The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-10
slI4,743.4I5 $I3l ,366.5a6 Sl54,53s,s3t


5 Western states. l7,979.l3s 2osIs54o 256O7 1865
Western States. l3,3o4e66 l4.3732i6 l5S795es
Total......... sll474s4l5 $lal ss65a6 sl545cs $50
Eastern States-Mane New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts. Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Middle states.--New York New Jersey Pennsylvania
Delaware, and Maryland
Southern Sates.-virgina, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima. and Georgia
Scuth,rese,, Sates.-Alabama, louisiana Tennessee,
Kentucky, and Missouri.
Western sates-Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
The above all the States in which there regu
lary incorporated banks in full operation on or near the
above dates.
The work of construction on the Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad is progressing with great vigor and
5000 tons of heavy rail- purchased last season. is
being delivered, the laying Of which will commence in
April The company have very large portion Of the
Of the work secured in reliable stock subscriptions The
road, commencing at Wilmington, n c., and ending
Manchester in c. forms Of the main links in the
line between the North and New Orleans and will have
large local traffic
The gross receipts Of railway tratnc in Great Britain
for the week ending March 2lst amounted f22o L.
on $40 miles which gives average of $50 las AID
per mile The receipts for the corresponding period If
last year amounted TO f2l33ls on 56al miles being an
average Of f57 l6s. 3a.d per mile Por the
e. 2lss26 being average OF 1855 lis I'D per mile
against IL e733qe at the rate Of f39 los "a per
mile
An official return made to Parliament, although not
complete in all respects furnishes very interesting detail
upon the number Of factories Ac in the United King
dom and which Is stated $50; with p e3s716 spin
dies and $3.50 power looms OF this total less than
36s9 factories in England and Wales. The number
ofporsons employed Is Je5Os2 Of whom 3,92l5 f-
males Some Of the manufacturers refused to make the
return called for
The imports into the port Il Pictou s. for the year
1850 valued $4,000 The value of exports to
United States during the period si6292 Coal
shipped TO the United states ports 81 0se chadrons The
general exports q Pietou beef lumber butter coal
free stone, grnd,tones and timber There loo
sells owned there, with aggregate tonnage Of about
COCO The number II American vessels arriving at that
port Il IS less than last year and throughout the whole
consulate there ha- been great falling of.
The annexed statement exhibits the receipts at the
Philadelphia Office Il the Columbia Railroad Estate work.
up TO the 1t 4 April this year, compared with the
corresponding period last =
PiHLApELrHA CoLuNni, R,iLsosp-PrSSssLyasn
SrsTE WoES
Amount per last report. .........,... 5sGsl -
Amount month ending March 3lst, 1851 80. 53sss %
whole amount since nov o. 1850 ........ sio2sso os
Amount same time last year, .........,.. 1882 0l
Increase. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2jOss %
The Increase at the collectors ofhce in Columbis hos
probably been great At thi. rate the public work.
Of Pennsylvania will be very productive this year and
give greater revenue than ever before realized
The Bank of tho Metropolis viii have wider Geld far
IT, operations than the suffolk Bank Of Boston il
must include the banks Of al the Middle and Western
states at least which had ~ the hrt Of January 1851
an aggregate circulation q than sixty millions Of
dollar This j. double the circulation Of the Eastern
banks and would not BE out q the way to calculate
upon monthly redemption II the issues II the banks u
the Middle and stern states equal TO twice that Of the
Eastern States II i our impression that redemption
bank in this Sly bc prepared to include all the
banks in the Union in IL. ys;cm without doing the
currency # thl. city would be deprecated instead u i'm
proved II the banks Il this compelled 70 make
their issues par ii th city the banks Of Ohio Michigan
Pennsylvania sand other Estates could and probably
would food " with their Hills AMI obtain very extend
"a circulation by IL profit parties having large weekly
payments to make would rsalzo in using these foreign
bills in preference = those q state This would
have an injurious effect upon the circulation II the
banks rcdceming their bills IN this city The adoption Of
The state stock security banking systcm in neigh
boring states, viii give the Issues 4 those banks good
credit in this city and far safety goes they will
tand level with the circulation q banks in this
vii - great consideration Il viii amount 10 hand
sum In ~ 4 year, whore large amounts
e money are daily uscd II one hundred dollars ia
bii s.ued ~ bank In Michigan Ohio, secured by
government = state tocks y bought In Wall street
fr ninety nine dollars and twenty five cents, they will
q sought afer and taken in preference those upon
which sevcntyfvc cents every hundred dollars
uted cannot ~ made u Is therefore absolutely neces-
sary that the Bank = the Metropolis II intends
tahi.hing The par redemption system should extend II to
every state in the Onion and every bank 10 every state
without doing the ystss would BE- imperfect and s
operation far the banks 4 this state are con.
cerned very unjust and injurious Tho feasibility Of
the plan prtposed !. matter II much speculation in
financial circles which Gully te fully determined w
actual experiment
The Board Il Commissioners Il Spring Garden have
subscribed for three thousand shares q the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company
The present week shows considerable improvement
n dry goods regards activity, but not regards
prices (which continued 10 favor the buyer in conse-
queEce otbe pressure Il stock the msrket-hodcrs
being DESTROYS g. avoid stock at the Close q the season
The transactions however have been much greater IN
foreign goods than In domestic. Next week the canal
VII oprn when The Norberu aud Western demand viii