New-York tribune., 1868-05-07

| factory condition. The capital OF the concern IS
g. 600 OOO and the stockholders liable to deposi
sitors for double the amount The company allows
per cent interest deposits, with the privilege to
check at sight. and per cent all sums left for
six months.
Railroad men are seriously contemplating a road
from ST. Joseph 10 Topeka, commencing at Troy in
Doniphan County, and striking the Central Branch
Railroad at Netawaka, in Jackson County, passing
through Holton. and thence TO Topeka.
The Jackson (llich.) Citizen says meeting of the
Directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company Of
Michigan was held at their office on Friday The
principal subject of consideration a contractw with
J. f. Young Il Co. for the building of the road The
terms of the contract were approved, and the Pres
dent aud Secretary directed TO execute the same on
behalf of the Company.
The work upon the North Missouri Railroad eX-
tension is being pushed forward with energy, and
the directors confident that cars will be running
to the Iowa State line on the lst of August and to
Kansas City on the 18th of October. The gradingon
the West branch is nearly completed TO Kansas City
Bridges have been built across Grand River ana
other considerable streams and tracklaying Will be
commenced on both rOads Immediately upon the re-
CENT of tbe rails Work has also been commenced
on the bridge at St Charles which is to be sn6i !2
be completed IN the Fall of 1869.
William p. Wright's circular, per Java says of the
Cotton market:
In this market we have been more quiet during the
past week, with moderate sales Holders however have
been very firm, and prices show change from last
week Notwithstanding the decline OF fully I'D. IN
Liverpool Spectators have been the chief operators.
done nothing OF moment The sales snee our last have
been bales The clearances have been, viz Liver
pool. Minnesota. 500; Scotia, 593; eppo, s29;
City OF Baltimore 669; Virginia, 545 Total for Great
Britain si69 Havre steamer Pereire ss Total for the
week. 3G67 The uncleared engagements are, Liverpool
7,oOO. Freight nominal, 3-l6d. steam ta3-l6d sail
burg "a steam. Rotterdam, 400 Ic sail Southern
kcts under the unfavorabe adyce from Liverpool have
small on Saturday and yesterday there better
feeling with some advance Receipts for the wee week,
now drawing TO midsummer scale, ana tne
country sn rs rger before 1H~ at this SEASON Of the
All speculation is now vested IN the prospects Tor
steady dmnuon To Great Britain we have sent 26 900
bales to France 5000 and to other foreign ports
the upcIenred ENGAGEMENTS are light. There
ders here for Liverpool aud there IS no disposition 10
vessels 10 clear here in the south for Great Britain
and France As soon as thgy 20 our remaining STOCK WI
be small and easily controlled, and the holders OF what
will remain prepared 20 take advantage OF the strong
position Of the article 10 exact full prices Doth Iom eA
pOrtcrs and domestic consumers Al present the STOCK IN
the ports amounts 20 23oOO against 5oN aud tOoV0a at
the corresponding period Of last year aud year before
From some sections Of the cotton raising country the ac-
counts favorable, from Others decidedly adverse Tue
late heavy rains has rendered eplanung necessary par
ticulary In Georgia Alabama. aud FLORIDA on the other
tbe rospect for crop on the bottom lands there better
than last year There seems 20 be very general deter
minaton on the part Of planters throughout the
South to raise grain aud vegetables for their own con.
snrtion how far this may interfere with the culture o.
the cotton crop cannot be estimated al this time We
hear complaints on the labor question aud believe
that the hands will work well and steady and atless cost
II paid promptly. The negroes are beginning 70 grow
cotton their own account and Win TINE ts element
will become very important one
Reoaps Exports, stocks, sales Of Coton-sales for The
week 1900 Exported for the week 5oo' FREIGHT 10
Liverpool steam, siCd Freight to Liverpool 'i!. ia
Arrivals same time, 432Q stock on hand 500 freght
HoreHenf Of he crop siHoe lAi cpe6er laL-Ieceipts
time 1s66 lg2S,cO Export TO Great Britain ll29oS
same time last year. lo500 same time IN TO lis,V&
time in is5s is2Oo Total exports from the United
States 10000 same time last ye4r. 1920 same ,iine
2l8OoG time last year. SsoooG same time IN lsoo
The San francisco Bulletin Of April 10 has eab.
