The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-30


and apabht thai made services Of the highest value
He lett the Baltimore Al Ohio Eoad 70 take the General
SUPPLEMENTARY Of the nnos Central road, and in that
position OF Increased responsibility and influence had aid
ed 10 the reputation that already placog him IN the
front rank among the practical aud scientific railroad
held the position Of State senator rom one Of the Eastern
Shore counties OF this State.
The Boston Advertiser, of the 2sth, gives the
annexed review of the stock market for that city,
In stock matters have little of importance note the
heated term having fairly set in and natural
sequence dulness and inactivity prevail throughout The
market stock here and there forming exceptions the
rule. There Is more demand for some OF the leading
railroads. and prices have improved in three or four but
mostly from small orders which have strayed into the
market Any large lots offered would at frighten
OIL buyers, and forced for sale quotations must recede
Among those most in demand Boston and Maine have i'm
proved from 75 tn, Boston and Worcester SO s3k
bid Western 81 IS bid and Fltchbng has up from
Us 6e but again receded to IS y, which comprise all the
railroad stocks that have improved during the week On
the other hand Boston and Lowell has OF 10 SO per
($35 per share of 5000 and Is heavy at that Pro
whence cannot be sold at o. although buyers
occasional sale Eastern has fallen from Al 49, the
latter being the Offering price. The price recently
forced up TO A. but the parties found the effort To keep
there rather too much this hot weather Manchester
Lawrence is offered at CO. without special buyers Mi.
chgan Central has fallen consequence of lower figures
in New York and So is the asking price. Northern
is dull and has declined 42 several small lots are
wanted at A. Old Colony is steady AZ S2a neither de
mand nor supply being large The stocks held princi
pally By heavy capitalists, and conseq icpce does
not come into the market freely For Passumpsc pre-
ferred 23 bid and "a asked without sales The stock
worth about 81 to So share Cheshire preferred sells
at 81 per share Nashua and Lowell So 66 Portland
and Saco SO to So Worcester Nashua Al to a. without
Mining stocks are generally duh and heavy Minnesota
and Rockand being the only exceptions Minnesota has
improved recently from e5s TO 81 but is still IS per
share below the highest point touched More buyers
coming in again and the tendency IS upward Some of
the bears have been selling short this stoc> and
unless exceedingly cautious they will get nipped. Rock
land in demand 20 H. but just there be
very little cash stock in the market Some hty shares
are offered seller go but this is not the kind wanted
Isle Royae is heavy at Tx asked, the market being
poorly supplied with buyers Totsc has settled down
TO 81 and nnds more sellers tn N buyers at that The
''shorts' having supplied themselves, there is very
little demand Tor the stock which is not likely be in
creased until the actual success of the mine shall
rant it. Copper Falls Is more inquired for at So without
sales Flint Steel River, Central Pewable STAR Quincy
Natona and North American all dull and heavy with
very limited transactions
Railroad bonds sell but little though the demand Is
rather the increase. Vermont and Mass. 6's have
been more inquired tor at better prices, since the
bonds issued and at the present price Of 81 per
cent they certainly very fair Investment Concord
ano Montreal per cent bonds due in 1850, sell AT 80
per cent which is too low for them. Michigan Central
SIS Of 1850 sell at lol and those Of 1859 wanted at
102 These bonds in demand for foreign account,
and hence the advance from par within short time
Mad River and lake Erie second mortgage rs OF 1866,
were offered at 70 per cent without bids, whi;h is fall
ing or Eastern es of 1874 offered at 50 and 70 bid
for $500 piece. There is fair inquiry tor Ogdens
burg, Putland and Vermont Csntr al bonds
The Report of the State Treasurer OF Texas
shows the number Of acres Of land upon which
taxes were assessed to be As 1893 $50, and the az
sessed value $5s 67l l26. The number of town lots
assessed 40 1885, at a value Of sl0,l0S $685. The
number of negroes los $685. at ,924; number
of horses III s14 at 81 943 $685. and head Of cattle
1433 792, at s. 992 ,545. The total value Of
ed property in the State was $l49,52l ,451. The
whole tax raised upon this property was but
1925 270 49, which added to the poltax (s20 $50 800
makes the whole amount raised by taxation
$246 ,252 80.
II is shown by Parliamentary return, just print
ed that the total quantity Of herring cured in Great
Britain, during 1855, was 766,703 barrels; the guam
tity branded, ESQ., ISL barrels; and the quantity ex
ported 442 264 barrels-being an increase over the
preceding year of l30,l4l barrels cured, 1877
branded, and sO5s7 exported. The quantity caught,
but not cured, amounted in 1855 to s3O759 barrels,
being an increase of 2697O barrels over 1854. The
total produce of the herring fisheries in 1856 amount
ed to sJ7 463 barrels being l57 Ill more than in
1854. OF cod and ling, during 1855, 1851 cwt.
cured dried, and 6,3l6 barrels cured in pickle;
the total quantity exported being s9l54 cwt Ut the
former, and rs barrels Of the latter. This was an
increase as compared with 1854 Of 9597 cwt. cured,
and rs barrels exported The total quantity caught
but not cured, amounted to 635 $50 cwt, being an in
crease over the preceding year Of 5,497 cwt, and
when added to the quantity cured, makes the pro
duce Of the cod and ling fisheries for 1855, 100
cwt. and 6,3l6 barrels, being an increase over 1854
OF 1878 cwt and $50 barrels. In 1855, 747 boats
manned by IL, COZ fishermen and boys were en-
ployed In the shore curing department; and the
total number Of persons engaged in the fisheries
was ~, i55, being an increase over the preceding
year OF $50 boats. ,243 fishermen and 1921 per
sons in the total number employed. The value Of
boats, nets and lines amounted in 1855 to f6ls asa
being an increase, as compared with 1854, Of
cal ,064.