The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-07
MON Ely MARK EFT.

IUEhDAS, August 90 r. Al.
The stock market appears to be dropping. in the
sbs'Dce of any prominent Of any decided
movement The abundance aud cheapness Of money
TO prevent any important depreciation in prices
without having sufficient IN nuspce upon the minds Of
operators to eauke advance. At the nrst board
to DAY. Reading Railroad declined a per cent !;
Mohawk l. Harlem, u. Erie Railroad advanced 4
per cent; U. s 6's 1867, 4 Harlem was the most ac-
tive fancy in the list 1t will be seen oy the sales
reported that small lot of the Consolidated Syracuse
aud Rochester Railroad stock changed hands This is
the first sale since the consolidation
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer
of thin pert to day amounted to sl43 sol e payments
SOL t5S rs. Balance, SO 0594l2 %.
The demand for sterling exchange to day, was only
TO a moderate extent The closing rates tor the best
bills London were lo4 lo1s per cent premium
ON Psrs. S ( 22h s5f 214.
The New York Lite Insurance and Trust Company
has declared semi annual dividend OF four per cent
The amount of tolls receivedat Pittsburgh, from the
opening Of the Pennsylvania State Canal to the 3lst
ultimo. ssS 423 80 for the spondng period
of lS49 S77 1856 SO showing increase of SO OSs o.
The number of boats cleared during the same period
was. in 1850, 2 $40; In ls49, 23l0
1t is very doubtful whether the Chesapeake and Ohs
canal will be in navigable order this not II
is stated that the whole line will be in operation
through 10 CumDeflanu oy the ISL OF september The
importance Of this work to and dealers in
coal IL very great; the entire Cumberland coal
gon depends upon it for getting its coal to market
Several panies in that section are anxousy wait
ing the opening of this communication with the
board TO commence mining operations, and they are
watching it's progress with great deal of inte reet
There is very active demand here for Cumberla
coal for ocean steam navigation, and In fact for all
steam purposes, and We shall not have full supply
until the Chesapeake and Ohio canal gets in navissbe
order to the slack water navigation OF the Potomac
The Macon and Western railroad to receive forth
with, new and heavy rail, throughout its entire
length The fthe track has been going for
some time The supply necessary to complete the line
Is TO be delivered at Savannah for $40 SO per ton When
the track is relsd 1t is expected distance between
Atslanta and Macon will be run In three and half
hours
The Planters Bank Of Tennessee, ON the LIST inst,
showed assets foowsNotes discounted, 81 317 s43
domestic bills s727 s97 suspended debt 5000 $50 real
estate, sl77 s3l due from banks S47s5os; notes Of
other banks, Sl1s57o; specie l29eo;-and the liza
bties are circulation sos; due to depostors,
$496,023; due to banks, S1o,26
The Providence Post says that the market for print
ed cloths has been very quiet during the past week. al
though the sales have been to considerable extent
The transactions IS annexed which indicate no
change In prices2 600 pieces, oox72 IS inches good
6ko 5000 do, o4xo4 Is do, fair, Sol $500 do eoxo4,
Is do, fair 4Xc.S ZOO do ooxeo IS do, good, 4xc;
5000 do 52Ab6, 10 do, good, 4fc 900 do. 44xA FIX
do, good, 4<c; 1000 do, 44I4S, 81 do, fair, %Hc.
$4,000 pieces, six months.
The closing quotations were - annexed ;-6sx72,
SIC. axe; e4xos, 5Hc. S<o.; 6oI64 4,sc q SC.
5oxeo 4hc. a4Hc; 621s6, 40. axe; 52x52 Axe. Q
ne; 44x4s, &c. axe; 44x44, 31Sc. 40.
The Mt ived fnr al liza ou all Ia MAJ York
State canals during the fouth week in July, was
SlO5. Ill IS