The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-14
MONEY MARK EFT .

SATURDAY, Nov. 13-6 NJ.
me stock market was firm this morning but without
any decided action at the hrtt board Erie S6; Nj
sassuA S3 Canal rights $s25 offered, and $3.50 ssked'
200 shares Of Gary Improvement sold at 1913 and that
price offered for more Long Island touched A. but
ater the board receded to 49, As compared With tho
soeng ssss of the corresponding board OF yesterday
Delaware and Hudscn Canal advanced X Ncsrsgus Tran
slt and PennsylvaDia Coal Co each, * Long Island
Rsilroad u; and Ohio Life and Trust Erie Railroad, and
uris Convertible Bonds of III, sach u. Hudson River
Railroad declined al Cumberland Coal Co., ii and Sto-
nineton Railroad a.
At the second board the market very strong
Money continues very abundant and there is no apps
rent for change in rates at present Ohio 6s
~ improved u; Portsmouth, e; Erie 70; Stonisgton
SssiiBsd% u.
Foreign exchange fr the Arctic closed firm at tho fol-
loving quotations. Bills London, 1l0a 110; Paris,
81 I3s1 . ST. III; Antwerp, 81 Is; Amsterdam Az
ma Hamburg $685. Bremen, 79,<; and Frankfort 4O2S
A4lo.
The receipts the ONCE OF the Treasurer or
New York. this day, amounted to $lo7 SO the pay
nents were $4l0 SIS a. leaving balance hand Of
- SIS $50 IS
The quantity Of certain goods imported day were a.
Iollsws -
Coal ITO chsldrons; Cocoa, IS bags Coffee SOL bags;
Cksee 100 cases. Dyes l59 coohinsal Dyewood
pigs rhubarb capsules 223 bags 33 bbls gum
sspa 100 10 bbls casks gums, 50 boxes casks
cream tartar; Dry Goods 279 pkgs per Roman 12 per
% Charles II per Oder Fish 1855 bbs herring 81 half
bbls had Fruit 200 bbs 3e5 prunes 3a2 bbs
rsntr 5000 orapges Hemp, SO bales Hides 636 hides
IL haes calf sheep and goat shins Iron $50 tons Pig
Marble 43 bocks Metal 1906 lbs bbls old copper 063
bs competition; Oil so pipes 100 baskets olive AZ casks
Knsed oil Paint 20 casks CT bbs red lead 20 bols
nion; Potatoes AGO bush, 10 Casks bbls Plaster
tonf Rags casks 297 bales Rattans 492 bundles She'll
pkgs turtle speter 542 plates Salt 1853 moys Segars
~ German; Spices, 200 mats csssa, $50 bags
pmeno sardines 703 bxs Spirits 30 hhds 105 h hhds
2qs bbs brandy Tea 1893 pkgs wine 12o casks ia
halves qr leo bskts 1874 cases; Window Glass $50
pBgs Wool 27I saoke Wood 92 bundles willow 2i1 pcs
lis legs mahogany; Zinc, 2iO casks A bbls.
Heapaks Railroad Journal Of London, gives the
annexed synopsis Of the railroad systems of Great Britain
and the United States -
TIE great economy in the construction of American
hpee induces to ask whether they have engineers
tractors and lawyers among h.m and If they have what
Of people they THEY anything like of
get chtspy American lend ownera have tho to
ttat national objects, and benefit them ind
vouay and therefore they them by generally
giving their land free Of cost Sharp Americans are
their andow have not yet arrived ~ the Refinement
Meeting imaginary grievances for the purpose Of rob-
hing and pundering great national works At present
that chsik behind Them they must to the old
ana Irof fteo)y civilized country to learn that
Railways made for f3 Go mls and the rails port
ed frou England contrast very curousy with Ines
which cost from 10 to 90 and in some instances
above 60 times q much per mile as for instance
the Back~all does. No wonder that fl0 per
mile per week, will enable them pay 10 per div
dend while of with El90 cannot exceed per
cent and Others much cheaperas for instance Lon
don and North western and Great Western with respect
lively flO0 and go per mile per wetkcan only
ps5 5s aud per cent This IL enigma whose solu-
ton Hes in the cost of construction We admit that the
American railways not constructed they
have homely work and lighter rails aud the E3 900
mile rail says doubtless single lines Sti the small
does all lie here Their railways tnei stations,
their ~orks oil made for business and not for show
America has expensive engineers contractors who
afford to give their partners couple Of hundred
thousand pour ds TO participate in contract and
lawysr receiving f20e00 or 100000 year out Of the
sharebo re- profits for ordinary business No
observed Americans have not reached hat pich Of
refinement yet, sDd hence they can get their Z aud
10 TO 20 cent dividend We however begin
ning to open eyes, Cheaper lines projected and
about to be constructed