The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-02
MONEY MARK EFT.
Monday, April 10 p. M.


Stocks advanced slightly today the opening of the
boards but the closing prices little below those
ruling at the commencement Harlem advanced per
cent; Farmers Loan q Indiana !; Kentucky Ohio 6s
:, Norwich and Worcester l; Vicksburg i; North Anne
rcan Trust il Long Island q Texas Treasury notes sold
at Is; Pennsy lvania improved per cent, with very
moderate sales.
Advces from New Orleans to the Dad ul report extern
sve operations in Texas securities Large sales of notes
were made at 2t cents Interest notes IA cents. Eight
per cent bonds at Is cents Eight per cent bonds
than notes. and ten per cent bonds scarcsr than
either The ruling quotations at New Orleans give
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Notes red backs. 21Ea2c light pr cent bonesls aisHc
Advices from New Orleans Of the 23d Of March state
that the House of Representatives have passed the bill
ported by the committee finance, providing for the Ii
quotation Of the debt proper Of Louisiana The bill pro-
vides the exngushment of 81 900 due by the
State by transfers of stocks in the various banks
par and the sale of property belonging to the State
The TO meet these debts ample and abundant
There yet another bill providing for the payment of the
interest the bonds issued in favor Of the property
banks which, judging from the action taken upon the
above bill, will no doubt be favorably considered.
The amendments to the insovent laws of Massachu-
set that passed the Legislature Of that State the last
session, Of very important nature They provide
first and second sections Of the amendments establish
for the examination OF claims granting discharges
and the settlement OF assgnees accounts We give the
third, fourth, fifth and eighth sections in full -
Sec g. No debt hereafter created by the debtors dea
cation public officer, executor administrator, guar
dian receiver trustee assignee, oil an4nsovent estate
shall be discharged under this act but the creditor there
may prove the and the dividend declared thereon
shall be for much of said claim and every Ger
ticae Of said discharge shall contain statement Of the
debts created aforesaid to be exempted therefrom
Sec If the assets of the estate Of any debtor shalt
fifty cent of the claims proved against his estate
he shall be discharged from all claims against his estate
excepting those mentioned in the third section and If
as Aforesaid the ID. debtor shall Be- discharged from
against his estate excepting those mentioned IN 'he td
shall have proved their claims shall dissent thererom
within six months after the date OF the assignment ana
they do thus dissent he shall not be discharged.
Sec No dschsrgeof debtor under TINS act ana inc
which this Is in addition any OF them shall be
granted valid il said debtor shall be second Tune IN
solvent under said ncs any of them and the assets
his estate shall fail to pay fifty per cent OF the debts and
claims proved against him, unless threeiourhs value
Of the creditors, whose claims are proved shau assent
Sec S. No discharge Of any debtor under this act and
the aforementioned acts any of them, shall be granted
or valid If the debtor hereafter, when insolvea shall
within one year, next before filing OF the petition by or
against him. pay or secure either directly or indirectly
in whole in part borrowed money pretxisting
debt or any liability Of his for him, if the creditor
that at the time of making said payment giving
said security, the debtor ha reasonable and sufficient
cause to believe himself insovent.
memorial has been presented to the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania from the President of the Berks County
Bank in relation to the charges made against said nstitu-
ton connected with the relief notes. and
proposing certain securities for their redemption
The rail roads in the western part Of the country must
eventuayprove profitable those in the New England
States. The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, running
from Sanduky the Lake through the interior oil ONO
into Indiana carried extensive business last year
The following articles and quantities were transported
over the read during ls43 -