New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-18
since January |

The Convention of the five railroad lines which re-
Gently met at Saratoga will reassemble again TO day. TO
finish up its business. The principal points TO be set
tied are the disagreement between the Boston and
Worcester and the three trunk lines sonth of the New
York Central in relation TO rail and water rates ~
Boston via New-YoIk, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
The Lake lines from Cleveland, Sandusky and To
ledo have advanced their Buffalo and DunkiIk
to l5c on -four and &c. fourth class, being ad
vance of &c. and PC. The Committee Of Presidents
at Cincinnati have also advanced the rates from Gin
cnnat to Buffalo and Dunkirk 10 take effect immedi
aely TO SOC. all rail- and pc. rail and water fourth
class and Soc rail and water, and Zoe all rail flour.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that Mr. John
Brough President of the Belleiontaine Line to whom
the trustees of the Marietta and Cincinnati Company
rendered Il vacant Presidency, has written letter in
which he consents to the position provied the
Directors of his Company will accept his resigna-
ton, which has been already rendered.
A negotiation, we understand is now going on by
committees representing the Pennsylvania Rsilroad
Company and the Harrisburg Railroad Company, in
reference TO the consolidation of the two companies in
interest as they are now in their working operation.
The Harrisburg road and its branch connect Harris
burg with Lancaster and COnmbi. and is used by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, under twenty
years lease line in the through line Of the Penn
sylyania Railroad 1t has long been thought that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company ought not only to
control but ownthe entire ne through to Pittsburgh
and having three years ago purchased the main line of
the State works, the Harrisburg road, Of hirty-six
miles, is now the only remaining link wanting to
effect the desired contamination.
The ChicagO Press and Tribune, in answer to an
article in The Nashville Banner, makes the following
estimate of the crops of the Northwest:
illinois has not bushel OF wheat short Of % OOe0OO
and nd.na about 10 600 The wheat Of Wisconsin viii
igan 100000 Your estimate Of Ohio 25o0O is about
Ieet but many Of her best Informed citizens think crop viii
Western States have produced 8 bushels wheat The
and ae % G sbanSane .ed
viii be equal T. half Of the Whole crop Il people Ia the
South likely to be destitute Of bread they draw the
Ie hour and shall still have enough and to spare As corn
would be l2OCOtOO You judge the agriculture
Paeiy production OF Illinois in 1860 by illinois in e5O During
odgcts tre6led otluaduplod Steel pows reaping snd
moving machines improved thre.hers and other farming imp
mnis have increased the productive ability the farmers
2oo miles Of railroad constructed within years
dg'ty enormously Fear neither nor famine prices the
s ms ,es ZOO IN and the Missisppi River
New Orleans by continuing rail- crossing all your East and
West IslWys wiz transport to your doors al the breadstufs
and meats ha the whole cotton growing county may require
and ut moderate prices"
The Philadelphia Bulletin of last evening thus no.
tees the money market of that city:
In monetary ahas there has been little or no variation since
onr last notice The supply abundant and rate. are steady
4d5t cent Tor cal loan stock securities cas- a cent
ioi 90 and 20 days prime ndored bills and y cent for
gtod signatures end names less known The application OF the
banks se quite nolerut but capitalists looking forward Tor
better rates as the season advances"
The Cincinnati G0=ette, under date of Tuesday
evening, tLus notices money and exchange matters in
that city:
The country banks Of Issue putting out their paper freely
and many OF them In this state lndana have the en,i
Ao we'd by their charters sreaoy IN circulation be
orders received hele TO day the North ana other
points for bank The discount market however con.
thu. mode Taty easy fer good paper which taken at 10 ~
Very LITTLE has been done below this outside tho
chartered nstuons while fair arc obtained 10 sone