The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


MONEY N n X n r.
SATURDAY, Nay Asp.
There was quite q react in the stock market this
morning. With very large sales there was an advance
nearly every stock sold Illinois Central bonds went
mp " per cent; Canton Company, "A New York Central
Railroad VI Erie Il Reading, X; Michigan Central L
Michigan Southern u; Cleveland and Toledo, TX; Chi
oaro and Rock Island Cleveland and Pitsburg fell off
y per cent There a sale At sixty days at TX per
sent above the price Galena and Chicago sold to
extent at Ill per cent. There buoyant
feeling Throughout and after the board higher prices
ruled The absurd panic of the past two three days
has passed away and those who submitted sacrifices
under momentary apprehension, have nov leisure to
regret It. The stock market Is in stronger position
by the purhcAten given 1t BY this sudden panic Stocks
have settled down into better hands, and soon as
money matters get into proper til \ again the
Improvement will DO more rapid and
permanent than otherwise would have been
realized. All the good dividend paying rail-
road stocks the list are not far from the
next dividend day This AL favor of pur ,hAsers and
makes those stocks desirable At present prices
than appears IN the face Of the market The divi
dend most OF the Western railroad stocks VIII take Oh
Eve cen from the present price, and net hslasrs four
per cant allowing per cent for carrying the
the dividend time.
At the second beard the market decidedly better
There active demand for stocks but sellers were
not plenty. New York Central Railroad advanced 4 per
cent; Hudson Railroad, Erie, " Reading, y; Michi-
gan Southern, "a Cleveland and Toledo, l. Cumberland
Company y. At the close the tendency was upward.
The steamship ArAgo from his port for Southa npton
and Havre to-day, carried $746 676 SO in specie Of
wAish s46S 900 in gold coin. The total shipment for
the week wss 81, s44, 6Ss 81.
Tho receipts of the Hudson River Railroad Company
during the month of April, 1850, amounted
so........ SIsS SO2 20
Sshe month last year.. ............ l4O, 660 ~
Increase equal to about 40 per cent $S9,216 Al
The receipts of the New FORK and New Haven Railroad
for the month were
Passsngers.... 500 SZ6 ~
Freght..... IMMUNE. ........ I0V0 W
amount paid Harlem Railroad Company... soia 20
n sslA nsss - Ssa ~
Increase OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. MAS 81
The anthracite coal trade, by last reports is not quite
large expected. The Lshigh Navigation shipped
for the week up Saturday last 16 ss and for the
"a OTIS The Reading Railroad brought down
6s tons for the week ending Thursday and for the
GIL 500 against 3As tons to corresponding
date last year. The Schuykn Navigation Company for
the week ending Thursday, brought down 81 276 TONS
and for the SIP 066 against 1876 800 tons
the date last year. The wesks tonnage by the
three lines only 9O533 tons. The Schuyill region
alone should have sent forward as much
The following is statement of the receipts and sxpeu-
dures of the United States for the quarter ending March
81, 1856, exclusive OF trust funds
FINANCES UNITED S1ATE-REtEprs EXPENDITURES.
Receipts.
From ssss Of public lands. $50 o73 o.
From incidental sources 181 8z3 SO
TOtl........ ...;s.::.;,;:.......sls,a7s,elo Al
CIVIL miscellaneous and foreign interc 1855 "a
Interior.
Pensions. $5lS, l8 %
Indian. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1878 IL
Army proper, &c. S96, 927 48
ArmoIes, arssnals, &C.,. 4l67867
Harbors, rivers, roads, &C.,. 1o4 726 SO
Navy
Pay, subsistence, increase, re-
pair6 &c.. ,luO DO
Steam mail service ............ 72,7O0 90
Interest s on bic debt. 1850 81
Redemption loan, 1912. 175021 30
Redemption loan, 1916. 116OO0 %
Redemption loan, 1s47 .......... a61, 200 90
Redt n p'ion loan, 1S48.. 16l, 800 90
Redemption Texan indemnify. l63, goo %
--1,l 47 ,489 q
Total. sig S92 soI "A
The receipts for quarter exceeded the expenditures
81, SS6, o42 81.
The following record Of the United States Treasury
notes outstanding the LIST inst
Issues prior July % 1s46. $102 811 GA
OF July %, l846. $50 90
Issue OF January 49, 1s47 ,.............. $50 90
Totai .$liI.zll o.
Deduct cancel led notes on hand ........... SO 90
Total .Sl12, 161 81
The probability is that most Of the above amount has
been lost hearty the whole has been outstanding more
than ten year..
The quantity and value Of certain articles imported
into this district during the week ending and including
Friday, May 3, were as follows
OoMuRos OF PoRr NEW YoRK-WKKIY IMPORTS.
Quantity. VdIRe. Quantity. Valse.
Bristles. ..... 90 S2,04 Ophoal..... ST.