The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-30

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FnDAY, November 20-6P p. NJ.
The stock market opened quite buoyant this morn
ing and the transactions in the Leading fsnciss
to unusual extent Reading Railroad was the most
active stock the list and the sales prnc pally
for eash The speculative fever appears to have found
material to work upon, and may possibly spread
until many victims fall under it's influence. Read
ing Is moving upward quite rapidly, and the large
holders feel confident that they carry to eighty
before the payment of the dividend. The company
about making Its contracts for carrying coal for the
year 1851 and is stated that In consequence OF the
difappointm emit experienced this year by the injury
to the schuylkill canal from freshsts, most Of the
golfers are making arrangements with the railroad
company for bringing their coal to market another
year 1t is, therefore, expected that the company will
do much larger business in 1851 than 1t has done
this year. The stock advanced to-day, half per
cent Erie Railroad recovered, to day. what It lost
yesterday but the combinations do not operate so
fdently as they did. Prices have reached q very
dangerous point, and 1t is our impression that six
months after the road Is completed to the lake. the
stock will be sellipg at least twenty per under
currert rates The advance to-day threequarters
of one per cent. Harlem appeared to be a favorite
among large operators and is very firmly sustain
ed. Long Island went up y per cent; Farmers Loan
il Canton Company, "a Morris Cannal, al Portsmouth
Dry Dock, Il.
At the second board, Farmers Loan advanced
per cent; Reading Railroad, Vi Harlem, a. The
market closed firm, with upward tendency.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
OF this port day. amounted to $50 ai 2o payments
Sl2S,s 40 balance, s3,l4s,6ll 20.
Notices Of applications for interpretations In New
Jertey, are already multiplying. The Mechanics
and Manufacturer Bank OF Trenton, intend to ap
ply renewal of their charter Notise Is also given
in the SUSSEX Register of an application to the next
Legislature to charter company, with $500 600
capital TO build railroad from the line Of division be-
tween New York and New Jersey, through Warren and
Sussex counties TO the Delaware river, within six
miles Of its junction with the Paulus XIII. Noise has
been given Of an inten ied application for q supple
TO the charter Of the Paterson and Hackensack
Railroad Conf any to construct branch from soms
convenis point north Of the Hudson county line TO
convent M point between the Hack and Rsmapo
rivers in the line between New Jersey ami New York
some PC mt on the Rsmapo railroad; also for IT,
crtnsng the capital stock of sail company to 100000
aud mboat company between New Bru nswick and
New York with q ca pital OF Sl0o,OOo.
The .9ttnfeWn Dcnociat says ~ IL IL known, per.
haps 10 many Of readers that corps OF engineers
have, for some weeks past been busily employed la
sutyey the route Of the conts rarOaii
Enston along the valley Of the Lehigh TO the coal
beds Of Carbon, being al extension OF the New YORK
and eomsrvie Railroad The engineers were as far
q IL place early sst week aud prosecuting
their ahoTs up the Lsh'gr. Prom what can learn.
the route IS noe only feasible but presents Advantages
for the construction % the roei a. far as the eng-
giretrs have gone equal II not superior 90 auy rail-
rogd u ute that has been surveyed In PepnylYsua.
10 T. fad 90 be far better regards grades. so thtn
The htstir & rand rotttvile rosd The design a. we
believe TO the Dsssare at Easton. at the point
Of rs juucture with the Lehgh, and 10 pursue the
route the eide Of tha latter TO the nsighbor
hood Of Ptrry'ile or WsisPoft thus placing New
York Ia eject communication. b. railroad nth as
lnt "A coal sioK a a. o Dc found ia the world