The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-09

sustion and may be detected by the fact that the bill
Il shout quarter Of nch shorter than the genuine
and the lower point OF the " each side Of the figure
Of Justice 10 blunt while the genuine II Is sharp
The space between the rghs hand die and the &C.
male reaper much wider than that the left hand
This il, perhaps, one Of the best tests ~ q ne
genuine those spaces about equal. A little At
tenton to these marks will enable any to detect
Che counterfeit
The Treasurer Of the State of Rhode Island
that the receipts into the treasury the last six
months amounted to $l07s 95 and the expenditures
for the same period. to $ll3S79 49,
The banks of Philadephis and vicinity have recent
ly declared larger dividends than usual and 1t is
stated that their reports show q healthy state of
business.
DIvIpENDs OF PENNsrLvAsIA BANKS.
Farmers and Meehsucs Bank, (clear Of taxi per
squalizing per cent; ir.rd, per cent; commerce,
Mechanics per cent; Kensington, per cent? North
srn Liberties per cent; Western, per oeut Mocha
and Psrkiomen turnpike, per cent Delaware Mutual
Insurance Company 10 per cent and cash, per cent;
cent Lancaster Saving Institution TX per cent; Lam
easter Bank per cent; Farmers Bank of Lancaster
per cent; Lancaster County Bank, per cent.
At meeting ofthe stockholders Of the Girard Bank
the statements made exhibited the gratifying re-
suits the bank having earned Is per cent upon its cash
sapital and nearly per cent its whole capital That
the specie funds hand amounted to about $3.50 OOo
the discounts over $500 0e the circulation about $780,
900, and the deposits over $725,OO0 The bank holds
about thirty thousand shares of its own stock equal
$4,000 Its dividend is only upon the remainder of
the stock.
The yalue of domestic cotton goods exported from
Boston, for the first ten months of 1s49 81 ls9
&c. For the same time last year, s1752,725 II. Bales
and cases exported this year $751; against 3s1l1 for
the time N he FIR Octo
amounted to bales and cases. of which went to
the East Indies 1910 to South America 296 to Smyrna
and the balance in small lots to all parts of the world
IN April lS4s the Bo,ton banks had reserved profits
Oh hand amounting to ST 497, s24 moreethan eight
per cent Of their capitshe country banks 1921 $50
nearly Elk per cent Since then these profits Rave
increased by two per cent at least We give in round
numbers the of the Boon banks at the date
already named Atlantic $42 GOO; Atlas SIS Bos-
ton, s5s0oo; Eoylsten, $7oO0 City, So, 900; Coum.
bian, $4,000; Eagle S23 oOo Exchange 5000; Free
mans S19o00 Globe $50 o0O Granite $2l 900; Hamil-
ton, 10000: Market $SS e00 MaGsachueett $25 900;
Mechanics, $4,000; Merchants, S274OO0; New Eng.
land $4,000; North S34 900; Sbawmut, S29 OO0 Shoe
and Leather Dealers $4,000; State, $l17 OOO Suffolk,
$25s 900; Traders s25 Oco; fremont $4,000; Union,
s44,O0o Washington $1,000
1t is question whether the stockholders in banks
are not entitled to al TIE profits they are made
Inc acccHuston o large surplus taxes 30 much from
present stockholders the benefit Of those who may
come alter them. The fact that bank has large
surplus may advance the market value of the stock,
and the holder, therefore to certain extent is bene-
ted in the event o, ceiling bat that does not alter the
principle. In orr opnien ssockholder is entitled to
his OF ell the clear profits Of bank during
the time he Is the Of stock. Bank stocks are
favoIte investment with Eastern capitalists, and,
judging from the high prices ruling for the stock of
some Of the banks in this city should think the
capitalists here pretty well convinced of the value
Of such investments.
The annexed table which extract from the circular
ofDu Fay Co, Manchester exhibits the increase and
decrease in the quantity Of cotton manufactures sx
ported IRON the United Kingdom Of Great Britain for
nine months ending Sept 10 1s49, compared with the
same period the previous year.
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