The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-08

AONEY MAR K TT.
WEDHEsDAv, Jan. Tsp. n.
1t will b seen By the report Of sales to-day that the
leading railroad stocks have again become quits setvs
There large sales Of Reading Railroad end Harlem
Railroad at the first board at better prices The former
went up u per cent, and the latter Erie Railroad
advanced per cent Hudson River Railroad, a. New
Jersey Zinc declined u per cent Sussex Company, u;
Hudson River Bonds second mortgage, y. Portsmouth
Dry Dock improved per cent from the opening There
transactions to- extent In United States
6s Railroad Bonds were freely offered ct quota
tions The market Is firmly sustained The elements
Of speculation again becoming healthy ana active
and few weeks viii suffice to give them strength enough
to sustain moderate imitation In prices Stocks general
y been depressed for many months One or two of
the leading fances have been subjected to speculative
of considerable imp ortsnce; but there has
been no expansion Throughout the list. We cannot
much longer escape stock excitement in Wall street,
those who hold good stocks purchased at low prices
in position to derive full benefit from any advance
At the second board there change In prices
worth reporting. TAe market closed firm.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port, to-day amounted to $257 2s9 IS payments
sll 6lo 4s-balsnoe, $l7e9l7o s..
There pretty active demand for foreign ex-
change for remittance by the steamer from Boston.
Notwithstanding the good supply of bills the Esrket
drawers were firm. We quote bills London at 10
lo14 per cent premium on Paris 81. Is 81 lSx Am
sterdsm, AK Az Bremen, IS a 7sX Hamburg,
$685. Sbx. The Boston steamer will take out small
amount specie 1t is the impression in the that
he steamer Pacific, from this port for Liverpool
Saturday, the 10th inst will take out upwards Of half
million in specie.
The Court Of Appeals at Albany have confirmed the
judgment Of james G. King, Receiver &C. VS.. the Mer.
chants Exchange Company. The judgment is in the
bends Of the company held Earrings and other foreign
creditors and execution will issue for about $sOo0OO
Only eight of the insurance companies doing business
in this State have complied with the special act Of the
Legislature requiring deposit Of fifty thousand dollars
iy the first of August last and fifty thousand dollar. by
he first Of February next The companies alluded to
as follows viz -
New York Life Insurance and Trust Company 100000
in United States fix per cent stocks.
New York Insurance Company Gee in United States
five per cent stocks.
United States Insurance Company New York $56,50O
in bonds and mortgages
Mutual Insurance Company, New York, 100000 in
bonds and mortgages
Manhattan Insurance Company, New York, 500 500 In
bonds mortgages and $500 in United States six per
cent stocks.
Mutual Insurance Company, New Jersey, $50 COO in
Brooklyn city bonds.
Albion Insurance Company London 800 600 in United
States six per cent stocks.
New England Insurance Company, Boston, 500 600 In
bonds and mortgages.
The Equitable Insurance Company have declared
tem annual dividend Of ten per cent.
The Bank of Utica has declared semiannual divi
dend OF four per cent.
The Cumberland Bank of Allegheny, Md, has de-
1arsd dividend Of Elk per cent the Mineral Bank Eve
per cent free of taxes; the Potomac Insurance Com
rany tf Georgetown, D. c. five per cent; the Frnmens
Insurance Company of Washington, seven per cent
We give in another part Of this days paper the annual
report the Comptroller of the State Of New York Civ
iDg comprehensive account Of the public finances
and expenditures and all the interesting details
d the operation Of the various funds Of the Treasury De-
pertinent. We have not space to analyss the report
ard those interested to the document itself
The imports Of at Boston, for the year 1851
,7So4sl, Of which $62, 7OS old and s1C27s3 sill
The exports 1892 1853, Of which So sos $50
American gold silver and $36 6lS foreign gold
and silver.
The receipts Of the Harlem Railroad Company for the
ronth Of December, 1884, amounted to 81? Isl CO.
agsint S40f70 % for the ding month in $780,
howing an increase in the month Of So $50 49, This
about the average monthly increase during the past
year.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
his port, to day amounted to $40 1872 81 payments
| S14393 22-Bslance, 81, 401,l32 IS
Books Of subscription to the Belvdere ana Delaware
RAILROAD have been opened. Commencing at Bevidsre,
It traverses the counties Of Warren Hunterdon, and
Mercer, along the valley Of the Delaware to Trenton,
here it connects with the railroads for Philadelphia
and New York. It's whole length is sixty two miles and
| ia maximum grade Elk feet to the mile.
According to the monthly statement of the United
states Treasurer the amount to his credit subject to
irbft in the mint and other government repositories,
the 22d Of December 1851 $127s4 92i o. of which
| 0o9,6l2 in Boston; $1,7322lo in New York;
ga $40 in Philadelphia besides S56S4 600 in ths mint
that city, $6s3S2o in the mint at New Orleans. Trans
ftrs had been made to Washington 100000 New Or.
leans, ssOe,cOo; St Lou, $looOoo Norfolk si7e,ooo