The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-17
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
N ON l. Y M A IL * T. r.

MONDAY, Feb 16-6P. NJ.
Tic stock market opened and closed heavy today.
At the first board Reading Railroad declined \, per
cent Eric Railroad *; Harlem, Il; Hudson River
Railroad ~ Erie Convertihles 1871 "a. There was
pretty general dispoon to sell and at the close the
tendency downward 1t Is the prevailing impressions
that before tie lapse Of msny wceks shall have .
stringent money market. All the indications point to
such result ard should not be surprised monsy
very valuable before the middle OF March Erie Rail
read destined to touch prices considerably below
ruling The corner In Reading Rslrosd has broken
down, and those who get cut 1rs. will be amorg tho
lucky MorIin Canal he, come upon tho market In
lsrger quantities than usual at lower prioes Harlem
very much d,preftei 70 day Theirs IT, we learn
considerable disappointment. felt by the friends OF this
company at the !resut Of The traffic operations OF thu
road stree this line war opened through to Albany
What their calculation, not informed bus
II !. impossible 70 toll from months operation Of any
rilrcad what amount Of business IL viii ultimately COM
mand
The receipts at the OFF Of IA. Assistant Treasurer o,
this port, to-day amounted to ssS ogI ooi payments
s16at7e s2;--balsuce, Sc 26o,s53 GO.
The amount Of deposits Ia tne United States Mint,
PbiIsdtpbiR during the week ending tho I4th inst
sli2soc coinage tG9es75; payments si9st3o so. Ths
coinage Of gold since the Let Of January 1861 including
the above s5sGi 500; and OF silver s2es26 total
s6Salte2 Tho dspcsits for the tine wers-gold
s66S2,tooi silver, So COO i-totai f5,7o4,5oo.
The Cumberland (Hd) Miners Journal says that tho
lee in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Is rapidly dissr
pearrg and that the coal companies In Aegsny county
are prepared operations on an enlarged scale In
tho spring The BaItinore and Ohio Railroad Company
IL also states will enter into the coal business to much
greater extent this year Tbs Js-anG in referring t.
the latter company, tags
Connecting nov, - II doss with tbs splendid coal
properties In the WestrpoT reeisn soon 10 be con.
nected, by the Homecoming Rsrosd with those in ths
Georges Greek Valley the railway az the Phepx I'M,
pary which will be ready FOR in tho course of a fes
weeks 1t destined TO beaT q baltimore aud the Es,srs
markets large thtre 81 coal from the Cumberland
region Tie arrangements o. thu company for the de-
feiopeufnt az cur mineral wealth characterized hy
tho utmost lihtrsty aud cannot fail TO be
| 81 the coal oonIa q this county.
According 10 the last annual statcms OF the aenor
Mutual Insurance Company, 1t sppoars that the nst
earned premiums fgr tie past year sd 20 S3j5GsJ
H. and tho Losses snd expsnss 70 s3663l2 "a The pro-
on o. the yeGr sle24 30 making with the proats Of
previous Year, s23a COZ 90 The assets OF the COMPANY
$40 $40 81 q whiob tIeosoS 70 are Ia bills rscoiv
able and The principal part q tbs remainder Ia invested
~ United statse ard New York STATE stoss. and bond,
add mortgages The company Will hereafter dsoontnus
taking Ere risas oonlnlng thsr business to msrns AMI
INLAND ihoursnos. new subscription Of notes In adj
yanooof puriums Is IN progress by which t expected
t. add two huudtsd thoueand dollars 10 the available
peans u tho company, Interest on the outstanding