The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-01

Totals$9 g2 gs SA 73 200 $0 COG 255 $26 753 800
Compared with last year. there has been an in
crease Of So 40s 902. In 1868 the exports exceed
those Of 1854 $6,5s0,92l. The most extraordinary
feature in the report for the year 1854 is the sudden
falling of In shipments after November. The De-
cember shipment was smaller than in any other
month in the whole five years.
The Dsuphin Coal Estate Railroad, a., was sold
at auction on Thursday last, as announced under
foreclosure of the second mortgage bonds, subject
to the first mortgage Of million OF dollars. Il
brought nominal price, and was bought in by Mr.
Barlow, Of this city, in behalf Of all interested. All
the bend and stockholders Of the old company will
be offered the opportunity of joining in the pur.
chase.
The period for closing subscriptions to the sto TX
Of the company formed out Of the Parker Vein pro
perty has been extended to the 18th Of January,
1855. All the old stockholders have chance up TO
that time. The books are open at the office Of W.
x J. O'Briep, SO Wall street.
The main line OF the Illinois Central Railroad
win be opened on the 9Th Of January, when there
will be two daily lines from Cairo TO Chicago con-
Meeting at Sandoval with the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad for at. Louis; at Decatur with the Great
western Railroad, OF Illinois, for Springfield Jack
sonvine and Naples; q, Bic omingson with the Chi
cago and Mississippi Railroad at La sale With >ho
Rock Island Railroad, or Rock Island and Dayen.
port and at Mendoza with the Central Military
Tract Railroad for Gslesburgh, Burlington, Quincy
and Central Iowa. On the 18th Of January the
trains win commence running over the Galens
branch Of tie road.
The annexed statement exhibits the transactions
in the Office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port
and the Assay Office, during the month Of Decem.
Der, 1854 -
ASSISTANT IREAsuRKR's orucr-REcnrrs AND DusnuRsr
December LIST, 1854, balance. ATS 63I "a
On account Of Custous. 81 626276 20
Patent fees. 4,8sl so
" Post Office Dept ie,oGs AZ
Transier...... $4,000 90
Miscellaneous. SEQ 90
-2 ,els %
ss,s7e,5l7 81
Payments.
Treasury daits. .s5,!oe455 o.
- 5,59t,as7 90
Balance, Dec. 81, 1854. IS, 3s2, 1850 81
BY balance credit interest funds........ 57,S75 II
To payments. Recommendations. 1886 90
Balance. Observation-Disclosures. s53s29 IA
BY balance credit disbursng a,count.... oio233 os
by receipts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 692, 3i4 Is
u n,a32.5!5 2.
To payments 55i, i53 IL
balance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SITS ia oT
BY receipts for customs in Dec vls53 1887 b75 -
I" Dec, 1854 ..... l,G26 276 %
Deere ase in customs in 1854 ........ 1851 800 II
Decrease In quarter, Dec. 1854. 2,37o, Sal e3
by balance credit bullion and expense
count for the Assay Office. las, SIS 81
by coin reed Daring month ~ 5e5, $50 81
Fine bars . 725, 27 So
- S ,291 $50 ~
s6,720,054 -
To payments in bars......... S526,3T 20
To payments in coin.......... 5,25i, l+3 20 -
- 5, 80, 500 So
Coin In Assistant Treasurcrs Office -, ga 1856 0S
Coin In Assay Office. ......... $1ss,6l1 %
Fine bars : = ........... 5bl,021 Il
Impaired bullion -. ........ Il 933, 900 %
Bullion at the Mat for coinage SO, 1871 so
,2I2, s62 81
soi+Seso 70
The amount OF duties paid on imports into this
district during the month Of December, 1854, was