The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-26
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II. 81
The stock market opened buoysnt this morning
and the transactions were unusually larg. Railroad
bonds were In demand More than one hu udred thou
sand dollars Of Erie Income Bonds sold to-day,
principally for cash and closed at advance Of IN
per cent on prices current yesterday. Erie second
mortgage bonds are not offered much, but are very
steady at our quetations They are without doubt,
the best Investment the market at present prices
and an active demand would run them sp Is rapidly
as the income bonds have advanced. To correspond
with the income bonds tsose secured by the second
mortgage should be selling about per cent
premium.
At the first board, to-day, Brie Income bonds sd-
vsnced y per cent; Morris Canal, y; Long Island =;
Canton Company, =; Erie Railroad, u; Reading Rail-
road, IL; Harlem, u; and New Haven, y. At the
second board Erie Income bonds went up :. per cent;
Erie bonds, new, q; Reading Railroad bonds, =; Har-
lem, = Morris Canal, y; Reading Railroad, u; and
Long Island "a. We have not noticed, for long time
90 much activity at the afternoon board as to-day,
and the speculation appears to be fairly under way
The demand for good stocks Is favorable feature In
the upward movement Productive securities are much
more safe TO speculate In than those uDproduc.
tive character, they pay for holding In the shape
Of interest and good investments In the event Of
any temporary depreciation.
The receipts the office Of the Assistant Treasurer
Of this port to day amounted TO t1O3e payments
s2Gl.679 10 balance, sbS411j6 o.
The steamship Asia, for Liverpool carried out $3.50
o'p in specie Of which 500 900 In silver and the
balance In British gold
According TO returns from the various banks OF
New Hampshire, made on the frst Monday Of septem.
Der 1850 appears that the Whole number Is twenty.
hv. amount Of capital stock s22s2 400 amount Of
all debts due st1l4 40 70 debts due from direotors
either principal suretiss sci 2i IS; specie in
the vaults s137 2c2 o. bills OF other banks on hand
see 800 20 amount Of deposits. s53Ois6 20 amount
Of deposits In other banks for the redemption Of bill,
sIs2 &c S. Hills Of the bank In circulation $50 So
The Alabama and Tennessee line rsilroai 1, In
fair way Of being completed within reasonable time
II Is stated that most Of the grading will b. done By
planters and others contiguous to the line and taken
in stock. In that ease, the eash means required to
build the road complete to Montevello, will be s525
20; 10 Cocoa River, ss43 ga 10 rall,degs sll42.
O42 TO Gadsden, 81 5op760 From these exhibits II
IL plain that the present means Of the company are
ample 20 grade the road 10 Gacsdsn and TO build AZ
10 Montev,llo, without mourning liabilities IL /,
estimated that q the shove subscription. sosi 600 to-
sethe With the legislative appropriation Of about
t2Ssoso making mps6 viii be paid in cash called
foe. while shout s2i2 600 will be paid In labor
The Board % Lguidaors appointed to ascertain the
debt OF each Municipality Of New orlsan, have com.
pleted their abors aud have allotted 70 each agreen
bly, to the late Las Of the Legislature, their respec.
tive proportions Of the debt Of th@ cid city prp
'ious TO the division. The ANNEXED summary is from
their sts;emspt
fSssCis 90 Nav OEtrsSs-o o. y CRY DsHr
The whole debt Of the old city on the 9Th Of May.
l,au when the Liguidators vent Into oacs amounted
70 The cum q 50 sc27s5 which has been spportionrl
~ follovs, via
To the flint hunieipslity 81 ot2 SIS 90
Third do. ..... a;ati5 %
tn. above include, ,iio ;e5 istere.t coupons r,.,
due
since the oh Il Nsy. hs Ii4uias.ors have rr,ii.d
various assets ttonanx 10 the old rty sinking fnp
with which thss have raid the principal of the Ah0v.
debt 20 the eEttnt 81 sli utu and interest soup,rs
pact due. SIS t23-to'ai. scJo COS
ffHsr Al. NI,tFNftN.
The debt proper ,fthis Wuuicir7li, con
tiacted sitto the atvirion 81 the rty g. si12s52f ~
is proToItiou 81 the ia ely d,bt g.. .. Ul2s1 tg
Ictal. ......... ......... a. Ill So - !
st'aSb N"Stsf.tue.
ne u'tt r''pfr. - no5alt u |
PioToTtoL e. ia lily debt 1855 5il -
Total. ............ ............ 81 $50 ~ \
rfrtf 700 NItIrtt.El..
~ rptf..ou ~ I'D city d'tt........ o.. s7Lli8 b /
1usl. .................... .Si.l5s6it is /
Aesara ug this the tots ud, t.dusss 81 toe tt-..
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