The New York herald., 1850-11-14
AsTnRAcirE Coal Trade.
1slQ
Deficiency this year.


This deficiency may not appear 80 large as was gene
rally anticipated; but IL should be borne Ia mind,
that in ls4e the collers by extensive and long.
sustain ed movement endeavortd to reduce the stock
OF coal at tidewatsr thus leaving the market with
very moderate supply at the commencement of the
present teason. 1t will b. thus that the supply
Of 1850 will barely sntisy the wants Of aud
ccnsequenty, that whom supply and demand approx.
mates closely, trmness with means the part OF
hslders will enable them in . great measure, to CON-
troll prices.
What mutt surprise the reader in CLAN over the
above tables is the extraordinary capacity, we'll
the extraordinary Increase, In the business Of the
Reading railroad. For the last month, the coal
cepts exceeded so 600 per week while the cash
receipts exceeded the enormous Of 1896 600 The
New York and Erie railroad with thrice Its length,
and one third more investment received during the
came month from all sources, less than half that
The following table shows, as near be ascsr-
tanned the actual earnings Of the Reading Ralroad
during the yeyr terminating Nov. 30, 1885,
PHILADELrHiA AND READIse RAILsoAp.
Inter,s; on 1880 bsnds. s7,Otoooo
Interest on 1870 bonds a, pere,. issiSs
Dividend on preferred stock, 7psr
Anticipst,d Dividend on common
ttosk, s4,l60.os0. at per cent. 20S coo
Appropriation TOR sinking fund.-. 100000
slO2770o
Surplus for eon,in gen sies or to be
added TO profits Of next year. liz 240
The estimated profits will. doubt exceed instead
Of falling short of 81 200 600 Assuming however these
figures the actual rssus Of this years earnings t
will be that cent dividend could b. declared
the common stock. besides leaving large surplus
for eontip geneies. Five per cent dividend will, un-
doubtedy be declared, although We understand that
i.ro of ~. kboIa
clsring at least ssver per cent
The message of the Governor OF Kentucky to the
Legislature of that State, gives full and detailed
statement Of the public finances The receipts aud
expenditures of the State Treasury for this yssr end
ing October 10 1850, we're as annexed
FIs.NcEs oF KKNrUcKY--REytsuK AND ExpKspiruRks.
The receipts into tie treasury during the
year snaing 10th October. $50 we're. s5es COZ 20
Balance On hand let October, lsAe. loos 30
Making ps.................... soi0 sii 81
Espepditurss from 10th October, isis to
10th October. 1850. 2Ib4 IS
Bsanc. 10 treasury. ............... $50 ss7 oe
This sum includes only the ordinary revenue and
sinking fund account but the extrsordbary receipts
for psyipg expenses Of the convention.
For the year $50, It IL estimated by the se-
ccnd auditor that the receipts from all
sources Nlll De- f. . ttoool[ W
Whist the expenditures, insludins the
sum payable TO the sinking fund and for
school purposes, Sc, viii be. 80. 4e5 ooS 80
Supposed bslspce In the treasury on
the 10th october. 1ssl.. ............ % oos OIL
THE added to the balance hand October 10. 1850,
viii make balance hand October 10 1881, OF ssssoe
OF The fiscal year Of the sinking fund runs from Jssu
sry TO January The receipts Of the sinking fund,
beginning 1st Jssusry, 1850. and ending slst Dscsm
ber including the balance hand ct the close Of the
year lsip the transferred and TO be trans
fred by the second auditor to the credit Of the sink
-
probable receipts other sources, will
about the sum Of s4I4,IIs "a. The total amount Of
d.sburr, M ents for the time including the ex-
pensss repair the rivers payment OF the interest
the debt individuals and the school fund
ssd other expenses ~i amount to about 3s5 SIS 30
Balance to the credit Of the sinking OF s7sal5 IS
The debt OF the State, the principal Of which, the
Governor rays must be paid the proceeds OF the
sinking fund, was on the 10th Of October $50 as
nsxed:-
fiSaNcrs or KESrucNY- PvsLtc Dssr
There Is nos due, % the public debt the
OF Dor ds bearing avt per cent
interest, there will TALL que
In 10 yesrs. the Of. t22i 900 90
In 10 year., the sum Of o.. 100 OOu %
In 2l years, the sun Of. ..... l65 go 90
In 70 years the SUN Of. 100000 90
Tctsl anouut Of aveperct -.
bonds. ..s..s....... bohV"" W
there Will iall due In IS
yesrs. the sum 49,. 81 10000 90
In ~ years the sum Of ...s 4f75o0 %
10 N ard - ycers. the sun Of 1,7ss,o00 90
In "a yeeis the egm Of .... 10000 %
In 20 and % yesrt. redeema-
Tie AFTER 10 years. At the
pleasure oftne stste.... $1,000 90
The Crsocock fund, SIX per
cent nt.,sss.....s...... oeW oi
Total amount OF tix per -. -.
cent bends TO tsll due. SVol"< %
Tot.l ar,onrt of nuhlio d,.,,t due 10 indi-
viduals nd G hi eftona other than the