The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-29

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There considerable activity in the market to-
day, and prices pretty well sustained The trans
actions in Reading Railroad unusually large. At
the first board Reading fell off 4 per cent Erie Railroad,
"a; Harlem, al Morris Canal IA Edgeworth, "a; Nor
vic and Worcester. Il Canton Company Advanced =
per cent. All the other stocks the let closed at
prices current yesterday The reaction hes not been
great anticipated and is possible Insiders may give
prices srother puff and place them upon higher level
The means for getting up active speculation are
abundant but outsiders hive not yet eaangh to
make Of them 1t generally conceded That
rsnsion Of Importance win DO realized before the
lapee Of many week, and this is sefccn. - bring it
about ultimately. At tho second board there Vac
greater yancy in the market and better p;ces
rent Reading Rs:rosa up = per cent? Erie Rail
road, "a; Long Island, u.
The Bay State Mile have declared dividend Of five
per cent. The sulolk County Steam Flour Mns twenty
per cent, payable ia steok Tns southern Bank Of Ala
hama three and hal. per cent The Fulton Insugsnce
Company, of Mobile eight per cent.
We learn that the Protection insurance Company, the
intention eff which 10 wind its sE&rs has neen pre-
,iously mentioned iu cclumrs. has made assign.
n,ent Of all its effects 10 Messrs Harvey 3rsyton eui
Calvert Coustock Il Rome, and J, d. Cuchr'sn os Utica
The President Of ths Baard Of Trustees 9: ths Wabash
snd Ere Canal ia Lis circular ii ing account o. tina
operations Of That work. dusug the Jaar ending Dec l
s56I0e3 81, Of which eiS7.o1i 20 from tolls ani
water rents, ana the balance ps4sraly from public
lands Tie totai disbursements iociudpg oEdiaary
penses and repairs rebu ldng btgos construction o.
canal (S265 $40 13( interests, salaries &C. sm0uned to
s390552 92-tavin5 balance On hand, On The lss De-
ceL4ber, 1851, OF Sl7o.iio43
The receipts at the Office If the Assistant Treasurer OF
this port, today amounted to S16,,2l So payments.
Ss3Gls e. bslagcsi s2a7723 80
The steamship Aria, fer Liverpool today carried
$500 276 in specie principally American gold The ship
ments would have beer much larger but Ter the pcresss
in the supply of sterling exchange, the market, and
the ssht reduction ia We quote the beet bills
London at 10 10ia Per cent premium but there vase
large business doLe in lover class Of bills ioger rate.
ON Paris, quote sixty day bills ST 1Oa Ct 1872. Am
sterdann, 41i4 4l<; Bremen, rs 7s5. Hamburg,
/ $685. 38sS.
The Morris Canal Company will pay the regular semi.
annual dividend of five cent on the preferred stock,
the 81 Of February.
The City Comptroller ba, given notice hxs the teyer
per cent water Loan rsdesmsbe the ls Of February
will be paid e. his Office saueday the sis instant and
that interest thereon will from shSt GGy. The
amour: OF this loan is $50 ST.
The intero,t coupons on the mortgage lones Of the
Central Railroad Company OF New jersey ave on tho
lst Of February, will be paid the oGjce OF John T.
Johnston, Of this city.
The semi annual interest due on the stock OF the
Rochester Locsport and Niagara Fails Railroad and Tho
coupons its bonds due the LIST OF February will DO
paid at tie American Exchange Bank in this city.
The last report OF the New York snd New Eaye
Railroad Company presents the annexed exhibit Of H.
operations during the past year and the condition Of is
sNairs at the cloee:--
NRw YoRx AND EEw UAyrN RsiLPoAr,
Capital stock by charter and subscribed - 000 90
Amount paid in by last report. 1890 $50 90
Total Paid capital stock. 278S375 90
Funded debt, as by la report. ssl 900 80.
Total amount now Of funded debt. ..... $4,000
Floating debt, as per laat report 37As7 "a
abe amount now Of III atng tebt.....,.... G952l 10
Total amount Of funded aud floating
debt ................ ..........,.. l4i552lID
Rate Of interest Per annutn funded debt PER cent
1850. 1851.
0est Of road and equipment. $3ii7f37 IL s423 900 IL
Expenses Of maintaining road. 266lg - ssSl4 IL
Frpentet IL repairs ot
cliDery. da125 co Gf,2sT Ga
Expenses 81 operating road.. 1836.S u .Ii14sGg
cRoss hEvENUE.
Receipts from paFsengtrs.........S 4c23is S5Q5 SOL
PleiKht.t 2GsV l04 03a
other sourcess.' ,....,.,...... 459l2 - 3iJ
Totai.., ,.......... $t7ltS9 S72s 5oa
Transportation expenses ..,....,., 1851 ss6 35127
Ntl revenue. s2S67e5 1874 20
Amount d interest paid.....,...,. 1854 56iq5
eiVidtnds cn..,s,t..,... 17iG31 1TIg'o
surplus iuna...,s...,... 23bi6 a. ass
This road hes very large local buspeee II IL acono