The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-03
COMAERGIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARK EFT.


The stock market opened more buoys ant this morning
and the sales of and State securities
unusually large. The stock books of the government
opened this morning aud transfers can now be made
usual Erie bonds, new, were quite active and
transactions to some extent were made time. Spe
euators for rise in North American Trust have not
been discouraged by the recent decline aud large lots
Of the stock charged hands to- day, and prices uctu
ated considerably An advance Of IA per cent was
realized from the opening At the first board to-day,
u. 6's, 1867, went up u per cent Treasury Notes
- Portsmouth Dry Dock "a Harlem u Canton Co.
y Morris Canal y. There is nothing in the
money market. The supply continues large. and the
demand active without any tendency to increase In
the rates ofintsres Business paper is plenty and the
banks discount freely and make point to keep their
line extended to the utmost.
At the second board, to-day, Farmers Loan fell OF
u per cent Harlem u Canton Co. q North Ameri-
can Trust -.
The Merchants Exchange Bank has declared . semi.
annual dividend Of four per cent
The Farmers and Planters Bank Of Baltimore has
declared semi.annual dividend Of four per cent the
Franklin Bank three per cent the Chsssksske Bank
three and half per cent the Union Bank three and
half per cent The Merchants Bank three psr cent
the Western Bank four per cent.
The amount deposit In the different Repositories
Of the to the credit ofhe Treasurer Of the
United States, on the cath OF December, lsis, was
s5911 esq 81 of which 81 $50 2se 80 was deposit in
New York; sl0iT 49s os In Boston; ssel, $50 81 In
PHILADELPHIA.
The message a Gov Fish 20 the Legislature Of this
State gives condensed statement Of the public debt
and dtion Of the Treasury II appears that the
30th Of September last the neral fund debt
cd SO 3se e93 az and the canal debt TO SIC
e. fetal direct debt 22 ss5 OBS So towards the pay
nept Of which there hand on the 30th OF Sep
TENDER s21s 500 IL. The canal for the
fiscal year amounted TO 80 4s2 900 Ga the revenue
the Canal Fund sTs24u go. Aggregate revenue
~ 2s6s5s 81. Payments on account Of the General
Fund, sS42,2cs 40 peavins asurpus revenue hand,
September aoth 1sIe, Of sllS 80 22). Payments on
account Of the canal revenues, including appropra-
lions required by the constitution towards tho sink.
Ing fund, 50 b35,so3 Of. This amount deducted frsm
the canal revenues Of the year. leaves the Of 1901
1o2 IL applicable to the completion Of the Ers Canal
sDlsrgen emit, the Gsnetee Valley and Black River
Canals.
ofths canal debt, s3,1sosio 81, will be,oms due
prior 10 January 1855 The syails Of the canal debt
sinking fund will bo Euioient 10 meet this amount as
the surplus for the years 1851 and 1862 BE- arranged
TO meet the loans falling due In 1851 and no farther
loan the credit Of the fund will be required to meet
the stocks outstanding until the 1st January 1850
wien 81 goo eco will become due.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity Of each
article which TO the Hudson river on all the canal
ofthis State during the years 1stT ls4s aud 1919
TGApr aSD coNurEoE OF IHr Srw YoRK srArE