The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-08
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wido of evolutionary men, beiax larger number than
has heretofore been allowed the passage of the act
Of Sd March, 1885, The act Of NAY a. 1856, in arnsnd
ment Of the above act repeating the req urement of
reccsd accounts for the issue of warrants
for revolutionary service.
The Chzens Fire Insursncs COM osny have declared
semi-aDr ual dividend o, 12h per cat.
The receipts of the Richmond and Danvills Railroad
Company for April this year. amounted to- st2 $50 10
Same month last ear.................. Is, 9sl 20
Increase SIG. 2os e3
From The las. annual report OF the Portland Saco ard
Portimou'h Railroad Company we learn that the total
receipts Of the road or the year ending Nay 81 1885,
Se70 "a as and the Ypenditure- sl577 A. leaving
net income OF s1i249i o. Tho OF ST. 1913 IL has
been paid the Eastern ard Boston ard usine Rar Dads
after the payment Of al expenses have paid and
per cent dividend declared per agreement with the
two roads TIE road il said to bs IN xcsent condition.
Mr. Jos. G. Martin, Of Boston. has published eomp
laon from official returns, showing the condition Of the
Boston banks weekly for period Of two yars since
the commencement Of the present system OF making
turns. The average movement in the leaciag depart
ments in cash year was a. follow
Loans. Specie. Circul'a. Depo's
1ss4-Avse. $50 774,l14 e4744 10, 1851 s73 ai
1s55-Avge 81 $50 400 AIS 454 Is 1870 255 582 2e4
CAPITAL STOCK This $50 o. coo June s. 1854 snd
then qsdualy increased until rsacni $32 TO 900 May
4 1855 Up TO Decemb Der 1t Continued same when
the soppsge of the Grocers ga it Co S31 &c.,
Geo. tt present amount rhe Legislature has refused
AL spp cations for incIes.e OF capital by Of the
BostoA banks, and allowed only $3I50Oo In the whoe
State.
Lo.Ss DscorsTs.-rhs average of the loans of
1866, i viii lie seen liz considerably larger than that
CT lS5s-5 The lowest point Of the isas s48, 36e
492 ct TIE OF making the -eskly returns
and the S59 1885, 0ctooer ID 1855. The loans
and scnss y
to S4S 369 c03, January 1855 An upward turn then
commepcec, touching $50 Ia, 500 February % and
unuIg very steady, not vacyiog $1,000 for sixteen
weeks finally rising to $54 343 l66 o,ooer l5 which
the turning point and Deee toey had fallen TO
SAB 7et 226 The stopping If ne Grosr-, how,ver at
loans would not have shown lees $50 600 900 any
time since January %, 1866 On toe ls Of last Js7u
which they have main tanned great tbs
hnctus i9ns icing inside Of 81 100000 viii by
the liable.
SPICE IN BANK This impo-, item IL the most sens
tive OF all the Others and las had M ups and DO .ns" TO
an equal extent With any 7 opensd Of 81 $50 re-
ced 70 50 29 152 Sept IS snd the gradually ipcreas
ed 10 So l22 900 Nov. g. from which rAeuctlon to 81
POI eos occurred in four wesks auc ayan turned So
600 COO Jan. 1855. For the overweight succeeding
weeks rte specie continued above So 600 COO and
risr higher than So 59S 651 June Is 1850 during the
whois time With some rnoder~ auc cushions find It
again gradually reduced 20 So l27 GA Nov r. 1861
TIE Lowest p int touched within the tao years AMI at
time when the loans were over So 600 900 In three
however the increase was about 81 800 600 and
since then the specie has II maintained, at one
,;ns sis A''' ~ f'''0'0s Tue ~'"o" point ~
DsPoaIs-These were sl3 o7o oo2 At ct, bat fell of
TO sl 903e3o Sept 2 and teen rose to sl4 $40 920
Nov g. sgsn running down to SIT I'll 1873 Dec. rs 1854,
which was the lowest point reached AZ er this gradual
reaction uok pace rsing 10 SIS ol0 600 April
and with moderate fuctuauons touched st 40 st.
s. 1856 Nov rs they had re sede1 to s3 o5l 7s2 and
Then With gradual and steady Improvement reached
Si7.s82 O0s on the n Of LAY asst.
CrRcuIAuoS-fh s hghest potnt q crculstion So.
1853 45s July TO- 1854 and The loTcs 81 oo PIT March
81 1856 March April 2, 1854 It Kept very anc
amcst down to lowest figures os under 600 0G0
all The time II will be that she TO- 1885
was about $500, o00 above tina: Of 1866.
Tho annexed statement extiba h, qns atty Aad value
Of foreign dry goods sD.rsd Al ,bs post ,or soaunp
sen for warehouse and slso tns Withdrawals from
house. during the week ending and including Tbusssy,