The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


WDSrDAY, April 1876 p n
M tendency Of prices ~ the opening this morning
Was downward Lower prices ruled throughout with
exceptions There large sales Of all The
hsding stocks Of which larger portion than usuai was
for cash. At the first board Missouri SIS declined = per
cent; California u.s. a Canton Company. =; Erie Rail
yOad "a New Jersey Railroad ~ Michigan Central, Y;
Reading, 4; Hudson River Railroad, 4; Michigan South.
ssn ~ Illinois Central Railroad II Galsna and Chicago,
l. Nicaragua Transit advanced Per cent; Chsago and
Rock Island ~ Cleveland and Toledo closed Arm 1T yes
tsrdays prices Reading fell OF under the influence OF
reported receipts The net income of this company up
70 the LIST Of April, this year, is about $23e o6O
less than to the date last year The falling of In
net during the four months ending that date
amounts 70 nearly fifty per cent compared with last
year. IL VIII Jake long time to make up this deficiency
and put the boot the other Leg and third
present fiscal has passed away The stockholders
cannot complain there increase In the business
Of the road this year The read year was very pro
sssve Galena and Chicago sold TO the extent of $50
hArss this morning. opening 1t 114h, and closing at
1133t per cent. The from Costa Rica has hAd
favorable effect Nicaragus Transit stock It advanced
sSout per cent, asd several hundred shares
sod principally cash. The accounts yet entirely
ola sided character and due allowance must be made
for sxaegerations. We shall mot hear from the walker
side for time and in the meantime the news just re-
ssived viii check emigration 70 Nicaragua.
Az the second board there pretty geuera al i'm
Irovement In all the leading stocks The great move
nent was in Chicago and Rock Island. This morning it
closed steady "a per cent and this afternoon there was
N active demand at 80 96h per The corner in
this stock is working well 1T present Cleveland and To-
edo advanced per cent, and 70 bid at the close
Erie was fraction better Reading closed ct % per cont
sash Galena and Chicago offered 113A per cent
and no es The entire business OF This road for the
Arst three months Of this year equal to that Of
The month Of October last year Railroad bonds are
freely offered and those in the market are steadily an
Precang in price, This class Of securities win be sought
for and MORE 1t better prices The supply not
large while the absorption going silently and stea-
any, although gradually Sales made to-day q.
the board, Of Harlem I'd Mortgage bonds at 70 per
1As includes tie interest since Feb i. We do know
Of safer and cheaper invssment in the market The
1s Mortgage bonds quoted at So to 80 psr cent and
better than the second bonds The latter are
cured BY 6rst mortgage all the real estate rolling
stock, &C., &C., of the company.
The Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company earned
- hsreh, s2S A5S 81 against s2S 466 - for the
nonh last year. showing increase Of s92 80 the
month this year.
The Secretary OF State of Wisconsin reports in trea
sury the 31st Of March, the Of ss4 72s H. Of
which Sa9 400 06 In gold coa 1854 80 in silver con
e46 200 Sc in bank notes Of Wisconsin and SAL 80 in
checks and certificates Of deposit The Secretary says
hat he has not yet sufficiently examined the of the
Dtate Treasurer to state how much money ahould be in
the treasury.
The Assistant Treasurer Of this port reports day