The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-10
CONF ERCIAL AFFAIRS


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MONEY MARKET.
MONDAY, August &C r. NJ.
The stock market opened very buoyant this morning
Transactions were large, and disposition exhibited
to put up of the railroad stocks which have lately
been somewhat neglected At the first board to-day,
Erie Railroad went up q per cent Harlem, p Read
ing Railroad x Norwich and Worcester, u Nicara
qua, Canton Company, TX; Montgomery Mining, u F.;
Pennsylvania Coal Company, IL Long Island, Utica
and Schenectady y Erie Bonds, 1871 y Erie Income
Bonds, u North American Trust, 1. Hudson Rail-
road declined ~ per cent Dauphin Coal Company, ~
At the second board, Morris Canal advanced per
North American Trust, Erie Income Bonds u ;
Nicaragua. u Canton Company u Hudson Railroad
a Erie Railroad, u Harlem, u. The market closed
firm at quotations. with active demand for stocks
generally. 1t is our impression that the movement will
be steadily forward and that prices considerably above
those current will rule at the end Of another
two. We shall have another arrival of gold dust from
California In few days The steamer Of the 18th Of
July, from San Francisco 1t is estimated would bring
down nearly two millions of dust This addition to our
supply would have favorable effect the expectations
lately have been limited The steamer from this port
Liverpool, Wednesday, will take out about half mil
lion of dollars.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer of
1856 76-balance, $4,675778 50.
receipts of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
July amounted to SIP ST. against S6956 81 for the
game month last ycarncrease $4322 SIS. OF the earn
ings for the month this year. 25 passen
gers, and s27 100 q from freight.
The receipts the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad for
the month Of July $25 and for the six months
Of the year. u.s. since the opening of the road one
year ago e90 number of passengers carried since
the first of January last $780, total number carried
since the opening of the road $685. The road was
opened from Pttsburg to New Brighton twenty EIGHT
miles, the LIST of August last year. to Enon Valley Pa
lestne and Salem, during the fall MONTHS and to ALI
ance eighty miles in January last and to Masslon
one hundred and eight miles, early in March further
extension of the road to the town of Wooster the county
seat OF Wayne county viii be celebrated next week.
TIE total tax levied in the State of Illinois 1852
$s36S32 05, for the following purposes For paying the
extraordinary expenses interest the school fund SC
$50 So for paying the State debt, 1915 445 20; for
paying the interest the State debt $2O6709 CT In
Hospital tax, $44,151 IS Blind Asylum tax $685.
se4 s6-Total tax 1886 S32 05 The population of the
State at the last S514o that the tax is at
the rate Of fraction less than dollar to each nhabi
tsnt.
The annual report Of the Eastern Railroad Company
gives the amount charged to construction and property
accounts at SO 500 Clan increase of S426 2
last year, arising mainly from the purchase of majority
Of the stock of the South Reading and Saugus Branch
Reads and equipment for the former Essex Railroad
also for the completion Of the subscription the Grand
junction and Depot Co., and for lands for entrance into
Bostonproper The liabilities exclusive of capital stock d.
bends and income account to the State
Sits S5ooo00 notes $3.50 2G trucage
$500 S5tota 81 377 977 %. The income for the year
ON the road S46j725 49, working expenses S2l5 374
"a income from property 500 24s IT, surplus Of former
years 500 53 3d. Total receipts after deductng expenses
S235 $50 So from which has been paid dividends
go; interest $50 5Sl At renewals and damages ois oe
ayng surplus pcom cof $500 SO In accordance with
vote Of the stockholders the directors have taken
to extend the road directly Boston proper with
out the Intervention of ferry branch has been sur
yeyed from the Eastern Railroad in Chelsea to point
ointersection with the Grand Junction Railroad and
the work has been commenced in Chelsea. Land for a
depot and station houses in Boston has been partly nego
tiaed for and is believed the whole work may be COM
pted before the return Of another annual meeting The
number of passengers carried the road during the
004 9o1 and the gratifying statement is made
that not the slightest injury has resulted to any
The official returns Of the trade and navigation of
France with her colonies and foreign countries during
the rst six months Of the present year. have just been
published the results Of which, compared with the
same period in the previous year, very favorable
Thus the total duties received upon mpertations have
been 60 COZ s64f in 1851 they amounted to 5655 61f
and in 1850 to 643f The receipts for the first six
months of this year. therefore, show excess Of 1434
so3f the corresponding period of 1851 and of H.
AL 321 that Of 1850 very large ncrease is shown
nthe importation of the various materials used for
featuring purposes such cotton WOOL silk indigo
cochineal dyowoods whale oil copper znc and nitrate
Of Soda In colonias there has also been very large
increase In the imports Of coffee and sugar 3oh Of
nal and foreign growth The principal decrease Is shown
in Lead nitrate Of potas and olive oil. The import Of
linen thread and linens has been about the same as last
year In regard to exports the returns afford evidence
Of increased foreign trade which Is principally shown
In the articles for which France has always found
tensve demand abroad-such Wines brandy, SOAP
printed cottons linens hides leather books engavings
porcelain, and glass In the export Of grains wooen
yarn and haberdashery there is compared with 1851
slight falling off also in silks, plain caicees and
silk manufactures but the only important decrease is in
the export ef refined sugar which has been very mach
below that Of previous years.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and va
lue Of merchandise exported from this port during the
week ending the 18th inst, inclusive distinguishing the
destination and extent Of shipments to each place.
COMMENCE PoRT YORK. WEEKLY EXPORTS.