COMMERCIAL AND MONEY MATTERS.

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THURSDAY, p. NJ.


The stock market was rather hrmer to-day, ana
some Of tho fances improved slightly but just before mo
Second Board the thrown into perfect 'ereh
ey the runor that adv.ceS OF declaration OF wax oy 'eA
ico had been received frcm Vera CruS via ha'ahs ana
Charleston and that the packet Rapid had osen eaf'u
no The Mortexna This ruinor the stock world all
anost for short time but rejecting on the p'oea
blttles of tho story the effect passed away as rapidly Us
IL arose The excitement WAS as great however Tor
short time a. If had arrived that the Monteznna had
,.oo ,h Navy Yard and that Mexican troops were ON
their victorious march up Broadway to storm 'ae ''u
in tho Park In the midst of all these startling ruuors
and the dangerous position in which this country s'nuS'
rSlnr snihation nj the hands OF the pu!ssant MsSeas
tho m beaded s,rscious gentlemen who preside over the
interests of the Insurance Companies in Wasee 'aAe
all the risk, thsy can get and do not dream OF inserting
the "war clause"


The Foreign Bill market is extremely inactive,
with large supply bills Tho Sterling cannot be sold
over 81 OF the reputed drawers Is said 10
have sold at 93 Francs aSas 23s. southern Sterling IS
81 and diifcrli OF sale.


The Philadelphia Ledger is Of opinion that the
Angus, intercat will be paid according the provisions ofhe
Annropraton Bill. authorizing the next sci-annual pay
m. ofhe satein;erest In M by paying pro-ra;a 10 all
claimants all the moneys the Treasury on the lst OF Au
gus, and by checks the Bank Of fennsyvsna for The
remainder due not running moro than months From the
h, ,norms,iou we can obtaln the amount In the Treasu
~ on the Is. OF Angus, applicable 10 the payment OF the
interest will be not far from ssoocoo. The present sua-
onof the Treasury is worse than would have been had
the Tax Collectors been pressed make payment INTO The
Treasury OF the funds in their hands II Is wen '
considerable amounts are in the hands of these Coeeto
whc would have been paid into the Treasury had ps'p
1eons been made and it believed that ms
been ADOPTED purpo,ey either make the apparent
OF the Treasury ground for stock secuations or .. s
appearance color to Gov Sha9ks , iaes Of
tha; the Angus, interest could not be PAID Inc s ~
Pennsylvania SIS at the Stock Board to-day reacnsu
600 at firm rates. mostly sold by the Great Bear.


The following are the comparative earnings ana
tonnage Of tho Reading Railroad tor the second week IN
ASsn in the last three years ,s,.
Rsce,p.s ss.ss7 So Ss.ss0 81 sl5,lo2 q
Tonnage 1901 90 6 7o2 % 1l.slt 90
The ncee Of receipts from lS44 equal 20 IS per NJ
and nc tonnage Is equal 70 Is per cent.