New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-23
TUESDAY, Jan. PIP. m.


pressed by fears Of unfavorable foreign advces by the
coming steamer, which more than counteract the in
Auence Of the growing ease in the money market.
This is the only given in the street for the de-
cline this morning The market is very sensitive and
small matter affects it. At the Second Board TIE
feeling was stronger Erie closed at 52t, having
been down to 52!. Reading =; Central 92l; Hudson
River 2e. &C. Cumberland was 23i and steady.
Nicaragua after touching %, buyer 80, closed at
PEI bid Galena and Chicago is steady and
rather active at 100. Cleveland and Toledo 70.
Michigan Southern seg Cleveland aud Pittsburgh
improved tog A small sale of Milwaukee and Mis-.
sssippi was made at the Second Board at 55l, fur
Their advance A new movement has commenced in
Brunswick City, and 40 shares sold at G.. Ohio
Life and Trust sold at o. Railroad Bonds are firm
but not active State Stocks sell to moderate extent
but are firm, Missouri Gs s5. California Is siI,
buyer 30. The new State IS are not offered below
lO4 and there are very few on the market.
There is very little doing in Exchange there is no
mail until Saturday The market is well supplied
with bills and quiet at 1917 1854 for Sterling $50 "a
525 fo Francs. The Southern mails which have
rived have brought large amounts Of bills, most Of
which have to banking houses and dc not appear
on the market.
For Freights the market is dull but without much
change in rates.
Flour and other Breadstuffs are rather heavy to-
day, but without quOtabe change. Pork is heavy
again, and all provisions have downward tendency.
Sales of 900 boxes Long Midles rib in, for March, at
Sc, and 10 boxes for immediate delivery at osc.,
free board.
The business of the Sub.Treasury was: Paid,
sl6,3 e7 IL; Received sos s69 81; Balance 76O-
go 90; Paid sor Assay Office s456,G95 90; Paid on
Dsbursipg Checks go, 500 So
The interest on the first and second mortgage bonds
Of the Tene Haute and Alton Railroad Company, due
on the st of February, will be paid at the Office of
the CompsDy, No. 1s William street.
The business of the Clearing House s2O 46e 637.
The increase of business this year fully proved by
these Clearing House transactions. The average
ceanngsof last week were s22 500 900 per day, while
the average Of the same week last year Yves only
SIC, 100000.
A bill is before the Senate to permit the City OF
Utica TO raise a sum not exceeding $500, 900 toward
the construction of the Utica and Bnghamton Railroad
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com
psny held this day at the Office of the Company
in this city George ID. Phelps esq President in the
chair The meeting was well attended, and much
spint manifested. Reports were presented from
various officers of the Company, from which, and
the remarks of the President and several of the prin
cipal Stockholders, appears that the most sanguine
expectations entertained in regard to the business
to be done the op, ming of their roGd through to
tide.water The Report of the Treasurer show that
thenet revenues OF the COmpeny for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1855, were as follows;
From tan oraton 1879 ~
From ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 81
Observation-Disclosures. slj7,3 6s 95
s.-To interest on bonds ..............sl 32s75 10
To interest on floating debt ..... 45is2 10
hanus Railroad. .........'1". 10000 oO-42s7sO 40
Surplus ............................ $1,000 D
This result is encouragng,s inasmuch as it shows
the earnings Of that portion the road which is in
operation, including the Cayuga Division, and the
sales of coal have been sufficient to pay the entire
interest on the stock bonds and floating debt nclud-
ing the whole amount some e., Coz, 600 expended in
the construction of the Southern Division which has
not yet become productive.
The whole cost OF the railroad end its equipment
Get Of cal mining Improvement and tx
lures $4,000
1t is expected that the road will be opened through
to Ehzabethpor about the LIST of March next and the
Company give notice that they are now prepared to
receive orders for their superior Stranton Coal"
The following gentlemen were unanimously elected
as officers of the Company for the ensuing year:
George ID Phelps President; William L. Warren,
Treasurer; Andrew j. Odel Secretary; Drake Mills,
John j. Phelps, William +. Dodge, George Buckley,
John l. Blair, George w. Scranton, Roswell Sprague,
Moses Taylor, Henry Young, Samuel Willets, William
f. Warren Thomas McElrath, Samuel l.. Mitchill,
Rufus Il. Graves, Managers.
Messrs Wm +. Warren Thomas McElrath, Samuel
l. Mitchil and Rufus r. Graves are new members.
At the meeting resolutions adopted compliment
ing the President and other officers for their efficient
administration Of their respective duties, &c.
An abstract of the business of the Pension Bureau,
under the act of March g. 1885, to the 3lst December
1885, shows that the
Total number Of applications bounty lands received
Total number euveloped briefed Gc.........l2ss s6
Total lumber acknowledged 900
naa number registered in twOetter index 200
Toa lumber examined, reexsniDed S24
Tos humber Of warrants or certificates 77S
Total number Of warrants certificates registered 700
During the months of November aud December
s,4oo applications received
9265 applications were euyeloped, &C
SS.l9l applications registered
&C. S7 ApIlicatio examined or rec xsuiued
2o,707 spI licaions allowed.
24,6Sl warrants certificates issued
The supply of Warrants in this market is increasing,
and l6O-acre Warrants have fallen of to 81 81 % y
acre. The other sizes are 81 05asl Os.
The capital of the Market Bank to be increased to
100000, instead of $500 900, as we stated this
morning This increase of the capital of old banks is
much better than forming new banks with small
capitals, of which We have too many already. The
present capital of the Market Bank is $3.50 900.
Mr.. Ambrose ". Thompson, No. 10 Wall street,
has been appointed agent in this city of the Farmers
and Mechanics Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of
Philadelphia. This Company is one Of the most re-