The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-01


3 The only item of interest in this statement is the
amount OF revenue from customss 1t will be seen
that there has been an increase compared with the
corresponding month in 1862 Of sxtyseyen per cent
equal to an increase in the aggregate value Of mer
chandise imported OF about seven and half million
OF dollars.
The receipts at the Office OF the Assistant Trea-
surer Of this port, to-day, amounted to sl41 oOO pay
ments, 1895 s6-balauce, s5.376.l67 81.
The North Carolina Copper Company will sell at
auction to-morrow--Tuesday. the let of March-at
IL. o'clock, at the Merchants Exchange, one hun
bred tons Of copper pyrtes of about thirty per cent
in richness. The recen! great and rapid rse in the
market value Of copper will no doubt attract large
number OF purchasers 10 this sale, and prices con-
siieiab!y above offers made will without doubt be
realized. The North Carolina Copper Company has
not been in operation many weeks, and upwards Of
two hundred tons OF similar to that to be sold by
Simeon Draper tomorrow (Tuesday) have been mar
keted. If the product continues at this rate--and
there is no reason in the world why it should not
the dividends of the company must be enormous.
TO tho business Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road much of the present improvement in real estate
has resulted and, should sufficient shipping enter
prise spring up keeping pace with the supplies Of
Western produce brought over the road, the city Of
Baltimore cannot fai 10 become one Of the greatest
commercial depots in the United States. There are
however, very serious complaints agains. the man
agenent Of the road since it has reached Wheel
ing. The trains run iTeguary, and such src the
embarra sments through the pressure Of freight from
tie Ohio that the coal trade from Cumberland, here
tofore profitable, has become almost abandoned,
giving place to more remane.ative transportation
It has been rumored that the railroad company
intend raising the rate of tolls the coal business
but this is not probable, us such instance of bad
faith would involve the company in the very diffi-
Guilty from which they now desire to escape. They
would then be compelled to give to The coal trade
preference very much to the embarrassment of their
more profitable and more valuable freight from the
West The coal business brings with il but little Of
general interest to the mercantile classes Of Baltimore,
while the trade in tobacco -four and grain of all sorts
passing over the road extends general influence
through the whole community. There is also ano-
Their reason why any increase OF the charge for the
transportation Of coal might prove impolitio II
might tend to produce partial suspension Of the
coal business a., at the present low rate at which
Cumberland now sells the profit IS but nominal The
| Cumberland coal was never very popular. and has
recently met with . competitor for public favor in
the Dauphin mines. denominated transition coal
which seems to exclude the former from domestic
uses In Alexandria, where there are thousands o.
tons of Cumberland coal offered, and without sale
at SO Is, Danphin is in demand at. IS Is
the result Of q gradual improvement in the
| quality Of the latter and in the former Of an
increased presence Of slaty snbstance-the one
burning fire. ,lv with bu. little aches the other re
quiring strong draft, and always leaving heavy
resdium. Under thsse difficulties, il is easy TO per
eeye that the coal trade Of the Cumberland district
must become restricted, and may be ruined, Y m,
additional impeaments should DO thrown IN US way
The falling of has already become very serious ana
unless The consumers be tempted with low prices
The Cumbec,and coal companies must be 'acfliced
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