The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-26


Brig Nebo Para, specie. $2I, 900 90
Bark r s Casanova, Puerto oabelo, do. IS os5 %
81 p Carolina, Sumatra Spanish dollars. 81 500 90
Steamer Atlantic, Liverpool gold coin 900 90 90
solo bars..... b5S, 9I0 "a
Total Dec H. to Dso A................ $40, eos "a
Previously ported .............. 25, 76l OIL 81
Total for 1853 .$2a, 3s2777 Sc
The Tradesmsns Bank has declared dividend Of three
dollars per share the Hanover Fire Insurance Company
. sen i-annual dividend Of eight per cent. The Rome
Exchange Bank and the Fort stAnwx Bank Of Rome will
each pay . dividend Of Eve per cent, the frst Of
January, and the Bank Of Rome similar dividend the
lst Of February.
The Albany Register gives abstract Of the receipts 1t
tide water Of articles Of commerce. during the of
1862 which amounted in value to $50 sos In 1852
the value Was s34 &c., Tho above statement shows
increased valuation Of ss2a2443 The articles that
show decreased valuation those Of OATS beef and
GERM four with decreased receipt Of 42s bbs yet
shows increased valuation of 81, S7o,29o.
The total value Of the foreign exports from Baltimore
for the week ending Thursday the 22d inst, was
$751; 266 The export Of brsscstus for the week has
been large comprising 2s 435 barrels Of -four, $50 bsr
rsIs of eornmeal 24o7 bushels Of wheat, and 1,45O
bushels CT OF tobacco l52 hosshsads sxpor
ted.
The Baltimore Sun Of the oath inst gives the annexed
review Of the stock market of the city during the week
ending that date
The Stock market has bssa moderately active through
the week. and during the latter part Of it steady ad
Ohio Ra,Issa shares srd bonds Wi,Sa few days sales
10 extent have taken place. but early in
the week the transactions limited and prices hus
uated considerably, sales having been made low
$55k cash. which decline OF 81 Is from the price
rezed the close Of last weekly report. Two
three days since however, the market r&sa and prices
have continued to advance until have been made al
9k buyer sixty days making the advance from the
point of the 50 rs per share Yesteriay
Ing the first branch of the City Council passed. with
uninportant amendments, the bill which had been
prevouy passed In the second branch guaranteeing the
bones Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
the railroad company, and 1t win doubtless tend to
ifen the market ter the stosk. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad BOMBS have considerably advanced in price
within few days. and note sales to day and yesterday
of bends o. 1885, at go and of 81 0o0 do ct ss
Sales yesterday Of coo Maryland 6 1870 with inter
Ohio Railroad shares advanced so to Is cents Is com
pared with yesterdays prices. Ths transactions CON-
prise 600 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bonds 1885, At
go $3.50 Baltimore City per cent, interest of at co. II
ahares Georges Greek Coal Company at $685. 10 shares
New Creek Coal Company At So and 922 shares Baltimore
days; and $5sa buyer 90 days The market WAS very
Arm 1t the clese and the tendency Of ices still up
ward
The gross earnings Of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road Company of Georgia. from LIST OF October 1852 to
80 September, 1853 amount to $47,s76 o. Expenses
ior WORKING anu MAINTAINING rOAc curing same PERIOD
$751; les o6 about So per cent the oss earnings
The Superintendent estimates ha the gross earnings Of
the road for the ending September 80 1854 viii
not fs short of 5000 o0o These estimates further
template perfect road we'll equipped and return to
the State Treasury Of upwards Of siss COO in 1885,
1857 600 in 1867; $4700o In 1885, and net proats Of
$500 ooo upwards in 1850,
The latest accounts from Austin Texas give very avora
bic reports Of the progress Of the bill granting land to
aid in the eonsru ;ion Of the Mississippi and P,cic Rail
road 1t places the initial point the east at point
not north Of Fulton Arkansas Spd appropates twenty
sections Of land for every mile OF road The State re
ans supervisory control OF the work when constructed
and the contracts al to be maze by the Governor
The contracting company is required to deposit $500 900
in specie liabilities of the State, or other good par
stocks guarantee for compliance with their CON
tract As the track is selected the company ia
required to survey the public lands on each Size o. the
same for thirty miles lands reserved from
other loo atoms aad divided in alternate sections
tie company and the ate All the vacant lets of the
state east of the l0sd parallel of western longitude,
and embraced between tine parallel Of Latitude 81
deg and SO dag north and all Of the vacant and unsp
proprated land belong to the ,ate vest Of the 1884
deg loo gtude and embraced between the parallels Of
h uds so deg 30 min and 81 des north, are neld II
reserve for the pose Ct promoting the objects OF the
act
The Hon T. Butler Kirg and Hon Levi s. ChatAsd
were in Galveston thu 13th their way to Austin
business relative TO the Pacific Railroad eute prise
The former has contracted the part of the Texas Gen.
trail Railroad Company for the surveying and grading Of
Eve miles Of said road, commencing the island
Galveston Colonel Manly, Of Galveston, has taken the
above contract The entire road win be placed under
contract As the preliminary arrangements and
sm veys can be made
According to the report Of the Comptroller Of Texas
the irc Of taxable PROPERTY in the Stats in each
the past eigh years, has been Annexed
TAXABLE PROPERTY on TEXAS ANNUAL IScRzAsR.