The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-19
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WEDNESDAY, August 1876 P. II.
The stock market this morning in very unsettled
state Quotations for Of the fances up, and
for others down. The movement was not Of decided
character either way At the First Board Nicaragua ad
vanced Z per cent; Florence and Ksyport, al Ulster
Mining Company, x; st. Lawrence, u. Cumberland
Coal Company opened ct advance Of per cent, and
at the close it had reached ss per cent Stonington Il
New Haven Railroad x; Northern Indiana Railroad l.
Erie Railroad declined 4 per cent; Harlem Al Read
ing Railroad, u; Michigan Central q. 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 it is selling
for The market is tending upward, and the feeling
favorable for important rise. At the Second Board
there was an active demand fer all the leading ftoc and
an advance was in several instances realized Cumber
land Coal Company went up u per cent; New Haven
Railroad. ii Erie Railroad. Al Stoningon, III. There
small lot of Phoenix Coal Company stock sold this
afternoon at 10 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 its coal.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer of
this port, to-day, amounted to S179 1872 So payments
S33, $40 OIL balance, Sc. S77, 1856 TO-
The steamship Niagara, from Boston, to-day-Wednes
day-for Liverpool carried out $2S7 600 in specie Of
which $3.50 COO American gold The steamship Pa
cfc from this port Saturday next for liverpool win
take out upwards Of half million, in specie.
The earnings Of tho Rochester Lockport and Niagara
Falls Railroad Company, during the month Of July, he
first month Of its operation) amounted to S26S31, of
which 500 453 for passengers The freight and mail
earnings we're only for week.
The books Of subscription for the remainder Of the stock
Of the New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steam
ship Company dhe Collins ne) will be opened on 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 $8oo0O0 three
per cent stock redeemabe in twenty years. to pay the
creditors OF Texas This is about the amount Of debt
for which the United States deemed to be held repon
ble-about that being loaned 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 has scaledn that the creditors will not
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 Lehgh Coal and Navigation Company have notified
the holders Of the past due mortgage loan that 1t 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 common loans at liberty to do any time
before the said LIST OF September by sureHderng old for
certificates.
The annexed statement exhibits the amount of tolls
collected the canals Of this State during the second
week August and for the In each Of the past
seven years