The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-29
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MONDAY, April %-6 +. NJ.
There Is nothing in the stock market Quotations
for most Of the anccs fell on to-day and there appears
70 be little disposition to speculate An immense mount
Of Is held in the street and the principal operators
are members q the board Of brokers Some houses in
the hold thousand shares Of the
leading railroad fancies hypothccaton Nearly
half Of the whole capital stock Of Reading held this
city but portion Of Il Is account or parties residing
In Boston and Philadelphia Il T. perhaps fortunate
that this dead weight does not fall entirely upon
shoulders for the probability Of any improvement in the
market value Of the stock at this moment poor indeed
Difficulties between the two companies connected with
the transportation Of coafrom the schuylk region
likely to increase aud the result wiu without doubt be
disastrous 70 all parties except consumers Of coal
II {. said that more Than one hundred thousand
tons II coal have accumulated at Richmond. and
very few vessels to take Il away Morris Canal i
steadily settling down 70 prices current about two
yars since There appears 70 be very little chance
q getting up any excitement in the stock The injunc.
tion l. st in fun force and the company have about
abandoned all hope q getting removed Edgoworth
and Portsmouth, are both improving Eric Railroad has
probably reached IT, maximum Tho eject q the open
ing ofthe road through upon the price # the stock has
been anticipated AMI purchasers have doubtless been
much disappointed Harlem and Norvch are firm at
quotations Prices for these stocks may not 20 up
much nj present. but u u pretty certain they viii
fall On They wen held. and in strong hands few
shares q long Island change hands daily but prices do
not vary much Canton aud Farmers Loan are operat.
"a in from day to-day by the parties Il appears
imp ssible 70 draw in outside spectators
There has been active demand for foreign exchange
for remittance by the steamer leaving Boston for Liver
pool On wednesday Tho rprly the market l. not
large and drawers have slightly advanced their
We quote bills On London TO- 1nii rcr cont premium;
On Paris, ~ g. y - Amsterdam, II 1 a AZ Bre-
men, 79a TO-, IIamburgh 361ta37.
Books open for subscriptions 70 plank road from
Hoboker to Paterson . distance Of sixteen miles n Il
estimated that il will cost s750O0-shares $40 each
These plank roads have been profitable investments liz
every part Of the country whore they have been con
structod and although IL but few years since they
plcted does not fall far short Of the mes OF railroad
constructed
Bonds o. the Mansfield and sandusty Railroad Com
pany, amounting TO three hundred thousand dollars
secured by first mortgage upon the road equipments
and property Of every description rcdcemabe in 1860
bearing interest nj the rate Of per per annum
payable in New York viii be sold at auction tomorrow
CTuesday) at the Merchants Exchange, Wall street At
hslf-past twelve o'clock
bill 10 establish general system Of banking has
been introduced into the lower branch Of the Legislature
q Massachusetts, The provisions Of the bin are nearly
similar 10 those nov in operation in New York By this,
any persons not es tban i've ia number nay associate