The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04
FINANCIAL AND NUMERICAL.


TUESDAY, Jan. 3-6P. M
The stock market opened this morning dull but not 20
much depressed usual ct soeh times The transactions
very limited and the variations In prices hardly worth
noticing Illinois Central Bonds declined per cent Erie
Rail; DAD, u. Canton Co advanced per cont Cumbsr
land Coal u, New York Central Railroad Y. It win be
some days before the market gets into the right trim
sgain and II win afford those who vish to come early
for the spring rise an opportunity to make up linz Of
stocks ut low prices. The weekly bank reports shsw
steady increase in the line Of dscsunts this ID con
nued may look for moderate expansion In the fan
sies 1t Is impression that In the course Of the next
ninety days holders Of stocks generally will have op
pertuniy to realize good profits present investments
and that those who buy time win very little risk
Of making loss The fmnsss and steadnsss with which
prices have been maintained for time past Is pref
good evidence that parties holding do feel disposed
to give way and the inference Ia that they win make
desperate effort to got up speculative excitement We
believe they will succeed.
At tho secord board the market was nere buoyAnt e
tendency upward was strong and decided.
The earnings Of the Hudson River Railroad Company in
December 1861 were S2a ~ against $50 $50 % for
the same month In 1852. Increase, Sa2,2 s4 80.
The Merchants Exchange Bank has declared semi
annual dividend Of four per cent
The amount Of gold dust and gold entered ct this port
from California durag the month II Dscsmbsr 1852 was
$3s73,e4l.
To morrow-Wsdnssday, January 4-ia the day fixed as
the last ON which roposa will b received for the bonds
Of the Panama Railroad Company, amounting to $ll7s
ooo, Is viii DO on BY advertising columns. 1t nu,t
b borne In mind that the whole amount OF capital and
bonds contemplated BY the charter Of the Panama Rail
road Company Il i've millions Of dollars. ami that
g. have been already spent Thirtyons miles Of
the road have BEEN built and the iron for the whole pur
chased and paid for The present Issue Of bonds for the
purpose Of constructing the aiming sightssn miles
the line which the company expects have BY
LIST January next The earrings Of that portion Of tho road
now constructed pay the interest 10000 Of bonds
AID dividends Of about 10 Per 900 Of capital
stock.
The Parker Vein Coal Company have sold their Casdo
mia mines to the CAleeon Mining Company, terms
that viii net more than thousand dollars an acre
This Is separate property the west side Of Georges
creek where the PARKER Vein Company have for time
past mined average upwards Of hundred tons
of coal per day These mines already opened to
extent SUFFICIENT to mns at least three hundred tons
coal per day. and that quantity will ~ prod
the Baltimore and Chic Railroad Company can prov DE-
facilities for tskiss to market The CAlsdoaiA Company
has recently been organised, with capital slo 600
divided into 100 oco shAs of so each The property
purchased thoroughly ops ID sst Of veins and the
propstsrs step into the places Of the old
tnus the works without the sghtsst intsrupt The
Caledonia mines Termed part Of the great fosn and
Jackson estates which comprise 200 Of the big
vein, whieh the Parker Vein Company are ct work
mining the great buk Of the coal ooiag 10 nartst
The Parker Vein Coal Company has sold It. line Of
stsamships, comprising ten arst class vssssls to
new company formed for the especial psrposs Of carry
ing the fsshtng busnsas between this port and Bal
more. Tho nsw company WILL Ne undsrssand, inmsdi
asy increase the number suent 10 meet the wants Of
the community.
One Of the Commissioners Of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company writes to the Executive Committee
follows
have the proud Fatisfaston to inform you that
bill has this moment passed the House BY Of II
This bill had previously passed the Senate and there
fore law II grants IL 800 Of land TO the mile
being about ten millions ave hundred thousand Of
land BY Texas from the best lands Of her State
near to the road aiding frt m Fulton to e Paso.
The receipts Of the Hartford and New haven Railroad
Company from freight and passengers for the three
months ending D. smber l. 1853 SOL $50; time in
1862 S14e 1885, increase $50 thirty ave per
me receipts for December show similar increase. The
net income Of th, railroad for tho financial year
will exceed fifteen per cent.
The Connecticut River Barking Company Of Hartford
have declared dividend of FIVE per cent payable d..
man6; the Waterbury Bank has declared . dividend Of
four per cent; the Oonnsccut Bank one Of four per
cent the Sou hpert Bank of five per osat and
instsd Bank one Of Eve per cent.
The amour Of coal sent from the Cumberland coal
eion for the week ending December "a Was 1882 TONS
All went by railroad sept 2s3 TOMS loaded three
canal boats -f which able to leave
Of tee AID the other probably fast In the Ice
somewhere In the canal