The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-02

tanned in gold) ............. s,sa
- 1885, 90
TOTAL deposits, payable in bars: 81 ,os;SSe
--a,lSs,l5, 90
Transmitted 10 the United States Mint,
Philadelphia, Tor coinage. .......,.".,.. 1850 81
During the past few years the tide OF emigration
has beer constantly ting toward the far wsst. nl
ing tho entire country with thrifty, enter rising mes,
who are making improvements and building cities
which bid fair 70 rival II not surpsss the older towas
OF the East.
This is especially true In the State OF Wisconsin.
where the rate If Increase, compared wi b any ono
OF the other Western States, California excepe ed
was, between tho years 1910 and 1850, IN the p.o
portion Of ten to one. This IL probably due, in q
great measure, TO It's greater heathiuIness Of eli
mate being almost entirely free from these levers 40
prevalent Ia the West It's sol Is exceedingly rich
and productive, and being nterspersed NTH many
navigab,e rivers and lakes 1t affords 70 the sgri,ul
,urist and merchant an easy access to market for
his produce and merchandise. These facilities will
be greatly Increased at the opening OF navigation
the present spring, when tbs Fox aud Wis Ioasin
Improvement Company will have finished, With some
slight exceptions, their great work, thereby opening
embraces some Of III most fertile sections and thrlv
ipg towns.
The Bank Of Brighton has declared SINH annual
dividend Of per cent. The dividend Of the Hing
ham bank Is 80 per share, or fraction over Al per
cent. The banks in Cambridge pay a. folioss:-
Cambridge. Charles River, Cambridge Market and
Lcbmere Banks, per cent; Cambridge City Bank,
81 per cent. The Ne~ Bedford banks pay as FOL-
lows:--Tbs Bedford Commercial. Merchants and
Marine Banks, per cent; Mechanics Bank, 81 per
cent. The Salem banks pay as follows-Asistic.
Commercial, Merchants, and Nsumkesg banks, 4
per cent; Exonsnge Bank, 81 per cent; Mercantile
Bank, per cent The Holiiston Bank, viii ,h has
been in operation four months, has declared divi.
dtnd Of per cent on It's capital, alter paying ali
tho necessary expenses incurred In opening q new
bank. The Andover Bank has declared semi
annual dividend Of 81 per cent.
We understand that the Postmaster Of Boston
has deaded that bank notices and acknow ledgmeats
cannot be received ut the Post Office AZ circulars,
but must be prepaid three cents before they will be
despatched from the office. BAnks viii accordingly
take warning in ths matter; for after to day their
missves win have TO DO repaid.
Messrs. Bell q Co. report American securities
steady with limited transactions in federal stocks
and the various State bonds; in railroads the chief
transactions being In Panama and Illinois Central.
United States bonds, 1852, 93 90; DO. 1868, lO6 .
l07; Inscribed stock, l06 log; New York per
cent bonds, 90 72; Pennsy varis Sc, 7s so; do.
bonds, 81 . S3; Massa cbusetts, lO2 . 1903; Mary.
lard, 81 = 90; Alabama, So . 81; Virginia o per
cent, S6b 67a; co. IS, So q S5A; Canada, lot =
1903; Montreal, So; New Orleans boDds, 1893, 80; do
1874, rs; do. 1884, ~ A74; Illinois Central, 60 TO-
Panama, 92i q 93k; Pennsylvania Central, s. . 30;
Ere Is, mortgage, 100 lOl; DO. Sd. 80 q ~; do.
convertible bonds, "a; do. shaking fund. 76a7s.
The Liverpool circular Of Wright, Jr. d Co., Of
the 10th Of March, says
At the date Of our last circular advces per Atlantic
our cotton market closed very quietly, With large
quantity Offering, and prices tending downwaTds The
icrized by any feature. The daily operations have
been TO fair extent, holders evincing TO
lire parcels landed from the snip thus supplying
the market and causing galarty prices In
order effect sales decline Of I'd per H.
current last Friday have to be submitted 10, par
ticularly In those grac deficient in sapls Az Hpnness
have been large recipients OF the recent heavy I'm
port their stocks must have been considerably incrcas
ed and arrivals stil continuing liberal scale,
does not diminish, have the American
any effect for although pointing TO rcduosd smAtes Of
the seasons YIELD they still show large
last years shpm.nis 10 this country and under the
teIt curia led demand for goods and yarn abundAnty
than Is likely To be required Al all events uat
foreign markets afford sutei Tor manufacturers
q larger scale than ex,sts. There Il, however,
improved feeling regards future prospects, arising
Of the favorable bank returns and receipts OF
hse amount. of specie (sthoush change be motto
ed early expected In the rates Of discount well
the pacific nature Of aivicea In relation 70 the
tablshmebt OF peace The Vienna Congress opened
yesterday, II said, under favorable auspices but
must confess want OF faith In Us resulting salts
factorily In the mean while the IL continued with
out any important feature upoa the lAest
dates from the crirnsa being the sth instant