The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-04

issue OF 1916 and 1S47.
The amount OF capital employed In the business Of
banking in the State OF New York, reported BY the
hanks banking ASSOCIATIONS and individual bankers
ths 18th day Of September, 1853, SIC, 075 the
amount reported the Atm day OF September 1884,
ga 2o which shows increase OF banning capital
n oae year of sA 4s4s5s The total amount OF circu-
Asng notes Issued to banks banking assoca,ions AMI
dvidual bankers and outstanding on the LIST day of
December, was s4S, e5s, 44e, viz -
10 banking associations and individual bark
10 sixty Incorporated banks. 10 SS9,3s6
10 nineteen banks the charters of whish have
expired. 4S2b3Ia
Total. ,s5s 4ls
The inorsase Of circulation during the year
wss.................. 34e4 6Si
In previous yes, have great . nun Der OF banks
bssn estAblisbed, large amount been added to
tAs banking capital Of the State From the year ls43 to
lsls period OF are ears the increase OF banking CAPT
l sTS56l2 and for the ave years next succeeding
nom lsis 1853 tAe increase has been s32 s3s sSo
The usl report of the Old Colony Railroad Company
fer year ending 90 1858, shows that the
rssspts amounted to ss74s7s expenses S2b2 o83 net
earnings sl22 le-increass Of earnings previous
year. ale The receipts Of the South shore Railroad
Assd BY the Old Colony, were s22o rent paid the
rad, szeoo-loss about ooo No dividend has been
declared for ito years the sArnnss having been
fx operating road.
The second annual report Of the New Orleans opeouss
And Great Western Railroad Company says that the
available subscriptions up the present tne amount
the rouad sum Of s,os6 200 co. and that estimated
resources up the close OF the present year.
"a Toe company possessed of property valued ct Sl
l6S 81 and has Liabilities daring present
ysax To the amount Of ST. IA S3oor about $500 $50
than Its estimated assets for the period Tae sum
Of ob.sio has been already resiiEsd from private
scptions and enough from bonds and taxes 10 amount
se1b664 g. The total disbursements up TO the pre-
ssnt tms have bean sao s5s Ts which leaves balance
Of 400 50 In ths treasury.
Ths road at present graded, the rails laid and the
track in running order for distance of twenty.four
miles, and the grading Ia completed 10 Bayou Ale
mAEdss dstanoe Of eight add tonal miles The road
has been contracted fer from Bayou dss Anemandss 10
Lfourche distance OF twenty miles, And fourteen miles
Of have been graded. Contracts have been made for
iron sufficient tor two hundred and fifteen miles, and
enough Tor eighty miles has been slrea received There
arc ano Tour engines six passenger and thirty three
freisht cars now a. hand and Ia ] un nirs order
The total amount Of cat. possessed By the ninetees
Marine and Fire lpssr,ne. C.mn,o,s. IN R,.,o, hin
incorporated with specific capita. "a, As I7a 600 a,
vhish by far the greater portion lsa v.s invested
In Massachusetts, bank stocks. The amount NJ oa.h a,
hand was sio2oiS; reserved contlngsnt fund aa,a
7ss There vas st rsk on marine property SIS e,7 sal
Are, ssT Ia4 The amount Of Gre lo.s.s na 49,.
hast year s2se9s5 marine losses 81 esl s3e r..
average dividend Vastly per cent TIE country oso..
(hftsen In number) possessed . capital Of sl5llloo
mostly invested In bank stock They had cash on hand
- the amount Of s5s los On mArlns risss there va,
be7l, io4i on Are, slo es7 7T. The snoant Of Ioss
vac ~ NJ, Sill o2l and ~ vs,r $40 OF The ave
rage oivicend was lsth pr s.pt Ot 6f.ssn ss,
naiins And ES,usl a. aad Ssc-lse isurtrc. c1-gas