New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14

The traffic on the Grand Trunk Railway OF Canada
for the week ending Dec. 1, was as folows:
Passengers p1 ~
Freight -s %
Mais
Total. go wile,........................s7so a u
Same week 1889 $40 miles % 90
$500 SO
Total traffic from July l. 1860 to date 6S5 q
Total traffic period last year La ~ ~
The business of the Clearing House to-day was
ST.. G53l92. We think there is a slightly improved
feeling in regard paper. The currencys greater to-
day, although the Improvement is not very marked
Leading names still 20 - IL e cent with some doing
at the minimum rate The exceptions at II y cent are
also more numerous. On call the supply is ample at
Ca cent. The steady increase in bank loans begins
to show itself somewhat in the open market The Do
nestle Exchanges have slightly improving appear
ance. On Philadelphia, the rate If az q cent; on
Baltimore, 800 y cent. TIE street generally has
been very dull to-day.
private letter from New Orleans states that forty
two suspensions have taken place, mostly cotton factors
II also states that the banks have not al any time enter
tanned the idea Of ension and that all but two OF
those institutions strong beyond any danger OF Gus
pension.
The Europa is reported TO have $4,000 on board,
which If true il more than had any reason to ex-
pect an the Atlantic, with the low quotations for ex
change did not arrive at Liverpool in time for ship
mente Of gold to be made from London, unless sent
overland to Queenstown, which s not probable. The
vsesem shipment is probably only from Liverpool
The Atlantic it IL expected, will bring large amount
AT "A meeting of the Lebigh Valley Railroad Com
rany on Tuesday semi-annual dividend OF = cent,
payable in stock, was declared payable to the stock
holders on the books of the Company The receipts OF
the Company for November last were abont 81 ,OOO
and the gross receipts for the year will be about $780,
000 showing increase the receipts of 1852 OF
$l50,000. The net profits Of the Company are es
mated at about IL q cent, and have been wholly ex
pended in permanent improvements.
The Boston Bank statement, compared with the
previous week, shows decrease Of $l99, liz In the
items OF loans and DISCOUNTS $50 fsO in specie, $l5l O72
in deposits and decrease of S2l5,f 10 IN circulation
The Boston banks consider themselves strong, and
beyond danger. The balance due New-York has been
hquidated and the latter il the debtor city for
small amount.
Congress, it will be seen, has passed the Treasury
Note bill for the relief of the Treasury, and to enable
the Secretary to pay the interest on the public debt due
Isl January proX. The notes 10 be Issued at par
at the lowest of interest that bidders viii take
them at. The amount stem millions and it supposed
in financial circles that they will be taken from down
TO T. cent interest.
There is a more cheerful feeling in the dry goods
market but cannot report any Increased business.
Some goods having been forced upon the market, for
cash. have shown material decline from previous
prices but the general stocks are held with commend
able irmness II is idle, this time, 10 attempt to
effect large sales of either foreign or domestic goods,
ar the obbers DESTROYS of increasing theI obi
cations and are only endeayorng 10 strengthen their
position. Its effect would simply reduce the value OF
goods, without accomplishing the object desired. We
hope to see general shortening of credits when the
scason for business opens Domestic goods should
never be sold on longer time than four months, and
reduction should be allowed the buyer, az a compen
saion for short paper. The selling of goods on eight
and ten months credit is ruinous practice to all
parries interested The manufacturers not able to
at bank the paper received on his sales until near
maturity and is forced to place II on the street and sub
nit to the extorons the brokers. TheObber in turn
is obliged protect bis credit, by purchasing his own
paper before maturity, at any Inconvenience, at notice.
and il is offered to him daily during seasons Of panic.
II the system suggest could be general country
banks would be filled with the commercial paper and
the street would be at relieved Al present there
il an absolute deadlock in the market for single
Dry Goods paper, when it was eagerly sought after
few months since at less than legal rates. After the
Isl prox. the obbers will require renewal OF their
stocks OF general domestic goods, but they will buy
moderately aud the probable sales will not equal the
production if the manufacturers work full time II 10
difficult to influence any harmonious action among the
manufacturers relating to this matter TO make the
operation general, but great portion of them will
probably work short time The popular style Of heavy
Sheetings made by the Atlantic Company are sold in
advance of productiono the first Of January well as
some other makes and it il probable that the production
will not be restricted by Them while other styles have
been aeeumulating since the lst of November. The
Printing Cloth mills will feel the depression more than
any other class the printers have discontinued their
printing of fabrics almost entirely. We hear of a
forced sale of 10000 pieces of 6ix6is, at the East at
&C.. which If a decline of one-haf cent y yard The
new mills, adapted to fine goods, which were to go
into operation early in the year. will postpone their
manufacturing until the future gives greater promise.
So that we do not look forward increased stocks Of
cotton goods as a general thing. The wooden mills
cannot stop entirely, without great loss and months
nust eapse before any decreased production will he
observed in that department. We annex our usual
summary Of exports of Domestic Cottons for the week,
az follows:
Psyr Value.
To Liverpool (Dry Goods. .............,.,. S2so
To Naples DRY Goods ..........'....''' -
10 hayu.. ;.''''''''''''''''''''''''' 80
TO New Granada. ..,...,........s....,.... 20.
To %oV i''''
Total. 4l @2tlt
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