New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-04

Al.A4S,45I IS, leaving . surplus Of $ll5,1S o5.
Durins the year 7S3, 1874 passengers passed over
the whole road, and I.45O,SH between Nsw.York
and Newark alone. aq sI
Tho stockholders Of the Copake Iron Mines, who
have seen their stock gradually fall from go per
share to a, will be Gatifed to know that large
body of ore has been found on the land OF the Com
psny, and is now being daily sent to market at Q
good profit.
The Lorillard Fire Insurance Company have
declared semi.annua interest dividend OF four per
cent payable on demand. r
Rents are hold enormously high all over town,
and landlords are evidently under the impression
that the war is to DO perpetual and "greenbacks
worthless Brokers' Offices now paying $2,OoO have
been put up to $500, and are considered by the
landlords low. House rents are also much higner'
and as there is scarcity, rent payers are wholly III
the possession Of landlords.
The sales at tho Petroleum Stock Board were:
900 Excelsior at $12 IS; 900 Germania, &C.; loo
Cherry Run, 9Oc. 100 Rynd Farm, 81 W; 9'o
United States, $260$27 25; 100 Buchanan Farm
81 SO a Al 81; 1000, boo, e.
The Chicago Tribune says:
The demand for money at the banks continues moder.
ately active but the leading discount houses arc not
willing to accommodate lenders freely TIL after phe
notes due on the first met and the market is conse
quently stringent and close. The rate OF discount
however, is unchanged viz. 10 per cent per annum i
bnt the street brokers are doing heavy business at "a
per cent per month, and even higher rates are re-
ported The unsettled character of the market ior
has tended greatly to check the speculative denahd io
produce and provisions during the past few days ana
as large number OF contracts mature on the hrst Oh
February both here and In New.HOrk, consideraDie
anxiety felt in monetary circles to the result IN
Of the heavy decline in prices during the
past two or three weeks.
The Ner- Orleans Picayune OF January "a re-
ports as follows:
Rumors Of later accounts quoting heavy decline in
cotton in New. York-say i0c. per pOund-Decahe cur
rent which seemed at 10 parayzc dealings IN the
sta pie coupled they were with fnrther dechne
gold which was quoted at PIG on the 18th Inst Inc
stock Of Western produce received an ADDITION since
Saturday which will restrain any advance IN prices ior
Al least the week through The Exchange market was
under greater rmness Some drawers with one OF the
banks advanced to discount for checks on new
York while leading bank and other drawers we're VIII
ing sellers at per cent discount There were SAFES OF
five days sight at 2} discount which Is great advance
over some sales last week; quote from 2iG3 as
count Sales Of ten days sight were made at - os,
count which is very material advance 1t II doubtful
whether II can be sustained The transactions were
too irregular enable 10 arrive at any real qnotaDe
rates. IN sterling only quote 20 to TT To 21O
up 10 235 The banks had no rates The result OF our
inquiries regarding francs were that they were du ex
tremely So 52 to IS being talked OF applicable 10
transactions. The gold market offered nothing for
quoting.