The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-21

THURSDAY, FEB. % q 4. VI,
The stock market remains without any mstsrsl
alteration There large sal.s Of several Of he
leading fsneies and gres; efforts have been made to
depress prices for some o; thu railroad stocks by put.
ting large lots the market. The bears have besn
particularly hsrd upon Hsrl.m and have, during the
past two or three day. been hamnsring IL with ell
their might They have not as ys; made much n
preston upon It, and there appears to be plenty OF
purchasers for al the stock Offering More than three
thousand share. we're cold TO Cay a. the hrn Board
and prices fell OF but quarter per cent: The Erie
railroad report. which shall anAlyEs
'paee will permit has not had that favorable influence
upon the market value Of the stock anticipated. Il:
wculG Be very dfieut 70 tell VIA. coald b. brought
forward TO sustain this stock in the ss Of th present
and rapidly seeun ulstipg funded debt The n-w H..
sue Of three and half millions Of bead. Is not cscu.
lated to do this stosk sny good. Operators In Nor.
ris Cars are patiently waiting the movement
o. the Chancellor Of New Jessey, relative to the
application for an injunction, compeIlipga eonsoli
dalton Of the old STOCK tour shares Of old for
new. Norwich and Worcester Il one Of the hrmest
stocks on the list That II one OF tbs cheapest at
current quotations no one acquainted With the pre-
cent and prospective position Of the company, can
doubt. Any Upward movsr mt tina. takes place must
affect this ~ soon any other sto:k in the market
Reading Railroad has not varied much ls.ely either
way. The daily sAiss have been only TO q moderate
extent. Land stocks firmly held Prices nov
rulirg 90 not bring out many. ". Do not look for
much activity until an sdyat &c |. realized A email
lot Of New Jer,ey Mining Company appeared In the
market to-day and sold a. an sdvsnc. Of Z per c.at
previous sse. Thi. eompan have sent about two
hundred ton, Of is zine TO London for the pur
pnss OF nskny experiment.. In the presence OF reisn
tac men In that city confident Of proving that Il 4.
The purest article ~ the kind extracted from the
bowel, Of the earth Long Issnd 10 pretty cell sus
tsined. few days since. according to state snts
made In Wal street, this stock -r not -orth one
cent shart; nov according 10 statements emsnstnx
from the n. stock 10 worth doubl. VIA.
x Is selling for II would Be ain suit to tell ~hish
story to bslev,
The variations IN IN. make, to-day -.r. follow.
ri. Bond. declined X per cent, Long island x
Reading Railroad q, Harlem = Esgssotth advanced
4 Der cent. Eev Haven Railroad !. A. the .essad
board Reading Railroad fell on = per cent. Hsrlsn
y Canton Company 2, Erie Railroad /, Morri, Canal
! Norwich and Worcester \ Erie Railroad va, th-
weakest Stock on the li.t 81 the ssconi bosrs, sad
closes weak at the decline.
The receipts ct tn. oss Of tn. Assistant treasurer
o. this port "a. day amounted 20 si5sel5, payments
sia4s3 81, balance, s2eT3slsG7
learn that hfteen hundred thousand dsIisrs Of
tie stock sfths Bank Of the Metropolis Ia, been
ALREADY subscribed Iae DOCKS htVs been open only
two dag and three Of ths vhsle cspits have
been taken There are only eve hundred thousand
dollars left ssd Il IL stated that there applicant,
enough from other ci.ies TO nearly double the capital
III prssent capital too Million gill al Be taken BY
cur Own busine.s men and " u should hereafter be
determined upsn 10 increase the capital Gill then
y time enough to give the merchant. Of other elite.
a. cyportsni,y 20 tsbsit
The United states mail steamship Battle, from III
vsrpeo brings seven ssys later i.t.ligsnce from ali
psTts ofEurope. We hsvs no varistion TO report in
the money market. 81 the ,a,t Con.ols -ers 6rm a.
prtviou, quotstions Railroad shares we're not 80
euoysut but the speculative feeling In the
no, subsd,d in the least and have doubt u will
extend as the seseon advances and trsfo increase.
Ii anticipated tina. the worlds Fair viii add largely
to the receipts Of the principal lines The advises
ls,ins to cotton per Battle to Be quite uns-
voisbls anticipated ~ the market closed at fall
i to I'd decline but With an Increased business e.
thoss figures sns regard u - rather indicative Of
better market the ensuing week We have seen .
Privst. despstsh written By Of the lss3ng cotea
broker, on the Of the departure Of the steamsr
which " .foilovs
The last overland mail vas an unfsvorabs one 'or
Rssufsctmers- the Manchester market Is entirely