The New York herald., 1851-11-04
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There less specie shipped in October than any
previous month since February last November and De.
cember will probably be smaller yet 1t will be seen by
the above that the expectation of merchandise from this
port during the past ten months Of the present year
limited The excess of imports exports, thus far
this year amounts to $4s, ,6o7 ,356.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad ia now CON-
pleted distance Of fifty three miles
The stenington Railroad Company have declared
dividend Of two dollars fifty cents per share the pre-
ferred stock Nineteen hundred and seventeen shares
Of the preferred stock been subscribed for and paid
in leaving only hundred and ten shares to be taken
The total funded debt Of the company is reduced to
S45sc00 and the trustees have ten thousand hand
subject TO its reduction. The company no oagng
debt
The receipts of the Rochester and Syracuse Railroad
Company for the month Of September, amounted to
sl1445s IS, against S91l5S so for the month
1850, showing increase Of s22 800 S. This result is
presented in more favorable light, when it Is
dered that the fares about thirty three per cent
ess this year than last The present cost Of this road
is about 81 100000, upon which II pays semi annually
dividend OF five per cent Should its receipts from Aug
Ist 1851 to Feb ls,, 1852 average but 500 900 per
month and its expenses and disb amount to
that Of the six months previous which slsi25i Sc
it will make surplus profit, after paying dividend
the Is: of February Ct hve per cent of sl9O735 H.
There entered at the Baltimore Custom House dur
ing the month Of October forty vessels from foreign
ports ships eleven barks nineteen brig tel
schooners Of which number thirty five had cargoes sub
ject to duty eleven had free cargoes and two
ballast During the time there arrived from cou.
wise ports hundred and seventy five vessels via
five ships, fourteen barks thirteen briggs and hun
dred and seventy Eve schooners-makng the whole
Der Of foreign and coastwse arrivals during the
Of October two hundred and three OF these
rivals two hundred and Eve American twelve EGG
sh, one Danish, one Swedish, and four Bremen.
The foreign ceararces during the same period were
ships eight barks, seven; brgs seventeen schoonsrs
thirteen; and steamer, onetota forty-six. OF these
vessels twentysix American fourteen English
Prussian four Bremen, and one Venezuelan and they
destined followsTo ports in the West Indies
and British provinces twenty eight; Trieste, three
Spanish Main one; Liverpool two Calao, one Rio dc
Janeiro, two; Bremen, three; Rotterdam, two Monte
yideo one; Chilli, one Laguayrs, one and Africa
The total tonnage Of them 6Si tons and the
Der Of employed in navigating them, aee The value
Of the exports for the month of October s676257 o.
The receipts from duties at the Baltimore Custom
Houte during the month Of October 1850 were sTl37o
c. and for October, 1851, s9T se 42-showing an In
in October 1851 Of s234l9 49, The balance ia
the depository at Baltimore the 3Oth September 1s5l
was s1sq,i5s 35 and the aist October s12s672 o.
In speaking Of the failure Of the Columbus Insurance
Company, the Cincinnati G1=ette ssys-"A correspon.
dent at Columbus informs that the failure Is very
bad and carries with Il several Of business aud
property in this city Upts the great St Louis Ere the
company successful and the stock sought for
often above par IL had principally got into the hands
of men of wealth and the heavy blow the comptny
cevsd in that dreadful conagrstion has been
covered from To meet the lo.ses sustain the credit
Of the Institution, wealthy stockholders raised
their individual responsibility TO very large amount
with the hope snd expectation that the prosperous bus
Of the csmpsny then widely extended. would. In
few years. make up all deficiencies But the tide
tinued TO run adversely and in nearly every fire.
vhe!bs! occidental 2T the work Of iasspisrs. the Co
!Hnbus insdfatce C6myshy were sufferers Iae era ii
has at last The failure is stated a. half million
or OVER