The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04
FuAHCIAL AND CoMnERCIAL.


FRIDAY, Dsc. 8-6P.M.
There large business transacted the stock
change this morning. bat prices not buoyant and
at the close the market rather heavy At the rst
board, Morris Canal declined u per cent; Long Island
u; Hudson River Railroad ri Nicaragua Transit X
Canton Company advanced AZ per cent; Parker vs'n
Company, ri Edgeworth, u; Dauphs Company ri
New Haven Railroad, X; Panama Railrosd SCRIPT al
Norwich and Worcester At the second board, Canton
Company ana the Parker Coal Company were the most
buovant stocks on the list The former advanced u
cent and the latter ~ per cent with moderate sales OF
eaoh Cumberland Coal Company went up q per cent;
New Jerssy Zinc, u Harlem, al Norwich and Worcester
Y; Erie Railroad, n The sales at the afternoon board
were large and there not such an active dspo
son to buy have observed during the past day or
two There was inquiry for money to-day and
rates have been slightly advanced 1t about time for
Abe Comptroller to make another call for returns from
tho banks Of this State several Of the city insitu
tons are putting their affairs in order In September
the Comptroller called for reports to be made up to day
about three weeks back instead OF ahead Is had been
the rule and the banks fear they caught again
The money market may be little stringent until the
official call Is made.
this port day amounted to $3.50 co. payments $5ol
$3.50 95-balance IS ,2O2,6SS Is.
The earnings of the Hudson River Railroad Company
during the month Of November amounted to $50 Cos 49,
The receipts of the Erie Railroad Company for the
month Of November amounted to S34S,162 IT. against
S20ol20 40 for tho same month in 1S51-showpg in
crease Of $46,74l II.
We have change ito report in foreign exchanges
The thus far has been only moderate for remit
lance by the steamthip Hermann. We quote bills on
London at 10 10l4 per cent premium; Paris ST. 1874
! st. 121S Amsterdam Al a 4lh Bremen 79% 80 ;
Hamburg 365s . 36A.
Tho Citizens Insurance Company has declared semi
annual dividend Of eight per cent The Commercial Fire
Insurance Company eight per cent.
The importatons into this port day, December 3d.
have been as follows
Dry goods SOL pkgs per steamer Europa, $50 per Ad
4837 bars railroad hides 44SS hides ivory SO teeth pea
nuts 1915 bushels 40 bags STEEL as bds vinegar 10
casks; wine, pipes, 2945 baskets; wood 2N logs 272
0rotches, 1872 pieces satin wood
At meeting the direction Of the Phoenix Coal Com
pany, william s. Wetmore. Esq, presiding, Francis
Rider unanimously elected President the resig
nation Of I. Waters This change has been for
time locked for with the hooe that, in change of
officers the company would adopt much more vigorous
system Of policy and in doing 1t is fairly anticipated
that full deveopenent will be be made Of the immense
riches OF the company Mr. Rider proceeds to Western
port Immediately with tho unlimited authority of the
directors having their entire confidence for the purpose
of makDg arrangements for opening the large
Mne Of fourteen feet of very rich and superior coal
tho Phoenix had heretofore this energetic course
their stock instead Of being the lowest would range
among the highest. company, With 20 600 acres Of
valuable mineral land located both sides Of the Po
tomac river and with but nominal Indebtedness pre-
SCENTS anomaly Of extraordinary Their de-
velOpements, however, being now in progress be-
ueve they will have wish them, rich harvest Of
success. better and greater supply Of Cumberland
coal is much desired especially such will be found free
Of slate.
The Vermont and Canada Railroad company have de-
slared dividend of four per cent.
The State Treasurer Of Alabama has published his
port for the fiscal ending the LIST instant Accord
ing to this the receipts Of the treasury $743557
and the expenditures S665 zl5 o. Tho Controllers
port to the date makes the balance in the State
Treasury, on the LIST inst, $75s 113 50.
The present estimated length Of the North Missouri
Railroad is $50 miles total cost 81 100000 The Pacific
IAroat to Kasoe cot down $40 miles, highest estl
mate, S65se000. Of which ST. 500 600 has been SUBJ
seribed The Southwest Missouri road-abous 800 miles
sestimated to cost s6e0ooOo the Iron Mountain road
about 70 miies-1,T5O,O00
The amount Of tolls collected the canals Of this
State in each week Of the past years. AID up
ths 14th of November In each year has been
naked -