The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-28

MONDAY, October z7-ePM.
There . moderate panic today among the bulls
and the bears doubt looked from their retreats
and chucked the discontinue Of their opponents
Several of the leading ances fell off two and three per
cent. There half dozen sellers of every stock
the lht and all appeared anxious to get out frst A
soon they the effect Of much stock pressing
upon the Market several withdrew and prices slightly
rallied. There is health in Wall street matters Some
stocks too much depressed and not only really
worth much than the current prices but should be
selling at handsome advance; while others are enor-
mousy inflated much that collapse, so sudden as
10 depreate prices five and ten per cent In one day
would not astonsh jot. The frequent huctuations
in Erie Railroad enough to satisfy shrewd observers
that it is feversh uncertain dangerous positions and
when there is rush to get out when all are as anxious
20 fell as they are purchase the first who realizes
will be the most fortunate bull in the crowd At present
the almost entirely to the street.
the outsiders in the market principally sellers and
the regular bulls have therefore to conte against
There very little probability Of outsiders coming into
the street operate for rise They have been eeced
too and too severely to take hold fancy stocks at
any thing like present prices and If Wall can af
ford to carry the whole capitals Of these companies
indefinite length Of time prices may not collapse
suddeny largely anticipates but there great
doubt Of the ability Of the bulls carry such blocks of
not the disposition, and will only do to the extent
they able by compulsion.
At the first board to- day the market active, but
prices experienced quite decline Erie Railroad fell
per cent Harlem, Ia Norwich aud Worcester, "a;
Reading Railroad, Ia; Edgeworth, u; Erie Income
Bonds, u; Canton Company. "a Long Island, a. At
he second beard the market little better and the
ales moderately large Harlem advanced 4 per cent;
Erie Railroad, "a Erie Income Bonds "a; Stonington, al
Norwich and Worcester "a Canton Company declined q
The receipts the Office of the Assistant Treasurer OF
this port to day amounted to SCOTIA Oh; payments
$751; 6S S7-baance, So, 2i2o49 95.
The affairs of Jacob Little s. Co. getting into
sfnte shape Their proposals for settlement have been
pretty generally accepted The notes given in quida
ton of differences will bear interest from date. There
fair prospect of those who have not accepted the pro-
posed terms, losing by it. The market changes sud
denly that contracts having sixty thirty days to run
may before maturity be in favor Of the seller instead of
the buyer. Those who have not, do not intend to
settle, may find . difference against them when their
contracts out Stranger things than this have hap
pened One thing pretty certain, the market cannot
much higher this than the day Little
Co. suspended and it may 60 considerably lower The
chances decidedly in favor Of that rm in waiting
the course Of prices
The Commercial and Farmers Bank, Baltimore, has
declared semi-npnus dividend OF FIVE per cent. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company have declared
dividend Of per cent the stock Of the main
stem Of the roedn
The amount Of coal transported by the Reading Rail
road since the LIST December last year. shows the
nous increase Of nearly 100000 TONS compared with
the previous year
Total since December LIST. Az 183 10 tons
Same time last year .lOS2,7l7 ID
Comparative statement Of the supplies Of sent from
the schuylkiu and Lehigh mines in 1s49, 1850, aud
1851
ANTHRACITE Coal TRADE.
1si9. 1850. 1851
Reading Railroad to Oct 3d. 975s22 l0s2T0s 1447ll3
schuykill Canal Oct 20. .3sSs71 28s,03l 4Sil0S
Lehigh Canal, Oct. "a ...... 657 $40 56o093 s562'9
Total .................2O22oSs 1880 ,sa2 27s4 500
From the Laeiawana mines returns have been fur
nished.
The Concord IN. II Railroad Company have declared
dividend Of FIVE per cent viz three per cent for five
months earnings and two per cent for portion Of
Mus earnings on hand prior to taking Of