The New York herald., 1850-01-30
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.

Tues0ay, january So-O Ps N.
There was no material change in the stock market
to-day. The operations not SO large usual but
prices correspond with those the close yester
day Since the closing Of the stock books Of the Har
lem Railroad Company, for the payment of the divi
dend, prices have fallen Of and the sales have been
large. All the iances exceedingly dull and it is
most extraordinary how pricss so well sustained
Several strong houses In the street have undertaken to
carry some Of >the leading fAncies; but they have
already found out that 1t will be difficult opera
tion than anticipated. Holders of Harlem have within
the past day two, become alarmed and evidently
under great spprehensons that decline of per
cent will be the result of the recent declaration Of
dividend 1t is inevitable; and 1t is most astonishing
that the board Of direction shorsighed not
to see the effect of such movement
The reports have recently published Of railroad
companies, showing the financial and traffic operations
Of the past year-1s49-have fully confirmed every
thing have said relative to railroad mismans
The annual report of the Boston and West
ern and Fitchburs companies exhibit increase In
the cost Of each road during the past year. equal to
that Of any previous year. and there appears to be
limit to their expenditures. When the cspita is ex-
haustea, (as In the Worcester and Fitchburg oom.
panies) the management create debt to any extent
required This is the rock upon which all railroad
corporations viii split Competition for trafi, will soon
ing facilities and convenisnces to the travelling public
will swell the cost of these works to an enormous
amount and between the two there must be burst I'D
and break down. We looking snxisusly for the
official reports Of the railroad companies Of this State
made under oath to the Legislature 1t is our i'm
preston that there will be strange Developments
regardipg construction account and running expense
account
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
Of this port to- day. amounted to 500 s34 A. payments
s15,s56 27-balsncs, S2,75S,707 SO.
The Leather Manufacturers Bank has declared Sc
mi. annual dividend Of four per cent.
The Merchants Bank Of wsrk has declared semi
annual dividend Of three Per cent
The Worcester and Providence Railroad cost 81 e39
e6o A. Its earnings last year, $2l7 253 76 Expenses
$lloo22 o5.
The number Of vessels which arrived at Amsterdam
in lS4o, by ses amounted to l924-lo6 arrived from
Riga, LOG from Drsmmen "a from Memel, 81 frem st.
Petersbursh IS from Newcastle, T3 from Dantzic 95
from Konigsberg 27 from Archangel 25 from Leer 40
from Seaham, 4s from Surinam. o2 from Sunderland,
22 from New York, Il from Emden, 2s from Frederik.
stadt rs from Bordeaux, 2l from Cardf % from Har
tepoo, 80 from Hull "a from Nerva, 18 from Bergen
10 from Liban, from Lisbon 10 from Norden Is from
stettin, 13 from Osterrisoer 10 from Stockholm 10
from Havana, Is from Arendahl and Q from Pernsm
buco.
Domestic products exported from Boston, for
the ending jan 26 to the amount OF slol 800
foreign, S34 s2s o6. Same time last year, domestic
products, Sa6, ,2l2; foreign, $l7T70.