New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-19

The following substitute Article 81 OF the Stock Ex
change Constitution adopted on the 18th inst' goes INTO
effect to-day:
The rates Of commission where no agreement has been
made TO the contrary shall be follows: OnequaTter
OF per cert the par value OF stocks Dond anu orer
securities when the transaction is made for regular M
weston; oneeghth of per cent Oh the par value OF all
securities bought sod when the transactonlsa specu
SIC A. The lowest commission all purchases or
s soDs G 3ot %embeTs the Exchange shall
teenth of per cent the par value OF all securities
SIC. b. The lowest commission, on all purchases or
sales of stocks bonds, or other securities MADE ior
100 shares of the par value of $780, and $4,000 par value
OF bonds shall be equal to 100 shares OF 1l stoeE.
directly or indirectly shall upon conviction, to be
a member of the New-YOrk Stock Exchange
We understand that the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company have this day effected perpetual lease of the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad Company at per cent
for year S7 and per cent thereafter This lease
in connection with the Albany and susquehannah Rail
road Company, also under lease by the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company gives that corporation access to
Northern New-York and Western New England as an adj
ditional market for their coal
rumor was current to-day that the ST. Joseph and
Denver City Railway Company about to consolidate
with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Company. As it is
well known that this road is under the management
of the New-York Central Lake Shore and Toledo and
Wabash, it possible that there is some foundation for
the rumor. The st. Joseph and Denver City bonds
quoted to-day at 97la9s.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day s3sl,228
and subscriptions TO the loan, S2500Oo. The
Customs receipts for the week ending May g. are as fol-
lows: NewYork, s25i4,72s Philadelphia, s2Is745; Bos
ton s42727 Baltimore s9O9959 total Customs receipts
$3,5D559.
The Philadelphia Stock market was strong to-day
Pennsylvania g. sd issue, sold at 1903 Philadelphia and
Erie r. r., % Reading II. r., 67s and pennsylvania
r. r., GO. Gold closed at lllsc
tbo tho pQe
United companies to the Pennsylvania Railroad, to be
submitted tomorrow at meeting in Trenton, Will be-
not whether the lease shall be submitted TO vote OF the
stockholders for that TO be conceded but whether
it shall be submitted with without recommendation
from the united boards that 1t be accepted Either
way 1t is expected that the lease will be
at the earliest practicable moment submitted to
vote Of the stokh olders wohrds Of the entire capt.
tai stock OF the company in s favor being requisite to
make the lease effective The Reading Railroad, which
made an offer the day of the annual meeting OF the Joint
companies lease the Delaware and Rartan Canal ana
conditional offer TO take the United Works, having
made an arrangement with the President OF the Penn
sylyana Railroad Company for tho use Of the canal,
should the lease be perfected withdraws ts Offer and Is
no longer o competitor for either Of the united works
The will be made known officially at meeting OF
the directors tomorrow, and thence be promulgated to
the stockholders and the public.
Andrew Pierce managing director OF the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad. and Captain Brown Mayor OF St. Louis,
and the President OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad have
gone to the the track OF the former road to expe
dite the point where the road crosses the
trail of the Texas CATTLE beyond Grand River. The
bridge across Grand River consisting OF four looIeet
spans, will be finished by the LIST Of June.
The Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad was leased 10
day to the Delaware and hudson Canal Company
The Commercial Advertiser OF this evening says
private dispatch from Chattanooga states that a
train over the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad,
which has been Just been completed. ran from Meridian
TO Chatanoogaa distance OF 2s6 miles-in Is hOuls anu
that this time can be improved This is extraeinhaaS
for road and shows that II must be wen D,is e
In iirstclass condition. and IL affords sufficient e,lueb
that IL will control the greater portion OF Ihe
travel from NewIork and the East 10 NeW-ole,,, ~,
the South as Passengers by tbis route can S'N0 NOV
II hours tiu.e.