The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-13

bAIrEpAY, April 10 r. N.
The stock market still continues active and booyant
Erie Railroad has been largely purchased lately pecu
htion and the tendency is still upward Harlem is rising
slowly bat surely Reading Railroad is well sustained
considering the position Of the coal trade and the pro-
liability of prices coal and charges for transpor-
tation ruling the close of the most OF the
purchases time buyers option In other stocks
there particular movement but holders are hrin AZ
quotations. At the first board, to-day, Erie Income
Bonds advanced u per cent Hudson River Railroad al
Mohawk "a; Irie Railroad IS; Harlem a; Erie Bonds,
1850, declined 4 per cent? Farmers Loan, Al Morris
Canal, 4.
The receipts at the ONCE Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day, amounted to SlloSo 10 payments,
81 ,ocS GS--balance, $4313,225 81
The Reading Railroad Company brougt to market dur
ins the week ending the 10th inst 2ss65 tons Of coal
toll this year oo25 tons same time last year. s36
tons-increase, 2oo619 tons The schuylkiI Canal
broyht down 1921 tons-tota this year 10 $50 tons
lie state Bank of Illinois will sell large amount OF
islands in May, and the trustees Of the Canal will sell
hare quantity in June.
ne Newark Daily advertiser says that the morris
Csal is open for navigation Boats heavily laden,
rid and departed at its terminus in this city yesterday,
I'm and to Dover Morris county; and such would have
bn the Monday last, but for slight defect in
u plane at this city. 1t is more than week since
water let in at Little Falls and the eastern slope
om the summit level s in fine navgable condition. as
Id also be the with the western, connecting with
Pennsy lvania public works to the coal mines, as
BON any business of transportation viii require t
Fifty dollar gold pieces from California bave been
eved in this city The coin is not exactly circular but
etsgon having each side Of the edge the following
entence-"Augustus Humbert United States Asssyer
# Gold California, 1872 It contains the figure of
pread eagle, with scroll in his taons, which is in
erbed M initial
60d Of meaning $50; and the eagle the
Glowing figures and abbreyiaon Of the word thousand
Is follows "SS7thoesn designating it's fneness namely,
~ cssas out Of 1000 pure gold It's diameter is not
greater than that Of silver dollar piece but is thicker
The lower House of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
on Wednesday, took up the bill which proposes to tax
tonnage and travel the York and Cumberland Rail-
road The question PENDING Mr.. Bonham's sub
stitute placing this road equality with the Pensy
vania Railroad, and IL adopted The bill, with
amenduant taxing tonnage three mills per ton per mile,
and passengers going the road ten cents then
passed finally.
We have received copy Of the annual report for the
fiscal year ending January 81 1851 Of the Board of D
Yectors Of the Petersburg Railroad Company which
ssbmttedyo the stockholders on the Sd ut The road
is in very orishng condition. The receipts Of
transportation for the year S2ll29 IT, which is
t3065 is greater than the previous year he charges OF
s kinds including nteres. and sundy payments for new
engines and and other items not properly current
expenses, amounting to SSSs7 30, were Sllie49 30,
which is 1907 rs less than last year-eaving for net in
$e6179 d2 Out Of this dividend Of = per cent
was paid amounting to S57,6T5, Leaving surplus Of
$3S4 " towards paying for the track OF edge rails
laying The amount expended the new track
daring the year 232 IS of which SI9s02 04
paid in cash and the balance sos 40 81 added tempo
rally to the indebtedness Of the company. The whole
debt Of the company is Sl5o251 Co. less the cash
hand and debts due the company amounting TO
$l5346 80 and value Of old IRON worth at present
prices about S2I000-leayng the lactual indebtedness
Sill &C. The total cost Of the road TO the 31st Of
January is S93o.16T 6l