The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14
Philadelphin sydneyminster Carpetin


WEDNESDAY,, August 1876 Pm.
There large sales Of all the fancy stocks, to-day
the 6rst board and holders competed to submit 70
asother decline Erie Convertible Bonds fell off per
bent i; Delaware and Hudson I; Canton Company /;
Morris Canal x; New Jersey Mining Company III Erie
Railroad 1s Harlem ~ Norwich and Worcester la
Reading Railroad 1. Erie Railroad particularly
sctive. to-day, and way Of preventing panic
poor, again. among the bulls Prices lower than
shry weeks since and there is less disposition
% buy than have noticed before for some months
Outside operators have completely deserted the Market
and holders disposed to convey frequently compelled
TO sell at any sacri6ce Money is scarce; but the
demand for money is not the whole cause Of prices
for stocks deprecating It Is partially the result Of
want Of confidence IN the future and capitalists and
Vherr prefer placing their avssbe on deposit
vhsre they be commanded at any moment putting
hem In the best security the market It is mposs
bic 10 tell what the future has in store for All anti
pstons and calculations relative to the probable
Financial affairs useless The shipments Of specie
have been limited lately in consequence Of the increased
value Ct money ct home. The payment Of debts due
abroad has only been postponed and any leup in the
money market would let loose millions Of specie for
por alton II must 90 forward later, and 1t Is
the fear Of this that keeps everything much depressed
The steamship Niagara for Liverpool carried 4l50O0
IN specie. of which about one.half American gold
The steamship Prometheus from San Juan de Nicara-
qua brought about S5ooooo in gold dust; that the
export in this nearly equals import The
om Europe by the Africa is not favorable; and do
~ anything in the financial or commercial horizon
allure calculated to give much hope to those who
at this moment much embarrassed in their af-
The only safe way is to make everything snug
ssible and patiently wait the coming of the blast
ne receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
port, to-day, amounted to Sl2s,l75 80; payments
S0d4s7 IL; balance, $3035, 1915 90.
The demand for foreign exchange for remittance by
the steamer, to-day, quite limited. We have no
Alterations to make in our last quotations.
The business of Fshkin Hartford and Providence
Railroad CONF parry shows steady and handsome increase
OF the onth Of July, the receipts were S1262i Cor
Ronding month lastyear, s9o12. Increase, S36l2-or
per cent.
receipts for the months of Nay, June, and July
bout ten thousand dollars than the receipts Of
me months inl850
ualysi. of the railway traffic returns of the United
for the last week of July, published by the
uth's Journal, shows the total receipts on 1854
20 be E3ss, LAT, equal to $50 per mile per week.
corresponding week Of last year, the receipts were
on 5p75 miles, or fi5 S. per mile per week
q thus an increase of fol.433, or % 20 per cent
gross receipts; an increase in the mileage of 37s
r q ~ p,r cent; and an increase of &C 15s in the
received Der mile per week. The Raiipay Times
the aggregate receipts since the LIST July this
fs2s $50. averaging fl47 ISIS. IL I'd per mile. In
Dr. q similar period, they reached f776,sl2 on the
me. giving al average Of fls3 3s.7 I'D. per mile
COWS a difference in favor Of the present year to
tent Of fl4 I5s. AKA per mile. The companies
ave partaken most largely of this increase are the
n and Northwestern, Southeastern: Brighton
western, and Southwestern.
two leading railroad stocks operating in to q
theC Ode sbur0 and
,rmont and Massachusetts,. The Boston Courier
the annexed information In relation to each
&c stoeks:-Ths 0gdensburg corporation is au-
led to issue 10000 shares; Of these, $4,000 were
nerb.d for and 10000 only have been issued, leaving
the Of the corporation 900 shares which
LIN mot probably come the market at prices much
below the par Of $50 per share The Central has
,o 600 shares all issued but $1,000 which sold on
,.ars credit In $780, the payment for which has
,..rly mstured The Vermont and Massachusetts has
ooo har,s issusd at $780, $40, and $50 the average
mar Of which il about $50, amounting to s232o0oo At
present quotstion Of s25 they would cost the pur
ss,rs but $4,000 requiring but s4s2O net earnings
Weld six per cent dividends. Last year the inoome
IA ,.penses interest, repairs, and left surplus Of
oco This year the income has increased Y per
=, 4, the fret six months The second sx months
tute the largest and best half Of the year in point
,.r,nue which wild be largely increased by Its new
tutary the Vermont Valley road which was not
.red for travel until the last q June. ,
An analysis Of the reports Of the railway companies o
ashusets gives the annexed Atement Of the sggre
1. me y. m.nts during the year 1850
R.u.po,Ds or MassAcHUsErTs, 1850. -.