The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-12
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FRIDAY, April 11-5 p VI.
Tie stock market well sustained to-day Erie and
Harlem were In demand at better prices Erie advanced
one cent from the opening We have been looking for
this movement for time past II has now fairly
commenced Parties have entered into IL with n great
deal q spirit, and should be surprised 10 SEQ
very high prices realized for this stock before the excite
ment subsidrs The bulls have considerable capital 10
work on aud the opening q the road through to Dun
Kirk will without doubt give impetus 10 SPECTATORS
IN the stock Harlem Is steadily advancing and there 70
very little doubt but that prices WILL before the apsc OF
many weeks, range much higher than at present Read
ing Railroad opened heavy and closed heavier II our
impression that this stock Is destined to deprecste So
veral per cent 1t l. too high Ia view Of
and the Tears selling under the belief that there IL
margin for fall As We before remarked II Is good
stock to sell short at sixty and buy on time at ffy pcr
cent Norwich and Worcester Railroad IL one Of the
teadest railroad stocks the list At present It is not
much operated in by SPECTATORS Canton Company IL
not 50 active Prices are well sustained con-
dcring the limited extent Of transactions Most Of the
small class Of toeks inactive Holders do not frca
them upon the market They appear to be we'll held and
hsre Is not one on the list but that will pay enormous
rates q interest the invested BY an advance
in prices Railroad bonds In demand to-day and
batter prices obtained
receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer OF
this port to-day, annotated to s133I26 3s PAYMENTS
sl6l.1o6 l2-balanee, s41e7.ess 80
bill has just been passed by the Legislature Of this
state In relation TO the regulation Of life insurance
companies According 10 this law every company must
on or before the Isl o August next deposit with the Comp
troiicr hy thousand dollars before the LIST Of
February newt the further Of fifty thousand dollars
In bonds and mortgages public stocks at their par
'auc-thec securities 20 be holden by the Comptroller
for the benefit Of parties holding policies The Comp
trocr has authority to appoint persons to investigate
the affairs n ANY company and make public the report
made In the Of the examination not being satis
factory at 20 be taken 10 coae nm the
affairs IL the company and the Attorney Of the
state Is authorized TO proceed In the proper courts for
that purpose Any company withdraw is securities
upon showing that II bns legally closed up It's business
For any violation q the provisions Of this act penatv
of five hundred dollars will be imposed and 4, ,asa az
the non-payment q the Gnc imprisonment not exceed
ing six months
The earnings Of the Macon and Western Railroad Com
pany Tor the month March ISL amounted to sIs 90
"eAist slop52 u for the corresponding month in
o'o showing an increase this year Of s163s o. equal 70
ten per cent
e can receipts fer sales a land belonging 70 the
"aoash and Erc Canal for the three months ending the
oi' harch lsS amounted 10 SCI sos 3d. for the same
pnod last year s2s93 49, increase in 1851 s4ool2 o.
counterfeit ten dollar bills on the Wisconsin Marine
'1s fne insarasse Company have been put in cr,via