The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
NJ o N Z Y n A n X e T.

WEDNESDAY Jan 18--P. H.
With transactions to extent In the stock market
to-day there great ssadiness In prices There up
pears to be influence work the minds operators
strong enough to give decided way the
other, Holders are evidently able and willing to carry
along their Stocks and the bears unable to make very
much impression upon the market yalus. At the first
board Cunt eraHd declined n per cent; Harlem, 4; Read
ing r. irosd, 4 New Haven, "a New York Central Rs
road advanced per cent New York Central and Illinois
Central Railroad Bonds In oders 10 demand at prices
aren't at the close yesterday Erie bonds OF all classes
were operated in moderately at previous prices Bap
stocks sold in small lots but they are mostly new
Institutions It is very seldom even At tbs OF
year. that experience for such s 9Th Of tine sucs
dull, heavy, depressed gloomy. stupi3 s.ook msrket
We real for this se OF thipgs and cannot
satisfactorily account FOR it. The bears continue their
depressing movements pergeverinely but without makog
much progress The bulls appear confident and full Of
hope They do not force stocks upon the market and
are evidently disposed TO wait the GAVIN of better tim
During the past two weeks the fluctuations have been ex
ceedngE Moderate but the tendency throughout has
been downward.
At the second board little better and more buoysnt
feeling prevails. The transactions were principally for
cash, at slight improvement prices current At the
first board Quite an active dsmsnd existed, and the
msrtet closed firm, nth q strong upward tendency.
The steamship Canada from soston FOR Liverpool to-
day, carried out sl3l 600 in spscis prime pSIy gold
ngti
Ehs receipts st the oics OF the Assistant Treasurer o,
this port to-day $3.50 337 2s paid se2 2e4 O5 bs
lance, IS 228 SOS 20
The steamboat j. 8. Avery, on her way up the Ohio
river from New Orleans, has board thiryour tons
silver under the charge OF MsRsrs. Adams x Co. The
value is upwards OF one and quarter million OF dsars
is the way to the city OF Phlade phia probably for
coinage at the United States Mint.
The Toledo and Illinois, and the Lake Erie Wabash and
st. Louis Railroads have declared dividends the rate OF
six per cent per Snnun payable to the shareh who
have paid up fifty five per cent VI the capital The Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad Company has declared semi.
annual dividend OF four per cent
The Delaware and RArtan Canal and Camden and Am.
boy Railroad Companies have each declared semi annual
dividend Of Elk per cent.
The Cincinnati Gde states that the Western Reserve
Bank Of Warren Ohio has failed to redeem it's
supposed that they viii be eventually paid az they are
secured By deposites.
The annual election OF Directors of the Sixth avenue
Railroad jmpany took place Monday. The following
gentlemen we're chosen james s. Libby, john p Vel
verton George r. Howell Frederick DsPeyster, David P.
Barhydt Heron A. johnson, William Ebbtt, ". Il. An.
thon, John Steward jun, Samuel 8. Bowman, Edmund
Griffin, job . II. Swift, John T. Van Allen.
There was presented at the Treasury OF the State OF
Illinois, for pro rata payment from the proceeds OF the
two mill tsx 81 G25474 So On this amount there WAS
paid s2s3, $50 o5, being Is per cent
The following table will show the amount OF United
Safes ecks redeemed at the Treasury during
the week andog SATURDAY and The amount OF tn, public
ebt outstanding