New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-27
Total. ILL.,.

In addition the above 5000 600 went from here to
Boston for the Wednesday steamer.
II is proposed to limit time sales at the Board Of
Brokers to sixty days. An amendment to the standing
rules to that effect is under consideration.
The attempt to swindle Philadelphia house by
means Of the telegraph, described yesterday, not
successful The parties upon whom the fraud was at
tempted, Messrs. Work, Young & McCouch write to
their correspondent here, as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, April ~, 1857.
Messrs. f.. w. CLARK, DODGE d CO.-GcAIcmeR:
draft on New York for s., 900 left with yes
terday for collection by stranger respectable look
ing man, who stated that house Market street had
sent him 10 us, and that he wished to part of the
here to-day, and requesting to get adylces Of
the payment Of the draft by telegraph, that he
could have the use of part of" the funds. We in-
closed the draft TO you requesting reply by tele-
graph. This morning about 10 O'Clock, dispatch
10 hand, which we now inclose about the same
time the party in to get 81 900 500 on ac-
count. We not satisfied with the wording OF the
telegraph, and besides would not have paid it any
how unless he could have given reference satisfied
us that all right. We therefore put him of until
about O'Clock, when your telegraph came to hand,
which proved the first TO be forgery. The fellow
made off az he found the second dispatch had
been received. How he learned that the draft had
been cent TO your house we do not know. The ac-
complice in New-York has probably called upon you
this morning 10 make that certain before he sent the
dispatch. We regret we were not sufficiently on The
alert to have the scamp arrested 9c,,so u.corcu
[Copy Of frat teesrapbl
ne draft MessTs Masteren Smith Sinclair has been
received, presented and paid 'LAkk' DoDCb w.
The Chicago Tribune says:
There are unpeaeant rumors on the street relation
to loss said have fallen upon the Chicago ST. Paul
and Fon du Lac Railroad, bythe failure OF an English
house that held nearly million OF dollars OF its bonds
Mr. Ogden the President of the road, has, IT Is sad
gone to Europe ascertain the extent of the msior-
tune and ~ look after whGt may be saved.
As we had the pleasure OF seeing Mr. Ogden to-day
in Wall street, he hardly have gone to Europe
and in regard the statement OF loss by Dodge, Ba-
con g. Co.. We have the annexed card from the Com
pany
TO tie Edit,r Of The N Y Tribune
SIR: The announcement Of The Chicago Tribune
of the 2lst inst. of heavy loss by this Company by
failure of Dodge Bacon 4 Co. of London, IS entirely
without foundation. .
The temporary suspension of that house was fol-
lowed by immediate resumption, as announced with
favorable comments in The LondoH Times and in the
papers of this city few days since. They held only
10 Of this Conpanys bonds when they snspended'
| No 70 Val street Neo York April Is 1857.
The business of the Clearing House WAS $4 l72OOO
| There is some excitement il Breadstufs under good
home demand and light arrivals FlOuris ga 2Oc. bbl
better Wheat &C. = bus and Corn is also active and
buoyant. In Pork there is nothing Of Importance
| doing. Sugars continue excited and high prices
| paid. Coffee is also active and firm. The Tea sale
to-day went off with great spirit at very full prices
Cotton is dull The foreign advces not favorable,
and holders waiting for later advices from the
| South in regard to frost.
| Mr.. Satterthwaites Circular by the America says
Since our sdyicts Of the Sd inst, have had stringent
money market and the Bank has mad further restrictions IN
order retain The discount has
raised T. and the time for advances has been
limited TO 30 days
Consols have been fsvoraby affected by this movement
aud close at 92l al for money, and SQ for account
There has been doing American Secu
rites in London during past week with increased de-
mand for NewYork Central shares and bonds and for Michigan
Central shares Illinois Central shares have fuctuaed from
sympsthy with the decline quoted from York. and have
been done st so and % premium
| sECNRIIIEs lRAILRoAD BONDS AND sHtRLs
Inited Sates los dlO7 lGt Mn Of 70 2S dl2s