The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


WEDNESDAY August iT-6 I, ~
We have ro.hing particularly important t. re
port in the stock market. The tendency Of prices stu
Continues downward, with about thu usual extent OF
trsnsAstons At the First Board 70 day, Morris Csns
decl;aed y per cent Florence and Ksyport. = New
Haven Railroad, "a Nicaragua Transit - McCuiiock'
j. Cumberland, u Long Island, Hudson River
Railroad !, New York Central Railroad, |. Parker
Vein advanced J. per cent Harlem Railroad, -. ANY
slsht Improvement that may day take place In any
OF the snciss lost the next ard further decline gene.
rally realized great difference between cash prices
and those on time buyers option shows the scarcity of
none, among operators. The European advces by the
steamship America at Halifax, from Liverpool have not
had sery favorable effect markets Before the
oreaIrg the board this morning. stocks generally wore
lower than the board This caused By the caarac
ter OF the foreign At tbs board the bulls made
stroos eoIt and prevented further depreciation. The
intelligence is not at all favorable in financial
mercal point OF view Quotations for staple products
were dropping Consois had declined and rates of dis
count had risen The political accounts continue of the
same Indefinite uncertain nature No progress appears
been made in negotiations and do but
that the matter viii be open question for many weeks
perhaps months Delay and doubt which injurious
trade and commerce. appear TO be the prlcy Of the
Emperor Nicholas and he probably will not bring things
TO q crisis before the opening Of another year.
At the Mining Board the sales were as follows
IS phenix Gold .....ls 200 North Csrolns. 80. Ga
1000 DO, do......,1h 500 Parker Vein ,.... .Th
The recspts at the OF the Assistant Treasurer of
this port to day, amounted to slo9 836 90 payments
So, 56T o8-Bslance, IS Ill, 1874 06.
A public exhibition of the operation of Berian's gold
crushing and amagamstng machine will take place at
the Novelty Works Friday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Several tons of ore from different gold mines. will be
pAsssd through the machine and Ane opportunity will
given for those interested to SEQ the method by which
the orc Is crushed and the gold anA'gamsted.
The Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company sd
vrtsn Coz proposals to transport passengers and
chandise between New York New London, Alyns Point
and Norwich the line to include three steamboats, and
many propsuers the freghtng business may require
TIA Suffolk and fremont Mills of Massachusetts, have
each declared dividend Of 4 per cent
meeting held In Northampton county, Va, en-
the instant for the purpose of aiding in the construc
lion OF railroad along the Eastern Shore peninsula,
rs connect the city of Norfolk BY continuous line of
raIrcais as5 steamboats, with the North and the East
The States Of Virginia and Maryland have grSutsd rail
road charters, sEd It is proposed tina. convention
shall be held at early FAY and 'he cities of Norfolk
Philadelphia the county of Accomac, and the vari
COUNTIES the eastern shore Of Maryland and the
State CT Delaware, invited to attend. correspond
ing committee has been appointed who viii give notice
OF the time and place of holding the convention, and
twenty delegates have been appointed to 1t.
The Mineral Point Railroad Wisconsin is in course
Of construction, by the aid Of stock subscriptions
1875 COO Iowa county bonds, (subscripton) $50 0Oo
FIRST mortgage bonds $S17, o00-tota $6o2 00O-which
Is 00c than the estimated cost of the road
its equipments The Milwaukee Senaei says this new
enterprseThs road taps the very heart of the lead
mines and promises DO Of thu best railroad enter
prises investment, IN the NorthEe 1t is, per-
hap cut of place to cay that the officers Of the
pany enjoy the full condolences Of I'll interested in the
roed NJ. Strong, the President Is Of the earliest
settlers in the State having resided in the lead mines
more than seventeen years and has made the geography
and topography of our State peculiarly his study"
The following table shows tbs quantity OF Of the
principal articles of produce left at tide water the
oonmsocsmsnt Of navigation TO the 14th Of August in.
eaave during the years 1851, III days. 1852 lS6 days.
davs