The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-06
CENSUS OF MILWAUKEE The following Is the to-
tai population OF Milwaukee Wis., a. appears by the
cenaaIa ust taknn.-
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
NJ o N EY M II K EFT.


The past week has been rather ductuating one
in Wall street The stock market has been in an
unsettled, feverish condition. and the closing prices
yesterday compared very nearly with those current
at the close Of the previous week For a fey days.
during a slight upward tendency in prices there
WA considerable activity in the market but at the
close operations we're more limited and prices fell
OF fraction. We have no change 10 notice in
money matters The banks express an ability to
sustain the present line Of discounts upon their ex
istng specie basis This il an imitation little dream
ed Of few years since, and if required to meet the
wants Of the commercial classes we shall soon have
great increase to our banking capital. There il
room for couple OF banks, with a capital Of two
millions each, and we have no doubt this want will
soon be supplied. We look for a strngency in the
money market before the middle Of September, but
we have no idea that it will be permanent or at
tended with any serious consequences. We must
ook for very active importation Of foreign mer-
chandise during this month and the next. and COM
parativeiy limited expectation. We sha not
realize decline in prices for breadstuf. Of any i'm
portance, until about December, and the shipments
to foreign ports cannot therefore be very great until
after that time. This will tend to put off to later
day any reduction in specie exports and prevent
the accumulation Of precious metals which specula-
tors have been 10 long auxionsly looking for.
A. H. Ncolay's regular semi-weekly auction sale
Of stocks and bonds will take place on Monday next
the eth inst at IL l2 o'clock at the Merchants Ex-
change.
The total expectation Of specie from this port this
year, up to the 4th inst inclusive amounted to 49,
COS ,22l "a.
The Secretary Of State in Maine has just issued a
statement Of the condition Of the banks OF that State
compiled from returns made by the cashiers Of the
several banks in June last. From this statement we
learn that there are now In Maine sixty-nine banks
with an aggregate capital Of s7442.350. The bank
having the smallest capital - the Newcastle Bank
having a capital Of bu, $40, 100. Tha Canal Bank
Portland, Is the largest having 5000 900. The oldest
bank In the State Il the Lincoln Bank Bath whose
original charter bears date June i6 1913. The Amer
can Bank, HalloweI. and the Gardiner Bank GarIi
ner were both started in January, 1914.
The following statement exhibits the condition Of
the banks in the aggregate:-Capital stock paid
in. SAP $50; bills in circulation s4Ge30l3; net
profits on hand $500 37S o. cash deposited, &C.
not bearing interest 70 ,2so,3s6 II; cash deposited
bearing interest tlo2,38S 20; gold, silver, &C., ia
banks 10000 II; real estate. slO5 ,767 10 loan
1880 go. The aggregate amour. o. the last
dividend gas s3l2oe2 A., Leaving fund Of reserved
profits Of 1865 1856.
The amount Of anthracite coal brought to tide
water the past week {. larger than ever before
brought from the same regions in sny one week. II
foots up the enormous tonnage Of l305sJ tons .
making the aggregate for the season 10 Thursday
last, 25l0,3i0 tons, and an increase over the ton
nage TO the sane time las, year Of 2TT,74S TONS or
this increase 33s tons were from the Schuylkill
region and 81 $50 tons from The Iehigh. The Read.
ing Railroad brought down Tor the week ending on
Thursday, 57,ell tons, and for the season 10 that
time, 1854 tons, icing an increase over lat
years business to the corresponding time, Of l5t023
tons. The SchuylkiIl Navigation Company brought
down 30 e54 tons during the week ending on Thurs
day. and for the season to that day, sol .6sJ tons
being m increase over last years business OF The
canal TO the same time, Of IS 1913 tons. The coal
shipments from the Lehigh for the week ending with
Saturday last, we're Al ess tons against 80 sos tons
for the corresponding week last year. For the
season. 500 2e3 tons, against 5t3,sil tons to sarns
time last year. The season OF canal navigation Il
now half over. There Is some little improvement ia
the retail trade. The demand for shipment i qnite
active, but the supply Of vessels has fallen Oh from
last week.
The steamship Northern Light arrived last night
from San Juan, Nicaragua, bringing nearly million
Of dollars In gold dust.
We publish in another part Of this issue an int.
resting analysis OF the law Of New Granada IN re
laiion 70 the rights and privileges q emigran's. Il
Las been furnished By Gen. Hcrran the New era.
madam ambassador 10 the United States government.
Gen. Herran was once, we believe, Prcslden, Of tht
republic, and has long been earnestly striving 70
establish the enlightened policy set forth IN the sua
lysis referred 70. He ss gentleman distinguished
n hls own country for his heartfelt deyo.lon . re-
pubcsnisn. md bis full comprehension q the "a.
tgrc Of free representative government.
The shipments Of coal from the Reading Railroad
teqot Richmond. darng INC 1s.k eniug Jciy 81
1906 yerc o. foliova-