The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-04

Gold imported into Boston In January, SIS 1856 /;
gold exported same time, $500; silver, So, 772'
Total sS,527.
The receipts at the Office of the Assistant Trea-
Of this port to-day amounted to $2O3 $50: pay
ments, $l4s, 642 27--balance ss,s3o,O52 SO.
The importations into this port on Wednesday and
Thursday, February I'd and Sd, have been as fol
lows -
Butter zoe frkins beer, 100 casks; COAL 40 tons;
cheese so ceases cement, bbls.; coffee, 3f4 bags;
drugs, 139 casks tartar 3a5 casks soda ASH 10
boxes mama $50 cases licorice paste 1880 cantars
brimsone IS tons diy div dyes 10 cecoons cochineai
IA ceroons indigo 12S casks madden $500 bags
dyewocd 20 tons ogwood % tons, I3b pieces nsic 25
tons Brazil wood; ia pieces do dry goods, 622 pack
ages per Splendid $50 per Patrick Henry s per Roscus
SO per Aexandria;. 253 per Irumbull; per Panama
fruit, 227o boxes lemons All do; oranges; g. bbs
cesnuts 2a5 bags almonds $40 boxes 20 cases. 10 kegs
figs; 200 pumpkins; fish, 465 bbs 90 half do 450k kegs
herring % quntas cod 50 bbIs picked cod grease 81
horns 1895; honey "a hhds 27a tcs Dbl. hats, 10
se5s bars q GA bars 452s bdls, 200 bdls sheet
% Sd hoop z tons zig % tons SCRAP Lumber
metal 40 sheathng; marble 1s blocks OIL 2casks
almond PIG casks nseed, casks cod, S75 boxes olive;
palm leaf 200 bunches paint, so casks ochre; rattan
bags lnseed, $50 do canary; shell, 10 bbls mother Of
pearl Dbl turtle sugar. Is boxes n tcs; STEEL 81
Ldls casks a cases. spices "a casks nutmegs; spirits
166 pipes gin, 20 casks brandy pun whskcy tin $50
slabs 500 pigs 1874 boxes plate tea 1851 packages;
tobacco, so bales; WOOL 1853 bales; wne 1881 baskets
champagne, 100 cases. II casks, qrs wood 1O28 bds
willow ze5 pieces 145 logs mahogany.
According to the last annual report of the Old
Colony Railroad Company the receipts and expenses
for the year ending Nov. 80, 1852, was as annezed
OLD Colony RAILROAD.
Total receipts from payments freight &c. 1922 3l3 "a
Expenses rents, ana interest zzo'oo %
Leaving the net earnings for the year SOL, $40 "A
This is equal to about So per share on the capital
stock. Amount Of bonds purchased, being rcduc-
ton of funded debt, s4j 500. Amount of iron rails,
wood oil, &C., on hand and paid for s5l ,297 "a.
Cash on hand, $15,47l e. Also 1884 shares Of the
capital stock purchased at average cost Of about
SCI per share. Also, several large and valuable
tracts af land, which will 80 far towards paying the
balance of the corporations debts. amounting to
only 1858 900. The lease of the South Shore Rail-
road will expire in one year from the 1st Of April
next The sayingi in the expenses on this road for
the past year amounted to 81 ,i53 o. There can be
but little doubt that by the time this lease expires,
the Old Colony road will be free of debt seven or
eight per cent dividend paying stock, and be worth
in the market handsome premium, instead Of 30
per cent discount, as at present
The coal operators in the Wyoming Valley have
entered into arrangement in regard to the price
of freight, so to prevent, in future that compet
ton which has heretofore proved so disadvantageons
to those engaged in the business. The supply from
that region will be largely increased the coming
season. II is estimated that 100000 tons win bt
consumed in Danville alone.
We have received the report Of the Llangolcr
Coal Mining Company, together with the reports o
Professor Hodge, gcologist, and W. II. Moirell
civil engineer, and we should think from the state
ments made. that il would soon rank with the mos
prominent mining companies in the Cumberland
coal region. This company have q capital of onl.
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars OF which fou
thousand shares--the par value of which j. fort.
thousand doars-are in the treasury. Thcimme
dato assets O, the company consist of cash on han,
40 usiaments }uc within the next four months