The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-19
COMHERCIAL Affairs.

WEDNESDAY, August 1875

WEDNESDAY, August 1875 p NJ
The stock market this morning in very unsettled
state Quotations for of the fancies up and
for others down. The movement was not of decided
character either way At the First Board Nicaragua ad
vanced u per cent; Florence and Keyport, a; Ulster
Mining Company, ~ st. Lawrence, u. Cumberland
Coal Company opened ct advance of per cent and
at the close it had reached 81 per cent stonngton i
New Haven Railroad Il; Northern Indiana Railroad, l.
Erie Railroad declined a per cent? Harlem, 4; Read
ing Railroad, y; Michigan Central, a New Jersey
Zinc remains quiet, without change in prices Harlem
particularly active the transactions amounting to
than two hundred shares The rise in Cumberland
Coal rather suddenly upon holders 1t Is without
doubt good stock and worth at least what 1t is selling
for The market is tending upward and the feeling is
favorable for important RISE At the Second Board
there active demand fer all the leading stocks and
advance was in several instances, realized Cumbe
land Coal Company went up Ia per cent; New Haven
Railroad. Al Erie Railroad, u; stonpgton, TX. There
was small lot of Phoenix Coal Company stock sold this
afternoon at per cent This stock has been quiet for
time past but the company have been actively
gagged in completing its arrangements for mining, and
marketing it's coal.
The receipts at the office Of the Assistant Treasurer
this port, to-day, amounted to $17913 So payments,
s33,346 OIL balance, Sbs77,356 70.
The steamship Niagara from Boston, to-day--Wednes-
day-for Liverpool, carried out SZ3 600 In specie, OF
which $3.50 coo American gold. The steamship Pa
cic from this port Saturday next for liverpool will
take out upwards of half million, in specie.
The earnings Of tho Rochester Lockport and Niagara
Falls Railroad Company during the month Of July, Ohe
first month Of It's operation) amounted to S26S31 Of
which, $26 453 for passengers The freight and mail
earnings only for q week.
The books subscription for the remainder Of the stock
Of the New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steam
ship Company the Collins line) will be opened the
10th Of September next and remain open until the Goth
of that month.
majority of the Finance Committee in the Senate
has agreed to report appropriation of three
per cent stock redcemabe in twenty years. to pay the
creditors Of Texas This is about the amount Of debt
for which the United States is deemed to be held repons
ble-about that being leaned to Texas upon the
pledge Of Custom House duties &C 1t will be recoected
that in the ten millions Texas boundary bill five millions
six per cent stock reserved to pay those debts
which Texas SO scalcd that the creditors will
accept These eight millions three per cent in lieu Of
the five millions, six per cent it is calculated will
only cost the United States quarter OF million more,
and discharge the Texas debt altogether
The Lthgh Coal and Navigation Company have notified
the holders Of the past due mortgage oan that will be
paid on the LIST Of September next from which time the
further payment Of interest will cease. Such holders
may prefer to extend upon the terms the holders
Of the loans at liberty to do at any time
before the said LIST OF September by surrcsderng old for
new certificates.
The annexed statement exhibits the amount Of tolls
collected the canals Of this State during the
week in August and for the In each Of the past