New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-14
81 d.. $50 sIl, 88l, ig7 s4,962 g

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Net Increase April TO- S46l5,2o7
Albert II. Nicolay's regular semi-weeky auction
,ale of stocks and bonds will take place on Monday
next. the l4th inst, at l2 o'clock at the Merchants
Exchange.
The Tax Commissioners of this city give notice that
the Assessors books will be open for examination and
review from the Goth of May to the 25th of June nclu
siye, between the hours of a. m. and p. m.
The United States Life Insurance Company has
declared dividend of six per cent to the stockholders,
payable on the list of May. Also trennial dividend
of twenty per cent on the premiums paid by policy
holders with interest at six per cent until the next
trennal investigation and an Increase of nineteen and
tenth per cent TO the dividend of 1858 to policy hold
ere which will bear interest at the rate Of six per cont
until the next triennia distribution.
The advices by the Washington are not CONNER
ciauy. very important Consols, after being 92@,
closed firm at 92f, the exact price by the previous
steamer. Breadstufs heavy, and Cotton was
steady at previous rates, with fair business. There
had been arrivals of 1855 900 of gold from Australia,
and $3.50, 900 was expected daily. A considerable
portion Of this gold would go into bank. Small par
cells of bar gold and French twenty franc pieces con-
tinued TO be received from the continent. The Money
market in London was working rather easier. The
supply in the discount market was increasing; few
transactions had been made below the bank rates
The Money articles Of the London journals contain
nothing important.
We have received the proof-sheets of report of
the Illinois Central Railroad Company about TO be
published. giving full statement Of the condition and
prospects of that Company and showing that the an
ticpations in regard to this enterprise by its or lin.
ators were by no means without sound basis, and
that the future promise of this great work OF the
most satisfactory character although in consequence
of the short harvest of 1854 the high stage through
cut the season Of the Ohio and Mississippi, aud the
non-competion Of connecting roads, the gross re
cspts of 1855 were not large as was anticipated,
yet they reached the respectable sum of s,53e lis
and net receipt Of S527 952. Thus far in 1856 the
receipts show an increase of nearly 100 y cent on
1855, having been in January, February and March,
s39o, 1851, against s2O9,035 This would indicate
about s., OOO,OOO for the year, but the Company
estimate is only o., 500 OOO and they anticipate that
the Road viii be operated for 80 q cent of the gross
earnings The country along the line of the Road is
rapidly filing up and already fifteen or twenty four
ishng villages and towns have sprung into existence
at points where population existed whea eis road
was projected. Other towns which did exist have
doubled their populations The popuatisa of the State
has increased 900 since 1850 in the counties ada
cent 10 the road and 500 900 in the whole State. The
demand for the lands of tbs Company has been unex-
pectedly large and the Company have been enabled
10 obtain much higher average than the original
schedule. The sales since the Land Office opened
have reached 52s 500 acres for S. S7; this is
average Of over $40 50 q acre, including loo, 59l
acres which the Company sold at 81 50 q acre L
, redemption claimants. The Company still owl
2oee, i76 acres including some Of their best lands
The Managers express the confident belief that the
lands owned by the Company viii reimburse the en-
tire cost Of the road and equipment and leave roat
Of 100 miles, fully equipped, in the hands Of the stock