New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-22

s iy csSeS e bond dss ss IL, Feb 1861 g
.Sd oe.,I as.n RsIoss sn,ss1 Company ~
70 ssGes Bmt q Aner,ss Ys
80 .hes M.phsi.sn Company
20 shares City Bank ia
50 :S.rss Ohio LIE and Trust Company e
shares Ee~York Life and Trust Company
81 sSsres MaDhsan Gss Light Company (al stock ).leO3
Y sbuss Penns,l,an, Coal Company ........'...."Tt
50 shares Chatham Bank ...............'..8 8
eshases Metropolitan Bank
10 ,haIes Paterson and Ramspo Railroad ...''...' 65
Mare .SS SGss5 sSsg. Lss Rayo:d Company. Noes.
vz s. 81 geo each $500 each; H. 800 EACH. 50
Mr.. Albert II. Nicolsy will hold his regular semi
weekly auction sale Of Stocks and Bonds tomorrow,
Thursday at l2l o'clock, at the Merchants Et-
change.
The transfer books of the Little Miami Railroad
Company will be closed on Saturday May "a, and re-
main 20 until the let Of June.
The foreign advces have had favorable effect
spon Flour and parcels from sound wheat 012ic.
better Tue inquiry for export is better than it has
BEEN for some time past The sales TO day of all de-
sciptions reach 90 900 bbs State brands are s5 699
%; Canadian, s5 s7I9s6 37l Southern, % 3llas7.
Wheat is also better-203c. T. bush-wi.h good
export demand sales, 1900 BUSH red Southern o. so
Gel So and IL oee do white, OIL 6OGsl so. Corn is
in fair request with better feeling; Gales at 56 862c.
The foreign advices being rather more favorable
for Cotton than was anticipated, the market
here was more active, and in some cases ic. i'm
provement was obtained. The auction sale OF La
gusyra Coffee to-day shows an advance Of lasc. on
the low grades but decline Of lc on the prime quail
ties. This result was unexpected. Sugars continue
dull and heavy, The decline of the week ia / lc.
Aolasses is without change. The Tea market is
moderately actively at previous prices. The transac
tions in Wool are quite limited There lie no marked
change in Provisions.
The busnets of the Clearing House was s23 l09 900.
The steamer from Boston to-day took s774, 900 in
gold.
The annual meeting of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company was held to-day at the Office Of the
Company. Mr.. Geo. w. Blunt was appointed Chair
man and Is. l.. Swan Secretary. report of the fnan
sia condition Of the Company was read by the Pres
dent, Mr.. Davidge, showing very satisfactory results
of the years business. Tae statement shows that
after paying up Meesrs. Rowland & Aspinwsll their
large advances, and paying dividend of 10 cent q
shor time since the Company have on hand s252 900
n casb. After paying the $4,000 of outstanding
honds, which they have advertised TO pay whenever
presented, they will have cash surplus Of els6oo0,
and be entirely ont Of debt On the lst OF May last
the books showed surplus, of property and money,
Of $3.50 900, out Of which has since been paid 10 per
cent dividend, equal to about s3eo, 900. The boats
and property of all kinds are in frstrate order and
The facilities for lopg the business Of the Company
were never 30 great The affairs of the Compsny
npdeI the ~-~~v vluvvr., vrpeciany under the si
tn;u;stration Of Mr. Davidge, have been conducted
with great judgement and economy, and much OF the
present prosperity is due TO the saving which has
a II: I. ,La llama xffsaDt of hfIainp9a
The repor. and statement of the Company, to May
1856 were read by the President of the Company, and
sdopted. The following resolutions were offered
by J l.. Woodward, Esq, and unanimously adopted;
sd That the spnus report 1f hs Do.GI' n r1s,d
s Of the rsss rsshs Gs 10 s .s1Sodss here a.
msd showing as does sood results Tor the past and po
RsssS That the thanks Of the stockholders due and
b, TO the B0aa o. to- and sspssy S
he and that the giving TO the Company
~ the Of the commissions belonging to him, merits their
RssssS That toe report and ststemsn; be published in
BAsPAle form and a cop, sent to each ''o'a1o.as'
On motion Of Henry Cary, esq, 1t was
Rssossd That Committee Of Three be appointed by the
chair to draw uP letter to VIM A'piaws e.! expressive
squby due him BY the Of the subscriptions to the
capital siock dated May /, lS5a
Which was carried unanimously. The chair ap-
pcAted II. Cary, esq, james l.. Woodward and Caleb
Swan such Committee.
Rsd That the matter Of marine insurance referred to by
the P.eOt in bis be left to the discretion Of the D
rse,efa earned unanimously
Te meeting then adjourned.
The receipts Of the Morris Canal have been:
TetA TO May u, 1885. ....... 1859 "a
We,l snaiis May ls 1885. stos sl-s1a'e6 IS
Total TO May 10, 1856 ...... SS4S2 50
weeh endire May II, 1856. 1880 22-sS4,+s2 rs
Decrease In nisss.................... 81 ssS 81
Ground broken OF the Delaware and Rartan
Bay Railroad yesterday. This railroad is intended TO
som part OF the protected air line from NewYork to
Norfolk, and is TO extend from Rartsn Bay TO Cape
Nay on the Delaware, distance Of 100 miles. AT the
Railway, constructed by another company which pur
direct line l9o miles in length to Norfolk, the
Delaware and Chesapeake being crossed by stesmes.
The capital stock of this road was e. 600 00o which
has been increased to o. 900 0OO The whole line has
BEEN contracted for by Mr.. Charles Gould of this CITY
at eco 900 per mile hall in stock and half cash, which
amount covers the cost of grading, rails, stations,
bridges telegraph line and everything else with the
exception of the running stock II is Mr.. Goulds
intention 10 push the work to an immediate completion
There was fair demand for Money TO day on call,
but the supply was large, and borrowers supplied
themselves without difficulty Some OF the large
houses had money over, and the Banks were easy.
The foreign bank balances were rather increasing
agaio' and some Of the leading banks have stopped
contracting Paper is no. in large supply and the
street rates are unchanged. The regular offerings at
Bank are moderate
fhe passage OF the land grants TO Railroads by Con-
anu .he prospect Of further grants being made,
n~' .weu 'ne market Tor Land Warrants and there