New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-26

Balances for 6 days ending May 25......... SOj4S'9
A mercantile house which has been specializing in
Erie to the extent IT is reported of 1900 shares upon
which was loss Of some sS0,000 did not respond on
Saturday which caused the suspension OF their broker
They had previously paid out siO,OOo OF losses.
We do not learn that they suspend upon their regular
business. The house has always been considered as
strong-having made large amount OF money IN the
early California trade.
A company was organized on Saturday last for the
building of suspension bridge across Harlem River,
for which charter has been obtained.
The following officers were elected Richard +.
Carman President; Louis G. Morris, Vice Presidents
Samuel +. Butterworth, Treasurer; L. Bailey Myers,
Secretary and Abraham B. Tappan Counsel. the
corporators are gentlemen who have Interests IN ana
are mostly residents Of the vicinity, viz Samuel +.
Butterworth, Lewis 6. Morris, John H. Haskin, ''ou
verneur NJ. Wilkins, Benjamin NJ. Nhitlock, "lham
H. Robertson, Lewis c. Plat, L. Bailey Myers,
Abraham b. Tappan, Charles F. Megrath and John
Dickinson Of Westchester, and Richard +. Carlnan,
George j. Forrest and Theodore l.. Tomlinson oh New
York.
The semi-anuual interest on the stock of the Long
Dock Company will be paid at the office of the Erie
Railroad Company, No. 10 Wall street, on the ist
proxmo.
v.
field Bank, has been appointed Cashier OF the Hart
ford Ct. Bank, in place of Mr. Hammond, who Is TO
he at the head of a and large banking establish
ment at Chicago.
There is larger activity in Cotton and the market
Is firm. Sales 900 bales, large portion OF which
was in transit Dispatches from New-Oreans quote
Nliddngs at lic and from Mobile at l35c Sterling
Exchange at Orleans y, and sight Exchange
on New-York = cent discount. Flour Il in good de-
mand here with an advance Of Zoe. T. Dbl. on low
grades. Wheat is steady, but Corn is IA; or heavy
The large arrivals of Sugar have checked the upward
tendency of prices, and holders begin to reflect the
prices are not sufficiently high. Coffee IS dull. TIE
Ner Orleans Bulletin gives the annexed statement OF
foreign Sugars imported into the district OF New-Or-
leans:
We have received the following statement from a
reliable source which will be interesting to our com
meTcial readers; - - ~
From Cuba from jan to - ....
OF the above sugars imported from Jan. up to
April 80 1851 49, 81 65i ib have acquitted duty on
arrival: 6 2l9,M0 ID have been warehOused. And Of
the warehoused sugars since Jan. l. 1857, $3.50 10
have been bonded TO interior ports; 80, ~ 70 have
been Withdrawn for consumption, leaving o,l23, $50 b
In warehouse this day, duties unpaid.
Molasses imported during January, February,
March and April. 1851, l. ls7 ,SS gallons; value,
$-9057l.
The gross receipts of the Niagara Suspension Bridge
for the year ending April were sil963, aud the dis
bursements 81 597 leaving net revenue of So BOO
OF this amount the Great Western Railway pays regu-
larry every year the sum of $4,000, and pays beside
all cost of repairs to the roadway for the trains In
1876 the Company declared three dividends, aggregat
ing Is q cent, and dividend Of 2 cent has already
been declared this year.
The earnings of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton road f the year ending March 81 SIS 7O9 IS
@sVsI q
Ne, sa1ele 81