orate review Of the trade and commerce Of that port
for the first quarter ending March 81, from which
we extract the following items
The foreign imports for the first quarter show value
OF about s. OOOO0 while the estimated value Of the East
goods received ~ the steamers Via the lsinns is
Of merchandise East via Cape Horn. the value Of
which can only be guessed The value Of our nsFeAAn
disc shipments FOR The quarter was $4,000 and o treas,
ur. $40 50OO1 The receipts 81 coin aud bullion from All
soures for the same period we're 100000 The number
OF vessels entering the port during the quarter was co.
representing 900 tuns Of unnage The passenger arr
walls by wav " the sea numbered 1904 half Of the
number representng net gain against the DEPARTURE
one the gratifying features " our export trade s
producti6n The-e form from 20 70 80 per cent Of
the merchandise exports 1hus OF th' 70
merchandise shipped during the past quarter si5l6O
was for articles Of California produce The prnc-
nal items Of which we're a. follows; Wheat 0t52.eo;
Four see 600 Barley 5000 Beans, Sl3Oo0 Potatoes.
5000; Borax $1,000; Quiek ksi;yer $500 Ores' $500,
Hides aud skins. $1,000 Wool Sls60O; Leather Stlg;
Wine $4,000; Brandy. 5000. and Bread, tl2oo0 The
shipments Flour aud Wheat from tins port for the nine
months ending March 81, reduced 20 hhea ageItEate
over 10000 tuns valued at about f0Oy0oo Ihe Goa
deposits at the san Francisco Branch Mint during TIC
past quarter Amounted to 6OO ounces and the coinage
10 a,Si2OOO. The duties on imports aggregated over
b 2Oao0O The amount collected FOR Internal Revenue IN
81 Fran
The amount dsbursed for army purposes on this coast
during the same period was 100000 Inc nVaems
disbursed by about dozen local interpretations during
the quarter reached $4,000 The sales OF mining ana
other stocks the san Francisco Stock and Exchange
Board the three months amounted 20 about sO0HH
The sales OF real estate in the Cy and County al san
Francisco for the first quarter OF The current year eN
ceeded 81 10000 while the mortgages for tie same quar-
ter foot up &1OOo0O, and the releases sl,5oG0 The
disposition Of tunnage for the quarter emhfced 2s fes
sells registering u the aggregate 5000 uns o unnage ot
which 10 900 tuns left the port in ballast or with nominal
freight The import trade for the past quarter has been
fully up 20 the average OF corresponding periods III
previous years.
the past three years have been as follows
ls6s sO5iO N5 g SIS S0i is66- ss5325H
1861 s $4,000 and over 1850 upward Of SOO0 These
sums are exclusive OF the remitances on Government
account The exports Of treasure m detail Tor the first
onarer OF ise compared with the corresponding period
Of the two preceding yeals: are as 9I9Ss' II9SSs' ,See
Nov.yorks $3.50, 600 .5ssS55s lsSz sSsH.S57 sGS;
England .......... g,302 l,iH,s3O 7J2,m6
France o51 S1'1s5 ls5 2555s 35'51 1900
Japan. n.............. 205,3C0 a,6s5 4,592
Panama. ........... 10000 $500 1885
Hawaiian MsSleR Islands. Islands. 5000 80, 1855
Society Islands. 30, 80 80
Central America. 5000 2oC0 $1,000
British COlumbia!. 5000 t'oO
Totals siO54o,Hs s9s259Oi sos32.5I4
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