The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-22
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS,
MONEY MARK IT.

There nothing in the stock market Prices wer
buoyant al the first board, and the mand for al III
leading ancies moderately active The greatest
vance was IN Pennsylvania Coal Company IL having i'm
proved per cent since Saturday North American Trs
Company went NJ ~ Per cent We have not heard any
thing lately about decision but there must be one in an
ticipaton The sees within the past week or two hsy
been only about hundred shares Holders are askin
quite an advance on current quotations. Erie Raroa
advanced = per cent. and closed firm. N. =. Zinc i
looking up. An Improvement q i per cent was realized
to-day with sales To some extent Phenx Coal advanced
n per cent Only one small lot changed hands. Thu
street Was active but political matters appeared TO sb
sorb considerable attention. The money market con
tinues fat There are no indications OF any change ii
6nsncal mstterno probability Of any let m in the sup
ply Of capita seeking employment. Rates q interest ar,
merely nominal and have heard q being made
at four per cent. This will be outside rate ani
capitalists viii be glad TO Get even that There is nc
doubt in our mind but that 81 kinds Of securities paying
Interest dividends at the Of six per per
viii command prices considerably above those nos
current.
At the second board the market was buoyant aud
nearly every stock sold shows improvement. Com.
pared With prices current in the morning Ncaragu,
Transit Company advanced + per cent The arrival
the steamship rtometheus from San Juan, with about
six hundred passengers and the departure Of the steam
ship Daniel Webster for San juan with about the
number has renewed the confidence Of holders thi-
stock, and prices viii probably rapidly up Erie
Railroad advanced a per cent. Panama Railroad 4,
Dauphin Coal. per cent; North American Trust, 4
Canton Company Is; Delaware and Hudson Z: Penn
sylyania Coal Company, /; New Jersey Zine x The
market closed firm. with an upward tendency
The Metropolitan Bank has declared semi. annual
dividend Of four per cent The Harlem Railroad Com
pany viii pay, the 9th Of July per cent on the pre-
ferred stock.
The dividend declared 10y the Western Railroad Com
pany-21s per cen-noticed few days since instead o.
per cent before in consequence the reduced
Income caused by competing lines taking freight very
low prices which attracted it 10 other routes The West
pays but five per cent interest debts other
wise it could not pay the present dividend, it is
obliged y law to $4,000 per year for the qui-
dation OF the mortgages, for five millions The sinking
funds now amount TO million Of dollars, which
is equal TO $40 per share the 10000 shares capital
stock. The gross earnings Of The road for the pr
were over $l.Sooooo, and equal to $4,000 PEI
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant
this port to-day amounted to SS3.094 rs payments
1927 ,5la S6-balance. S3.Sl0.509 Q6.
The receipts OF the Saratoga and Washington Rarrad
Company during the month Of May 1852: amount, to
S1515e IS, against sl4750 79 showing increase
$s19 o. The completion Of road to compete with
Ibis for the through northern travel and great reduction
OF fare on this road in consequence has essened the
cepts from passengers little from what it would other
wise have been But the number Of passengers nearly
great last year. and the increase IN freight has been
very large
The Delaware and Hudson Coal Company We noticed
day two since have advanced tho price Of their coal
OF all sizes % per tom ana on the 1t of July the
charges be advanced 10 cents per ton more
making advance Of 35 after the expiration of this
month SO pressed is the company with orders for i'm
mediate delivery that advised they refas-
ing receive orders for delivery in July at the So cents
advance.
by teegfaphc despatch from Chicago we learn that
the work advertised for contract by the Illinois Cen
trial Railroad Company awarded follows list div
from Cairo co miles north, Messrs Carney Ellis s Co
9Th div from Freeport to Gaena Dubuque about o.
miles, to Messrs butcher Brigham Co.; 9th div from
Caumee river to the Kauksoe about 40 miles essrs
Clark, Pluer & Co.
Tho total value of the foreign exports from Baltimore
for the week ending Thursday. S1ei2745o The
export Of breadstus for the week comprises 10 al
Tels of -four 6S1 barrels and 81 6 bushels of meal
The export Of tobacco amounted to 2,os5 hogshcads
The Rochester and Syracuse Railroad Company have
called for two further instruments on the scrip stock
ten dollars each share be paid the 1st of July
next and twenty dollars the 2eth Of July next.
The bids for the mortgage bonds OF the Evansville and
Illinois Railroad Company were opened on Saturday
when the following awards were made
EyAssrIr1r AVID II11sors EatrRoaD BoNps.
&c Coo al 90 so per cent 5000 at 50 $1,000 at IS 2S
$1,000 at SIS 05 $4,000 at SSol $1,000 at 81 30
$5OOOat s. q $4,000 at s. 20 $1,000 at S7126 $4,000
ST 81 0 $25 600 at 500 coo OF 81 $1,000 at S662
$1,000 ut Sc SO $4,000 at SOL $4,000 at So
$4,000 at sc &c $4,000 at sdc5 $4,000 at S615 $4,000
at s60 $4,000 at sc Oh SIC 0oo at Sc 900 at 1915
$4,000 at So y 009 at 500 $1,000 at 50. 50
500 s. So $4,000 At So 50 S35oooo at Sc 40 pei
cent average
The amount net by these bids was s3o256 The
successful bidders Thomas Patterson, J. j. A
Sanford Corcoran Riggs, Gibson, stockwell X Co
N NJ. Beckwith, George Cahen ii. Webster III. n
Glover Blatchford & Raineford; j n Stockwe, Presi
dent Evansville Insurance Company 9. J. Leverich
George Barclay, Carpenter vcrmilye and Gilbert
johnson
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and
value OF certain articles exported from this port durn
the week ending the 18th inst inclusive Distinguishing
the destination and extent Of shipments to each place;
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