The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-24

MONEY MARKET.
Thursday, July 81.

Thursday, July as r. M.
The market slightly improved to-day, both in prices
and demand There is an upward tendency in prices.
At the first board Long Island went up n per cent !;
Harlem. ~ Norwich and Worcester, x; Reading, q;
Ohio IS, Z; Farmers Loan, Penna. SIS closed firm
at yesterday prices.
Very little done at the second board but the sales
show slight Improvement prices current in the
morning. There is evidently determination the
part of some Of the most extensive operators to put up
prices and long they adhere that there be
steady improvement.
The receipts of the Reading Railroad Company
tlnue very large For the third week in July, in the
past three years, they were as follows =
Wees ending Jay 20 ~. July = s,' July r. 'ss
:: :s or god cod: ;s s $ s e
Coal Trans. Tons. s,S7s 1880 3a5ls
With transportation of only third coal, the
receipts for the week nearly double those for the
corresponding week last year
Petitions pending before the Legislature of
Maine, for charter for railroad from Portland through
saccsrsppa Gorhsm Alfred, Sanford &C. to South Ber
wick This COMFORTS pretty nearly with the route grant
ed in 1896, to the Maine New Hsmshre, and Massachu-
sets Railroad. The route in question would open pro-
ducve interior, and afford to several manu-.
featuring sites.
On the other side Of the present railroad there Pc
tons from Kennebunk, Wells, &c. praying for a road
from the junction at North Berwick, some point in
that nsghborhood thence to pass down through Wells
Kennebunk, Kennebunk. port &C., towards Portland
These petitions reached the Legislature rather late
period The inhabitants that line il is we'll known,
have eag been DESTROYS to restore themselves the
trensit ~hich they formerly enjoyed when the great
post road ran through all those villages
The Directors of the Western Railroad met at Spring
A,ld the 18th instant and declared dividend of three
dollars per share able the Sd August to holders
of stock Saturday the 18th Of July. This dividend
10 made psyas month earlier than was expected
Last year it paid the LIST Of September Some Of
the directors favor of four per cent but Others
whose councils prevailed, thought It prudent TO
cautiously and keep the corporation strong The
harvest Of the year yet to the net here
tofore In the second six months having been than
twice much Is that Of the hrst of the year The
csipts last week. ending the lth rising $780, o0
against $4,000 last year.
The work upon the Pits6eld and North Adams Rail
road progressing and learn that 1t is expected to
DO operation by the list Of October The Iron for the
road on its way from England, and as receiv
Ell the work of laying the rails will be commenced.
The highly prosperous condition Of tho different sa
wings Bsnks throughout the country the best evidence
In the world of the improved and improving condition
Of the sbcrng and mechanical classes recent report
Of the Institution for savings In Boston, for the past six
months shows that s45 been received in 1903
deposits, aaos Of which new and s42s In old
counts and that there has been paid in the Pc
Rod sA774l in se6a payments, a240 Of which in
full and the remainder s00s, in part of account
The accumulated fund amounts to s2oo 500 So division
Of which will DO made in July, lez
sAvrros BAsx Bosror, JuLy 1876
To amount received from 9,195 persons. with the
amount of dividends that have teen declared due, and
credited their several accounts. SO, 09e, 2e3 20
To amount of suspense account. ...... 1875 IL
To amount OF the fifty ninth dividend TO be
xp lsAs' S5,5sa 90
To amount of find for insurance. 49,. 337 80
To amount of pro6t end loss account 209, 900 81
10 amount balance of this account. 4S,2g9 az
ssios ga "a
ghs so>sl ,sxes and svsasss sssst ess hundred md