New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-20

WIN An abatement OF email hniouht III ini6o
transactions For tho now series OF 1905 the In
quiry Is good, and the sales quito equal to the ex-
poctations Of tho Treasury. Tho Railway share
market carly in the day was strong Eric selling "a
high 73I, with botter rates for the active DIST.
At the Stock Exchange the advance was iost anu
Erie after the ea was down as low as 72i. Koad-
ing was in sctive demand md sold at u. Inc
market during the morning was very dull, but 'helo
was no disposition to accept lower rates, or TO sc
large amounts at quotations The entire registered
sales ct tho Stock Exchange were less than ono
million OF dollars. At the Public Board prices
were steady except Erie, which fell TO n' Az 'no
Second Board Erie was heavy and large amounts OF
stock changed hands ct 7Oio70i The balance OF
tho market was steady, with decline OF Ia per
cent. Tho market closed dull and heavy.
| Money continues abundant at SOC per cent, and
tho offerings to brokers are in excess OF their wants
The supply Of commercial paper is not large, and
all in good rcputc can DO readily used E1changeis
more aclSe and the rate for co days sterling closed
10 and lol for short. Merchants bills are scarce
and quoted iO99lOoi. Francs, $40 for short and
5.l2I for long,
II is now asserted from Washington that there
Department, and all the ascertained and audited
CLAIMS have been paid except the pay of the army,
which is awaiting the readiness Of the Paymasters
Department to call for it. Arrangements arc max
ing at tho Treasury to pay of the Second and Fifth
Corps, now cncampcd in tho rear OF Alexandra,
within tho next to weeks"
At tho annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
New.York and New-TIaven Railroad Company
held ut Now Haven, tho following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Rs'o'red. That The recitation passed by tho no,rd
Director. October ~ 1862 proposing eompsm.s with tho
81 Ss saes b, Enbs Schuyler vns one share
Of genuine for shares OF the puroe. s'oei just
Rs.oissS TIA. he appeal taken b. Directors from the
ne. term q .Ls sape%. COs sI ts J d 0i 10 Ss
matter Of spurious stock 't un.tu'ted also approved
| by this meeting.
| The unadjusted spurious stock amounts to about
$sOo, Oco.
| The business OF the Sub-Treasury WAS Re-
ccip,s. T., 80, 5s5 5i-for Customs, $2G9oCoi Pay
ments, 81 l66, 800 04-on account OF Loan, s63ooo;
Balance, sc, 9s6,jj7 50.
Freichts arc more active and rates are better
closing with al upward tendency Tie engage
ments ~ Liverpool arc IS tuns Tallow at 7s 6d.
50 hhds Tobacco a. 2cs, and per steamer, 10000
| bush. Wheat Ut 06d. To London, Is tGns Ialiow
at l5s. To Glasgow, $4,000 bash. Corn or Wheat
at7d a. 10 n. A bark of 400 tuns was chartered
TO Londonderry, with Flour and heat, Oh private
terms.
Tho LEGISLATURE OF Illinois, at It's late session,
passed an act incorporating the ST. Louis, 'andaiia
and Terre IIeute Railroad Company ana !A'eiy
meeting Of the corporators was held at Vandaa, al
which The whole limo was represented and the il'u'
a,ory stems for organization and the commencement
Of the work we're taken. Tho public will bear IN
mind tina, this roa | is LAID out on tho line oil the
sreat Cumberland Road, and passes through dis
,c, - eouRtr, which is unsurpassed in agricultural
wealth.
Tho route OF tho proposed New-yorF, Northern
and White Plains Railroad, rs Laid ont through
Greenfield. n. Y, aud Ridgefeld, Brookteld and
Danbur, In Connecticut has been accepted by the
Railroad Commissioners. Work on the road III be-
Civ ~ shou, . month.
| The Cincinnati Commercial! says:
Trade In commercial circles has been quite restricted
tho week New enterprises bnve no mpctu,
aud dealers In CON nodies OF daily consumption
w.sly oouhne their operations IN most cases to an ex
act practical bass, cautiously avoiding tie carrying OK
more goods than they very certain ~ dsposrs or
There hEs been unc tO tie eject OF the pro
trscted wet weather which has prevailed over Mneh
u the tFy during the Spring not only Ia it's delay
OF the seasons Of planting ba, probably injury to
Fall sown grains There Is time Tor corn and potato
planting vet the ground was duly ready bnt its prepf
ration In many lsc.s must yet be considerably deia
and 10 nsure those crops after that most fayoru8
weather is needed. Although there have been late
ross they have not caused very serious or extensive
injury 10 the fruit crops 80 far reported certainly nos
in this vicinity.
At Chicago Eastern exchange continues scarce
but firm, with buyers at par, and sellers at prem.
There is rather more making than formerly, but the
demand is still greater tLan the supply, and nearly
all the leading banks have to express currency daily
TO New.York To meet their drafts
The Michigan Southern Road earned tho second
week in May:
1864: tI,ss2 ls65..--..-.:,..6 G.3os
RI Increase. -slHfb
The Rock Island Road earned the second week
in May:
i Ieti. 90 ls65...--.-.... ei99s7
| Increase. ,lo@
The Pennsylvania Company has advertised o
lpublic sale of coal after tho form adopted BY the
Delaware, Iackawanna and Western Company.
The subscriptions 10 the 80 loan received by
the First National Bank amounted TO 100000.
Tho following comparative statement Of the Ma
,ional Debt Of tho United States at different times
since 1871 Is taken from the last circular of Thomas
~. Leo & Co., Of Boston:
jan 1871 s.5 $40 52lJuy l. 1860 sGt 100 TOO %
iJan l. 1872. a. 3D. 737 eOlJuy 1861. 20 s.5.sS o.
Jan l. 1910 .l27 33i.9Jj 7ilJuy 1902. 3li 203n g.
lJanl l56 20 gr3 So 12iJuy lrtJ ,01- 7s3 ISL 81
lJon l. 1896 90 90 Os LILY le64 40. tO 80 20
LJaly L. 1876 l675s9sG r JaEJ le65 2'y 3d. 80 ~
Nov. H. 1895 80 yb3.9vJ al
| Tho movement Of Dry Goods at this port for the
past week has been az follows: