New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-16

IN the value of imports decrease of s7s5467 in the
value Of exports and decrease Of 1886 tons In arm
/ vs.s from Foreign ports.
Compared with lsii there Ia an increase Of siss-7s
in the value Of imports increase OF t2so655 in the
value of exports but decrease Of 40 in the TONNAGE
from Foreign ports.
Massachusetts now appears TO be cut Of debt
except on account OF lie subscription to the Western
Railroad Of Al 10000 due in 1857 and its loans to var
Gus Railroad Corporations of about 100000.
The Western Railroad Stock Sinking Fund has
increased over $4,000 in years and amounts to
nearly 10000
The Western Railroad Loan Sinking Fund is
now about $4,000 and Is rapidly growing This fund
for the redemption Of the loan Of ~ 10000 made to
the Western Railroad Corporation
The whole debt Of the Harrisburg and Lancaster
Railroad Co Is 20 u
STOCK Issued oVVVVV "
Whole debt. go Il
The receipts OF the Road in lsi6 are about 10000,
and the expenses as be calculated $4,000
the interest on the Company loans about $500 show
ing surplus Of $4,000, 5per cent the capital
stock-which has been used in the improvement of the
Road Without the aid OF the Central Railroad
cepts are estimated for ls47 at $4,000 Putting the
cepts for 1877 at. $4,000
Balance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 53nD
Which will enable the Board OF Managers to make dvi
dend in ls47 of per cent the stock, and leave
balance OF $4,000 to apply to the bonded debt
They have again before the Legislature Of Pa.
the proposition dispose of the public works Of that
State
At Boston there is revival ofconfdence in some
incomplete Railroad Stocks Vermont and Msssschu-
sets is up to IS, and its prospects look better The
1861 of iron for its track have all arrived but 25
tons in the ship Damascus and that cut Ftchburg
is confidently expected to be laid open from end to end
by February l. The Cheshire and Central Stocks are
more inquired for and at better rates and the stock
in Connecticut river and Northern Railroads s all pro
vidcd for. There is strong talk of commencing
the Kennebec river and Portland Railroad.
The Western Railroad makes good show. In
the II months ending Nov. 30 1876 the receipts from
passengers were $3.50 s6l-freight S4J9365-rents mail
and express so l9l Total Ss7s AZ In December the
receipts $1,000 making the gross earnings Of last
year S9544l7 and showing increase Of $lf037 over
previous year The expenditures were Sil2679-in-
GLIDING $4,000 charged for deterioration, 5000 for
new engine $3.50 for long passenger and 10 eight
wheeled freight and 1885 for new bridge across
Westfeld river 900 seepers have also been laid
do replace those defective The interest loans
took s24i73l, and two dividends OF per cent each
$4,000 which deducted from the net receipts left
balance on II months business OF $1,000 In former
reports the surplus had been stated so065 which is
reduced by corrections 10 So 26e in hand Dec.
81 ls45, TO which 1856 added paid back 10
earnings from shares created against sinking fund
making total of $1,000 from which dividend of
per cent declared in January and paid in March.
The balance In hand therefore beginning of yesr
ss7 COS which added TO the above s70Oe makes tl04
OF in hand surplus, Nov. 80 1876. The capital is
$4,000 the State scrip i39,9,555. and the Albany
loan 81 100000 The OF the Road is 8 ls5 7e.
the Of s6 O79 having been expended in the pas IL
months.