The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-23
MONEY MARKET.

Wednesday, July ass r. NJ.
The stock market improved slightly to-day 80 far a.
prices ws concerned but the transactions were moro
limited than usual Long Island went up u per cent
Harlem. u; Norwich and Worcester, \; Pennsylvania
- and ohis-os, closed Arm at yesterdays prices.
At the second beard there further improvement
In prices, and the market closed 6rm with m upward
tendency.
The Greenwich Insurance Company have declared a
dividend Of I've per cent for the last six months and also
Ave per cent additional in place Of the dividend omitted
lst August last in consequence Of the great fire of 10Th
JAY ls4S payable to the stockholders and after the
lstday of August next
IL said that the Norwich and Worcester Railroad
Company encouraged by the action of the last Legsa
tune, contemplate pettionng for authority to bridge
Thames River about seven miles below Norwich, where
their road now terminates with view to continue II
New London, two three miles below, and that If
they succeed the Long Island Railroad will be extend
cd from Grsenport to Oyster Pond Point With these al
tsrsons said that hour will be gained in the pas
sage between Boston and New York
The tolls received the public canals Of this State
from the opening of navigation to the l4h inst show an
increase of than hundred thousand dollars,
compared with the corresponding period last year.
Nav YonE srAr. CArAm-ToLrs RECEIVED.
Aggregate received for tolls from the commence.
ment OF navigation to the l4th July nclu
During the sam. period In is., siSs1 1 ss1
Increase. .............. Slloeeo
Tolls for second week in July, ls45. $500. 5l5os
Tolls for second week In July, ls4o. 7l,l5s
Increase secop>wsek in July, 1916. ... sIoss5
will be perceived hat the increase each week 10
very fair amount in the duest Of the year. The
old crop has nearly all reached market and the crop
is hardly ready for shipment; notwithstanding this
receipts continue very large. When the hsrvests are
ever and supplies begin to forward we anticipate
much greater increase in the tolls than has yet
allied.
It's anticipated BY the opponents of the new tariff
oi that its passage would ruin one half Of the iron
manufacturing establishments in the country This is
anticipating too much, and one of those extreme pre-.
ssons the opposition to any important measure 80 free.
y make There 10 doubt but that the manufacturers
OF Iron in this country will be seriously injured bv the
operstsn Of the sdvalorem tariff but we have not thu
slightest fear Of their being ruined M.nuf.c,ur,no
establishments of all kinds have from Tina 10 tina
under the highest tariffs failed Within the mast t,vo
years several failures have taken place among TIE co,,o,
manufacturers Of New England and with the greatest
protection from the government expect occasionally
to hear Of these explosions protective tariff may go
great ways towards oseting heavy losses but nothing
can snnul the effect Of mismsnagsment and The dicul
ties and entertainments caused BY want Of capital
Protection, in many instances, required TO supply the
sbsenss Of sssatsl, and n many instances individuals