The New York herald., 1851-07-17

WEDNESDAY, July 15-6P.M
The stock market opened heavy, this morning, anS
closed without change None Of the flncies very
active and the duncss Of midsummer is fairly upon
At the first board today prices ruled generally frac
lion below those current yesterday, and operators
both sides exhibited very little disposition to increase
reduce their lists The bears rather have the advantage
in the present state of the market Interest account IL
continually running their favor, ana few months
inactivity and uniformity in prices gives them margin
for decline before touching the principal Many buyers
Of stock on time will Snd heavy charge for interest
against them without advance in the market value OF
stocks sufficient to balance the account Dividend
paying stocks much better to buy time than those
OF unproductve character the dividends Offset the
accumulation Of interest ON the purchase.
The steamship Asia from Liverpool, brings three days
later from Europe. The decline in cotton, from
June rs to July onequarter of penny Per pound.
By the Canada Orleans quoted at ID and by the
ASIA the quotation is I'D, showing falling of in the
week Of one-quarter Of penny pound Accounts by
the numerous steamers from Europe, relative to the
Liverpool cotton market very ap. TO conflict and the
only way TO arrive at correct statement Is TO
the quotations brought by the Cunard Steamship They
leave Liverpool ON Saturday and the weekly cotton
port is made up Friday. The markets dull
and oppressed for nearly two weeks previous 70 the de-
paiturc Of the Asia the weather had been unusually fine
and dealers operated cautiously. Money matters
without shsnse Consos steady closed ad
vance for the opening Bullion rapidly and steadily
ircr, ling in the Bank England and there was bet
tone and feeling in the stock market In review o.
the London money market for June the Baakers Maga
zine for July says =" We have important changes to
report this month The money market has been quiet
and the prices of the public funds with slight tendency
TO Improvement, have been undisturbed by unusual
causes. The anticrations which prevalent in
May with reference to higher ofin.ere. have not
been fulfilled, and have not been continued. For good
short bills the market rate Of discount may be called from
2a to per cent and with good deal Of business pass
ing at those rates the market easy There Is dispo-
tion 10 avoid long paper but the condition o; the
ke would barely justify statement that the rates have
a decided tendency towards Advancement
The New York State Bank, Albany. has declared a
semi annual dividend Of four per cent payable on
the 2lst.
The Planter Bank Of Tennessee a dividend Of two,
dollars and half per share, payable al the Manhattan
Bank on the 25th July
The interest on the Hudson River Railroad bonds duc
on the lst ofAugust, will be paid on that day
The receipts az the Office Ct the Assistant Treasurer
OF this port to day, amounted to Sl5ll 81; paymont
s5d.fi3 70-bala1oe, Sibs9,ss ST.
The Albany and schenectady Railroad Company have
declared dividend Of three and haf per cent out OF
the net earnings Of the road for the past ak months
present suceinct statement receipts an dburs
ments for the past six months which shows that the
net earnings have been fsur and half Per cent They
present the Affairs Il the company In very iourshng
condition dividend Of four per cent could have
safely been declared but prudential reasons and &c
Increase the surplus contingent fund it deemed
best to make IL but three and half per at THE
time The Board anticipate making larger dividends ir
future. provided the business Of the read should
tfuue .tr 49,,
II has during the past.
The operations Il the company during the six monhs
ending July 3lst, 1851, Is annexed
AIHsSi AND scInSrcrapY R,mHoap.
Receipts from passengers to July months s5eeei 90
Weight 3sjl5 g.
rents 100 Oe
mail contracts, 6 months. 100 90
Estimated receipts for July ly............. 1900 90
$4,000 So
DfsnvnsEIrNrs.
Expenses Of operating the road Ss56os a.
Canal tolls for months 1850 80
Interests on bonds of the Co. 2325O %
- 1888 rs
Net earnings for emonihs ............. sI4o7i 50
Dividend Of "a per cent on tn. capital stock,
one mlllcn of dollars is is.....'......... $4,000 90
Reserve surplus balance. ............. seO7I s.
or nearly per cent the capital stock Of the
profits Of the past sin months paying the sbov
dividend.
The quantity q four wheat, and barley lcft at
during the ,econi week In July In the years
1850 and is51 as follows
Flor, bbis. Wheat, 5u. Corn, b. Barley. k,A
l&o ,..... A59s lO035 $3.50 esjc.
ls6l....... os1o5 oo52s 322s79 $50,
Increase. :. .435O7 so4o3 2sergt Dee so-c,
The aggregate quantity Of the tame articles left at tide
wster from the commencement Of navigation to the lIt
July inclusive during the years 1850 and ls5 was AZ
follows
Flour, 6hs W1eaf, hi Corn b. Bcyly A.,
lN0..... 69l5l0 25s3O7 15Os7s 1Ss soi
l65l... H7.Iq3 G6oS77 3bOsseI lolsgi
Increase 5s23I7 4l1o7o 1.9ge4se Dee 22l7o.
The aggregate quantity Of the articles left at tide
rater from the Of navigation TO the I4tr
July, inclusive, during the years 1s49 and 1851 was as
olows-
Flour va. Wheat. M Corr. bu. Barley. bu
sio...... e50116 6i36l5 275O5T6 @s2s.
Cgg377 3IO3s6i l0lG3l
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Increase. S27,TT G762 75s2ss 1906.
ny reducing the wheat to -four, the quantity Of the
after left at tidewaer this year compared with the
orresponding period Of last year. shows increase OF
t456l barrels Of -four
The following table shows the quantity of of the
rrcrs articles produce lef at tide water from tho
omne neement Of navigation 10 the l4.h Of Jsy incu