New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-15


Toal......................... s292l7 II
in cIeus'on "oo-4 .
Am ,r, over lsbi.i,ie. .ssIs3 a
Frpm the best estimate which can be made at pres
ent there are $4,000 of the assets when may be con-
,idered bad or doubtful
e. far a. the parties whose paper the bank holds
49,, ,srson,nv known To the Committee they believe
.b.pl ~ u. fuly responsible and from 'h" best nior-
nation the Committee have been able 70 Obtain they
believe that large proportion OF me oalanoe TI Lue
asset. are good That the only securty me DanS las
as far a. thev know for the payment oi the haDH'ies
ell Wsg.nseler il his official bond ia tle sum "1
s3l eco and s2l 600 of Harlem and "lkeHosrre uas
stock ,he market value of which they nave oeen un-
able 10 ascertain which the Committee believe can
be secured 70 the Bank but Is not included IN the
assets Of the outstanding circulation, so OoO appear
10 have been put out chiefly by the former anu a'e
Cashiers without the knowledge or approoauon OF
the Board Of Directors what IL called protecuoh
loans the of which may be seen by reference 10
the papers on file in the Bank. This amount, your
Committee of opinion. Will be returned 10 Tue
Bank and redeemed by delivering to the parties hoid.
ing the their notes or contracts vi the amount
due from the Banks ard bankers. there are Sl5,OO,
which is said to be protection loan. in relation 10
which they make the same remark as 10 the $So,Gv
Ii the opinion of the Committee be well founded,
100000 Of the circulation will be absorbed without
specie funds, and As your Committee believe a large
amount OF the balance of the circulation will be re-
deemed by the payment of bills discounted within a
conraratively short time leaving but small amount
10 be redeemed in coin, that in their opinion, with
udcous disposition of the present assets and sales of
the stock now held by the bauk the institution be
reopened under n new administration, with fair pros
poets of profitable and safe business, If not so large
as under the former administration.
The PottsrMc Miners Journal, reviewing the coal
trade, says:
"The shipments show falling off this week of
81 .924 tuns. compared with the corresponding week
last year-reducing the increase this year to only
49, lSS tuns. Next week the shipments VIII be small
again and nearly the whole increase from this region
will in all probability be lost. The demand for coal
still continues du-the quantity going forward sup
plies present wantsand the desire abroad To get md
of old stocks before any new supplies are taken into
wards except TO keep up the different sizes, will keep
manv purchasers back until after the first OF May, the
period for settling up in New-fork. :,
The present aspect of the trade looks well; and all
that is required is TO hold back a. they are now do
ing. little while longer and the trade must continue
br for the balance of the IL Is only the old
stock of Coal far We can learn, that IL offered
az the low rates which reported and not the new
supplies coming to market. Both the Pennsylvania
and Delaware and Hudson Companies nave less Cpa
ON hand now unsold than they had at this period last
year. In the East the old stocks are fast disappear
ing and it the opinion of the trade everywhere that
the business must be brisk. and fair prices obtained
after the st of MAY for all that can be mined Last
wear about 80 900 of Coal forced into the mar
ket ahead of the demand, broke down the prices ior
the whole wear. This can hardly occur this year. II
GENERATORS only Keep frln anu uUeu' rs ~"
are All, and even more than was anticipated, has
been ACCOMPLISHED so far, and this, too, under the
most trying circumstances and unexpected dihcuiesi
but frmness and decision now will inspire confidence
in the future and another year, with confidence es-
tablshed in your ability to maintain position once
taken many of the difficulties now encountered Will
be removed hereafter.
The Lehigh trade by canal has commenced. The
first shipments are reported this week.
The contest between the boatmen and shippers about
the price of freight TO NewYork still continued up to
Yesterday. The boatmen demand 81 90 while 81 80
is offered The coal off during the week gen
erally purchased by the boaen or sold on the line at
the usual treights.
We translate the following from the Circular OF
Messrs. Marie a. kanz
NEw.YoRK, April IA. 1851
During the week elapsed since circular Of the 9TH inst
the @ony market has ysbly improved and Stock Ex
has considerable dminuton accompanied BY an
general rise in the beginning The upward movement
ON the 9Th instant and continued till yesterday,
when in consequence Of the rise in foreign Exchange which
reaction took place the market leaving on irregular
showing advance stocks aud decline IN others
IN. foreign purchases Of our securities active.
and pretty equally divided between state City and the most
current Railroad Securities.
STATE STocxs-There has been sctivy-he largest
transaction (about soooW being gain in Missouri at SJt
t4s Virginia declined 9; but recovered to s2 Tennessee
tslSN6) 49, California 1875 aud 1870 are St q cent do"h
rlug low SOL Indiana 5' have also declined = There
also transactions at former prices III henuehy
North Carolina aud Georgia o. ,
We motto some sale. of Mwaukee t. Chicago sacra
aento los; the latter are rather scarce
The following extract is translated from the Circular
of Messrs. Decoppett Il Co.:
NEw-YoRg, April II, 1851
The market last week opened with depressed feeling
which al one time almost panic The fall in prices did not
seem ordinary huctuatOu OF speculative market out
rather the effect of disappointment the financial condition
and drus at the management of OF the prominent
Railroad Companes The changes In prices were violent ana
sudden with large almost all descriptions Of
stocks and bonds For the pat few days prices have been
rising and close firm, though at tnhng decline from the
highest point. , -, , .
During week there has been than the usual amount
of purchases for investment -, ,
STATE SrocKs active, with sales OF Missouri os Ng
MA and Tennessee 6 all closing ut an advance upon e
pric, OF last week. .,
CY BoSDs-There has been more doing but without change
in uric.s have mention considerable sales of the differ
emf is..s Of the CITY Milwaukee also few Of Cincin
natl 6. Chicago g. ST. Louis 6s Detroit q Gents and Louis
vile &C.