New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-16
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he Manhattan Life Inssrance Company has de-
shred semi annual dividend Of q cent payable
on demand.
We noticed a few days since the fact that several
p4gotaiiors were going On fayorsby for parcels Of
Western Railroad Bonds Of e abhshed character.
Four Of tlese negotiations have been concluded, and
Bonds 70 the amount OF nearly g. ZOO 900 10 the az
rregsie have been placed, including me negotiation
Of about e. 900. The details not a. Liberty
at present. /, make public, bat as far az we learn
fhe foreign interests il these negotiations exceeds
million ooIlsrs The Bonds are al those Of finished
roads, or Of roads needing bat moderate amount Of
money to complete them.
TIE business Gt the Cle&nng-House was el6,-
.93oeo.
The supply o. Mosey on call APPEAR TO be increas-
me daily The leading houses have had large
amounts offered them today a; Y cent, which they
could not rie
In the Bresdstuff Market there was good deal Of
hfmness to-day the supplies not coming in very freely
The ten3eney Of Flour, Wnea, and Cor, is upward.
Cotton is beld very firmly. Provisions are vel sus-
,ain,d.
We learn semi-offcisIy, hat another dividend
mon the drsns Of NessEs. Page, Bseon Co., upon
wLich 90 e cent have already been paid may be
s1reeied 10 a week OF two II = hoped that il vii
bf 20 y cent blt IL d. ~ - lcds
,saps1cs O. he bes, grade Of Anthracite Coal are
nov being brought 70 this City from source.
Ths Coal called Trevorton Coal il transported
ne Pennsylysnia Canal and i taken from the mines
Of the Mabonoy and sbsmokin Improvement Co.
lie considered folly equal for CRATE or furnace to
any coal from the Anthracite region. Some of our
ssdng capitalists are largely interested 10 this enter
prize. We are always pleased to notise any invest
Dent Of eapSal which promises 70 increase our sup.
phts Of fuel
Tie Annual Report Of the Peru and Indianapolis
Railroad Co. gives the gross earnings for the ten
~.er,hs nd ~ Jay l. 1885, a. .
OIensry e1psnses. s4lise1 " 1890.
EErsorcraTy e. peDses........ 81 a. 6j6A -
s536o2 Il
The report states tbs. the rosd has been operated
Tor 40 y cent which would leave about $4,000 for
intereit and the payment Of floating debt. About
ihreeqnsrers Of the extraordinary expenses above, it
sirkes a., should have gone into the ordinary ex-
pen,es which would increase the cost Of operating the
road 70 30 cent The debt Of the road Is ssj5 3l4 46
Of which sl3s,sl4 90 i floating sgains; which the
Company have ss4 669 o. Of bills receivable and
s39s 1877 co Of real estate uusold. Since the last
report the bonded debt has been increased in the issue
Of real estate bonds to the amount Of ST. 700, Of
which amount 81 900 were issued % replace bonds
borrowed Of the contractors previous to the consOda-
ton with the Msdison Company and the balance
were ssued for tie purchase Of 400 tuns Of II" rail-
opehaf being paid in ca.h and the balance in tho
ytock Of the Company. The capital stock Of the
Compary. from tie sale Of said bonds, has
been reduced sl5 800 The Company have paid
$3.50 floating debt since September last
The iron, &c, has been obtained 70 replace SIX miles
o. fiat bar" and 800 tons rail will yet be needed
10 complete The replacement the remainder, some
10 miles large gain Of business is expected from
the completion Of the Cincinnati and Chicago Road
between KokoIno and Logensport, the Wabash Val
sy Road TO Peru al he road from Laporie to Peru
The annexed IL a summary Of the liabilities and ss-
sets Of he Lehigh Navigation Company for the years
1854 and less. a. the same shown 10 the Compa-
pye repolts.