New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-16


1t is stated that the Secretary Of tae Treasury ha:
addressed circular letter TO the leading merchants
this and other commercial cities requesting their opia
IONS in reference TO the present monetary crisis and IL
probable effects on the trade Of the country.
In uncurent money the rates easier, bat the
amount Of business doing is moderate. State money
passes ct par Eastern sells at b cent, and Pennsy
vsnia at about A y cent
II is currently reported that credits have on.
by the Vanderbilt from the Robs ,hilds, for the pui.
chase of our securities This is possible, but no:
probable.
The annexed correspondence speaks for itself;
"MERcHANTs BASK, Syracuse, Oct. II.
"D. r. MARTIS, esq President Ocean Bank Nav
York-Dedy SIR / observe thsttDis Bank is reported
as disoIedted Tuesday last. As wrong impress
mon may have been created by thai report, and "a
onr account stood on that day at your Bank, aud
obEge, Yours very respectfully,
OCEAN BANK OF THE CITY OF NEw-YoRK !
New York, Oct. Is, 1857.
"P. OUTwATER, esq, Cashier-Deor Sir: Your
favor Of the 18th inst is al hand Iregret % hear that
any report discreditng your Bank should have gone
abroad when your balance in this Bank on the lth
hat. was about $2l 900.
"E you viii please indicate any way 10 which can
serve you or remedy the report shall be happy to
'''"' ID. Il. MARTIN, President"
The earnings Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton Railroad Company have been as follows:
sss,s s:s; 5ss 5s', Ssas sd.s ls'S' 3
PsssenseIs.......'''.'" S3esd 70 T2l5 Ti5 20
Mails and e1pfess'.''''. l,'B ~ lilo W
To,al::s;.....sslI1' Is sggs0 si9ss
Increase In l8o7.... $500 20
The September receipts Of the o lio aud Mississippi
Railroad Company were, in round figures, sl65,OOO
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad received in Sept.
,m7 S4I5es %
Is6. 4I'" 10
Showing decrease eof...',...''..''.''''' s-oVo' oi
The eanpgs of the Illinois Central Railroad for Sep
iember we're $40 26O and the land sales amounted to
&446 0OO The total sales from Jan. TO Oct. were
which is an excess of 900 over the cor
responding period Of 1856. The amount of the land
sales for the present year, to October l, reached
44l20o76, and previous sales added makes the to.al
$l4933, 905 40.
In the discount houses there is literally nothing
doing. Rates Of paper ere nomiaaly the same, but
there hiss been such thorough disruption of credit
that all names are looked upon alike with dsrust- Oa
call money is very difficult to De had even at high rates
Of interest,
AT the stockholders meeting of the Chicago, st.
Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad Company, ct Chicago,
On the 6sh inst the folowcg Directors were elected
VIM b. Ogden, Henry Smith, John p. Chapin, Chi
csso uFpo,; Charles Bu'ler, Wu. C. Langley, Jas.
w. Hckok, New-York; Wm. Jarvis, Middletown,
Conn j. j. r. Pesse Jenesvie, Wis; A. L. Pftco-
ard, ws,ertorn, Wis. Mason c. Darling, Foad du
Lac. Wis G. w. washbuIn, Oshkosh, Wis Perry
H. suiib, Appleton, VIE; Charles I. Harvey, Mar
que.te. Michigan. A. q subsequent meeting of the
Boa-d, wm b. Ogden was reelected Pres dent; Clas.
Butler Treasurer; and j. W. Currier, Secretary.
The following is statement Of tolls received on
The New-York Canals during the fret week in
Oe,ober, and also the total amount received from
the opening Of navigation up to Oct. s. in the years
specified below