The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-15


and Of Lake Superior Copper Companies in palm.
ing of their stock upon this community has given res,
start to this kind Of speculation set the wits of
spectators to work in getting up companies to supply
the demand There indications that the shores of
Jake Superior again to be the Of another con-
PEI bubble Certain parties who very successful
dusg the last movement, have again entered the field
be wing that the public mad is ripe for it, and that
plenty Of people prepared to catch at anything
likely to give good returns small Investments When
we recoliect that the Kidd Golfer Dam and Salvage
Company actually procured act Of incorporation
from the Legislature of this State and only sold
its Il ares high premium, but Induced shrewd capt.
talists to invest in them, we Ire prepared to believe
anything When such things take place In community
like this it should not surprise any to similar
companies started during the present excited state Of
classes and the disposition to enter into all kinds Of spe
culation 1t will be necessary for all to be their
guard and avoid all Lake Superior copper stocks, and
every other kind of stock the locations Of which and the
actual value Of which not well known There is,
without doubt, vast quantity of copper the
shores of Lake Superior, and Of gold i'm
bedded in the rocks of California; but the question Is
what will 1t cost to get 1t out and how many Of the
panies formed for that purpose will sink every dollar
poyod in the operation The probability IT, THAI nine
Of every and there guarantee that
not ruined will give its stockholders q cent
Companies depending entirely upon mining for
ket in those remote sections Of the country have
many difficulties to contend with. under the most
favorable auspices that the stockholders seldom get any
thing but companies formed for anuacturng the diff
ferent materials usually make large profits upon the
amount Of labor expended. Industry properly applied
will meet its just reward But what opposed to il
the getting of sham companies or rather companies
making false representations of their mineral
for the purpose Of swndlng the community and nurng
those companies the operations of which legitimate,
and the profits moderate and permanent.
-Four routes have been proposed to connect Phadel-
pha with Lake Erie by railroad all of which appear
practicable 1st From Philadelphia to Schuylkin Ha-
ven via Reading Ralroad thence to Coal Castle thence
TO shamokin and thence TO Sunbury via Danville ami
fottsyie Railroad. Whole distance $50 miles, Of which
only % miles (from Coal Castle TO Shamokin) would
require constructing at a cost Of about 81 $4,000
balance Of lis miles is already built and in operation
I'd Philadelphia to Pottsvie, and thence to Sunbury,
via Mount Carbon Railroad Whole distance lag miles
f which SO miles would require to be constructed at
estimated cost Of s1,45o,ooo. Sd. Philadelphia to
Mount Carbon and thence by the Millcreek Railroad
via Port Carbon, St Clair, New Boston and shamokin
TO sunbury-in all 1872 miles lis of which built and
five the Micreek road partially graded leaving 20
- constructed a cost Of about 81 1000 Avn Pha-
dlph;a 10 It Clinton via Reading Railroad, thence to
Ton,oona ia I;,,o chuylkl Road, thence to junction
with thenve 10 .a'a~issa ana thence
Sunbury-in all l67 miles, of which 20 are
Cd and IS Of the Catawsa Road graded leaving only q
10 be made at a probable cost Of ST. S35o00
Tie annexed statement exhibits the quantity Of GER
tain articles exported from this port during the weel.
ending the 18th instant distinguishing the destination
and extent oe shipments to each place
COMMERCE OF THE PORT NEW YoRK-wEEKLY
EXPORTS.
Liropoo!-Turpentinc, bhls.. 1881; tar bbls, 1000.
