The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-10

A. H. Ncelay,s regular semi weekly auction sale OF
stocks and bonds viii take place tomorrow Thursday
at 10y O'Clock at the Merchants Exchange The css-
logus we are informed viii include a variety of frst
class securities.
The Mercantile Bank has declared = semi annual div
dend of Eve per cent the Etna Fire Insurance Company
of New York, semi annual dividend Of eight per cent
the Long Island Insurance Company, semi. Annuai
dividend of ten per cent the Market Fire Insurance
Company semi annual dividend of five per cent; the
Arctic Fire Insurance Company semi annual dividend
of five per cent.
In the Supreme Court at Boston yesterday, there
another hearing in the matter of the Grocers' Bsnk
Tbs receivers made detailed report alive the
dtion of the bank As shown by the books the 10th
OF November, the liabilities 81 a75s74 ss, and the
assets s64 g. This statement is copied from the
books of the bank The receivers after careful exam
nation OF the different accounts make the total liabilities
o. and the total assets including SIPS 900
secured to the bank by p F. Kingman the late cashier
s, 522 TAO 90. The amount Immediately available for
payment of the Liabilities is $3.50 063 49, In regard to
the issue Of stock the report states that thus far it
does not appear that any exits. AT time there
issue of 2s4 shares, upon which dividend
PAID in April, 1855
The Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company will
pay the 18th extra dividend of FIVE per cent
The surplus earnings dividend fund OF this road the
lstsepember last amounted to S415 rather
than seventeen and half per cent the capital stock
large portion of the stockholders strongly in ia
of extra dividend of ten per cent but the majority
decided that fifteen per cent in cash enough to divide
in This road has double track throughout ts
whole length and its construction account is closed 1t
has floating debt and its outstanding bonds amount
to less than million of dollars with twenty years to rum
at six per cent interest.
We learn from the message of Governor Morehead of
Kentucky to the legislature that the receipts into the
State treasury for the fiscal year ending the 10th of Oc
tober 1885, amounted to $685. 707 49, to which the ba
lance the treasury the 10 day of October 1854 Of
Sill TO 81, added will make the of 1895 427 80.
The expenditures including the transfers to the sinking
and school funds amounted to $685. 996 25-eaving in
the treasury the 10th of October 1855. the of
S255 71 S. The State debt is S. 991 576 70. OF this
amount 5000 900 held by the Southern Bank of Ken
tucby the interest upon which is bound to pay and
for which the State holds that amount of stock, and
Goa IS held by the Beard of Education the
terest upon which only may be considered perpetual
charge upon the sinking fund. The actual debt, the
principal Of which has be provided for is there
FORE 81 02t9l2 There is balance of 1915 sl6 90
hand belonging the sinking fund.- which the Cover
recommends shall be used in the Purchase of State
bonds.
The Rochester american says the following statement
shows the amount value of the imports and exports at
the port Of Genefee during the three quarters Of the
year since the opening OF navigation