The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-19

would lie better for the companys steamers 10 rot at
the dock than to put them into the hands of Walker
and his needy associates.
After the adjournment of the board the following
sales of stocks and bonds were made at auction by
Simeon Draper
81 coo New Albany and Salem RR mort SIS int. ada6o
5000 Marietta and Cincinnati RR Is, mort. do 63k
5000 Mich S. and Nor. Ind SINKING Fund. do 63I
a,oc0 Evansville and Illinois RR. 1st mort. DO y
7oso Lake Erie, wabh St. Louis LIST mort. DO .s,.
q shares Brunswick City Stock ........... 8
80 80 Wei, Wells, Fargo c1s Express re; sp
80 Excelsior Fire Insurance Co.,.
At the second board the market was not at all ac-
tive, but better prices ruled Erie advanced per
cent; Panama Railroad, q; Illinois Central bonds,
]. New York Central Railroad closed at OH per
cent asked. The money market was little more
stringent to-day 1t is estimated that the steamship
Africa from this port for Liverpool tomorrow, (Wed
nesday) will take out about 600 in SPECIE At
the close this afternoon exchange was firm and the
supply limited Bills on London were quoted at
1898 1909 per cent premium; on Paris, ST. Isl
81. III.
Advices from Bogota, New Granada, inform us
that the work on the Carthagena Dique is progress
sing favorably. The people of the interior were
becoming alive to the important change il was about
mated that the Dique will be completed in about
four weeks, and that regular line Of steamers will
be running through it within the present year. We
learn that the proceeds of of the recent trips of
the steamer belonging to the New Granada Canal
and Navigation Company, now running regularly
up and down the Magdalena river, were upwards of
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the week ending Saturday, March 8. 1856,
,2o7 tons of coal were shipped from the Cumberland
Coal and Iron Companys mines and for the year
commencing lst Of January ssh tons were ship
ped from the same mines. For the week ending
same time, 2605 tons Of coal were shipped over the
Georges Greek Coal and Iron Company's Railroad
and for the year commencing January l. 1856, 1868
TONS For the week ending same time 9s7 tons of
coal were shipped to market over the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Railroad. For the week ending
same time, 2S7 tons OF coal were despatched over
the Hamshire Coal and Iron Companys Railroad,
via Piedmont, and for the year 1919 tons.
The Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Company
earned s2S,646 in the month of February this year
against s26 sos in the same month last showing an
increase Of 81 s0s. Unoer the circumstances it is
extraordinary that any increase was realized.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol
PAID pa.a, on Treasury account. sts4as IS
received 90 ................ 1876, 05l 90
Baisne 90 .................. b,2ei 1854 Al
Paid on dfsburspg checks. ............ 10, lO6 10
The receipts to-day include 5000 for transfer
draft on Boston.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, on the 10th inst, were as follows
For the Treasury Department ..........S 4S s7I AZ
For the Interior Department. ........... 201S6 90
r0r oustous $500. .......... 4,o45 40
Interior repay warrants received and entered 1900 90
From miscellaneous sources. so 90
On account Of Tine navy................ SO, 208 "a
The Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad Con:
pany earned sll9,l52 in the past three months,
against $50 200 during the same period the previous
year.
The circular prepared by De Coppet 4 Co. for
transmission abroad by the steamship Africa gives
the following review Of the stock market for the
past week =
The gradual rise of exchange Europe the resumiug
of specie expectation, although limited sale
somewhat active demand Tor money notwitnstand.
ing continued Of discounts rom our bangs are
the prominent features which de erve attention
ing an iIfuence on our stock market.
Durir The three days subsequent TO advices Of
10th ins prices weak, when tae from Ecara
qua brought scvces Of the attachment OF this property
of the Nicaragua transit Company by the provisional
govern ment OF that provne.
This caused sudden and heavy fall in the shares
of the paDy and other stocks especially those
more speculative character, were from sympathy, af
fected by 1t.
The arrival Of the Liverpool steamer bringing us
advlces of the lst inst improved little the tone OF the
market nevertheless wi the exception of two three
stocks which quoted At . In London our gu,
Joined table OF daily quotations shows general d,cns
in Indiana 5's Louisiana and Ohio ga ssoe and
Missouri 6's aud virgnias. Tho two last At decline,
and the Iennessees 1T some advance.
CRY BoADs.-1here has been q demand for Milwaukee
rs With tive per cent rise and for st. Louis 6s without
any noticeable variations There also sales OF Chi
cago 6s and Cincinnati 6s at full rates. san Francisco
6's and 10s payable in San Francisco have risen two
per cent Prices for city and county bonds generally
are ffm and looking up
under the influence OF their rise In London have been
i've Mt advance Of TX per cent. Freelsnds have
also been done in moderate we'll as Erie 7s
1852 and New York Central 6s and rs the latter at
slight advance At private sale notice some transas-
in Michigan Central per Peoria and Oqnaw
ka per cent, 1st mortgage in Milwaukee and Mis- sp 4
third section, Mt well maintained rates. Milwaukee se-
cord tectun are scarce.
RAILROAD srocKs.-Our to.days quo ations for thes,
are generally lower Than last weeks Erie Reading
Clevelsnd and Toledo, and Panama have been active
busners OF the Nicaragua Transit Company turn.
ing to i.s advantage fair amour. OF business was
done in Chicago and Rock Island Michigan Sou thern
New York Central Gaena and Chicago, and Illinois Cen
trail
Money in better demand, at per cent for loans
call First Glars paper per cent Exchanges on
Euyope not abundant and looking up Principal
busDess on London, at 1895 X; on Paris 5E l7Iss
o. les -.