The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-21

81 the changes IN ,ner favor 70 re.
ant ~ cesp e posr.sle. One
thing In connection with this % tier Is pretty Ger.
tss. There has been dimnuuon IN the quantity
Of stock on the street but within the past twelve
months . ve.y great increase in the amount Of cash
stock In the hands of brokers for SALE At the Fret board
Galena and Chicago advanced per cent New York Cen
trial. v; Erie, NJ Reading, y. Pscifc Steamship Com
papy dsclned per cent Illinois Central, ~ Chicago and
Rock Island, Y; In Crosse and Milwaukee, e.
At the second board there quite improvement
the leading railroad stocks with Increased activity New
York Central advanced per cent Erie "a Reading, y;
Chicago and Rock Island, u Michigan Southern, ";
Cleveland and Toledo, a. We have no doubt they will
ali be down again on Monday. At the second board on
Saturdays the bulls contrye 10 make good show, 30 -
70 encourage their customers through Sunday and give
them little ease Specializing in fancy stocks for rise
curious game and the parties engaged have to resort
70 sll SO, Is oftricks and nian@uvres.
Aersrs. Hodges Co., of the Bank Noe Reporter
ceived this afternoon the following despatch
BORON, Dec 20, 1855.
An Injunction has been issued against the Bank of Hal
lowell, Maine
The steamshp Atlantic from this port for Liverpool
day, carried out $os Az in specie principally gold
bars.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, the 18th instant, were ~ follows
For the Treasury Department. ..........." 20l2 81
For NE Interior Department. .............l ss. %
War warrants received and entered lis IS
From miscellaneous sources l.3 "a
The Mechanics Bank has declared semi annual divi-
dend Of four per cent
The New Orleans Bulletin notes another new feature Of
trade. II Gays
commercial house OF this city has been advised OF
the shipment nom Chicago Of 500 bbls pork loo bbs OF
lard and 81 casks OF hams The shipment has been made
to Cairo by railroad and from thence viii be shipped by
steamboat This IL the first shipment Of. the kad that
been made from Chicago this port and is in
tended an experiment. 10 be followed up by others II
In this case II pays remuneraiing profit. We regard
this shipment Of produce 10 our city from Chicago az the
precursor Of many more-as an earnest OF a large and
1nurshing CONNIE with the Great West which VIII
nnd outlet foreign markets by the ssssppi river
as tie moat natural, expedent and chespss mode Of
transit.
The Toronto Upper Canada Custom House returns of
the last quarter Tended 9th October) have been publish
ed. They exhibit progress and activity
Value Of imports for the quarter .s, 507
For the eame quarter OF lS66.,........ oo6, 4e6
increase In favor OF last quarter ...... s225, O00
Total value Of imports for nine months ending -.
DO same period ending october, 1855 4l7S, 362
Increase in favor Of 1855. Isl, $40
The amount of duties received during the quar-
ter ending In October 1860, was. s3l0 SIC
For the quarter ending October, ls5e..... tei,1I0
Increase In favor of 1856 .........,...... se,7os
The following the places from which the imports
| took place. viz
Grcat britain No
onneo stAtes .........'........... I4I 100
Other Foreign Countries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b3027
britieh Colonies 1904
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