The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-07

The market continues very unsettled. u. 8 Bank,
vcksburg Long Island, Pennsylvania S. Ohio 0s co-
sed firm at Yesterdays prices stonngton fell on per
cent, Norwich and Worcester + Erie H. Canton Read
ing H. Farmers Loan /, Illinois l. Harlem went up
Kentucky 6'sl.
proposition was made to-day, during the session Of
the old Board Of Brokers' to discharge the committee
appointed to report upon the difficulties between the
bulls and bears Of the Erie Railroad stock inWa street
place the matter in the hands of Referees out Of the
board. II that the board OF referees
sist Of lawyers and merchants but action taken
upon the subject The Board Of Brokers 10 the only
body that settle this thing satisfactorily to all par
ties The rules established for the regulation Of
tracts between different members, should govern in this
case, in oil others. Every member Of the Board is
perfectly well acquainted with the points Of the question
at issue and the whole thing be decided at II
should have been settled the day before the
Board The Board have legitimately, the decision Of
all questions Of this character; and 10 only by strict
enforcement Of their rules that they retain the
hdsncs placed in them by outside operators. II the
Board do take the responsibility Of settling the din
oultes which have grown cut this affair." the outsiders
will not abide by any future decision they may make
upon any future questions If they refer this to parties
out Of the Board, will establish precedent and in ell
future differences there will be tribunal for reference
The demand for foreign exchange since the departure
however firm. Prime bills London We quite At eta
9psr cent premium; Paris Sfasi asf2s Amstsrdam soi
asst; Hamburg 353a35I; Bremen 7sAa7si.
The earnings of the Eastern division Of the New York
and Erie railroad, for the month Of December, ls4o,
compared with the month in ls44 were follows:
New YoRx AND EaIr RAILROAD.
From freights ~, 234 ~
From passenger. ........... 5,s79 81
$is,si4 4s
Same time last year. ......... III $50 81
Increase .................. f2,2e3 80
This increase is equal TO about sixteen per cent.
The specie appears to be pouring into New Orleans,
from all The receipts the 9th Of December
were AZ follows:
INrsRrs or SrEcIE INTO New OsLEArs.
Per schr Equity, from Matamoros. .S4A,s2o
Per ship Orleans, from New York. $4,000
Fer ship John Minturn, l. from New York. 10000
Fer schr Fairy, from Nassau, N. r. 1000
Total. Sl0l $40
The Firemens Insurance Company Of Boston have
declared semiannual dividend OF Eve per cent payable
on Monday next.
The City Bank, and Bank Of Monroe, At Rochester,
have each declared semi annual dividend Of three
per cent
The Exchange Bank OF Hartford, Conn, has declared
dividend Of one dollar and fifty cents per share pay.
able demand.
The New Haven Bank has declared dividend Of four
per cent for the last two months New Haven County
Bank, four per cent New Haven City Bank thrse-and
a-half, and New Haven Mechanics Bank, two dsllsrs
snd-a.hslf per share.
The Pstersburgh Railroad Company have declared a
dividend of three per cent for thelast six months.
From recent report of the finances Of Boston, ap
pears that the total debt Of the city amounts to os5
200, the interest which per Is $o4,2oo The
rents for buildings which in part the debt was con-
tracted amount to $780, and the interest bonds for
land sold amounts to $7o oss making the income $7os57
which exceeds the interest the public debt s2o,9s7
The provisions for meeting the payments the debt OF
the city, as they arrive ct maturity, ample.
The whole amount Of debt IL. ...... ST. Os5 2c0 90
There is cash to the credit of the
Committee on the reduction Of
the city debt. ............. Sl20, 894 SO
Bones and mortgages for lands
sold. ................. s7si4s 70
AGO. 3s AZ
Leaving balance Of. ....... .ssss,iel "a