whaebone. bids, AS cotton bales, 7127; tobacco bales
~ -four bril- $500; lard brls, 249; paint, brls, 81
drugs eases l.! sperm oil, eks. O. Grease cks "a corn
brls, 1880 wheat sacks las seed bbls 70; segars
boxes So clocks boxes 139; bacon. boxes 49, rosin
bta Ss talow, hhds, lo0i do cases, q; beef tcs TO-
Londoa-cheese, boxes. 3o5l: do cks $50; lard cks,
~ do kegs l0oi tobacco manufactured, kegs co. do,
boxes 20 fustic, tons %; slaves NJ TO- pork bills 42
turpentne bbs 4l53; oil cakes, bbls. $50; flour 423;
sfcrm oil cks, TO- spermaceti, cases. 100 gum copal
bags &c; Congress water. boxes, 40; hams. cks 10;
do tiorce 80; middes" tierces as cedar logs us;
India rubber, manufactured, cases, 1G4
HGrre-Fur cases, 8; scgars do, o. silks, do, d con-
gress water d. 10; dry goods, do, 10 India rubber
goods do, 10 do. do shoes do Is; oil Of anns do Ia
rhubarb DO a. cotton. bales 252; hides, do III whale
Do 40; do csks, 81 gum Senegal, do, 10 gum copal
ibis Jo rosn, do, rs; sausage skins kegs 97 cedar
pimento bags 200; cocoa do I5o slaves, NJ, "a; quer
citp'n Tank bags 49, gold coin. $500
Freza-Rosin, bbls. 555; bread. do. 81 CRACKERS do
500 beef do, l4; pork, do So maekerel do Isl nour,
do. 81; cigars, NJ 25; bran bags So domcstics pkgs
~. cheese lard kegs $50; turpentne
o champagne baskets 5 tea, half chests IS rattans
bds. Az
McrRa---pomestics, bales, 1910; .hca.hing copper,
cases l5 drugs pkgs &C. 80; waters, boxes o. soap do
specie. dollars 900
kuc Gtaneda-sugsr boxes 20; corn meal do Is:
beans half do %; oats do do T3 pepper sauce boxes
10; coffee. do, 2O hay, bales, oil iron and steel bars
%; fire brick. number 22s0: castings packages $50
bleaching powder, kegs 100; spruce tilo- number ass
M1ico-stccl boxes, 40; IRON, bars T09 do, bundles.
CT turpentine 2O nails kegs. AZ oakum bales t.
Hnvnn sl.rats nbnaA NJ
shoys bundles, 50; pao ksges, IS pals and tubs
dozen ~ clocks, cases 10 crackers do 80; powder
~ ehce's boxes ~ tar and pitch, barrels, 35 drugs
Iiriiish Guone-Flour bb' 52ii pork do. al4; bread
ard crackers, bxs, $50; brooms dor 75 sarsnpariia
bbls. .; "'
harps,rs-Rcsin his os; rice. ties. 97s: honey do,
30 tobacco, bales 10; cotton do 53i whale oil casks
2tsi saseIarlla bSs, Isl stems bales, l67 whalebonc,
sdis 500; oswood lbs, lSsiSii shoe peg. bbs, TO-,
india rubber goods, bxs 81 v.rmilon bark bags sos;
candles, bSs, I, extract logwocd bxs., 30.
Porto Rroshooks and heading, number, 1890; hoops
Dc. 4lT25i hh'ds. do 81 caeks, nests ~ headngr,
nunber 1000; mackerel lbs, 81; pork do, 20; can.
ds bxs 1906 lard hrkins 100; bread, bbls 40 butter
k'gs, 20 potatoes, bbls, 20; cheese bxs.. 90
Brish North .7r,ccan Colones-pork bbIs sl5; Flour
Tread Ibis ltG Onions bill 40 Reef bbls so Rice
ucrces % 0skum. bales. 100 Hams, number $50
Pitch. ibis, II Tar. bbls, 20 Lard, kegs $50 Cod
heb casks, % Maekerel tbls, CO., T.Ilow hhds, %
~ Candles. boxes, 100 Hoops number GOO Corn
M'ai Dbl 30 shocks, number. 400 Sugar casks s.
Nda'Nt w. CHESTS Leather, sides.
sCo Wheat. bushels, 1000 Barrels number, 100
slaves. number. 300.
Cat6.-Codfsh. drums, 30; mackerel, bbls, 90; lard
DO 81 do kegs, IS; white lead kegs, 100; mats No 30
i ,IS eo1e. 20 potatoes se. ITO; onions etls,
30, y pickles. boxes Is; drugs, pkgs 49, corn bags
~ 'hooks bdl 1906; headings. No. 10lT bread bhls
~ soap hoxe 81 rice casks, 30 salt sacks, AZ paper
burdtls. ~ do. rtams, 1000 butter. kegs ~ elder
do 20 do. bib. 100; candlcs bxs 6; hardware pkg.
= glassware cases, Isl hhd, No so; tierccs do, 81
barrtls do. 20
.g5ica Provisions. bbls %; cheese, bbls, 2; rum,
hb!t 100 champagne, baskets 10; tobacco hhds. 81;
deestics cases. y bread. bbls 1885, sarsapara boxes
Il boards feet. ISM; crockery hid. \.
Wsd fEdi,s.-IicrSes aud mules. AZ meal, bbls
1870 -four Lbls. 2o5; oil ancai. hhds, 40 candles
boxes $50; beef hbls 100; pork bbs, Us, herrings
thl Io butter. Kegs 20; ditto, bs. 600; ditto Grhns
tO cheese boxes $40, ditto bhs 0T3 tobacco boxes
it' h"ots nc boxes 10 corn. bags 900 lard. kegs 2l0
DIR kars 20. nails knra M.