The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY MARKET.

SAIufDAi, July DID L. 81.
In the of the regular meeting of the Board OF
Brokers today operations were OF very fuctuang
settled character 1t curbstone business through
out Prices were inflated by the bids Of ire sponsible
parties and although their contra its refused prices
offered pas sed current Regular brokers having outside
orders not disposed 70 operate preferring TO wait
for the board 10 establish prices Erie was bid TO SAX
e5 per cent but there were no sales between rcspon
sbie parties "a per cent and closed at that price
Reading sold at p3 93a. per cent New York Central,
go. 93ss; Michigan Southern Railroad, eSh; Cumber-
land 20 23h; Cleveland and Toledo, 77A IS; Michi.
gan Central, s3 Chicago and Rock Island, 93a. AT the
close the market buoyan The bears appear to
be patiently waiting time to strike and certainly looks
though they would able to do with fatal effect
sunshine and ar weather for the bulls but at this
Of the year cloud may in moment obscure the
brightest day We advise holders to be cautious, and
keep a eye to the windward.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as follows
Paid on Treasury account. slss $50 %
Received p" ........s...... 222,Bl9 SO
Balance {" ................ 6,1Il,533 SO
Paid for Assay Office ................... 6S7e0 81
Paid on disbursing checks ............. l3e soi D.
Balance credit all accounts ............. lO&o4sA1 80
The warrants entered al the Treasury Department,
Washington on the Cd instant as follows
For the redemption OF Texas debt ...... S9T19 81
For the redemption Of stocks 1881 81
For the Treasury Department. .......... 322f8 70
For the Interior Department. 1859 80
War warrants received and entered ..... 1882 90
From miscellaneous sources ................. 90 90
The steamship Atlantic, from this port for Liverpool
to-day carried out 1894 ST. 40 in specie freight
At the annual meeting of the Danbury and Norwak
Railroad Company the old Directors reelected,
cept w. A. White of New York, who declined and whose
place supplied by Ebenezer Hill.
Receipts for the past year,. .........sS7,27 4 de
Net earnings. So2S 30
which is per cent on bonds, percent stock and
balance of 1888.
The foreign exports from Baltimore for the week
amounted to s16l, 800 Included in the exports were
e22S barrels of four $50 barrels of meal H. 6
bushels of corn 3644 bushels Of wheat and l27 hhds
Of tobacco.
The receipts of the Philadelphia Germantown and Nor
risiown Railroad for the month OF june 1856,
$40 ls5 for the month"; 1885, s25 TO- increase,
s3,673 IS.
The following are the receipts on the Morris Canal for
the time stated
Total to June %, 1s55........... $50 $40 IS
Week ending GOTH. ............. l0,S5S %
Total to June 81, 1856. sss,7sl 6S
DO. do Is, .......... l0,3sS 02 9',Ios 10
Decrease, 1856. ,531 2S
At meeting of the shareholders OF the Iowa Central
and Air Line Railroad Company, held at Maquokcta
the 4th OF June following officers elected for
the ensuing year-Siephens S. Jones President; Norman
W. lsbe Vice President George W. Bettersworth Secre
tary Jonas Clark Treasurer A. r. Cotton, Attorney and
Agent; George W. Waite, Chief Engineer. The road
from lyons City TO Jones county line, distance Of
forty two miles Is under contract and force Of near
100 hands and teams Is and has been employed for
the last month. Some i've six miles of the grading Is
done, and work ia being vigorously prosecuted The
main line will be located from Sabuls TO Maquoke
Ia and corIs of engineers will Immediately run pre-
minary line the Missouri river, practicable
the AID parae Of north latitude preparatory to oca
ting the same. The financial affairs Of the company
a most healthy and promising condition. More than
half million dollars 70 the capital stock has been sub
scrbcd, and subscriptions daily increasing. From
s statement posted in the oceof the secretary,
enabled 10 ascertain that the total and abu
Ties Of the company are as follows
Total subscription To capital stock 1854 100 %
I"ta disbursernehI ................'..... ssoI w
Deduct total Liabilities. s,sol "
Assfts over liabilities. &5g9,ls2 10
This road at Fulton with the Galena and Chi
cseo Air Line Railroad Company. Fulton Is opposite
Lyons on the Illinois side Of the Mississippi river.