The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-08

40 do. H. Nicholas Insurance Co. .............0 90
so do. Hamilton Fire Insutsnoe Co.............N
10 do. Williamsburg CRY Insurance Conn. cay
Simeon Diapers regular semi-weskly SALES Of bonds
and stocks ct auction will take place tomorrow ct hak
past II O'Clock, ct the Merchants Exchange.
At the second board thu market was Q shade or two
better Reading, Erle Galena, Hudson River Railroad,
Panama and Canton . fraction higher. NicaraguA
Transit Cleveland and Toledo, and Illinois Central bon1s
were lower. There not much activity In any stosk
After the board nearly every stock on the list
heavy and slosed lover. New York Central Railroad,
ok asked, TX bid; Erie 6Sk bid, x asked; Reading,
slX bid, 90 ssked; Hudson River Railroad, s6s bid z
asked Michigan southern, o5x biz % asked Galsna,
la bid, asked; Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
SO bid, 4 asked; Hsrem lsI bid, !. asked.
The circular of De Cnppet Co., prepared for trans
mission abroad BY steamship Canada gives the folio wing
rsvsw Of the boLd stock and money market for the past
week.
We have no prominent feature to notice since our
sdvces of the lst There has scarcely been any
TOO moderate TO Affect 1t untAvoraply and rates
change too weak just now TO create fear Of its imme
The business q the week in securities for permanent
investment as well In those for speculation has bceu
moderate, and there bu little speculative spirit in the
MARKET NotM hstaodng that the news from Europe to
the I'd Of March liz looked upon very favorable,
mains without Any material effect, and our subJoned
There have been sales Of OHIO 6's 1875
and some animation with slight advance in Virginia 6's
and Missouri os. Louisiana 6s have risen per cent,
with light sales.
In CIrr BONDS there have been moderate transactions
in Wheeling 6's municipal and Detroit 7s 1t better
7s and St Louis 6s at well main aimed prices and In San
FrAncise0 6's ct a decline
Central Construction have alone been the object Of any
large operation decioe OF In The different Glasses
Of Erie and New York Cen raj there has been but little
doing private sale We notice some Purchases Of Tsrre
hsus and Alton LIST Mortgage Milwaukee and Mssssipoi
I'd secti and Peoria and Oquaqa LIST Mortgage The
RAnRosD sroCks-Efe and Cleveland and Toledo have
been quite animated the former at decline oily per
cent. Transactions in tho t,llowng have been more
iimed:-Michigsn Central, Michigan southern. Panama,
CLEVELAND and Psburg ana Mlwsukis and Mississippi
at slight advance, and in Reading and New York Cen
trail at fractional decline. Cleveland Columbus and
Cincinnati have declined per cent unoer the influence
d causes mentioned In another paragraph. Delaware
and Hudson have risen ~ per cent and Pennsyivania
Coal ~, with great demand.
Money without alteration, from per cent for
loans on call, and per cent for business paper.
Exchanges Europe rather fat; priusiDA business
on London at 1o9K; Paris, 5El7K and 6LlsX.
1t viii be by advertisement in another column
that the San Francisco and Sacramento Railroad Com
pany have issued proposals for the construction and
equipment Of the entire line, distance o. fifty eight
niles This must be the trunk line of railroad into San
Francisco, from the East and North and all the interior
Lines must serve feeders branches The railroad
system Of California is destined to of magnitude
and properly managed from the beginning cannot tail
to he prosperous and productive All those engaged In
It's will have the benefit Of all the experience
Of the Atlantic States and WILL therefore, avoid the
dangers and difficulties which, ct early day, emSAr
rsssed ard in many instances ruined those Immediately
engaged With the knowledge and other advan ages Of
the present day the Of nswy located railroads
is matter Of certainty, and their construction
matter OF less cost. Railroads commence With all
the Of the day. and they thus avoid all the
experimenting and changes which nearly all the old roads
here had to 60 through with. The attention Of con-
tractors is called to the proposals Of the San Francisco
and Sacramento line.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day follows
Paid on Treasury account ............ S276 OIL oil
Received g ................. zi3 3aJ Ga
Balan,e ................. 1876 $40 o.
Paid for Assay Office. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0,916 10
Paid III ,bursipg checss 1853 81
The am exed statement exhibits the average daily
In the leading departmenta Of the banks