The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
FINANCIAL AND CONNER CsAL.


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| TruGsDAy, MAY i2--s N.
rhstock S 1t Continues about Che came a. repofeo
yesterday Tho t,> 'e"oy Of prices was do~n~aro' a"O
there was moro ecuyA 'AaH NO uA'o u0'.0e' ~
days. AZ the 6rs. board ,.,~..,'s1
! u per cent Caeveland and S' -. o.,,.,.I
Mississippi. y; Herem 4. M 60 =. a. -,..an
advanced y per cent Tho sabscN. "o's ~s sN"' ,-
,ied stock OF this compapy IL iasofaSiy Up
ward, OF nioss Of dollars have fA "'S 0's1 'uS
Gcribsd. and there Ia no doubt but sast tho Amo~ "
requ;r-dtbrse millions OF delarswiii ~ Made W oe'
fore 'he close Of the week. Among the sutsripsAas We
notice the following names;--J. knower, AJsny, 60S
shares; Vim. l. Marcy, $50 sharea; T. O. Durant, 500
shares l. D. Conan, 200 shaees; Leather Manufacturer
Bank 100 shares; Commercial Exchange Bank, 400 sares,
W. Durham, 400 shares Clas. Could, 800 shares Oily
plant Co., eco shares; Z. H. K,ag 200 starea; Isei
Bathbooe, 200 snares A. a. Stout 20 shares; q Have
meyer, s7s shares A. b. Morrison, 400 shares; F. Morri
eou. 600 shares & Wetmore, zoo shares; F. G. Iiich
Geld, 600 shares; A. C. Gray, 100 shares, &C., 10.
There larger operations thsn usual today
In the stock Of tho Cleveland and sburg Railroad Com
pany, and sold down 10 10 pee cent, seller 60 days.
Cleveland and Toledo ao very scvc, without change
In prices In railroad bonds there large business al
fi prices Compared with tho immense amount of rail-
road bonds In existence tho daily transactions surprs
change hands much, whle tho poorer eiass waaa
and bring very prices when forced upon the market
Good railroad bonds ought to appreciate In maot value
while the stocks going the other way.
After e douenmeat Of the board the following sales
OF stocks were made at auction BY g. Draper
20 shsr" Amesf can G0s. 20; s"aeo
20 10. North American Kerosene Co. 6oc-
go do. Florence and Key port Joint Co...... ic.
At tho second hoard there quite a movement In
Michigan socthern-wth active sales an advance Of III
per cent Ncpenef al C5 aud cloed at 81 cent cash
Reading advanced q per cent; Illinois Central. y Cevo'
Land and Hsburg declined pot cent, cioeng =. W per
ceut Az other stocks remain without change
Tie steamship Africa, from this port for Liverpool TO
morrow "Wednesday, win talse GU. about 100000 in
specie. There will ~ another shi Pmen on Saturday.
THIS Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company have declared
q ecnll annual dividend Of S per cent.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fosws'-
1otai receipts. siooa1 ~
Total iaymene' nssz, 10
The eoct obbcrs OF the Duy Tes buyers o., tho
Brokers' Beard today. Yesterday they were sciiers.
Tie operated to-day as folo~B-
Boughtgo shares Chicago ard Rock Isisnd Q. Kscguisr
f. Michissn southern. .esS-Sa
The annexed statement exhibits tho value Of neschaa-
disc exported from this port during the week aud since
Jan. l. In each Of the past three years.
