New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-16

10 bu. little preparation mAhng for doing busint -.
The Railroad Company is nov 20, 9e2 tuns behind tue
quantity seat 70 the same period last year and by the
Tune the canal openz the quantity from this region,
III be short at least l3O 600 tuns compared with last
year. The increase from the Lehigh region il about
23OOV and from the Scranton about 10 900 tuns, max
ing 35C iuns, which vii make the supply short
about lOO,UcO sn the first Of April compared with last
ytsT No change has yet been made in the rates OF
tolls and transportation by our carrying companies
All are waiting for the action Of the managers OF the
Reading Railroad Company
The Columbus Ohio correspondent of The San
dusky Register writes ss follows:
:" / can row state fIom reliable authority, ths,
proposition has been submitted 10 the Finance Com
mtees Of both Houses that if the State will accept
$3.50 COO, in full of the amonnt lost by Bresns deia
GATOR State Treasurer and release The suretes on
tie otcis bond as well as discontinue the civil suits
against Mr.. Gibson and NJ Breshn tha. amour. Will
81 once be secured 70 the State"
The returns from the s:oreheuses in Chicago TO the
Board OF Trade showed The stock OF flour and grain
in that city the 9Th inst. to have been as follows:
Wheat, Spring -sh Il 81 657l Flour bb.s...... i~ols
Wheat Rsd.......... 7s.sl Corn. bush......... @ @SIS
BaIlsy............... 5O5Si 5SiRye.............. 27S
The Ntr-OrlcaAs PIcayuHe Of the 9th inst. says
TIE usually activity which prevails more or
less q. Il OF the year. the close of every
week in financial affairs was observable toe day.
There great lyellness in collecting, receiving ana
paying, though there very little dong IN paper on
the street. The calls on the banks were very mod
craze considering that the OF the year mas ar
rived when loans and discounts most IN request;
There saes to-day Of longdated paper az ~ ana
IL e. cent Choice mortgage securities are taken az
fraction beterso preteIre6signstuTes OF 'Ier.
cia paper Extremes range as they have done duIius
the week from 9, 81 a II T. cent.
The Exchange market continues TO dIoop ParIlc-
u'arly for Sterling. Northern sight funds also were
very heavy to-day at and discount on New OH 4
FIVE days .rght discount. Thirty days ,Sgnt' lIS
II discount. Sixty days, from =, q d2i discount.
Most of the transactions at Il and 24 though Two or
three round sums, amounting IN the aggregate 10
500 OC0. were taken st e cent discount In Ster
Ing though there sales at lower rates than those
reported IN our last Vet the market was heavy ana
buyers were not disposed to move unless at conces
sion. We quote bills with shipping documents at lVot
a lO5l and lO6. Clear bills from lO1 to lOo BONE
choice sight was sold at lOs1. First-clsss drawers
hold at 1851 1851 for 90 days tor remittances Bank
drafts l09 Francs also in limited request; we
quote $50 a527! and 5.2j so. Buyers can be ac'
commodated with every variety of prices.
From The Buffalo Commercial fdreTft'er .
The annexed table, furnished by the ASSOCIATION oil
Lake Underwriters will show the amount of losses by
disasters among the lake shipping during the years
le56 and 1857:
Total loss Of property in 1855 sSi5aH
property IL 1871 ISo''o'