The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


MONEY MARK EFT.
MoNpAY Jan. lis L. NJ.
Tire market opened firm and active this morning.
Purchasers on time, buyers option. composed the
bulk Of operators. At the first board to-day, Morris
Canal advanced per cent Cary Improvement Com
pany l. Long Island /. Ph9nix Coal Company 2,
Parker Vein 2, Pennsylvania Coal Company q Sto-
nington l. Cumberland l. Canton Company de.
1lned per cent At the second board Iennsyya.
MIA Coal went up per cent, Long Island It. Mica
rsgua fell of per cent; Erie Railroad l. Stonngton
t. sixth Avenue Railroad !. The bears in Phoenix
Coal Company have made two or three attempts TO
break down that stock, by offering at seller six and
twelve months small lots at prices five and ten per
cent below those ruling for cash. This is frequently
resorted to during rising market but il is too trans
parent to deceive holders. 1t will be seen by the
table Of sales to-day that all the coal stocks in
The ascendancy. There was an active demand for
each, and at the close they were firm at our quota
tons. We notice sales Of ST. Lawrence Mining Com
pany at advance Of II per cent previous trans
actions. Since the recent election OF board Of
trustees, there has been growing demand for this
stock, and many who sold at low prices during the
Encouragement of the old board, anxious to get
in again. The trustees progressing thoroughly
in their Investigations, and will be able in few days
10 present to the stockholders had Of state
ment.
The receipts az the office OF the Assistant Treas
urer OF this port to-day, amounted to 500 All rs;
payments, $50, $50 3s--balanse balance, s2.SSl-
0l5 ".
The decline in rates for sterling exchange will
prevent any further shipment OF specie for the
present. Thus far demand for exchange for re-
miitance by the steamer on Wednesday, has been
limited, and drawers have let quotations down con
siderably. We now quote bills on London at q 81
per cent premium; on Paris at 81. Is Sc 1885, Am
sterdam All a Az; Bremen, 1si 30; Hamburg
36s . 363.
Arrangements have been made to place the Mer
chants,an Mechanics Bank Of Osvego on . solid
footing, by placing more securities in the Bank De
partment. Its notes quoted at one per cent dis
count; and it is expected that in few days they win
be quoted at the same rate rs other State money
II il also probable that the Farmers Bank Of
Onondaga will take the same course
The Rome and Waterloo Railroad Company have
declared semiannual dividend OF five per cent;
the Cleveland and Xenia Railroad, five per cent; the
Caena and Chicago Railroad, first aud second dsi-
sions eight per cent.
The importations into this port to-day-.Iaa IL
haye been as follows -
Cosi-o00 tons nry Goods ssl packages per steamer
Arabia COL do, per ship America Drag-A ca ks soda
ash l, cases opium. Iron-s5 bars railroad iron e53i
bars 1850 bundles hoop 100 tons pig 765 plates Leather
Ia casks skivers packages leather Sait-o5o sacks
Steel-3S7 bundles, 30 cases. secd-lSOb bags Tn-2 63
boxes tin plates. Wool-a0 bales woolien waste.
The Philadelphia Gazette gives the following ex-
panstion OF the reported deiacaon in the Office Of
the Reading Railrcad Company
For several days past rumors have been IN circu-
tatou to the effect that an officer in the service OF
the Reading Railroad Company had proved de-
faulter to very large amount, and IN some cases
the department ia which he was alleged TO be en-
gagged has been particularly stated. These rumors
entirely without foundation Ii is true that an
individual who had been employed as an agent in
the management Of come real estate in which the
company had partial interest. growing out of
claim for debt, embezzled portion OF the funds
which passed through his hands but the amount
has been greatly exaggerated and it is expected that
n large portion Of il will be refunded We have au
shortly for saving that all the gentlemen who occupy
situations connected with the company. both in the
parent and auxiliary Offices. ENJOY, as they have
merited the confidence Of their employers. and that
any imputations on their integrity are alike unde-
served and cruel.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity aud
value of certain articles exported from this port dur
ing the week ending and including Saturday. Jan.
Is distinguishing the destination and extent OF ship
meats 70 each place -
CosMsrcs or r1fr roRr or NV Yoes-wsysIr EXPORTS.
LONDON.
Quou'. raiuc. Qsam Value.
Hour bbis 5ss3 SIS $50 Wheat, bush 8 5l7 Sll 10
n stores lois 86lo slaves ...... 10 900 600
Indigo, cases A 5000 qoyerseedtcs IS 1000