The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-04
YIHAHC1AL AND colnRRC1AL,


SATURDAY, June 50 I'm
The stock market at the opening to-day was compa
lively quiet. Prices somewhat unsettled and TN
appeared to be particular merement in any pArcps
fancy. Nicaragua little more buoyant, and clof
pretty firm, at an advance of x per cent; Delaware
Hudson went up y per cent Parker Vein declined Il
cent; New Jersey Zinc Reading Railroad 4. There
small sale of Crystal Palace at "a per cont Only twe
shares were sold at that price, few hundred shall
put the market would not bring ten dollars per shs
Mining stocks continued low and depressed The msre
on the whole, was not favorable for holders. q
The steamship Franklin, from this port for Soul
ampson and Havre, to day carried out 81 261 1893 %
specie of which s346, o4 so in gold bars, go 81
French gold $97 3o3 in American gold, ~, 600 in
fornia gold, S733 275 in other coin The steamship
of Manchester carried out $40, 600 in specie. II
The bonds of the Phoenix Coal Company Of MarylaAl
which became due the LIST inst, to the amount !
$50 O00 were not paid, and the holders have ser q
notice on the company that If the bonds not n
within fifteen days. they will proceed to sue for the So
ut law.
The annual meeting of the Canton Company was ~
at Baltimore Thursday, when report Of the AID
was made to the stockholders, showing the receipts
expenditures of the company for the past year. VIII
the Baltimore Sun speaks of showing the company
be In hourishing and improving condition. Among
Nelson Robinson and A. B. Baylis, Of New York, and
c. Gilbert Of Boston. The present president, Mr.. VI
Clay, having declined reelection account of his
tended visit to Europe, it expected that Mr. Jame
Carter, OF Baltimore would be chosen in his place.
The demand for anthracite coal is undated and NJ
trade In its e-tire departments is driven ahead mi
vigorously The Lehigh Navigation shipped for the vi
ending Saturday, 36,6sS tons, and for the seas
1884, 900 tons. The Schuylkll Navigation shipped for
week ending Thursday last 1s 943 TONS and for 4
265, 600 tons, against 2l6 761 tons to the sd
time last year. The Reading Railroad brought down A
the week. SO 7s9 tons, and for the year 7s4 223 ID
against 4e0 COG tons to the time last year. NJ
more and more apparent every day, that the supp
anthracite coal will be several hundred thousand
short Of the demand even at present high prices.
In relation to the recent suspension in Phadelpl
the Ledger of that city says - n
It is with much regret that we have heard tho n
nouncement of the temporary suspension of the old
well known shipping house. in this city, OF VIM Plat
and among the very largest in the Union. They owi
seven large ships, and traded almost every on
fourth Of the imports of tea at New York last year
by them. For the last few years they have been ar
engaged in the California trade in which they have
fered very heavy reverses, but their profits VI
known to be large in other directions twas believed
would work through. They expected, inform Z
by the last California steamer 5000 OO0 and insteadn
ceived only some $40 900: Had their reasonable exf
not Oeen ulSappolnteu IN last remlttaI
there would probably have been suspension. We
informed that they chow $1,000, 600 of assets to nj
$S000 of liabilities 1t is the almost universal W.
that they may be enabled go in the business
interruption to the trade Of such house is not only
to them but to our port and to the nation :, q
The stock sales at the Stock Board, Merchants' 5
change, and at private SALE for the week ending May
by Hewson Holiness of Cincinnati were as foAowsn
Is shares Little Miami Railroad stock at 100 shds
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad stock at 6S shs
Little Miami Railroad stock at 100; IA shares Cincinn
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad stock at 0s1z shd
New Albany and Salem Railroad stock at 40 % shad
Eaton and Hamilton Railroad stock at so 90 shares
tie Miami Railroad stock at 1O9 rs shares Cincinn
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad stock at 9s 20 shae
Cincinnati Western Railroad stock at SO 20 aha
Southern Bank Of Kentucky stock at 102 100 sharks
cinnati, Wilmington and GAINESVILLE Railroad stock at
100 shares indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad stoc
g. Money rates for the past week stocks as COLA
ais, two per cent per month