The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-27


Up to the 1st of April last year The expectation Of
specie from this port amounted to So 4e117s Upto
date this year. the exports will probably be about
and half millions Of dollars, showing of about
two millions of dollars in the shipments for the first
three months Of 1854. From California the ar
rivals OF gold this year have been considerably less
than during the corresponding period in 1858 and
The probability is that receipts for hence
viii not be so large usual Tire principal this
reduction is the long absence Of rains and the inability
Of the miners to work without This difficulty has
been removed and at the last accounts the mines we're
yielding abundantly ever. The present shipments
Of gold dust from San Fran cisco materially checked
by the great scarcity of capital required carry the
commerce of the place Money was in demand at enor-
nous rates of interest and the shipments OF gold dust
were, OF course limited possible to make them.
Until this pressure becomes modified cannot
look for usual remtances. All the accounts from
the mines agree that the large and that the
miners doing well
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank OF Railway New
Jersey has declared its dividend of four
rer cent Also extra divdendof six per cent out of
the reserved profits of the bank.
A. H. Ncoay's semi weekly ssle of stocks and bonds
takes place. usual Monday the 9th inst at half
past twelve O'Clock, at the Merchants Exchange
The coal trade with the Schuyikll region has already
commenced with vigor. The Schuylki Navigation
shipped for the week ending Thursday II 1923 tons
making total for the of Al 500 tons against H.
$50 tons to the time last year The amount brought
the Reading Railroad for the ending the same
day was 900 tons, making for tie year 800 3l5 TONS
against 301 121 tons for the time last yearshow
ing excess Of coal tonnage from the Schuyk region
this over last to the time of 237 tons
Next week We shall probably have report of the tonnage
from the Lehigh region, and a stock of new
shall brought into the market we NAV eYnect
some reduction Of prices.
In relation to the extension of railroad improvements
in New Jersey particularly in the southern section of
that State, the Trenton True american says
The bill extending the Camden and Pemberton Agricul
tural Railroad from New Egypt to Freehold has passed
both Houses of the Legislature The Freehold and Key
port railroad chartered in 1S4s will connect with this
road and make commodous road from Camden through
Haddonfeld, Medford, vincentown Pemberton wrighs-
town. New Egypt and Freehold keyport or some suita
Bile point on Ralitan Ray The roai will mass through
one OF the most productive portions of the State and
afford 70 rich agricultural section facilities of which it
fherto mas been deprived. IL will tend TO aay the ex
element which FOR years has prevailed In
the exclusive privileges Of the joint companies through
out the route OF the contemplated road Taken In con-
necticn with the extinction BILL 1.-THE great ant mononolv
Of the SESSION. IL constitutes an era in the ys
atye history OF New Jersey which the people Of
the State and the democratic party especially NAV
reflect with pride and pleasure. -
The Rochester Union says;-A most imports arrange
has just been effected by which merchandise pass
ing the Eastern to Western States and rice versa
can be carried the Great Western Railroad without
the nconyience that has heretofore attended the tran
sit in consequence Of Custom House regulations Gen. I
Jacob Could Of this city, has just returned from Wash.
ingon where he had been agent the Central Rail-
road Company to effect this desirable object Secretary
Guthrie at gave his attention to the matter as laid
before him by Gen Could and the following method OF
nassing goods over the Great Western road has bee