New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-05

an order to sell without limit some hypothetical
stock for the Mercantile Bank the market fell OF TO
20, bur aterwsrd recovered to so, which is 10 y
cent below the market price before the failure Of
Messrs. Wadsworth & Sheldon.
The following sales of bonds and stocks were made
by A. II. Nicolay:
s.Ooc CHICAGO and Mississippi R I'd Mort int added. 81
S. go liroi. ard Wisconsin X LIST Mort. int sdded 30
10 GOO Clev- snd and Ioledo ineoss int addedsSes
Declares sesondsy ast
y shares boweFy ''''..'''.'''''''''''
2 shses Bulls ho,d b.ns.'''..
shares Harmony Fire Insurance Company
u shares Wy re ItsianSe ,onlsSy AZ
II s-ses Fulton Pine Insurance Company
70 hsres kniokerbocser Lite Insurance Company %
Simeon Diapers regular semi weekly sale of bonds
and stocks will take place to morrow at lsi o'clock at
the Merchants Exchange.
Mr. Il J. Smith has been elected President of the
Hamilton Fire Insurance Co, in the place Of Mr..
John Bruce.
The Howard Life Insurance Company will pay
semi onnual interest of % cent to its shareholders.
on Monday, the 9Th inst.
The Columbia Fire Insurance Company has de-
clared a dividend OF Y cent, payable on the 10Th
inst.
The Mechanics and Traders Insurance Company.
semi.annual dividend of Y cent payable on the
9th inst.
The Clinton Fire Insurance Company, semi
annual dividend of 1 y cent payable on the 9Th inst
The Equitable Insurance Company. semi annual
dividend of Is T. cent, payable 9th inst.
The New-York CeHtrai Railroad Company to-day
declared dividend OF q cent. out of the profits OF
the lat six mon hs. This dividend together with tho
one OF like amount made ia August last, and then
placed TO the credit of stockholders, will be paid
next month in the Certificates of the Company con-
yertble, al the pleasure Of hollors, into the 7
cent Convertible BoId- Of the Company, whom pro-
sented in sums coresponr ing with the size OF
the Bonds. Interest in cash will, A! the same time,
be paid upon The August dividend up to February
next We understand that the payment Of these two
dividends will absorb most Of the tnreemiIion issue
OF 2 cent srtibe Bonds the remainder will
be held at par Heretofore, aud their proceeds sp-
piled to such improvements are absolutely required
by the future business of the Company. No sucf
outlaws however, will be made further than the cash
IS realized b. sales for which there is no immediate
necessity. Many Of the Leading stockholders have,
some time fince signiied their desire TO have the
Bonds applied TO the ptymen, of these dividends
instead Of delaying is payment until they could be
sold ct par The effect IT, that the necessities Of the
Company 70 eel Bonds at all arc now removed. The
Bonds will thus lie well distributed among stock
holders and most Of them held for invest ent. We
are further assured that henceforlh OUTLAWS Of any
kind beyond running expenses and rep ars will be
made in anticipation Of means, but the net receipts
vii. be strictly held for the seniannuL cash diyi-
dends Of the Company. The want Of This policy. last
year caused the delay in payment Of tho years dyi-
dends-which will not BIO permitted 20 occur again
under any circumstances. Now that these dividends
are thus provided for the Company will b. and is,
one the mos, easy and Independent IN its money
IL "A datt
TIE general result to income applicable TO divi-
dends dfduced from the report made some tme
since If:
Gros. rse.i,, r the 5eu ending Sept go si 20
Less inspiration s.perse' Tor 'ams 10. ou ,a
Les Les pad 70 5 lsiIs Fond for debt -.
certtc ~ % az, q,
r....np., TO, the wear deiaetna ,tov. ants s2Osa7n
TIE amount 0 . eshs per cent dividend would
Capital stock \ Y cenirAl r R. Co. ss2 800
Cstlt.. Sock Kochtster and Lske %
tsno Railroad 20 referred " IA the t.oo.n
csri,sl stses Bss.lo sES EissarsFsn' ...
kaifosd Co. held under Lease .'.''' "'DW
soo6,o isoao4S ~
Excess Of esrpiss. for the year over s4Pen.s' in.
p,r tlS 67z ~
Tie Transporta,ion Expenses for the year, viz:
50 oss O4l -, are 52ls lOoths cent OF the gross
receipts.
Ths Gross Earning. II The Company f0r October
ana November 1884 amount 10 ., 2i0 li1 Is. Inc
items compared with the corresponding period Of
1883, ere as follows:
ll4-oeto5er ....... ss9f "a 10 szj77i 50 ss@fe n
lsS-Oct,Oer ........ - 't4 - <'f'DN " ''''' -
Ine,-...........s s'732ss i7sll s1HiS
ifa-Ao,.mbsr......s1 2l 80 50 s2e27F % stsJ6S q
isss-E ovenoer....... 4'Esis Is a9"9 % @IIn 10
Irerssse.........s - SO 20 % - % t']i" -
rots Increne Tor Oct,bsr and Novsnser.....sN7oi o
The examining committee appointed By the IN, ~
rector some months since, lcOnssuns OF CAsnseno'
Wayorrh scd James Hooker, Esq Of Possntsr
,ie .tockholcers aud A T. Page, ESQ., Oh S'.'
isdy. ORG Of the Directors have fePcL. III 80
Bosrc in part, -hOwing Ia substance - - cs,,;s
irue. # stock Ia this Company ~ s.r,.,Sa,ad
cs,ss for stock in the old Con2sn -H',
ard the Issues Of the debt eeriln a,e' VI p,...-
bonds and Of the bonds for SsI,osa sIoCAs Pu-
ehssed BY this Company unosr III c eD" ,toa
Agreement had been msde on .he !Vtn Vi OccS nut
I'D with some special exceptions sna cases IN ma
- reIs,,ed TO ) Amounting la the aggregste, 70
s.,r ,,a,,v., three millions Of dollars OF stock, ana
=, ~, rine and half millions OF dollars 10 oonds.
"a ,I.t thew lad found the ACCOUNTS 10 reterenes -
t5s sane correct The bond Impressions on mana
No, needed to complete the issues hsve been ~
troyed and the several plates from which the nonos
we're struck 81 have been Cancelled, under tns oneo
ton of the committee 30 that no frfner ass esa y"
made Of them.
The Michigan Central Railroad Company asa
use.ng a. Boston to-day to oonsds' the s"S"