The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-21

Loan y; Harlem preferred fell OF y; Treasury notes
closed firm at yesterday prices.
The steamship Hermana. for Southampton aud
Bremen, carried out sll4,7s7 70, in specie.
The amount Of specie the Sub Treasury yesterday
$l4oO 600 inclusive Of $500 900 especial deposs
Bsrings circular of the 9th inst says that there Is
variation since the previous week n American &C.
curities There WAS some business doing in United
States Sixes at 96 a 81.
The s nds of the air line railroad between this city
and Boston are actively engaged In pushing forward
that enterprise It is proposed to put that portion Of
the line between New Haven Ito connect with the New
York road and Middletown, immediately under con-
tract The cost of this part will not vary much from
$65oO00, or S22 900 per mile. OF this amount there
has already been obtained along the line the sum of
100000. The sum Of $3.50 900 has been offered by
several individuals interested in the New York and
New Haven road, making a total Of $3.50 900. This
leaves deficiency of 100000. There is doubt but
that this amount will be forthcoming, when required
The city of New Haven has not forward in this
business, 1t should. The people Of that city
deeply interested in this work and the amount
sary to its completion is small that there is
no doubt but that it will be made up at once.
The report of the Vermont Central Railroad for the
past year. has just been placed in the hands of the
stockholders. This road extends from Windsor to
Burlington, Vermont, q distance Of INK miles; all but
Is miles of 1t through the centre of the State of Yer
mont. OF the whole line, AZ miles, from Lyman's
bridge, at the mouth of theyWhte r,ver to Roxbury
10 miles from Northfeld are finished and in running
order. The Is miles from Lymans bridge, along the
Connecticut river to Windsor entirely graded the
bridges are finished the ties for the superstruc-
ture the ground; and nothing is wanting but
the rails which have been ordered from England and
900 paid towards them to enable the contractors
10 complete this portion Of the road forthwith The
work the upper portion Of the road from Mortified
to Burlington, SO miles Is about one-third finished
On that section $5l4 32l have been already expended
and about 900 900 more, 1t is estimated will be
quired to finish the road The whole amou mt thus far
expended the entire road, is set down at $2,345
443 49, and the required to complete the road to
Burlington, is estimated at about Sl,3Oo6s6 To finish
1t to Montpelier from the mouth of the White river
about $685. 1903 only will be necessary The company
have been much embarrassed in its financial opera
lions, that it has been compelled to issue new stock
FIRST at SIS per SHARE and finally at $50 The receipts
that portion Of the road opened for trial. have been
much larger than anticipated From the 26th of June
the 26h of August the income from rs miles of the road
was $3.50 SO Notwithstanding the difficulties en-
countered in the construction of this road and the
enormous sacrifices made by the issues of stocS
there is doubt but that the road will ultimately be
productive, and the stock good investment.
The commerce of Chicago has increased with
greater rapidly than that of any other port in the
Western country. In 1880, only eighteen years ago.
Chicago mere trading post and was the rem
dexvous of government troops agents. Indian traders
&c. In 1884, there but store in the place. and
late the year 1885, Chicago, and large section
Of country in its vicinity supplied with food and
other necessaries Of fs principally from the Western
part of Ohio. In 1885, vessel, loaded with wheat,
cleared from Chicago, and from this small beginning
In three years. the shipments of wheat increased to
5s7 207 bushels and Of -four, to 1920 barrels From
that time. the shipments have been as annexed.