The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08

abundant, the Improvement In the market value has
been maintained. We may be wrong In our con-
lectures, but the tendency 10 decidedly upward.
Nicaragua does not vary much from day to day, and
the purchases time, buyers option, comprise the
bulk Of the transactions. This looks AZ though .
strong party was making for an upward movement.
and the irmness OF prices strengthens the opinion.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
of this port to-day, amounted to sl53 9l5 $751; pay.
ments, $7026l l2-basnce, 81, 437, 9l3 ca.
The gross earnings Of the New Haven Railroad Com
pany for the month of March, 1868, amounted to
$50 $50 A. against 500 2s2 60, for the same month
in 1862, and $4s,5ll &C in March, 1851. Earnings
in the first three months of 1862 $16l 1872 40 same
time in 1852, sl60,0O7 "a.
Mr.. S. Diapers regular weekly sale Of stocks will
take place at the Merchants Exchange, tomorrow.
(Friday) afternoon at half past II O'Clock. Among
the stocks to be offered are bonds OF the Hudson
River Railroad and shares of the New York and
California Steamship Co., Chemical and Market
banks, and Farmers Bank of Kentucky; Hudson
River, Panama, New Jersey, and Junction railroads,
and Republic and Washington insurance companies
For the purpose of facilitating the transportation
of silver from extreme sections of the Union to the
Mint, Messrs. Adams l. Co. have issued the follow
ing circular to cashiers of banks -
To The CAsHR or
We send you copy of circular" issued by tho Mint
OF the United States.
The price offered for silver is If the coin be frac
ton over per cent premium ON American and about
per cent ON Mexican dollars.
The great demand for change renders 1t desirable that
you should forward the silver for any amount you may
wish to obtain, at the earliest moment.
We respectfully suggest that you express
medium for making the exchanges. Parties residing at
points not reached by express forward silver to
inform by mail what line they forward by and also
designating by whom they wish TO return the coin.
remuneration Should wish gold dollars, we can
obtain them for you as fast as they are coined,
The denomination OF coins that viii be first issued
quarters, dimes, and half Dimes
1t appears, by official reports, that in the COM
merce of Shanghae, China American tonnage
ceeds that of any other nation. The number Of
British vessels entered during the year 1862 was
lO2, with tonnage of 49, 700; while the American
vessels entered were II, with tonnage Of 40 365.
The total was 76,9OO tons, and the vessels 1877,
there being, besides American and English, French,
Danish, Hamburg, Spanish, and Dutch The tea
exported from the port. during 1862, amounted to
1886 900 pounds.
The first report Of the Erie and Northeast Railroad
Company gives the annexed exhibit Of its financial
condition, earnings, &C., on and up to the LIST of
January, 1853 =
ERn AND NORTHEAST RAILROAD.
Capital stock Of the company taken and paid 600
To which It Is estimated It win be necessary to
add, for additional rolling stock extension Of
depot buildings, etc. lSooO
Making cost Of the road and fixtures complete
This sum, 1t is confidently expected IL the extent it
win be necessary invest in the until another track
Is wanted. The bridges are constructed for double
track and for the balance Of the line double track will
cos q he atruc-
The Board estimate the receipts from the LIST Jan.
uary to the LIST July, 1853, at......... $66.000
To which add balance on hand. ........,..... $3.50
Making total Of. ............ ........ soa, $50
The expenses for repairs and supervision during
the same time estimated at.............. 1000
Leaving available the LIST Of July next. .$S4 $50
Little more than sufficient to pay the per cent inter
est on the $50 600 Of anticipated Indebtedness and
cent dividend on the stock
The gross earnings Of this Company from July l,
1852, to January !. 1862 amounted to $3l,ll9.
There have been charged toexpense account the past
six months for repairs supervision, work about
stations and ballasting, $2a,ss9, Of which about
$4,000 are chargeable to the two last items, and
might with propriety have been charged to the con-
struction account, thus making the net earnings for
the past six months $2O,4sO sufficient to have paid
three per cent dividend on the stock. The Board,
however thought better not to increase the ndebt
dness Of the Company on account Of the above
work, believing that the receipts for the next six
months (ncluding. SO $50 hand after paying the
interest on the indebtedness Of the Company up to
the LIST Of July, 1852 will be sufficient to pay at
least eight per cent dividend during the year COM
mencing the lst Of July last exclusive Of the amount
appropriated as above making the net earnings for
the year commencing the LIST Of January last II per
cont Thia rnault when ia c0nedered that fsvc
months Of this time the road had no connection west
with strong competition on the Lake, demonstrates
that under the most unavorable circumstances, this
road win pay largo dividends.
The monthly earnings Of this road, from January
lst to April LIST, 1853, has been as follows -
January Passengers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ss,462 40
EregnI.. :...................... 9,l44 -
Express mails, ac................ 745 30
sle,s62 05
Freight....,.;; .................... 1870 81
Express mails. so7 So
sls,ss7 %
March Passengers. ........... 1924 81
So, ga 81
This road is only twenty miles in length, and is of
the wide gauge. The increase Of receipts monthly
1t will be observed, is very large.
The Canadian government, having abandoned the
threatened policy Of retaliation, now proposes re-
duction of duties entering largely into the provincial
revenue, and q Encouragement Of the canal tolls
with the view of Offering bonus on navigation via
the st. Lawrence. 1t is proposed to allow goods
going upwards, through the st. Lawrence canals, to
pass the Weland Canal free, and to allow goods
downwards, passing the Welland Canal, to 20
through the st. Lawrence free. The duties on re