The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12

Amount Ct public bt per
weekly statement. ........... 81 3.S 7bI 81
The interest on the above "a paysb At Nav Orleans BY
James Brewer, Assistant Tressurer At Charleston by
G. PRESLEY, do at Washington, by Samuel Casey Trea
surtr; at Baltimore, by Philip Thomas DEPOSITORY at
PHILADELPHIA BY Daniel sturs con- Assistant Treasurer at
New York, by John Csco, do at Boston, By Ithsuer
W. Beard, do.
The report Of the Reading Railroad Company gives fa
and favorable accounts OF m operations during thu pa.
year. The managers have declared dividends OF 81 per
cent on the preferred, and per cent the common
stock max ng per cent each for the an! leaving
surplus Of s52 l52 50. After making the payment o,
interest the Heating debt aud sppropratng 500 o0a
10 the ssking fund, equal to per the amount
ofpreered and stock outstanding there still
remaped fund equal TO per cett for both classes OF
stockholeers and = sur plus OF s62 l52 SO. Dividends
have efore been made OF S per cent In July 1883
And January, 1854 the preferred and OF PER cent in
July, and per cent in January, the stock.
The upd arising from the sinking fund, by the cancel
Ation OF bonds purchased this year, SILL 81 for
which an equal amount OF stock has been oleated,
together with the surplus CT last year. s42 &c. gres
fund for distribution in stock Of y per cent 10
ZACH class Of stoekholdsrs tno~ decsred and leaves
surplus for the preferred Ct 81 oT5 g. and for
(commop) Of $40 0ei ~ FOR future div,sion.
These statements exhibit most gratifying results The
gross receipts have exceted those u the previous year
s2o7 eel is and the proass s23 7e2 49, The cost
trans otaton as been reduced in department
follows: On coal osc per ten; merchandise Oac
per passengers rs Csc or each through passsn.
ger.
An eIAmirau Of the amount proc ucsd from the three
great anthracite oosl regions hin the past years
sxhibits tn 'oosg singular results These three re-.
sions furpd 10 1851 $50 500 tons being an increase
upon the previous year OF o2o sSI tons. in 1852 they
produced 900 s. tons being increase II B4 tons:
vhils In 1853 the production about $50 900 tons
and the only 100 600 II ia further worthy
ofemsk that this increased podue OF 1858 has been
umed ppo, the lines OF the various proven ens
thus transporting it, leaving the quantity to othe,
markets actually less than in 1852.
The sAles At the stock board Of Hswson l. Holmes
Merchants ErehGss, lCiBchBsi, for the week ending
Saturday Jan. = 1854, follows so shares Ohio
and Mississippi, Railroad At So OF do Dayton and West
Railroad, IS; eco DO Pe-u ant Inc Ia polls Railroad
es; 80 do. Cincinnati, Hanntoo and DAYTON Railroad
los; leo do do (hypothsested soch 1885, 81 do It,Is
Miami Railroad, no. IL DO Columbus and Xeuia 10.
26 do Columbus PiquA and Indiana Rail Dad a., as 40
Cleveland and Pit.sburg Railroad sc; rs DO Mad a,v.r
and Lake Erie Railroad So % do Covnson and LAYING
ten Railroad 651 So do Peru aud Indi.na Railroad
90. The offers vsre-Tor IAwrepceburg and Upp.r Mis
ssppi Railroad, e5E New Albany and salem Railroad
80 to 81 Kentucky Tru,t Company Bank 81 Eaton add
Hamilton Railroad 30. For two 81 cc0 bonds OF the city
q Covngton, Ky, so was offered and for hsyvils and
Lexington Railroad Company second mortgage bons 40
sae.
TIE Bank Of Kentucky has declared dividend FOE the
lest sx months, OF fve per cent the Baak Of Louie
q four and half per cent. and extra OF t~o and
hsk; the Northern Bank Of Kentucky CT ave PER cent
NE receipts Of the nrst division Of The Pacific Rail.