The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
nj ON Z Y MARK e r.

MONEY MARKET.
THURSDAY, Dec. 23-6P.M.
There was considerable activity in the stock the
Harlem Railroad Company to day, and prices ducuated
to some extent There is evidently determination
the part Of sellers to bear down prices but far they
have not succeeded very we'll In other stocks the
sections limited but prices generally ruled lower
than at the close yesterday The two great
fances, Canton and Long Island down to day very
fast The former closed at decline Of III per cent and
the latter at decline Of three per cent The lions
in each were not large end holders were doubt appre
hensive of the effect Of putting much stock on the
market Any with the most moderate experience in
Wall street might have known that this result was sure
to be realized When the improvement going on 50
rapidly predicted that 1t could not be sustained and
advised outsiders to let both fsnces touch
them in any way, and it appears that those who
followed our advice have not at least lost anything
The Philadelphia purchasers Of Long Island and
the Baltimore purchasers OF Canton, have pro.
badly got more stock than they can get rid
Of at anything like present prices. In the event Of
any quantity Of stock being forced out fall Of twenty
per cent in each would not be extraordinary Crystal
Palace sed to day at 145 per cent In other stocks the
variations have been foows:-N J. Zinc declined "a
per cent Cumberland Coal "a; Nicaragua Transit, q;
Erie Railroad u; Morris Canal a; Hudson Railroad y
Parker Coal Company advanced per cent. At the
second board better feeling prevailed and active
demand existed with higher prices in all the leading
stocks Morris Canal went up 4 PSF cent? New Creek
Coal al n. J. Zinc -; Cumberland Coal Company, Il;
Nicaragua Transit 3G Erie Railroad, H.
There has been inquiry for stock Of the Edge
worth Land Company within the past few days. There
Is awde margin for improvement In his stock it having
been for me tme past much depressed year two
ago. it sold at IL per cent since which payment Of
So ,hare has been made and the market price ca
per cent. The company have made extensive improve
mens in its property which is favorably located
any in the vicinity Of Boston for residences Several
projects have been started since the and
great efests have been made to attract public attention
Speculation in some Of them has been active
and prices have been largely inflated, while the
Edgeworth, which Is worth much or perhaps
than any of them has until lately been almost
urey neglected All the coal stocks closed firm with
upward tendency 1t is reported that movement in
Morris Canal is in contemplation, which, carried out
will 1t is expected carry prizes above any point touched
during the past year. We believe the arrangement sri
gipates In Philadelphia
The ,csip at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to day amounte to SsSo30 payments s329
173 49, balance 9027tS o. 1t is many months since
the balance in the treasury below three millions of
dollars.
The Groeers Bank has declared semi annua dividend
Company, Elk per cent; the Lexington aud West Cam
bridge Railroad and the stonington Branch Railroad
each three per cent
The steamship Niagara, from Boston for Liverpool
yesterday carried out thirty Eve thousand dollars in
American gold
The accumulation Of freight at Ogdensburg is enor.
NOUS enough to furnish business for the raro ad all
the winter The Burlington aud Central Railroads can
take the freight Off fast it arrives at Rouse's
Point the ogdensburg road The aggregate freghts
Of the ogdersburg road for the will be cqua!
100000 bbls -four and 200 900 bushels grain.
The Cumberland Journal says.-"The amount Of coal
sent from this region during the week ending satur-
day the 11th was ss41 tons. The weather indicates
that the navigation Of the canal is about to close al
though for the week ending yesterday thirteen
boats left here with coal Last year navigation closed
the l4th of December; this year it will be somewhat
later but ice is forming in the canal basins aud IL
the weather does not moderate the will SOON close
The demsnd Tor coal continues unabatsd."
BY the following advertisement published in the Lon
don Times Of November 9th it appears that the conro
versy relative to Colonel Fremonts California lands has
been smicably arranged
MARIposas Estate Il the undersigned Thomas Denny
Sargent do hereby notify to all whom 1t may concern
that ell matters In dispute between Colonel John Charles
Fremont and myself In reference to the above mentioned
estate have been entirely settled That hsve received
from the said John G. Fremont the Of s25 OoO
which paid ny 10 Colonel Benton on account OF
the purchase That have consented TO the bill filed by
in the court Of chancey against the said John Charles
Fremont for the completion Of the sale OF such estate
bcirg dismissed and ,hst all right whstsver
to the said estate and Gil csIcs whatever against the
raid John Charles Fremont against the said Colonel
Thomas Benton, In respect thereof Dated the 2lth
day OF Novemben 1852. THOS. DENNY SARGENT
The County Court of Davidson county Tennessee have
authorized vote Of the citizens OF the county to be
taken, the 18th Of Janusry the question Of sub
scribing the following sums 10 the different roads
now contemplated, viz TO tbs Northwestern road
5000 COO Nashville and Henderson road $500 oOo Nash
vile and Alabama road s2eo co., and 70 the Nashville and
ly jointly The proposition IL 10 Issue bonds Of the
county payable in twenty bearing interest at six
per cent payable in three instalmens The interest
the bonds is to be paid By county tax, which tar will
continue until the profits Of the roads enable them
Payit.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that the Auditor OF the
State Of Ohio has notified the private bankers Of that
city that their returns made to the ASSESSORS for tasa-
ton not correct by his Interpretation Of the law,
they plsced in the catsgsy chartered banks
and ere therefore, entitled to make deductions pr
dAtor sssessed a. follews-
Citizens, Bank 100000; Ellie Morton 1900 900;
T. g. Goodman Co., $500 Oco; Peoples Bank, $4,000;
and the remaining principal heuscs, $4,000 each.
The largest amount returned by the above houses
We believe s75 900 or $4,000 and from this varied
to $40 000 The difference In their taxes therefore,
would be large item. The legality Of the Auditors 6e
sisien win he eontesed and lawyers have already beeu