The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-23

been bought in that way within the past fortnight TO
be paid for at the buyers option At any time within
stock has also advanced In price in consequences OF
purchases to supply time contracts The Old Colony
Railroad Ii said TO be earning 1--we hundred dollars per
day than the expenses and has reduced its float
ing debt rem $40 900 to $40 00 and largely essened
the number Of shares in the corporation
The ectors of the Auburn and Rochester X. r.
will pay dividend OF six per cent to the stockholders
Of the company the first day Of August next,
at each of the cities where their stock is regis
tered.
The assignees Of the Commercial Bank Of MaHchss-
ter, Miss have declared dividend capital Of ten
per cent per annun, payable to the New York stock
holders the 9Th August next, at the Office Of the
Manhattan Company in this city.
The Morris Canal and Banking Company have de-
clarsd dividend of ten per cent, per annum, the
amount paid in the preferred stock OF ls49 of said
company, payable and after the oth day of August
The Mutual Benefit Life aud Fire Insurance Com
pany of New Orleans, have declared dividend of
twenty per cent on premiums for the last fiscal year
The Suffolk Lead Works have declared semi an
pual dividend Of five per cent, payable the first
proximo.
The New York and Harlem Railroad Company will pay
their second semi dividend at the rate Of
per cent en- and after Tuesday, the 9th prozimo.
The following the total transfers Of U, s. stocks
at Washington since Jan. 1, 1866
1850 =; rOA'''' A'''V''' '"0A 'AS'A"' ~ ''-' 40
January to ls2 sl4s istSlsa! Is.s TsssI
insSs,s;.; 1880 1900 1880 $4,000 1880 100000
inclusive. 5000 9s,45o 5000 1880
Total s65ss6 1900 I2l 400 a4sOOOO 67s0Oo ass sos
The total value Of foreign exports from Baltimore
during the week ending Thursday, slo24lO so.
The articles Of association for the Of
the Auburn and Rochester railway companies, have
been executed, and the company, under the name
Of the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Company,
viii supersede the former corporation the LIST Of
August The directors named in the articles are
Henry b Gibson, Charles Seymour, Henry Fellows,
William b. J. Mercer, Jacob Gould, Il. Darwin Smith,
Nathaniel Uhayer William F. Weld, r. II. Ives, John
Wilkinson, Joseph b. varnum, W. J. Van Allen, and
Thomas Y How.
bill has been introduced into the Provincial Par
Lament for the incorporation of a company to con-
struct railroad between Niagara and Detroit rivers
The bill provides for the construction of the road
from point the Niagara river in the township
of Bertie-opposite Buffalo-to point the De-
troit river, in the township of Sandwich-opposits
Dstroit-passing through the towns Of Brantfoad,
Woodstock London, and Chatham.
The Lockport and Niagara Falls Railroad, which
sold at auction for the payment Of its debts has been
purchased by Messrs J. b. varnum and Samuel Jau-
don, Of New York, ard J. c. Cotton Of Lookport The
purchase vests in the buyers all the rights Of the for
company. 1t is the intention of the above named
gentlemen to extend the road to this city
The work the Rome and Cape Vincent Railroad is
rapidly progressing to completion Regular passenger
trains nom Rome to Camden to commence running
by the 10th of next month"; and the entire length Of
the road will be finished by the 4th Of July 1850.