The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

At the second board the market was heavy. Erie
Railroad fell of per cent; New York Central Rail-
road, l. Illinois Central Bords, 4; Nicaragua tran
sit improved per cent; Canton Con p III.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Tressu
rer Of this port, to-day, amounted to $45,lsl 35-
Payments, $ls3,20s Sc. Balance, s5,52s,3ss SO.
Paid for Assay office, 1884 ,229 4s.
Tho steamship Union from this port for South
ampton and Havre, today, carried out $2S 800 in
specie The closing quotations for sterling exchange
for this packet wereI72 8 per cent premium.
TIE bills of the Central Bank and the Empire City
Bank are taken by the other banks on deposit, and
tho bills Of the Central Bank are redeemed at its
counter The bills Of the Formers and Citizens
Bank Of Williamsburg, are promptly redeemed in
specie ct the bank and will be in this city on Mon
day, the same a. heretofore.
The following railroads all now in process OF con-
struction, will terminate at Cairo, the extreme
southern point of Illinois, and conduce to mske it
great central depot, viz: The Illinois Central Rail!
road, 700 miles in length the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road, 450 do; the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, $50
do; the Wabash and Ohio River Railroad, Ito do.
These roads, with their several connections, extend
to every city and town of importance in the country,
az will be seen by an inspection Of the Railroad Map
Of the United States The extent Of river navigation
whose waters unite at CAIRO is upwards OF 10000
miles, and Is open from thence to New Orleans the
whole year.
The new cent pieces will be issued from the mint
in the coure. of few days. They are considerably
smaller than the ola cent pieces, and form really
beautiful and attractive copper CON- On one side s
the head Of Liberty, and thirteen stars being omit
ted tho surface is plain and polished. The reverse
il the same in design ss the old cent but brighter
and much more finished. There is q certain amount
Of alloy mixed with tho copper, and the perfection
Of the die gives to the coin flush and elegance
that has never heretofore been attained in our cop
per coinage. The new coin will be universally vel
coined % needed and creditable Improvement.
The Boston Telegraph Of the 10th says -
The market is very steady and quiet with more buyers
than sellers in the leading stocks this morning Maine
was shade lower closing at o5 bid ex-dvidend Of
sales and firm at SO and 90 bid respectively Concord
and Eastern also hrmer at slight Improvement
small lots Ftchburg closed at so asked for few shares
Michigan Central better owing to higher prices in New
York 81 offered and shares for sale; Western
quite firm at % bid Old Colony improved to 76H
ecned to 81, but that the bidding price at the
lose with quick demand for stock Vermont and Mas
sachusetts il firm ut bid Ogdensburg 81 bid, but
there few sellers in either of tho at the present de
recated rates. shares Taunton Branch Railroad
sold at 10e dividend on, which is tho first public sale
for long time.
Portland City SKIES payable in New York. sold at 996,
very low figure; Ogdensburg 1st mortgage bonds sold
at 49, loss of per cent from yesterday and there
less inquiry for this class Of securities.