The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-22

panes keeping transfer books tina State TO have their
CERTIFICATES OF shares registered at the said clearing house
before they sha become negotiable in this State and thai
the said railroads shall required make quar-
ery returns duly verified under oath OF AL their affairs
to the clearing house stating the total number Of shares
the amount OF capital stock paid and unpaid with the
amount and number OF bonds sold and unsod the length
OF miles in operation, with the of receipts and
pendures and debts OF every description which shall at
all times be open for public inspection together with such
other provisions shall be deemed best 70 secure pro
lection to stockholders against the repetition OF rnous
frauds.
The committee having in charge the resusctaon of the
Delaware ackswsna and Western Railroad Company
now ready to make settlements with the various parties
interested in said company, conformity with the terms
subscribed to by them respectively.
Tic Assistaa, Treasurer reports today as follows
Total receipts. So4lZ5 -
Iotai payments. 81 Any -
Iotai balance ScSssu. %
The receipts to-day include $46 900 from customs.
The Receiver Of the East River Bank Mr. David Banks,
has declared dividend Of seventy i've per cent to depo
sitOrs, payable tomorrow.
The receipts of the Little Miami Railroad Company for
November follows
1856. .Sl03 ,9l9
1857 71,752
Decrease sa2 l37
The Bank of North America declared dividend Of
three per cent payable Monday the 18th of January
The Broadway Bank has declared semiann dividend
OF FIVE per ceut payable the I'd day of January next
The interest the bonds of the City of Quincy due
the LIST OF January next will be paid aud after that
date at the Office of Woodruff Co. No 40 Broad street
The Albany City Bank Ia redeeming the circulation
OF Oliver Lee Co. IS Bank. OF Buffalo.
The loan of $3.50 900 Central Park Improvement
Fund per cent stock, redeemabie 1887 has beeu
taken at par.
The bank for tho past week compared with
aggregates
Increase in specie SOS 4o0
Decrease IN Circulation 39O2S
increase IN deposits, actual sVZioo
The general banking movement appears to be steadily
increasing The discount line shows increase nearly
equal to that in deposits for the length
Of time. The increase in the specie is
just about the remittance from California. The
banks have entered upon the second week OF the re-
sumption OF specie payments, and they are firmly fixed
in that policy though they never had departed from il
The first week of resumption shows increase OF nearly
two millions OF dollars in the specie This gives
good idea Of the strength Of public confidence in these
institutions An exhibit OF twenty weight millions Of dol
lars in specie in the vaults Of city banks
before revival of business would distribute a
great deal OF this much to the relief Of the bank
The announcement of dividends by the banks shows that
many of them it has not used up the whole of their
surplus.
The steamship Adratic, at this por, from Liverpool,
brings -four days later news from Europe. In financial
point of view the advices not favorable as ex.
pected. The progress of the reculsion the
Continent has been weakened with numerous
heavy failures, and its strength had by been
exhausted In another part Of this edition will be found
full list of the suspensions 1t will be seen that of
oldest and what considered the strongest houses
have failed Quotations for consois show advance of
"a, 2. per cent. The minimum bank rate OF discount
continued at 10 per cent and there active demand
a. that high figure The Bank OF France had made
Their reduction in the rate Of interest of per cent The
rates now G. ard per cent according to the
rtv OF paper Quotations for cotton at the close show
decline OF onee,ghth Of penny per pound and move
ments very irregular. Breadstufs very dull
and wheat quoted lower. In American securities
there was very little business. State stocks were firmly
held with the expectation OF better prices from this side
No movement Of consequence is reported in railroad
rites. The Adria,ic briugs e., so. in specie.