The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04
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Mo <DAY, Jan s-6PN.
s., two dsys rest and qui IT, the market opened this
uozn,Ds buoysDt, but not active At the frst board
Morris Canal advanced per cent; Phoenix Coal Com
pAny D Nicaragua II snsit IL; Harlem Railroad X;
Erie I'll LeHg IsAnd, TX; Hudson, -; New Jersey
Line H. At the second board The tendency continued
upward. Fior'snce and Report improved Z per cent
Cumtvisnd Coal y; Pb@nix Coal, Ia; Eric Railroad
Y yhs movement in Phoenix coal is decided and firm
E.s recently advanced quite rapidly but 1t has sssn
ag time before the public and its merits and resources
thoroughly Investigated Under the organisation 1t
VA b steadily developed and the reeut is bkey 10 Be
sueh q Will satisfy ssngune friends There was
small sale to-day OF Parker Vein, at faD prices New
Greek was pretty well maintained There was meeting
to-day Baltimore Of the representative Of the prnc
n soal companies o the Cumberland region to devise
ne&ss bring to market possible ill the coal mined
nnS the opening We have not learned the result
s(tAsr deliberations The Parker VEN Company possess
caaes superior thoee any ether company for getting
H coal away Baltimore sad Alexandra 70 HAstern
snd other pore. Its oonnscticn with the steamship
No. which COOS into operation IN March, between New
Yesk Baltimore and Alexandria, gives IL advantages of
- most Important and valuable charsuter 1t has
guaranty that its coal cannot Accumuste In Ba~ore
Athe railroad The steamers ara houns 70 'sAe
sway this sonpsEys coal Irst and saen' necessary
- uD With Others ether companies nay tor tme %
Ad
me- es.l busp~ss nsxt Ia defined to exceed by
vsrv ar,e per cent that OF any other previous year
s.a tbose who engage in 1t at early date will b in
vositoa to reap the largest prsfts The year has
spsnsa auspciously, and 1t should Be the aim and oh
jet Of sveay to preserve and strengthen present
pssson In the financial world At least If not able to
tsnd and increase it. Everything Is sound and
healthy. We have just closed year Of unsxampled
psoepenty, and We At this moment reason
Why should net realize another equally 50.
The receipts 1t the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
ts pert amounted to s12z 6ss 0 payments $S4 1T
saAsse s2424so4 0s Amount Of interest paid to-day
800 900.
The Building Association Fire Insurance Company
have declared dividend Of Ave per cent This company
commenced business on the Goth Of May last, with
capital Of $3.50 COO After paying this dividend thsre
viii be handsome surplus In hand. This is evidence
adieious management and highly creditable those
connected with the administration Of its Affairs
The Merchants Bank has declared 4 dividend Of four
Dss cent the Ocean Bank four per cent the Irving
BaAh three and half per cent Hanover Insurance Com
pasy eight per cent
The Expectations into this port today Jan. s. have
Bssr-89l casks. Buttsr-s3s arkils. Barilla-5,s0e
stas. coaes-459e bsg. Dyss-425 bsss sutoh; l1
A1oS pigs per steamer Gasgow 800 per PaoAe 9S0pr
Us,nin; n Per ship Southampton. Prat-22 900
s; $50 orsnges 40 trails Almonds loo pinsapplss
hess 100 eases sls4 boxes 1900 half do 900 qrs 50
ha8s raisins. Honsy-l4hhds % tisfcss bbls Hides
Ala bars, l4e tons pig Moassss-ael hhds, .src.s,
Nh oa-ss gSnsas0nS insssd oil sod e.sks
:s sss: Is ss
81 s s:1:' u ss s,
ssaas.
,nt,,tas shsuId bear In mind that the sale Of bonds
hsnsA BY the Maysvills and Lexington Railroad Csa
pa.y Anosntiz $500 &C., will take place the Ms
shsa6' Ezshsngs Thursday, the 0th inst, 1t half
Dast twelve O'Clock These bonds must be good svsst
Asat They are secured by . mortgage on property
costing upwards Of million and half OF dollars
atg Il sixty miles Of railroad, depot grounds
bR1ahgs SO This mortgage s held In trust for the
bsnent Of boAdhoders The bonds bear six per cent in
iss and in Of 81 0co, with coupons attached
payable semi annually, in this city.
This railroad is Of the most Important in the
Wsse&1 country At Lexington 1t meets Hns In opera
- Lsuisvie, and line In the Of coustrue-
I'm - Daavis The Louisville line running to Bow.
- Green thence diverging to Nashville and Memphis
90 thus connecting with the entire system Of Southern
vays, about being placed under contract. The
ssnsaon Of the Danvle line into Tennessee and also 10
esssct the Louisville and Nsshvs line, thus forming
- NEST direct and practicable route from that region
- heavy amount OF individual subscriptions already
aade At the Msysyils extremity Of the road short
nh through HBsborough to Columbus will unite il
v1A the entire North. and the Maysvle and Big Sandy
safkcad connecting IT Portsmouth with the Ssota ..d
1eskins Valley Railroad and throughout With the Bat
and Ohio Railroad and Also with the PsnAsyvana
osatsa and at the mouth Of the Big Sandy with the
Virginia Central Line sstabh hes the cheapest spec Hest
"a most direct connections with the Atlantis elites
- taxable property q the counties through vhah this
rod shown by the books Of the nssioners
u Tax, for the year 1851, amounts to the sum Of
SlAo92 0lo and this Is only about two thids Of its
Aual marketable value The assessed value Of the
~ contiguous to the road, and vAch must nssss-
sasy be tributary it, from their local pcston and de-
De1dsnes, IL s1e2 es2.s16
The annexed statemsn, exhibits the quantity and
value Of certain articles other than dry goods ported
so this port during the week ending and inclsding Fri
~, Dec 81, 1862
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