The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-20

dividends urtimsteiy, thls must ts eas 81 the
most productive roads Ia the country lee geo,
graphical position Ia superior TO any other In the
Union; and its local business alone, viii give
st an sufficient to pay handsome dividends Its
through business, whsna connection made with Alba
n.y. and the net work Of the New England roads will be
very important item, but 1t will by no means depend
30 much upon that source Of income, as the Hudson
River ne. It viii cost when completed less than one
half that Of the river road and 1t therefore afford
to transport freight and passengers at reasonable
rates The principal business Of this company will be
with the New England States, as 1t will be the only
rosd entering this city Immediately connecting with
that important section Of the country, and that mo-
monopoly win remain in the possession Of this company
Notwithstanding the unfavorable complexion Of the re-
cent report of this company the stockholders certainly
have cause to congratulate themselves upon tbs favor
able prospect before them and trust those who have
through good and through evil report preserved their
faith In the value Of the stock viii be rewarded
with good dividends.
Several counterfsits have recently made their sp.
pssrance Among them tens the Marine Bank broken
oncen somewhere out West altered to the Marine Bank,
New Bedford although the plate Of tho spurious bills
is wholly unlike the genuine the general appearance
likely to deceive The paper IL whtsr the centre piece
has Neptune and the left hand end vessels at see
in agale.
The Boston Courier gives the following relative to
the money and stock markets Of that city,
The money market il gradually tightening and more
paper is offered than negotiated within the legal
linit 1t Is also very difficult to raise money on mort
gage particularly estates out Of the city proper The
loans OF the banks said to be pretty we'll and al
though the temporary deposits in some instances
considerable, they cannot be avsed Of except by the
parties to whose credit they stand.
There n large amount Of East Boston stock sold
yesterday at the two sessions OF the Brokers' Board
AS the first board eleven hundred shares sold at
prc~ ranging from $23 ten days credit to sax sixty
DAYS sod thr second board nine hundred shares mt
from sas thirty days to S3l sxty days. sellers op-
ton The whole amount sold Is tenth part OF the
whole humber of shares In the company. Eighteen
mon Tbs ago this Stook selling at SlA and 3d. ON
valuation OF $40 Snce then land dividend OF $lO or
selling So To- which would make the other two-tnrds
worth SIT 90 or S36,4 on y valuation Of $50.
A new board of directors, however, have since been
elected goods have beSn re-vaued and marked
the market price S0 consequently the lowest sale
yesterday S22H was one hundred ana nteen per cent
advance There Is little doubt that the property Is
worth than 1t was year ago. but the sales OF
yesterday indicate the feeling Of certain parties VINO
have good opportunities Of ascsrtainng the intrn
$40 vnus
Tho receipts of the Little Miami railroad for the
month Of july SIS 10000 Of which 81 were
from freight, and sll ,66s 1853 from, passe myers.
The amount received for tolls at Buffalo, Rochester,
aud Oswego during the second week In August shows
Increase compared with the corresponding period Of
la4e, Of sls,475 -, being upwards Of 10 per cent.
The following statement shows the amount received
for tolls at those places during the second week In Au
gust In tho years ls4o, 46 and AZ.
WrsrpRN CANAL Tolls.