New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-17

IN DE e Of hc Sdrth Western .,ocI ayer,s Tor years
ou.r
The only grounds on which this great advance Is
attempted 10 be justified are the Of money and
tine largc crop So far a. the former is concerned
every one knows that we entering upon a sea
son when money is always active. This year, If the
crop proves as large ~ is expect cd it will be in unn
snail demand As to the earnings of the roads, they
are good certainly rs a general rule; but the in
oryu-e not large enough any of them TO render
unproductye stocks all at once diyidendpa paving
The fact is if all these stocks had been as surely
dividend-paying as New-York Central or Fort
Wayne, instead of paying one dividend once IN
a way. every three four years. ana calling it
quarterly" OF semiannual" they ought not TO
have been higher than they are.
Acting Commissioner Harland has published the
following:
Hinder the law the special tax upon distllers Of brandy
from apples peaches, or grapes exclusively Is the same
s that upon other dsers viz: SlOO and the tax upon
the brandy 50 cents per gallon Ia other respects fruit
dislcrs will be allowed certain exemptions. The regu
latons upon distilled spirits containing them Will be
issued possible, aud you VIII then DC furnished
with the information desired
The Commissioner has published the following to
guide Surveyors:
SIR In order that the survey Of dstieres required to
De made by section 10 OF the act OF july 20 1865 may be
correctly made desire 90 call your attention especially
the provisions OF the section referred 20. In connection
touiO calls FOR estimate and determination Of the true
producing capacity Of each dsulery; section ~ pro
ydes for an assessment In cas-" the returns OF te as
tler show the production OF less quantity than 30 per
ceutmn Of such producing capacity section - imposes
Tax 81 two 0 per day upon each dstiller whose ul>
lcry has aggregate capacity FOR mashng and erment-
ing 20 bushels Of grain or less or 60 gallons OF mosses or
less in "A hours That these several provisions may be
properly carried into effect you WILL ia making your
ycy determine separately first the true producing capa
city of the dstcry or In other words the quantity OF
spirits stated IN proof gallons that can be produced IN "a
hours Ia such dtlery, and next the number Of bushels
Of grain or gallons Of moases which can be mashed and
fRTnn fgll f
The Bureau OF Statistics publishes the following for the
Tie value Of the total impor, for month ell2se
sa y 5y5 us ie A -. @ ss M,1e iss boa
falling % in the Import The following detail; viii prove Of
Rubber opium pauts alt col tea have fallen Of largely and also
1 p o .is .siess srS sugar also show iafSe cs a
tobacco g'r and lumber rih an mersle ,ne onsi A, E
direct consumption and bali for wuehoasiag
The demni or rey both from local borrowers rrd Interior
been quite m several Of our bankers sending orders to f
p1sas means Rates Of donst are steady 6r per per
auum Eastern exchange ht With sales between bauA al cs
There sellers an buyers on the market ana eyel
reported inability realize 10 tins hurc over The counter There
pectrtb- change rates which at 10 Of to par
'', TE5 H isa SaI Fdy I says. '''''s'
There Of importance to notice in the Boston money
market exception ~ slight n the demand for
reny The aoun Of esp unemployed ye-y heavy, and the
les than per cent une., d6i per being
dsred average goiato' on note. 9,g IRON s 70 oa mouths
me Colorado Herald says: .,-,.
The shipments Of bullion from Colorado 10 JAY amounted $lo
In gold ana silver 1t will be perceived from the above
amount shipped exceeded that OF jane notwithstanding We had
the and the immense amount Of gold from
the ges hands OF private parties large number OF our
urce and the almost constant raas
Of nonh has tended decrease toe quantity Of ore TO le mills
and bsdes acquainted With instances where the
parties guh mining this and adjoining County Of Clear
Greek still the gold they have taken out aud mue OF VIII
spd ~ W private paef The amount shipped
boseer r increased that Of June aud can safely
em Tor Colorado exceed that previous
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Another railroad company has been organized at Ioe
do to he known az the Toledo and Northern Railroad
COMPANY" and last Saturday certificate OF the lncor-
poration OF the company was filed at the once OF the
Secretary OF the State of Ohio. This company design
building road from Toledo 10 Monroe 10 connect with
the MOnrOe, Wayne and Holly Railroad
Construction trains now running forty miles west on
the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad