The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-17

MONDAY, Nay 1916 P. II.
At the opening of the stock market this morning quo
tatons were very unsettled and auctuated
There was not much demand for any Of the leading
fances, and the tendency of prices was the whole
downward Norris Canal fell off x psr cent; Ncarayua
Transit 4; Cumberland, u; Parker Vein, u; Norwich
Worcester III Phoenix Ia; Erie Railroad, -; Canton
Company advanced q per ceut; st. Lawrence Mining
Company, u; New Haven Railroad, X; Long Island, NJ
Michigan Central, "a Harlem "a. The market ia by
means strong, and the disposition generally is to SELL
Money is moderately easy, and that is ALL There is not
supply Of floating capital large enough to give i'm
petus to speculation and the likely to close
with stocks much depressed than at the opening
There little more activity to day in Government,
State, and Railroad bonds, but have variation o
consequence to report in quotations.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
this port to day amounted to $780, 49 "a; payments
$11015S 14-balance, Sc, s89, 691 II.
The sales at the Mining Board to day were as foows-
100 do........bs * 100 n. Carolina s. 81
200 90 An NSins e. "a 1900 200 lsH
100 Middlstn isad Sso * 50 *
The Great Northern Lead Company are now receiving
regular shipments of lead from their mines in st.
Lawrence county, and understand that they will
continue to arrive monthly semi monthly hereafter
The lead is Of first quality, and commands the highest
price in the market. very efficient manager, from
Of the largest mines in Cornwall, England, has
arrived, learn, and undertaken the management
of the mines of this company, that their re-
will be developed with skill and judg.
mept. OF the nature and extent of these resources
we believe there can be doubt. They rich and
abundant In the extreme. Some extraordinary speci
Of ore were received by the Secretary few days
since, which indicate the result that may be expected
when the operations in rapid progress are CON-
pleted and the mines in regular working order.
They be at the Office of the company, No As
Pine street corner Of William.
If the American government and that Of Mexico will
do their duty towards their respective countries and to
the world the Tehuanepec route will be pushed through
without any further delay stop should DO put to idle
negotiations with respect to the sloo and Garay differ
ences and have every to believe such will be
the determination and policy Of both governments Already
has there been too mueh rhng with this subject the
nstgaton Of selfish pretenders. When this line is com
pleed travellers going to California, China and North
Pacific, will reach their destination before those who
take the southery routes will be ready embark
the other side of the continent The road over To-
huanepec will be traversed in six hours and, inasmuch
the points Of starting both than eight
hundred miles north Of those Of the nearest southern
route the advantages incident to journey by the former
may be easily estimated We therefore, look forward as
matter of course, to the time when the latter must
yield to the superior facilities Of the upper northern
route There can be competition Of Importance.
Travel and traffic to and from ports of the South Pacific
WILL of necessity take the most southern transit route
while that destined for ports in the North Pacific will
take the Tehuantepec route
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company have
declared semi annual dividend of four per cent
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value
afS cro IA,
for warehousng and the Withdrawals from warehouses for
the week ending Nay IL in each of the past two years.
MOVEMENTS IN FOREIGN Dry GOODS.
Entered for Co,,suDapior