New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-12

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I'd; LOCO bis. Cheese at q O. To Bremen, 70 suns
Measurement Goods, at - s25s 80 bales Tobacco,
a. 2os.; $50 bbls. Ros a. at Is. Cd. bark OF ''o
tuns from City PoO' to BuenOs Ayes, with -Four a.
81 l2i y Dbl.
The busineSs Of the Sub-Tressuy was: Receipts,
S,6s2 D-$56, 900 from Customs; Payments, sio'-
4sl II, Balance, g, 3o2,ol9 81.
6. Diapers regular daily auction sale OF bonds ana
.tocks viii lake place tomorrow, at Ia ociocA' ~
the Merchants Exchange.
Albert II. Nicolay's regular daily auction sac OF
stocks and bonds viii take place tomorrow, o. I-i
O'Clock, at the Merchants Exchange.
The indemnity Fire Insurance Company have de-
cared semi-anrual dividend Of cent, payable on
demand.
The business Of the Clearing House vas $l4 ,3l3.
The January earnings OF the La Crosse and nh-
waukee Railroad were about $4,000. The Tere
Hsute, Alton and 81. Louis Company shows earnings
of $50, GOO which is as much anticipated This
Com pany paying tie coupons OF LIST mortgage
bonds in ST. Louis On the ID mortgage bonds the IN
terest for year is to be funded and the Company -
paying up its floating debt with short bonds The An
nual Meeting of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Road
took place on the 9Th, but the details have not been
received. 1t il understood that the President, Mr..
Broadhead will resign. The receipts OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad for the last month, January, show
very handsome increase over the corresponding month
last year notwithstanding the late commercial revu-
siop. The expenditures, it is said, have also been
largely diminished. The following is comparative
statement:
Receipts for month ending jan 81, 1883 .. sS5 3st IL
Same month last yeAr.'.'..'.'..'''''''''' 2SSSo -
r ca, ,o9 80
The Janusry earnings OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Road were s320, l3l San increase Of 81. GOO over
January, 1857.
The features of the Money market remain as before
noticed, with an increased acvty-the result OF the
enormous stock speculation cow going on, and OF
partial renewal Of trade in some departments. The
amount Of unemployed capital, however, continues TO
accumulate and on choice securities low rates ac
cepted. We hear of both cdloans and exceP-
tona sales Of paper as low y cent, but the cur
rent rates are 6a7 Y cent for unexcepons signatures
and on desirable colaterals Some of the banks are
taking lots OF paper om the street. their offerings not
being sufficient to absorb their receipts. Nearly the
entire proceeds of recent tea sale eingle name paper,
was taken largely at y cent The Banks are un-
doubtedy using large portion Of their surplus funds
in call and short loans stocks and thus fostering the
present rampant stock spe ,ulation.
The investigating Committee, consisting of Wilson
G. Hunt, John j. Phelps and William II. Macy, of the
United States Trust Company report that they "have
examined with great care all the loans and bills pur-
chased, and take pleasure in stating that they are of
the most unquestonable character, every item which
might be considered doubtful having previously been
charged to profit and loss" The total assets are
$3l3O6sl 20. Total liabilities, $3,0iO,64O %. Sur
plus, 5000 ~, out of which the dividend Of 81 y
cent is being paid.
There three four important dry goods auction
sales to-day, at which the attendance good. The
prices obtained were generally low, but showing no
marked decline on previous sales. In some descrip-
tions OF goods little advance was obtained.
The following sales were made at auction this day.