The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-28


Ths tuIh Of operations, to-day, was in Reading and
Ere, and the trsnsactions were principally for cash
narlsn and Norwich we're not in active demand Prices
thrcoshout remain about the previously quoted
Ths stock market for time pest has been without
any Important feature There outside operations
IN the street. and the sales and purchases almost
enrsy between the regular brokers' The largest hold
OF fansies Wall street brokers; and all their
eacrts draw in outsders to relieve them Of portion
q their stocks have far proved unsuccessful The
spirit Of speculation s sslcep. There Ia disposition
90 take bold my single stock or the fancee generally
This hardly the for active operations but
SO no indications Of any movement for time to
come. At the nst board to-day Norwich and Worcester
aavspcsd per cent; Harlem, ~ Canton Co., u; Nor
RI Canal q; New Jersey Zinc ~ Capitalists appeared
Opposed 20 wait the developement Of events than
20 Get in the dark IL viii be weeks before the
public mind becomes sufficiently settled to enter deeply
into new engagements. We must have som ethng
defnts from Europe about the coup deoi before conf
depcs VIII become firmly re established.
Tie receipts ct the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port, to-day, amounted to s1l2,13f; payments.
sla3l7 ee-taianee, s22oo403 IL.
A dividend Of seven dollars each one thousand
dollar bond Of Illinois state Indebtedness will be paid
the 9TH January 1852 by the State agents wadswOrh
q Sheldon, GO Exchange place.
The Mddetovf Sentinel states that before contracting
for tee eonsructon Of sny part Of the Air Line Rsoad
% has been thought beet to increase the subscriptions
fnov about s1o5oooo) to Si,262oco When this has
been done portion Of the road must be put under
eentrsct before the books be again opened Mean
while the preliminary ,urveys going rapidly forward
The Frrnkln Insurance Company Of Boston. has De.
cAred dividend Of eve per cent the Merrimack Manu-
featuring Company four per cents the New Orleans Gas
Light Company, Eve per cent The interest coupons Of
The Virginia State elk per cent bends due the "a Of
January vii DO paid on that day ct the Bank Of Com
merce. in this city.
The esrnines Of the Vermont Central Railroad compa.
ny we're fer November 1881, see,294; November 1885,
sara te--incresse, co per cent s2o50 42-sud the
Octeher
Counterfeit eve dollar notes Of the Bank Of America,
Cape NJ. c. H. New Jersey are in circulation They are
well calculated to deceive those not intimately acquainted
with the appearance Of the genuine bills.
The Ccnnecticut and rassumpsie Rivers Railroad
Company have just issued circular relative to the float
ing debt Of the read It appears ~ the report the
conp&nys finances, that the cost Of the road TO st.
Johnebury, COS miles, including and engines is
s1T456l9 15 fraction less than sac 900 per mile
he capital stock consists Of 1oel6 shares Of stock
s1oelooo and bonds 10 the Of $780, oo amount
ing in all TO sle44eoo. The floating debt 10 about
100000 TO iquidse this debt the following PLAZA was
rsptsd 10 the directors vzTo create $4,000 second
ncsase bonds payable In eight years bearing SIX per
sent interest," and 10 offer $4,000 Of the bonds or an
oncunt equal 10 twenty per cent Of the shares OF capital
sech, 10 stoehhs,ass, pro rsta allowing payment Tor
tAsn 70 b mAds - olowsOne half In cash In three
ssalnsnt end ope hah In shares Of the capital stock
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