CoxaSRos Or rin Fosr or NEW YoRE-vALUs on RxIosrA
Total fir tho week ls ssS,cs isss iss! us
Previously rcpof ted 2aeso,l7o 2sIo5os 27,3os,s52
r.oI. .sea s25 3ss s27,Ts,.s es SIS sos, ;s1
Tue statement Published another portion Of this issue
has been furnished being impartial and just account
Of the hgs, proceedings instituted against cersas
railroad companies Of this State, To which IL
refers. II owres, and wc presume "a, Il
extibhsl conaierscns that sbouIi0 ndace great caution
cad crcunspoctica the psr o. prudent In making
In tho honda end other evidences Of Indebted
ps, oeo u,tscsicd sccurdcs," pat forth by rail
road companies and city coanay and village COZ poions
The spectators Of Wall street. In this city, State stree. In
Boston and ghesus street In PtsdelAls, may not
half cng Y, the intrinsic value or stock5 and bouds
OF THE chrac.r provided they be PIT OF wsys BY
which they may honest % penny for themselves
VIVA, Il 10 them II s story should ovcaAualy prove 10
b. worthless ey responsible therefor pecaniariy
There Numerous proects involving In the aggregate
OF millions OF dollars IN embryo al the United
States, from Maine 10 Tesas this side o he coatinoo
half doseo at cs In the Territories Of Washington
and Oregos and Cshfsrnia and about many scrsss
the coubneut, that sweA tho smousa up 10 sovcsa,
hundreds of millions Of dollars Al knds of
SHINES c.i'a 'coucs, ehayasss~, ssusd
proposed he ssssd by railroad companies thstsye
up projects under charters granted BY Stis Icgs
and TsrrItcrai Ieg,sia,urcs and the paymeS Of
Of them pGrport TO be gaSsnfied by Stos some by
cour.ss, or cities, or towns; soro In vitao Of express
Laws alosin. such guarantee, and others Without such
av some the teeth Of express nhsiuous ia
tutious &C the S1c. Some backed ny hypoaocaoGs
and p;oga of tho railroad track and chartered fraaches
uOrgas a. lands donated 70 The eompCsy, ln,or
pai improvement, other fuus kDts OF the STATE a.
u al " which aad their certain isturo vsiss and
N b The grc vslao or the road and H. otun pref, When
bu ard f-r,h, pamphlet prospects, and reports, with
photographic ant estimates sud prvfounf etlis,s
arc written ind published. With Of aod persoas
Hunorabcs. Generals, judges, and the c paraici as d.
rotos ongcor, trtaurors, presidents, 40, not icv
which are The vc,ics speculative humbngs Sensible AMI
prudent ahopd rc. ncourae ihcse Wild and ohnsrca
procs, even n hero m snsvery INJECTING them One
bAh or them VIII out " b syBez, AZ has been The
heretofore. fsV years heuos ahau wines Ias
di.onsr and ropiiG,ioa of large portion of these now
Pulled "sscurit'c; yAT0as HesaEts false and ds
honest tho onutrivnnees rceored 70 IN os>r 70 eel
them. There are already cxigtcGoe and unpab scns
Glccr uiloss q dollars n ,mcu q the dh0n0sef o0
g,ucus Of Aslsirri, Florida ana oher SAs Aad Tcrr
toros ard uboa. the that Of rrofsh,a "socv
rite In TIE d.nreai stict Where Lais 70 cn5f Hvry
aay.csosa 5ra hso~s ihsi To railroads in tho upisA
states already ia operation md IN progress, Of coDpcaon
are beyoad tbc necessities Of tho country, II the te o.
proIt V tte road IL regarded The rulc - FAR cp
Welding fair ineres Ne smauns u capia invested ~-
dor, the actual profits Of Al the rAilrvads e The Unst
| sxeios uakes tn~c,no viii roach pr cnt tbs
snooni a capital avaei In Mo work, inclcdtsg, Of
course ds5 q sho companies poobGcss c4aso
q hls IA me vat sssSt q cssz exyoucs cs1sci by
rausrcgs oe.csrs, Al errsvsgsnt sasaxcs that NOR of
them support, srA by utr durcsasd 8 care, pratSuoa
| ana cooDouy Ia The niaHar ncni q such ksse.srcna
| ard BY Their being ptpdcred in q tboasand vsys of
which our criminal ocrs furnkh oosvrs e-sdsses In