New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01
The attention Of moneyed Institutions and capitalists

The attention of noneyed Institutions and capitalists
il directed 10 the advertisement Ct Mr. John Ihoup-
son under our financial head
The Nev.York Exchange Bank has declared half
wears dividend of p cent, payable on Wednesday
The Pheni1 Bank has declared a dividend OF 2
cent, payable ON the ID January.
The Island City Bank has declared dividend OF 81
? cent. payable on the 10th January
By reference TO our advertising columns II VIII D.
seen that the Atlas Mutual Insurance Company have
elected Thomas s. Nelson esq, lof the firm OF hoi-
brook e. Nelson President, and appointed Marcelu7
Massey, esq, Assistant President.
Among the large disbursem ents TO be made during
the week for dividends interest, principal &c, Will
about a million By Messrs. WInslow, Lanier a. Co;
about four hundred thousand dollars by Messrs Dun
can. Sherman & Co; the same amount by the ONO
Life and Trust Company; about Fix hundred thousand
dollars by Mr. Egerton the State Agent OF OHIO;
about four hundred thousand dollars by the American
Exchange Bank for Illinois, &c; about the same
amount by the Bank of Commerce; two or three hun
dred thousand dollars by Messr. Atwood Co., and
about four millions by the Manhattan Bank IN reiu-
bursemeut of State debt, payment Of interest, &c.
The Ohio Life and Trust Company will pay on the
Cd proximo the interest on the bonds of the Hsboro
and Cincinnati Railroad Company.
The receipts Of California gold during the year have
been $40 80 goo, against 900 IN ls5+ The
exports from this port and from Boston have been
s42. $50 900, against 81, So, coo in 1854.
The business of the Clearinghouse to-day was
SIC, 79l 900.
dispatch from Chicago states that the surplus, after
the payment of - y cent dividends, during the year IL
$500 600, or about = cent more, making % q cent
earnings for the year
A small fraud was announced in the street to-day,
which before The amount was known, caused little
excitement i appears that one of tie clerks OF Mr.
Belmont having received check for bill of ex-
change drawn to bearer drew the money and disap-
peared from bis post. The amount was only sl,OSl.
This the third robbery committed upon Mr.. Belmont
within few years. Mr.. BelmOnts agent has now
adopted the system of having all checks drawn to
order and this course should be the rule with all per-
sons paying money by checks to draw them to the
order of the principals.
The letter received by the last Aspnwal steamer
says:
1.-THE New-Granada Canal and Steam Navigation
Company have already begun the work OF preparing
the canal for navigation, and l am assured that IN
three months this important work will be so lar ad-
vanced a. to admit steamboats, to its navigation.
There no doubt that the Company thai has the con-
tract of this canal will ultimately monopohZe the car
rying business on the river Magdalena.'
The double track of the New-Jersey Railroad Com
pany is now completed to Railway, and will be ex-
tended TO New Brunswick.
The rec eipts of the Beefontaine and indianapolis
Road for the past six months have been as follows
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