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There appears to be general speculative movement
going in stocks Quotations to-day advanced from
quarter to two and a quarter per cont Norwich and
Worcester went up II per cent; Morris Canal 5 Far.
mers' Loan /; Kentucky /; Reading Railroad !; Erie
Railroad /; Long Island 2ti Mohawk Z; vicksburx 7;
Penn. SIS Illinois and Canton closed firm yesterdays
prices; stonngton fell oh Il per cent The sales were
very large and very good feeling exists in the street
among operators.


The subscriptions to the stock OF the Erie Rail
road amount to 81 $50 000 leaving balance of on
ly $3.50 900 to make up the three millions required 1t is
supposed the deficiency will be made up without calling
upon any Of the largo capitalists Of the city Mr. John
Jacob Astor has promised to make whatever balance
there may be after the city has been thoroughly
ed but from present appearances the three millions win
be taken without his aid. These large real owners
are opposed to any movement increasing value OF
that species of property. They are buyers OF
real estate, not sellers, and are, therefore, in
favor of low prices. It is the business men
who interested in the success of the Erie
Railroad and they will finish it without the help of these
overgrown capitalists Several jobbing houses in tb.
city have taken from s2S 900 worth of the new
stock in this company while W. B. Astor has taken only
$4,000 worth This fact alone is sufficient to show wba,
class of men build works OF intesnal Improvement
and to whom the citizens indebted for the increase
and advancement of the CITY,


The tolls received all the New York State
canals in each of the following years. from the opening
oil navigation to the l4th inst have beeu annexed