New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-18

The two dividends declared have been paid in stock
The floating debt is 1874 GA A. The bonded debt is
s.. co., 900, and the capital S2,OOO,OOO The Com
PAW report concludes with the following encourag-
| ing remarks,
For several years past the Company have been
spending large sums the road and Its appurenances
and preparing in advance, for the business which
was known must be brought upon the route as soon as
| the connecting lines were opened Inc delay In the
completion of these roads made corresponding delay
in realizing return these OutayS DuI tnat time Il
now past. The facilities for dong large business
exist nd are maid for and the business Is now coming
| For the last nine months the increase has been
| large, and this increase may De expected 70
continue regularly. With every year the condition
| of the Company will improve. No estimate Is sub
mitted Of the business Of the coming year. as none
could be made with any approach to accuracy, but
| the Board have full confidence in the result
The Anthracite Coal trade from the Lehigh region,
from Interruptions to the navigation, at well as to the
New-Jersey Central Railroad, is still very light; but
from the Schuykll coal region the last reports show
more activity. We notice that the Reading Railroad
brought down for the week ending on Thursday last,
40 67 tups and for the year 64,99l tuns, against
GOO 539 tuns ND 10 the same time last year, showing
loss of a. 54S tuns The Schuylk Navigation brought
down for the week 39,003 uns, and Tor the season
ISL AS tuns against 1874 tuns TO corresponding
time last year. being increase OF o,ool tuns making
the net loss from the Schuylkil region tins year OF
1857 tuns. The shipments by the Lehigh Naviga-
ton for the week ending on Saturday last were only
1886 tuns making for the season 4o,'4o 'uhs' Inc
Lebigh Valley Railroad reports for the week ending
on Saturday last s,9Os tuns, making lSogso tun'.
The annual report of the Connecticut Railroad Com.
missoners shows that the whole amount OF capta Oh
all the roads now chartered Is about S|4VVo,Voo OIL
which nearly $40 OOO 600 is paid in, beng an increase
of s5OJOO paid in. over the last year. The total
funded ssd floating debts of all the roads Is sll5o5
$40 OF. The gross earnings of al the roads show an
INCREASE over last years report OF siSis'o IT, and
the net earnings, the still greater increase OF s!51
800 So while the dividends are increased $0'0<o 20,
and the surplus <l97 ,6s4 49,
The failure Of the bill TO ereble the CIty OF Pitts
burgh to raise taxes sufficient TO meet the interest on
the railroad debt causes much en1iety al fn'soufgh'
The Gazette says: .,.
II the bill or some other bill 81 me sime PuIPort
be not passed the city will be fore ~ 70 % ~
railroad debt. It's present means @ a W" no.
suffice 10 pay any part of the raliT' % quo
unless new sources Of revenue are =! 'Ne
Legislature, the interest cannot be pai
Ii relation 10 the Boston Money marvel tue NHcu-
lar Of Mr.. Ashley says:
"Since our last money has been IN even more
abundant supply IL State street The large domestic
houses are refusing Ia borrow az three or iouI months
at e. cent and for frst-class paper money Is every
where plentiful the demand for suen papsI e. tiueI-
ably exceeding the suppy. Eew-ioFs ieSds ere N