 27th. says.
In every department Of the Sock Exchange great
frmness IS maintained. The general tendency is
rather in the direction Of improvement, but, pending
the final announcement Of peace, operations are much
restricted The FUNDS experienced scarcely any vara
ton throughout the day, and closed shade better
than yesterday.
Tie demand for money in Lombard street was to-
day active, and will probably continue during the
week. In addition TO Saturdays instslm en on the
new loan, preparations are made for the liabilities
incidental to the 4h Of April which are expected to
be heavy.
At Paris too day the Three per Cent Rentes recov-
eed T. cent, closing at 72.6O for money, and y 20
for account. The other Continental markets remain
quiet.
Consols opened at yesterdays final quotation Of
92s to 92l for the 10th Of April, aud closed at 92i
exactly. Fo- Money the last price was 92l. The of
fetal business report is follows: Thre per Cent Com
sols for money, 92i, 92., 92 92s; do. for account
10th April, 92s, 923, 92s, S23. New Iwo-and, a-Haf
per Cent, u.s. Three and-a-liaf per Cent Ex ;hequer
Bonds falling payable in 1855 and 1859. 95:, gu, 9s,
COnso Scrip, ., prem.
The Standard Of Friday evening 27th, says:
"In consequence ofthe approaching nstallment due
on the New Loan, the Money market continues very
tight and large sales Of stock have been effected.
Tie English Fund.- opened a. an advance of on yes.
terday's closing quotations; but this has not been
maintained and they have since slightly receded Ii
is confidently expected that the proclamation of peace
will shortly be announced, which has given some AMI
nation to the Stock market. Consos for the account
opened at 92i 92, and now 92s 92l; for Money
they rule at 90; 92. Exchequer Bill Scrip is uego-
tiaed at 81 "a premium, aud Conso do. al 2, a q
premium.
"On the Paris Bourse yesterday there consider
able activity among spectators for the rse who
cecded in advancing the Three Per Cents 3Oc. for the
account, ard 2Oc for money with view to fix them
OF - f :. 10y the close Of The week The upward move
ncnt war assisted by the certainty felt that peace
would be proclaimed Monday at the latest, and
that tie Bank Of France would next week notify
ieduc ion Of the rate of discount. Railway and Sank
Stocks finn at previous quotations, with an adj
vance in Credit Foncier Of ~ frs. and Credit Mo
bi,r, frr.; and of the principal railway shares Of
] fr. soc. to ; frs.
The Chicago Democratic Press is advocating the
construction OF railroad to Council Bluff the most
eligible plan Of securing Kansas to Freedom and at
the same time making most profitable Investment.
1t says:
THE Mississippi and Missouri Rsilioad is now com
pleed TO Iowa City, - miles west of the Mississippi
-Four passenger cars generally entirely filled, run daily
west from Davenport and the road is doing good
freight business. The Rock Island bridge about
pleed, ard is expected the trains will cross the Nils
sssipp next Monday.
1.-The distance from Iowa City TO Council Bluff is
$40 miles. $4,000 per mile viii complete the road
and If this estimate be correct the cos. would be
g. 200 OOO but to be the safe side suppose costs
s750O,O00. fit can be demonstrated in Nqw-iOrk
and Boston that the road will pay 10 per cent the first
year after it, completion. with the certainty that it
will very equal the Gaena stock, the funds TO
complete the road would be subscribed in single
week. Now we ask these New-York and Boston
capitalists 10 examine the map of tho country. Council
Bluffs is on line nearly due West from Chicago to
The South Pass, and the immense travel and traihc
bound for the Pacific coast Kansas aud Nebraska
ana the Upper Misouri would be sure to take this
route.
Tie people Of tie Eastern States 80 thor
oughly mbued with the spirit Of emigration a at
nt and let be known that the Missouri can
be reached by railroad from the aeaboard aud Kansas
and Nebraska would each add hundrtd thousand peo
pie to their population till they took rank among tn
most populous States in tie CLiOn Considering the
chez pntss with which the road can be built, aud the
immense travel aud traffic it would immediately CON
mand We have no d, ubt that its dividends would very
soon equal those of the Galona road. The whole road
flom Davenport to Council Bluffs, So miles of which
are alro adv finished would COST about 81, 900 900.
The receipts of the Rock Island Road (l5l niles
for the last year 81, 327O2s 95 and should the
receipts of the Mississippi ana Missouri Road average
only as much deducting 30 y cent for running
persts il would still be able to declare dividends Of ~
A. cent But the moment the road is done to the Mis-
souri, and in fact soon as II Is fnshed within hund
red miles of it. il would bt come great thoroughare to
Kansas and Nebraska and the vast West beyond them,
and hence the assertion that IT. stock would at least
equal in value that Of the Gsena Road will not be re-
carded AZ extravagant.
Now, as TO the length Of time it would take to COM
pete tie road. If the necessary funds were ouhcom-
ing the road could be graded 40 miles to Fort Des
MOines by the LIST OF January next, and the IRON could
lie put down in time for Fall business OF l-9I say Dy
the LIST of October That would al secure large
mart of the travel to Council Bluffs and in the Winter
lie whole Of H. Meantime the balance of the road
l2O mes-could be graded, and we are authorized to
ay that the whole be finished by the 4th OF July,
1855
Let no enc say that the work cannot be accom-
plished in so short period The Ro'k Island Road,
j Il miles long built in year aud ten months, aud
certainly the road to Council Bulls can be nnshed IN
two years and quarter.
Tie distance from Council Bluffs to the Kansas line,
through Nebraska, is about 65 miles.