The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-04

Decrease in fsbrusry, 1852 SL6,s 81
Decrease 10 January, Ist2. ............. 3ss57A
Total decrease this year. So IA O35
The value Of goods entered for consumption in Fss-
Iuary SlC0S 3S. The decrease in i'm pertaons for
the month just closed has not been large anti
cipated Notwithstanding this fact the increase ia
ports Of specie from this port the time amounted
TO more than four millions Of dollarr.
Ther operations in Reading Railroad stock have
been very large The parties in the
have at length determined TO carry the stecs
point. With this view imHenre purchases ani sales
have been made and great esyernew manifested to get
possession cf stock. Whether the are res
those outside Of certain circle operators mus,
be left to conjecture. There many false aud de-
ceptive operations agreed upon beforehand and sham
sales and purchases made that Il is difficult 70 discr
inmate the real from the unreal The idea is vaguely
thrown cut by dark hints AVID that me cause
Of this continued great advance is based tho certainty
Of increased dividend this year. aud with the promise
Of An extra stock dividend. The stock dividend, we
suppose, is certain. There is difficulty in creating
capital and 1t will be aug mented until the company, to
suit the Philadelphia ideas shall be gan.ic that
Of the late Bank of the United States Ths Po.tsvile
Mmers JornG! Of the 25th informs US that the road
brought down, for the week ending last Thursday.
1882 TONS and thus far for the year TONS against
Of 1880 tons. The rates Of toll and ransporta
ticn on the railroad are rs follows
From K. CABIN, S. Hir,n, p. Citation
To Richmond. ST DO ST - 81 Is
To PHILADELPHIA. 90 145 i IS
The above rates are the ram. as those OF las, year
which averaged 81 y per ton and average OF twenty
cents less than the published rates Of the year before
when the average was something over $50. From
the continued deficiency the quantity OF coal brough.
m tb.rA t. k,tff
tty will equal that Of year This established by
significant hint in the JOURNAL which family
mits that coal sfaling in price and likely
rate The Miners Journal says -" The usual machinery
for depressing prices has bsen put in operation by the
middle mon at Philadelphia and doeul tales told OF
the great supply Of coal in market II the middle m.n
choose to cell ahead at low rates they mus. take the con-
sequences there is ega, power here that car and will
secure fair paying prices TO the operators miners and
aborers engaged in the trade this that power
will be exercised If necessary, in self preservation"
We also learn that the Schuylki Canal is in order
On this subject the Journal informs For several
days past have had touch of Spring weather--ths
and Ice has so,t entirely disappeared from our
mountains and streams, and the Canal will be ready to
pass boats as far Manayun Monday Tuesday
next, unless have change Of weather The Company
engaged In putting in two guard locks at Manayuuk
which will prevent any boats passing that point before
the 9th or Sth Of March From the above extract We
bserve that the great hope and expectation that the
railroad to do all the business this year vanished
The canal lie In danger from freshets From oil that
en- be learned oftLe prospects Of the Residing Railroad
or the present hsfyear do not the possibility of
their having surplus after meeting their current
txptnAs An earned dividend Is out Of tho question
but 1t does not follow that will be paid. With
unfunded debt account OPEN moasy be ob.s!ned at
nj rata nd he prvs IN fho
market depends entirely upon favorable reports may
expect most lattering accounts win, fsom time time
reach the public ear.
The City Council OF Erie, Penn, HAYS, by unanimous
vote subscribed three hundred theusard doarss3OO
ttoto the stock Of the sunbury and Erie Railroad Com
pany The county Of Eric will probably subscribe two
hundred JOHANNESBURG 0-to the same company We
want all rival lines Of railroads it is possible get There
IS nothing like competition II one else but property
holders-reh etate owners subscribed to stock in rail-
roads, we shoud not how many roads were built or
how high competition Asiti mechanics ana men
Of moderate means induced to subscribe for stock in
the different compenes and not receiving much benefit
from the roads in any other way bat in dividends they
arc frequently tady disappointed and are serious SUI
ierers.
new inlar route between this city and Boston hes
been arranged Contracts have been made between the
New Haven and New London, New London and Palmer,
and Norwich and Worcester Railroads which will
through route from New Haven and New York to Bos
ton, twenty miles shorter than any existing one, and
that the lire will be ready for travel upon the opening Of
s New Haven and New London road on the LIST OF Juae
next According to the arrangements entered into the
New Losdon and Palmer Company 10 20 bring Its road
into the deSot Of the New Haven and New London a. the
latter city and he Norwich and Worcester to build
bridge AcrcN tAs r,sy At NTyisA-thus ~r1ssbng