The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-07

rate Of two and three per cent Q month for oarymS
about two millions Of floating debt The Cleveland and
Toledo already has large funded and noatss debt ana
every dividend dsy adds Q, least one hundred md any
thosaand dollars 70 that oass Of liabilities which b the
most expensive 70 hnanosr along. me substance Of
these companies b burning q both ends Tho New York
Csn0a company increases ~ construction account every
year moro than The amount Of dividends paid while The
Eric Company are suffering their road 70 do N 20
SpsH nas very soon two three millions Of dollrs
viii b required 81 70 pus In decent working order
IT. construction account closed and the ooosructiou
Of he road d rapidly decaying.
Al he second board the was barely sustained.
Socks were freely offered u the current prtoss, and
TRANSACTIONS 70 some extent made Eric fell OIL per
ONT; Illinois Central, e. After the board lever psioss
ruled. Erie sold down 70 bs Reading, Sly Michigan
Southern, ~. Michigan Southern Sl king Fund bonds
and Goshen Branch bonds have been sold 81 each
board during the past few days as an advance tn
sales Of the previous day. These are what h called
reshss. and We understand are made for the scooun
oil the Michigan Southern Railroad Company. The Com
pspy would gain more credit BY making good show Of
earnings than TN any other way, but unfortunately she
receipts will not show we'll In prmt The company have
made no report Of earnings for January or February
and probably will not,
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day a. follows
L0ss reCepss: $iaIsss Ss
T"t.I SsI.noe 1914 10 70
Tho receipts OF the Hudson River Railroad for Febrsa
~ were - follows
February, SI0o,l84 OF
February 1sb7... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Isl, 2S4 IL
pscrsms s5s,sse 06
The 'tock operations Of the proprstor Of the Daily
Tm>'. in Wall street To- day wore - follows
Bought
$50 shares N. Y Central Rail- oad 81, regular way
RivAY aiIP0ad a.
$4,000 Michigan South Sink fund Bis.so "
800 Hs Chicago SsyS. gays
500 New York Central Railroad -. 81
The sales OF New York Central look though the Al
bapy clique was reducing their line The Times people
are connected with all tho bull ciques in the street. We
understand they are now In for street sweeping DON
tract for the whole city.
The annexed statement exhibits the value Of merohan
disc &c. impo ted into and exported from this port dur
Ing the months January and February in each OF the
Fast three years-
ConNRcr OF THE PoKI os Nrw YohK,
Valus o. Import.
En. lor consumption aes slasM saa SIS sos sse
specie spss ssa is
Total 4os $40 sIs, el7 O0s s24 4s2, lo2
January. H7b2,t4o le,2s7,72b lsTll,22i
Total. s24 l6, 500 $50. sO4 SIS s4aIea,4 AIS
Increase In 1850 1855 ............. S9743, 456
Increase in 1867 over Observation-Disclosures. H. 1856, so,
Value y Erpnts
FdTu0Ty 1856 1856 1861
Domestic produce. $3.50 2o4 So 50S 900 IS 399 202
Foreign dutAble.. 698,601 H3 ga 3o3.8lS
Foreign iree.... 8l2, 226 81 276 176,706
Specie and bullion. 2,l2a, 7o8 l,204,8aS I,sJ,726
Totals. ...... So,sss,799 8. ,slob $50 s7,77o,bl2
January. e,obl 9lb b,SSe, c64 6,192,lio
Toa'. ...... sl2 TAO, TIA sI2o06 el6 sl3 9e2, e5s
While the importatiops show . very great incresss