The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-28

the quarter ending on the alst u reached s 900
while the expenditures Of the tame period amounted TO
sl5,572,COo
Twenty dollar notes. altered from genuine one d,lar
notes. Of the Chatham Bank, have just been put in cir
culation. visnstte fremen holding trumpet; en-
sine and houses. Dated April 81, 1885, The vgnet.e
the genuine twenty dollar notes is male ana female
seated female holding sickle and sheaf Of grain, &C.
The returns the Bank of England for thu week end
ing the It'll inst compared with the previous week,
shows increase OF 1874 oe1 in the public deposits; OF
in the govern ment securities, and o. ga 040
in the notes of circulation. In the private deposits
there decrease Of 1854 in the rest Of 1867
in the private securities of f435 946 ia the notes
ployed of f441 $780, and in the fpece in both depart
ments, Of G126,7o9.
sattertl wsi,es London circular Of the 18th inst.
says:-
Since our last the market for American securities has
been very firm and the demand continues good for State
ttoks and bonds also fer the bon s Of ESTABLISHED rail
s1 and per ssn, a. ST. psnns1lvsnis a. 81, Tasre
lie d. mand for Massachusetts per cent aud Oai,
per cent but no supply Considerable have
cent at the accompanying quotations.. lnois per
cents firm. and could not be bought except in small
The Free Land bonds Carrying stock privilege are last
done at &C. For Great Western Canada bonds there Is
an improved demand the shares are steady At 17H.
BariDgs circular Of the date gives the following
quotations.
United States e's bonds of 1868, 107 1os; ms rip
tions 100 LOT; Pennsylvania SIS bonis, 80 s4t ~
certificates, 81 Massachusetts, sterling b's, 100 ios
Maryland sterling 5s, 81 3d. Virginia sterling S., BY
49, dollar 6s, 81 So; New Orleans city 6s, so ST.
do OF 1874, 49, and 1884, TIA "a; Pennsylvania Rail
road 6's $50 89K; Panama rs bonds 90 % Illinois
Central 7s % 10. The business has not been extern
sive, but holeers generally are firm Canada e's,
108 100.
The officers of the philadelphia, Niagara Falls and
Great Western line have completed the time table for
this route to the West BY which passengers will be
carried to Niagara Falls In lax hours, Detroit in "a
hours and Chicago in "a hours The new arrangement
goes into effect the first Monday May Passengers
win leave the Reading Railroad depot in Pbadelphis at
O'Clock, A. NJ, in the sNiagara Express Trainn and
arrive the evening at Buffalo, Dunkirk Erie, Bing
hampton, oweso, Penn Yam, CAnandaigua, Geneva,
Rochester and Niagara. BY the line, passengers
can 60 directly West far St. Louis. This route
through Pennsylvania and New York, aSounds in ssme
Of the most magnificent scenery in the Union aud Dor
tons Of the richest and most productive lands in the
world This travel win be additional sourcs Of reys-
nue. to the Reading Railroad Company and II Is likely 70
be OF considerable Importance. II viii undoubtedly be-
popular for travel during the summer and for all
business purposes in the West 1t is rendered certain
that 10 the shortest most expeditions and convenien.
between Philadelphia and the great lakes.
The annexed statement exhibits the condition Of the
banls Of New Orleans for the week ending April TO-
pared with that for the preceding week -
BANKS OF NEW ORLEANS
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