The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21
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Los the Navy Department ............... 1911 u
For the Interior Department. ............ 10l33 81
The receipts of the Worcester and Providence Railroad
Company daring the month of March 1854, compared
with the corresponding month last year. show an in
c.case of 81 2 20, which gain Of nearly twenty per
cent.
Tie Committee of Finance in the Legislature Of Ohio
have reported bill which appropriates million nine
hundred dollars for tie payment OF interest falling due
on the LIST July, 1854 and LIST Of January, 1885, and
sec for interest falling due the lst days OF Jaly
and January following and for the purpose Of raising
these sums leves tax Of and quarter mills the
dollar valuation Of 1854 mill the dollar vau
alton of 1855 1t also provides for leyying Of three
feurtbs OF mill the dollar valuation for 1885, for
payment of principal Of the public debt which falls due
tile LIST of January, 1857 by levyng this tax, the
committee feel confident that the 81 43 "a of the
public debt which falls due the LIST Of January 1857
can be paid at maturity.
For some time ras there has been great depression in
the bonds of the ogdensburg Railroad Company few
days since the Boston Board of Brokers resolved not
to buy or sell the second mortgage bonds in consequence
of some reputation the part OF the company. The
Boston Courier thus speaks Of them
In the first week Of January, 1853, Zone year ago. the
second mortgage per cent bonds Of the ogiens.
private rae for investment at % per ces many
tes-some of whom hold them Tho present price
cent higher than this, alarming depreciation in
ket value is clearly manifested, and such should
prompt the most earnest of the bondboliers
10 the Of this effect will be remembered that
last September announcement appeared in the
papers that the ogdensburg Corporation had disposed OF
all their remaining Understanding IN ST0J, 000-at
par and that the proceeds would be sufficient pay tho
entire floating debt. That statement undoubtedly
true but rs the cash payments for the purchased bonds
were but small ceniage OF the whole amount tn
creditors Of the Corporation have been obliged to take
part cash for their demands and renew the balance
Tor stated PERIOD with tie cooperation bonds
raj security In the meantime that portion Of the bonds
sold and delivered al par, a compromise har-aa with
two pther operations have not been held for inyeat
nenS but forced upon tight money market and have
thu scaused the frigLtfu decline
Tho London Times Of the 7th inst says:-
The English stock market opened this morning with IN
upward tendency and, after obtaining further
OF a PER cent closed weaker but sl I. ar cent higher
than yesterday. Investments of the dividends and OF
the approaching South stock re-paymens, arc be-
hevtd % have chiefly influenced to.days improvement,
coupled with renewed reports Of concatory ovcrtures
having been nadc by the Emperor OF Russia through the
Irussian court. The reaction mainly due to
large sales Of stock account Of the Bank of England
There seems little disposition TO attach Importance to
these reports OF overures rom the Gar ii such have
really been made is believed the object sought 10 DO
attained by Nicholas i to proptae the German courts,
TO the prejudice OF Great Britain and france. From
Paris received that fresh conference OF the
four Powers is probable and this report referred to
having tended materially TO produce marked rise the
Paris bourse to-day. Stock wanted to-day by
the dealers, who showed cngcrness to borrow 1t.
The adyices from st. Petersburg state that amount
in GOLD equal to atout ak millions of silver roubes or
nearly 81 coo sterling, has been removed from tho
for the pur il Is 10 be presumed OF The war
Allegations at The time circulated that total
equal 10 about s19 GEO. O00 eco 900 900 sterling
NAMED.
Letters from Paris mention that balance sheet OF the
liabilities and assets OF the firm Of Mcssrs lie Roy Cha.
hra bankers has been drawn up which shows their
to be i74f &c. against liabilities Of $50 352 3efq3
and consequently leaves balance IN favor of the firm OF
oS2 lI1 about tla3,@Is hui il will require time
and prudent course Of action TO realize the assets set
down. II understood that the result might even
favorable but much would Of depend upon
the lrogress of political and other events.