New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-25

Mr.. A. Stewart, Receiver Of tbs BOwery Bank,
gives motto Of second dividend on the stock OF the
Bark, an ountng to IL y cent payable on demand at
bis Office No. $50 Canal street. The previous dividend
Of 20 v ce and with this, the stockholders will have
realized 30 y cent on their investment, with some
chance of a further small dividend.
The payments at the Sub-Treasuryo the new Treas
ury Notes exceed four millions. The first payment
was made on Monday, and already large amounts OF
the notes are in the mails, on the way to the owner
and will be delivered Tomorrow. This promptness ID
entirely without precedent in the Treasury Department
and fully justies the expectations which we formed Of
the executive abilities of Mr.. Dix The previous issue
of five millions have al been delivered and selling
firmly on basis of 81 a9i v cent interest.
The Court in the brought by Attorney General
Meyers against the Central Road for back Canal Tolls
has granted a nonsut. The Commercial says;
jury having been impapueed the psrti introduced their
SIX years prior to the commencement Of the su
ard also all claim for tolls upon way freight rested hei; eao
ing sons other grounds: M That there evidence before
the Cont and Jury from which canal tolls could be computed
70 pay ee 3 SS ID That s
1. g % SSss iS q .
from other States by tho defendants Ia violation ohs
ccsiatiOn Of the United ss;es and were therefore void
granted the motion and dismissed the complaint
There is change to note in money matters, except
ing little more activity in call loans.
The following are Mesrs. Thompson Brothers rates
for Currency and Exchange for today: -u.-
ID. sssT9s and
Baltimore. Drafts 81. Louis aud Chi.
msry.d Drafts SS on CINCINNATI
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The forei adyices are considered az favorable. Cot
ton at the as, dates was active, with an upward tend
ency. Breadstufs showed no Improvement. Consos
were rmer and American securities quoted at bet
ter rates
The receipts of the Old Colony and Fall River Rail-
road for 1860 were $65 1870 40; expenses 1901 16
ncTease Of receipts from last year ss4 70; decrease
Of expenses within the same length of time, slO5s5 CO.
decrease of indebtedness for two years, sl 9oO stock
on hand Nov. 30 1860, sl3j, s3S.
tn, Ml,capkee Sentinel thus remarks in relation to
the foreclosure sale Of the Milwaukee and Mississippi
RailiCai:
The ,sl. pnd.r decree Of the United State, D.ih;. COa
wipes tho old company and under the organization the
road viii hereafter be known the milwaukee, and Prairie du
ofa.t Winter we're fled With the Secretary State Friday
The pIccsT, are Lsu, y Meyer VIM r hds Alien
Z ppu.m.n CeorK. smith ~ A Co~dsry. Tho management
Continues for the present least without change
At Philadelphia the Money market is quiet at losl2
p cent At Chicago the market ia easy. Exchange
On New-York, lia5 y cent AT Milwaukee the rate
is3ei T. cent, with tight Money market.
The Circular Of Messrs. McKillop says in regard to
the failures Of 1860:
re-n. the .ole will show that during 1887 we reported
failures. being 269 cent Of All tho traders on our books
vh, in 1870 W. report Only iaf failures or about
oil p cent less than In 1897.
Our list Of failure, show follows for tho several months
ofthe past year: a.,
la, usy,..,....a..... e4ai July. ~
February. .,,......" I3s August SSo
w September
3ll October. ~
nsy.....,,,..,.... 20sl November. 28
Junr,........ 335 December. 40
Thus WI be that during tho first six months he'd
accounted Tor by tho et during Spring Of 1850 the
lat Of the deu ties originating In lss were settled largely
compromise Many believing them elves good and eele 20
abb. out their contract
but others found impossible ard ster having struggled hsd
u en- harrarsnept, were forced 10 fall
This win explain, 70 extent tie iat shown
table the states the ceutage OF failures
in 1850 than 10 1881 In further explanation II
remembered that . panic OF 81 struck the seut
and they course the first to
from Effects In remote dc the pressure had not
felt al when statement for 1887 was prepared Snce
districts have also suffered and had notrecoyered
prior &c the Spring Of last year.
The following tables from Tie Bankers Magazine
illustrate the increase OF banking capital deposits
loans. specie since the year 1872 at this city. The
most marked increase was in the number of banks and
amount of capital during the years 1928, aud from
Sep,embcr 1855 10 March, 1857: