The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-17
q D n N ERCIAL AFFAIRS.
HONEY MARKET.

saturday, Dec. 1876 II. M.
At the first board to- day. quotations for most of the
fances declined, and the market was heavy. Harlem
fell off q per cent Canton Co. u Farmers Loan u
Long Island 4 Erie railroad 2 Treasury notes -
US. s1S Stonington advanced per cent. At the
second board Canton improved y per cent: Harlem
2. Long Island Il Erie Railroad u, and Stonington
q, on prices current in the morning.
The steamship Niagara, at Boston from Liverpool
brings seven days. later intelligence from all parts of
Europe. The commercial accounts do not vary mate
rally from those received by the Canada. Cotton
continued firm at further advance; but the
kets inactive, and prices dropping. Consos had
slightly improved and money was exceedingly plenty.
The mercantile advices are, the whole. favorable
but the political accounts report additional outbreaks
the Continent, and increase in the difficulties
which surround the people of the old world.
The aggregate revenue of the Baltimore andOhio
Railroad Company, for the month Of November
amounted to 1921 1892 The tonnage westward fro m
Baltimore 5962 TONS consisting in part of 15948
hogs. The revenue therefrom S15,052
The quantity of coal transported the SchuylKill
Canal for the week ending December H. was 1866
tons total for the season, 43l S53 TONS Transported
the Reading Railroad during the week. 14744 tons
during the seasoy, 1,l920l1 tons The total quantity
transported the Lehigh Canal to December 9th,
5000 tons. Total for the season upon all the
works, 2,So6, e54 tons.
The Etna Insurance Company of Hartford have de-
clared dividend of $40 per share. From June 1st,
1913 to June 1t 1914 inclusive this company earned
and divided to its stockholders in cash. ncludng $40
per share paid in the stock notes) $5S per share
equal So per cent the par value Of the Stock
1le per cent the amount at that time paid in which
was $50 per share.
From December 1st 1s47, to December LIST, 1sis in
elusive the company have earned and divided to it's
stockholders in cash. Qncludng $50 per share paid in
the stock notes) 500 per share-equsl to 60 per
cent its par value CT rs per cent on the amount
paid in which $50 per share. The total dividend for
these two years. therefore amounts to $11s per share
or 1879 per cent the amount paid in. Beside
this up to November LIST there left surplus
hand Of $40 GEO. and farther gain up to this present
time after deductng losses far heard from, OF
about $4,000 more, about $40 per share in all.
Besides the dividends which we have noticed, there
was q dividend of So per share the LIST Of March,
ls45 and during the year 1912 dividends amounting
to SIS per share making total cash dividend for the
six years ending December LIST, 1s4S, QncludiDg the
amount earned and paid in the stock Of Sl3s per
sbare or an average the whole time of $23 for each
year, during the most fiery period which this country
any one time have been SIS per share, the LIST De-
cember 1s43 S2b the LIST June 1914 $25 the 1st
March, ls4s, and $40 on the LIST of December, lS4s
about 20 cent per annum on the amount Of capital
nj that time paid in