New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-18


So 1893 &C. against SIS 5i5 81 for the previous year
TEE number Of passengers transported durDg the
year was 1872 exceeding the number of last year
by 81 23s.
uis understood that the Central road is doing
larger business than in October last year, AMI the
Harlem and Hudson River roads al,o. At the West
the movement of grain is active in anticipation Of the
closing OF navigation. The President Of the Gin
cir1sti and Indianapolis Iosd telegraphs that the
movement Of com s very large and that all his equip
.ee Will be employed in few days. The crop in Indiana
lie enormous.
We wrote yesterday that the Erie and Central
roads bad advar ced the rates of freight on -four
cents y Dbl but unfortunately it was printed re-
duced'
The affairs of the Maiden Highlands have been
closed up, and first and final dividend declared
Of thirty seven cents 4 share payable at No. 80
State street, Boston. This dividend belongs TO the
shareholders of the Etgeworth Company. Messrs.
Raynor & Blackwell have sold at private sale four
full lots on the south side Of Fifty sixth street. l2j feet
east Of Lexington avenue, at 81 500 b lot all cash.
also one lot south eide of Nneeth street. 80 feet esst
of Fifth avenue for 81 iJO, ca,h also four lots north
side of Onehunired andtwen!ytirst street. 100 feet
east Of New avenue; also, three lots south eide One
hundred andwenty second street, 100 feet east of
New avenue all full lots, at $50 q lot. These lots
are situate between Fourth avenue and New avenue.
There are two furh avenues laid out on the City Map
one on each side Of Mount Morris square, which
will be cor tin uation of Fifth avenue Fifth avenue
will not run through Mount Morris square. We report
the sale of two lots north side Of Oae.hundred and
sixteenth street about half way been Fifth and Sixth
avenues, for 5000, cash. The lots are rocky,
about seven or eight feet above the grade of
the street. The business Of the Clearing. House
to-day was s. 9Sj, eco We saw, to day, at tine
American Exchange Bank, the largest gold bar
which las ever been received from California. 1t
weighs DDS Ourcss 39pouhds) is II inches long by
81 deep aud I wide beirg s9j thousabdth fine, and
is worth 81, go. IL has been exhibited at the Cali
fornis State Feir eud took the premium. Even the
stctest temperance apostle could not object 70 such
brick THE in bis bat. II has been bought for port
IN money trere chtuge % Dote excepting perhaps
greater abundance call. The large Leaders are
asking only 3 cent 90 Leading securities. The offer
irgs a. bank rather decreasing again, AMI these
institutions somewhat less firm in regard to toe
lergth OF paper discounted. In the discount houses
fsvorite names are scarce, and 20 q, bQ7
& cent for sixty dsys up to SIX months.
Good two name paper due after May goes n :! as e
cent. Tie supply in bank or the discount houses
is scarcely equal 20 the demand. There .s, in con-
sequence, an improved demand from capitalists
for be better class Of investment securities .uch SO
Government state ard favorite City stocks. meet
ing of Cotton receivers was held to-day to consider
the subject of the discrepancy between tue iovo!ce
weight Of Cotton ard the weight after being stored
here. Committee vas Appointed TO invest gate the
matter. The discrepancy in cases hiss been a.
much leo IT,. & bale. We hear OF 70 gold going By
the "Wednesday steamer, but there may be bal tothree
quarters Of million by the steamers on Saturday.
Nothing has yet been discovered in regard 10 the
s. 900 of bank notes lost from tie exchanges between
the Metropolitan Bsuk and the Bank Of the Republic.
leading soek-houss received today il the letter Of
lis Philadelphia correspondent, the following para
graphs:
Mr. Curren PRESIDENT seems to fee satisfied ths,
Reading will take Of itself. An advance Of ~
certs the tIn Will do wonders for coal Interests
Auothsr letter says:
Reading early in the day soi az 81 and at Second
Board 81. The old Directors seem 10 expect Do diff
Guilty in exchanging their bords 20 mature in 1860 for
orger BONDS with the heavy holders in London. But
Is time they were moving IN It. We think Il de-
presses the shares
Tie statement Of bank averages for the week shows
steady movement on tie past of these institutions,
and, without important features is generally favor
able, inasInueh as, with a slightly increased metallic
basis have beer able increase their m, Of
loans, in consequence Of the moderate demand for &C.
eommoja;ion needed by the business co IMMUNITY The
specie is rather favorable than was an
iopated, and has been largely strengthened by re-
oepts from Philadelphia and the West. The receipts
from Philsdelpbia still continue Tee arrival of the
California treasure puts the specie line up to about
81 800, Ooo which viii not be decreased during the
Ua.l Co. IT,
Are sgsir increasing.