New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-02

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There lees doing in the low grades oil fioui' Gnu
the market s heavy. Good brands ior tne noue
trade are in demand The sales are about l1oVV oor
State brands are o. IS 20. The inquiry tor wnest
ttill good and the maJket tend- upward. Inc Saies
are about 80 900 bush including r. 900 Southern req
at o. g. % 900 red Wisconsin, at 81 81, and l2,ooo
white Canadian at 81 65aSl e. Com Is in fan de-
mand sales of $4,000 bush. at Sc d6ic for western
mixed. Pork is more active and better. Inc s'ock
is smaller than was expected Mes sig e1s' ana
prime sl7. There is but little doing in the leading
articles OF Groceries but prices are hfJ. Inc s'ocA
of Rio Coffee in the United States is l72 600 bags,
against 1877 900 bags the 3oth of June The sales N
| July were IS 600. Cotton continues inactive and
| heavy
The books for subscription to 100000 additional
cap tai TO the Shoe and lie ather Bank raising the
whole amount TO one million, opened at the bank
ing house to-day, and will continue open for twenty
days Toe right of subscription is limited to the
stockholders who are entitled receive 'ne share OF
the Lew for every four shares Of the old stock held by
them Payment s to be made of so y cent on the lst
Of September ard the remainder on the lst OF Octo-
ber when the certificates will be ready for shvery
The deposits at the Philsdelphis Mint in July were
| s960oOo in gold and silver. The Coinage was
s353 25s gold 1919 900 silver and s999 copper-Iota
s629 259.
The Director of IT, Mint proposes that the new cent
shall be &c parts copper ard IL parts nickel This Will
make coin Of dark reddish color. II s to weigh "
grams just two thirds of the present cent which Is los
| grains
The net amount in the Treasury subject TO draft IS
nearly s23 OOO. 900, notwithstanding that s7,lo27o3
| have been paid on account Of the Texas debt
The transactions of the Cl.arng House furnish
fair stan daid of comparison of the business OF New
York and Boston. During the GEEK ending July 81
there were in this ,ity sl36 900 OOO ard during the
month otJuly there in Boston sll9,e4s.oOO
| A corresponde mt of The Mlpaukee Sentinel gives
some information in regard to the progress Of the Nil
wsubee and Mississippi Railroad, which is now rapidly
approaching completion.
The reg ular aims are now running to hazomane,
% miles west Of Madxon The laying of the track Is
progressing with al possible speed and s now beyond
| Arena, making 30 miles in all -Four miles fur'
ther will brig the track to the WISCONSIN rver, tue
bridge over which i already finished. The second
| bridge across the Wisconsin little above Ri:hand
City, is rapidly approaching completion and Will not
oelsy the track.ayers in the least Eight miles from
the second crossing of the river, brings the road to
Muscoda the most important point on the Wisconsln
The grading all completed to this thriving little town.
apd Is miles beyond it. The Prarle du C1len IA "a
miles ORE and that is by tsr the heaviest portion
4 4. ,raEa 81 "A a
Of masonry filing &C. the road i- considerabl, more
than half ersdedNthat the steam pledIives are busy
on the lower bridge across tue graders
ere actively ,mployed oesidts large huuioeE oi
sons bridpt-builders &c-the contractors expect TO
have an addifio al huncred .borers in few days AT
Praiie du Ch.n ITSELF the erecti N of the requisite
buildings has been let to an expsuenced Contractor
| from Madison ard cor siderable number OF men anu
| teams are already employed upon them. depot 400
feet long a, a rouno house TO accommodate twelve
ocOnotives constitute the first installmen o. the Com
| parys Improvements.
Business is increasing among the commission and
clothing men, but the majority OF the jobbers are still
quiet, ro great activity being percept'ble amo0g
the general trade. Several Sou hern and Western
dealers are now here but they have up To this time
cobr ed their purchases to such styles as are adapted
to their early wants The assortment Of goods both
il cotton and woot fabrics, is very good and the pro
dueeis of prints de aises and fancy cassneres especi
ally are entitled great credit for the rapid strides
tbey have made during the last fe years in The im'
| provement N this branch OF msnuacture. Until
within late years large importers of the above
clsss gOods but the perseverance, of our own manu-
actuers has in great measure cut of the imports
very materially, and the goods which a few years
sgo could be Imported and sold at han dsome profit
will lot pay cost and charges now, hence. we fnd,
that most of those who imported all this class Of goods
formerly, have been obliged to give up the business,
and make their selections from the Domestic fa)rcs.
This is great triumph and shows clearly that il
pro pc, attempt is made by manufacturers as good
fabrics can Be produced here as on the other side.
Brown sheetiDgs steady a. &c., and extra makes
at sc Bleacted sheetrngs and shirtings steady
and in fair request. Drills in ligh. stock for the
season, and prices remain firm. DeDims stripes,
Ticks snd other kinds Of cotton goods moderate
demand and prices firmly maintained. Printing
| CLOTHS coItnue in request at the improvement
and the stock light for the Some Of the mills
at the East engaged in the production Of Brown Cot
tons have been forced by the drouh 70 stop or limit
| their producion this, together with the high rates
for the raw material has impaired increased frnness
10 the msrket. Prints are selling freely 70 the
dis ant trade, but city jobbers have not commenced 10