The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-14
FINANCIAL AND CONNER ClAL.
MON X Y M A II X Il r.

MONDAY, Dec. l3--6 L. NJ.
The stock market opened firm and active this
ming Most Of the leading fances were in demaud Tho
time transactions principally buyers option. At
the first board, Cumberland Coal Company advanced a
per cent; Phonx Coal Company II, with considerable
inquiry for stock to fill orders Erie Rairoad Ii IIar
lem. a; Reading Il; Canton Company 81 Hudson River
Rairosd H. Long Island declined u per cent; Nicara
qua Transit, u At the second board Morris Canal
tell off q per cent Nicaragua, a; Florence and Key
port, "a; Harlem, a Erie Railroad ri Hudson River
Railroad a. Canton Company went up u per cent Long
leland l. At tho close, the market weak, and the
tendency was decidedly downward. This, however is
nothing extraordinary for Monday during the period
Of scve speculation The approach of the holidays Is
calculated to check operations in stocks, and 1t Is
possible there be less activity during the next two
three weeks. The srge receipts of gold dust by the
stenmt hip Illinois will now be felt favorsbly In the
money market, and indications Of permanent ease In
money matters daily becoming stronger From
Europe the intelligent by every steamer encouraging:
quotations for cotton occasionally recedo fraction but
ther. are symptoms Of serious decline Breadstuifs
improving, and the probability Of an active demand
for consumption daily strengthening We have ex-
ported quite largely lately to England, and shipments
are likely to increase Our Internal navigation has
manned open considerably longer than usual which has
enabled forwarders to get great quantities OF produce to
but We must look for q change seen.
The receipts at the Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port, to day, amounted to $400120; payments
$59Oe9l 0-baance S4,3lS Cos 49,
The import atiops into this pert to- day Dec 3D. have
been as follows
Butter, 266 tubs; beef 80 casks: beans, los casks
brick IL 4s0 securing coal 266 chadroDs drugs 300
cnptons birthstone loo lie paste cases opium;
80 cases gum 1913 kegs "a cssks Soda 28caes oerysmot
"a cases essential OIL 80 essence peppermint 10
casee essence lemon dry goods 81 packages North
cumberland % packages per Fdes dyes 629 bags sumac
fruit SEQ drums, 200 kegs rsisins; 81 $3.50 drums dss
hhds bbls kegs crsnssrrle. Ky e bsgs almonds yo
| "a bbls msckeIel boxes samoni hides obls hops,
IL packages iron 1926 tons pig 53s bars 9l5 bundles
1163 bars 59t buudles sheet $3.50 plates; lumber,
900 STAYED lah 1043 pieces scantpg; OIL IL casks
rape seed oil 10 casks nseed Is GASES castor potatoes
llg bbs stirits hbds brandy; seed 10 casks; soap
~ cases. 2t4 bundles tin $50 boxes WOOL "a bales
| wine, quarter cssk
short route Of miles in length has been
veyed between New London and stonugton, and found
favorable for q railroad connection between those two
points This will open another direct route between this
city Boston 1t ia said that the stock ha, been sub
crbed and that the construction Of the road will be
ntpced imme cistely.
The earnings the Macon and Western Railroad Com
pany In November amounted to S210l7 IS, against
s2os20 ~ for tho month last year-fho wing an
Of Sc 096 o. The gro's income for the year
ending Nov So 1852 amounted to s289,5ss 75 previous
year. $21 500 2sincresse SOL 02 49, equal to twenty
seven Per cent
The earnings Of tho Mansfield and Sandusky Railroad
Company in November amounted to 500 SAT a. against
$.Os52 b1 for tina same month last year. increase,
! So 1914 93.
The great increase in the OF coal in the
United States within the past year or two and tbs pros
poet Of a stil greater proportonate Increase for the
failure have public attention to the production OF
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companies have beer actively engaged in getting out the
raw material and many companies have been melted
to sxertsn in placing their mines in working ordor 1t
has beep estimated that the consumption Of coal in this
country from year 1862 to 1862 will BIO at the rate Of
fifteen per cent per Upon this data the cen
SUMPTION in each Of ths next ten years. will DO ~
annexed: