The New York herald., 1844-12-26


"wednesday, Dec. 25-8P. N.
The Boards OF Brokers not In session to-day.
Spectators Of all kinds are relieved from the dangers
and temptations of Wall street for another day. and mer
camille men generally have abssined from all business
transactions Every thing this Of the year. In
commercial matters is SO Inactive that the hoydays do
not interfere much with trade, and days OF amusement
might Us well be frequent The state Of the money
market is such to forbid much Improvement in stocks
and the daily sales for the past week. have been very
limited It's utterly impossible to get up the least
ctement speculation until some great change takes
place in all the branches Of external and internal a
This may not take place until after the adjournment
Of Congress Those legislative bodies will continue to
keep our foreign relations In very unsettled state 80
long as they are IN session. and should advise the
bulls and bears OF Wall street to keep very quiet until
after this term expires which come on the fourth
OF next March. The difficulties with Mexico in relation
10 Iexas the Oregon question; the Sub Treasury and
oher financial schemes, will keep up continual excite.
men at the seat Of government and other places inter
esed in these movements throughout the winter II is
highly probable that Congress will not perfect the first
measure in relation to any Of theee things but will use
up the session in debate.
The Firemels Insurance Company of Baltimore have
declared semiannual dividend Of six and quarter per
cent.
The South Carolina Railroad Company have declared
dvdend o. 81 IS per SHARE equal six per cent on s75
for the six months encing the slst inst.
The time for redeeming the bills of the Union Bank,
Brunswick, Me-, will expire the ist day Of June
next
The United States Fire Insurance Company have de.
ciared semi annual dividend Of three per cent payable
on the I'd Of january.
The Tradesmena Bank have declared sem; animal
dividend Of five per cent on the 5h of January
Ia
semi annual dividend Of three per cent payable on the I'd
OF January.
The following dividends have been declared by corpo
rate companies Of New England, payable in Boston =
Boston and Lowell Railroad, per cent; Boston and
Maine Railroad 81 pr cent? Boston and Worcester Rail
road, par cent; Taunton Branch Railroad per cent
Sandwich Glass Company, per cent; Stalk Mills Man.
chester, for months per cent; Appleton Manuactu.
ring Compiny Lowell, do. per cent; Hamilton Manu-.
iacturing Company, do. per cent; Lowell Manufac.
turing Company do per cent? Middlesex Manufacturing
Company, do 10 per cent? Jackson Manufacturing Com
pany, Nashua, do per cent; Nashua Manufacturing
Company, do do. per cent; Chicopee Manufacturing
Company, Springfield do per cent; United States Hotel
Company, 4per cent.
All the manufacturing companies in the list have de-
clared large dividends while the rc roads have not been
by any means unproductve stated that the Western
Railroad will make dividend Of two per cent in Feb
Euary, ana the Dalance OF profits expenditures he
carried to reserved fund to provide for renovation OF
cars &C. The Legislature OF New Hampshire have fnalv
passed several acts authorizing the construction of rail
roads This great point gained by the friends of these
works OF internal improvement The capitalists Of New
England receive immense amounts every six months in
dividends on their investments. They are deeply In
terested in nearly every public work Of Importance in
every section of the country is stated that four mil
lions out OF the five due from the general government on
the LIST proximo. Will be paid to the capitalists Of Boston
and vicinity Part Of this WILL doubtless be invested in
some OF the railroads contemplated in tho New England
States and part of II may be invested in some OF our sate
STOCKS The extension Of the Fitchburg Railroad the
building Of the Plymouth, the Nashua and Groten and
those passing through different sections of New Hamp
SHIRE will absorb great deal Of capital All these i'm
provements have very beneficial influence on business
not only the withdrawal Of capital from spccu
aons, but by restricting the regular operations Of trade
and extending the means of communication between
different sections Of the country. woud be much better
for engaged in pursuits in this and other
northern cities large part Of the capital now emploved
in stock and other speculaons could be in
vested in some good corporations and withdrawn entirely
from the channels Of commerce.
The commerce Of the different ports on the great lakes
OF the interior for this year. compared with the previous
one, indicates the greatest prosperity The increased
movement In agricultural products shows the rapid en-
tension OF soil cultivated and the imports Of
furniture agricultural implements &c show the ranid
grjwth Of the country and increase Of population We
annex table showing the quantity Of the different kinds
Of property which arrived at, and was cleared from
Cleveland by way of the Ohio Canal during the years
lS43 and Al.