The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-22
/, FMAMCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


THURSDAY July 2l-6P.M.
rhsrs wAs more &C ivy to day among the leading fam
ees. New Jersey Zine, Florence Plank Road, Cunber-
land, Parker Vein and Eie were the fsvores Of opera
tors, and transactions made to some extent Prices
were, however, much unsettled, aud the market was
fsversh and fuctuating. At the 6rst board Crystal
Palace went up per cent; New Jersey Zinc, ~ Nicara
qua, 81 Parker vein ~ Erie Railroad, ~ stoniDgton,
u. Florence and Keyport PaDk Road declined 4 psr
cent; Sixth Avenue Railroad. ~ Cumberland Coal Il.
Dolly Hide Copper stock sold az on per cent variety
of local bank stocks sold in small LOTS railroad
bonds continue quiet there appearing anxiety tao
part Of holders to sell.
At the Minag Board there was more business than
usual. We quote the following Gales
4o iss eassr conns, 200 coRrsa GIN Co.,
100 NcCullock Gold 100 ~ 100 Ulster Lead b30 2ss
At tho close, for Phoenix Gold l26 bid TX asked; Ma
nassas Copper, ~ bid, asked Mineral Coal OK bid
~ asked Potomac Copper, bid, TX asked Middle
town Lead, IN bid, ~ asked; North Carolna Copper
sA bid, asked; McCullock Gold, IN bid ~ asked
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to day, amounted to sa4s 2Io 49, payments
s7bslance 81 $50 696 80 The above recsipts
wore entirely from duties aud it is the largest
ever received in day at the Custom House Of this
port This sum is equal to the average monthly receipts
At the Custom House of either 30 or Phila phta
10 nave given this large revenue from duties the Of
dutiable goods entered have been nearly two mil
lions Of dollars.
At auction to day, Mr.. Simeon Draper sold the atty
tons copper from the Dolly Hide Mine at 81 10
every one per cent ton of copper The richness
RACES thirty cent This SALE therefore, brings Sal
Per ton Of ore 1t is deliverable at Baltimore favorable
point fer the company
Tho Comptroller has postponed the time for the sale of
the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad until the 18th day of
September next.
The Reading Railroad Company have made dividend o.
three and half per cent the preferred stock Of the
company, and Of three per cent the stock,
payable on and after the Sd Of August
b The capital stock of the New York and Harlem Rail
road Ccmpan, enlarged ffy per cent since
the payment of dividends stated by Of
Contemporaries Upon the receipts Of 1S49 s39 0o0
tho company paid the first dividend At the rate OF four
Per cent per annum, in the February folio wing The
road was then complete to Dover, eighty miles, The
stock Of the then stsod 81 500 900 of preferred
stock and 33 SEQ 600 Of old stock making the ygregae
900 Of capital stock and debt of about ST. 600
making the capital stock and debt about 600 then
the company declared it to be four per cent stock
Subsequently the company determined to carry the road
to Chatham -Four Corners, to complete the connection
with Albany and for that purpose issued extension cer
tncatss to the amount Of 50 100000 million of
which has been converted into stock and the other mil
on has not been converted and will be converted at
the present market value, in view Of the present pros
perity Of the road from Dover to Chatham, and
that they receive per cent 1t is not therefore,
very likely that they will give that up for stock
at four per cent, when they receiving seven The
stock has been increased only 81 00O which but
twenty per cent the capital stock and is now
goo, nstead Of S. 900 900 in 1S49 upon which
dividends paid. Now let the increase on the
income Of the road, as compared with this small in
crease OF capital in 1S49 They WERE for the first six
months Of lS49 $19l against S46l 1898 for the st
six months Of 1853 which is increase in the income
derived from the road Of nearly two hundred per cent
while the increased capital stock Of the company
been twenty cent to say nothog Of tho surplus
receipts accommodating and increasing from year year
during that period. The directors of this cempany
ought ard have the ability, derived from the income
this road to place the entire capital stock Of this com
panJ co., the footing Of eight per cent
stock.
The following report Of D. D. Owen, Esq United State
teooat Of The anal sis of the Parker Vein Coal from
the mres OF the Parker Vein Company Georges Creek
Valley, Maryland will be read with interest by those
owning stock in this company, in any way connected
with GOAL companies In that section Of the Cumberland
PARKER VEIN Coal COMPANY.
result OF my anay sis OF the Parker Vein coal,
from the main Il foot bed its the east side
Of Georges Creek Valley, gave
No l. Parker Coal No. 2 Cleary Coal
IA foot bed Q foot bed
moisture ...:.......... OO4 900