The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-19
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The stock market opened more buoyant this morn
ing than expected and there large sales OF most
Of the fancies at advance. We notice sales 10
extent Harlem seller twelve months at per
below prices ruling for cash. Harlem appears 70
be the weakest fancy in the list, and IL evidently
is impossible to give it an upward movement There
is nothing to build speculations upon; the old
ehinery has run out, and holders are doubt dis
posed let it take its Erie bonds, second
mortgage took upward start to-day, and the trans
actions, at the two boards, were very heavy.
At the first board Treasury notes fell on :. per cent
and Harlem " Farmers Loan advanced "a per cent;
Morris Canal y; Canton Company y; New Haven Rail-
road Long Island y; Erie Railroad "a Erie bonds,
new, i; Reading Railroad \. At the second board.
Erie bonds, new went up per cent Erie railroad y
Morris Canal y; Hudson River Railroad l. since last
sale; Canton Company declined y. There was great
deal Of each stock sold to-day and cannot look
the improvement In prices In any other light than
furry sort Of desperate effort Of the bulls TO enable
them to realize The bears understand these glvans
movements thoroughly and are not ntmidatsd by
them. They avail themselves Of any advance to SELL
and do not have to wait than two three days
for change sufficiently large to give them hand
profit. The fluctuations in Wall street, fire.
Qucntly enormous 1t Is amusing, one day, 70 the
bulls running up and down the street with head and
tail erect full Of sound and fury trampng bruin
under their feet and apparently rushing hesdlong
destruction, and the next TO them under full
headwsy, head and tail down, king extensive tracks
out Of the street while the poor quiet sensible unob
trusve bear whom every supposed PROSTATE, and
defunct IL left in possession Of field when
the bear gets the bull fairly m his embrace, he
generally sQuessss every drop Of life blood out OF him
This has been done often In Wall street. that 10 h
matter Of sstonshment TO that the bulls have tho
least confidence In their powers, their ssilay ts-
contend with their antagonists.
The receipts at the cfnce Of the As..snt Treasure,
Of thi. port, to-day, amounted to sIIoJa5 Al pay
mente, S3+l37 5i-bslanee, s1,ccl.s32 I.
The following sales Of city stock made at Bc-top
yesterday ssll 900 Boston city per stock pay
able May, 1852 $1,000 each), lool 1o1 $4,000 do
payable May, 1851, 100 $1,000 do, payable Aag. 1855
lolS; $1,000 do, payable Nov, 1858, 1913.
The Treasurer Of the Mint, Philadelphia, Is nov pre-
pared TO pay certificates OF gold deposits up insl
ding No. 1000
The following valuable information relative 70 soun-
terfeit gold coin has been furnished TAo~rssas Rssl
Note Reporter, by oaccr In the Philadelphia Mint -
The most important class Of eounterfeits are tn.
limitations Of our own coin. and have been brought
cuds the eagle halfesgie and quarter eagle The al.
Is very perfect for, although coner might discover
that the impression is not quite go sharp and decided
detect the difference. Even when IL srnined under
microscope, they are found to consspcnd in thr
minute particular TO the genuine coin This show
that the dice must have been from our own.
coin by some mechanical process not yss known
honest workmcn as the most accomplished artist
In the world could not take up the pravcr aud make
such yae simle. The coins have rather a dull
sound In ringing but not rs II aawed, although the,
actually composed u three distinct pieces Of metal
Where they are full weight they are necessarily.
thicker than the genuine, but generally the halfsags
rim in the good piece from 81 thouands Of an
inch within the raised rim. They appear made
follows: thin planchct Of silver OF Spanish standard
Is prepared so nearly of the right diameter that
subsequent OVERLAPPING Of the gold plate edge
make IL exact Two planehets Of gold ar, then prcpar
ed--fuc them TO he tru
Of the coin the other about ou,-quarter Of inch
projecting rim Of the larger !. bout up 10 ~st the SINAI
Ter so as to cover the edge q the aud tho piece
hasn.d by gs = the coinsr pres. The halfs~ge-.
dates such as ls4t lss sndlsi OF the quarter e~g.
only ono date lss3 and bearing the for the New or
leans Mint mark has ss yet bees detrcted but doubt
less there others In circulation The value of
hslfesse- yed from 80 to 81 ~. add the quar-
that they have passed undetected through the hand
Of good judge- into the mint The oy reliable method
true STANDARD their increased thickness w be II
apparent to q careful examiner
II is esmsted that the depreeiston az rsilrcsd- 10
annually about fourteen per their cost snt.
that the depreciation a new road 1. rapid
an old one. The annual reports Of cur railroad
paniss make mention Of this aud do not provide
for II out OF their spnuai earnings BY any sinking
fund for renewal Of track.
The Legislature Of Ohio pss-ed Law. st ne late So
sion, authorizing the citizens of Columbus people.
Of Franklin Co. concurrinE In much as refers to-
them sepsr.tsly-to vote on the second Monday In
Nay for subscriptions Of stock TO- the Central Ohio
Railroad Company the city. $4,000 and the county
$4,000; to the Lancaster Railroad Company and the
Franklin. Piehsvsy and Ross County Railroad Com
psny each, the city $4,000 and the county s2.ooo :
mailing In all, for both city and county. $4,000 Tn.
Legislature Of this state just previous TO adjournment
authorized cues. towns, Villages. railroad CON
psnes TO subscribe for the mock ~ the ud-on Rive,
Rail Company; and the Ksnnebec aud Portland Rail.
road Company have been authorized to apply 10 towns
the line 20 pledge their corporate credit for the p
pose Of raising money to complete and Pay %
Ute debt This way 81 filling up tn, capital stock q
railroad eompsnies :. getting 10 tc quite sc1crsl audit
70 pretty evident that railroad, be In had va,
when they have 10 resort 70 such measures TO r.is.
means TO construct them
The snnesed statement exhibit. the total eseipts Of
California gold at the Philadelphia aud N.worsssns-
mnts M TO the 10Th Of Arrii, 1870
RIcurr. o. CivoHsts Gotp--pu,t, -, r,s,. sxo Nr-
Total receipt. at the PhIsdlybis Mint mp
TO March 81. 1850. Observation-Disclosures. so1ts;2i
Receipt. from let a. 6tb % April. ....-.. 5ScOr
Receipt. by the steamers Cherokee. Impire
CITY. &e. bringing the San francisco ship
mtnts &c March 1st. 1870. ........... tlfprr
leans. u,to rsb Is. $50. .'......... iatIs,
Estimated y ceipt- from March ht % April
lcth. leSes ....4.. .... ...s.. ...... S'""
sIa48G1
dd. IN private hands. ................ 3S"o
er~pd total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DSz
wsf.r thk for the purpcse cf ilu,tsssns The ,s~h'