The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-02
Wednesday, Oct. l.

wednesday, Oct Id II. M.
rotations for stocks very feverish and very un-
led Tho sales to-day were not very large Nor.
n and Worcester fell of I per cent? Erie Railroad
Morris Canal, /; Long Island improved u Illinois, Il
rdiny Railroad and Canton closed at Yesterdays
ces
The books Of the Erie Railroad Company close on sa
day next There remains about $3.50, 900 to be SUBJ
Fibed to fill up the 100000. The books will be
sed on the day named, and should there be then de-
ency it will be filed by the directors of the company
number Of subscribers thus tar exceeds fourteen
ndred. Men already at work along the line, and
road will be finished with tho greatest energy. The
npston Of this road will add at least dollar to the
us Of every of land within thirty miles Of the
throughout its entire length. The Farmers Loan
Trust Company Of this city have IN interest in a
sc tract of land through which, near which, this
will run and 1t is estimated that the additional value
. work will give it, will have considerable influence
the value Of the stock In this market 1t is how
pr prospective, and depends upon many contingent
IS.
The Morris and Essex Railroad Company of New
ssy have been enjoned by the Chancel ON applica
of portion of the stockholders, from proceeding
the contemplated extenton Of their road from Nor
own to Dover and also from opening books for an ad
of $lsoo to the capital stock, as advertised. One
the grounds Of this injunction is that the time within
ch the extension must bo constructed expired the
of July last is also alleged that the stock Of the
.npany has been properly and legally divided
the sale of the road years SINCE under the de-
10 of Chancery, it being considered inequitabe to
ow stockholders to come in for $50 per SHARE
ar with tn, present stockholders, whose stock has
I, and is alleged to be worth, 500 per share.
the weekly receipts Of the Reading Railroad Compa
ha; .ha tcr No.
taton, as the season advances. gives the company
ater income from less quantity transported.
READING RAILRoAp.
EEK ending Sept e. 1874 I6,sos,s2 l2,6s6
eek ending SEPT ~. 1886. 1885 30 &,Uea
he transportation of coal is at the rate of one
ndred thousand tons per month"; and even this large
ness is not sufficient take the coal the seaboard
asst is offered at the mines The company intend
reasng their facilities for carrying coal very to
cry great extent.
We stated few days since that contracts had been
de for the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio
nal to Cumberland 1t appears by the terms of the
ract that for the consi Iteration of sixteen hundred
twenty five thousand dollars in the bonds of the
npany issued under the law passed at the last session
the Legislature, to be paid to the contractors as the
rk progresses, and after is done the contractors
Complete the Canal to Cumberland advance to the
nal Company from time to time, ample amount
money to defray all the necessary expenses that will
Sc during the prosecution Of the work to completion,
pay all the interest that will on the bonds
the first Of January, ls4s. The work is to be CON-
need within thirty days, and to be completed be-
9 the LIST OF Nov. ls47.
The National Bank has declared a semannual divi.
nd of three and halt per cent payable the 10th
We a comparative statement showing the guam
Of certain articles imported into this district for the
eight months of the past three years. 1t will be OBJ
rived that domestic as well as foreign merchandise is
tuded in these returns There has been an increase
the importation of coal, figs iron, lead, molasses
sns sugars wines, and wool, and falling off in the
ceip.s Of coffee hemp, hides oil, salt and tobaeco-
% value of the mportations into this port this year.
been nearly six millions of dollars less than for the
rresponding eight months in 1874 The decrease has
en- in many articles included in this table, but the
ncpal falling off has been in manufactured goods from
eat Britain and France. The importation Of foreign
Enufacures cannot be given in detail in consequence
the great variety.
Ayrtry OF CERTAIN ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE PoRr