The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11

The receipts to-day include SEQ, 900 from customs
The steamship Indian, at Portland from Liver
pool, brings four days later news. An advance in
cotton OF a quarter of penny is reported Consols
We're the same, and the markets generally were
without change
The Niagara Fire Insurance Company have de-
cared semi annual dividend of ten per cent, paya-
bic on demand
The Secretary of the Reading Railroad Company
has issued notice that the directors and managers
of that company and Of the Lebanon Valley Rail
road Company have entered into joint arrange
ment for the consolidation of said companies which
will be submitted TO vote of the stockholders of the
Reading Company Oh the Sth of March.
The January receipts OF be Chicago, st. Paul and
Fond du Lac road were $40 446 81 and the expenses
$1,000 Moderate as these figures are they compare
favorably with those of any road in Wisconsin.
The earnings of the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the
Inorth Of December. 1857, were. s32,s42 90
For same month last year. u ,557 80
Increase, 52 per cent Observation-Disclosures. ST. 2sS 80
The exchanges al the BANK Clearing House to day
were sl3,si274l g. and the amount of the balances
paid was 1867 52l 49,
The notes Of the Atlantic Bank of Portland, Maine,
and Of the Derry Bank, New Hampshire. were
thrown out by the Suffolk Bank of Boston to-day.
The receipts of the North Missouri Railroad for Jan
uary were s9s57 20, against 1927 Is in January,
1857. The excess for January, 1853, is 81 $50 O5,
which, Notwithstanding the extension Of the road
since last year, is very favorable showing. The
road is now sixty miles long.
The banks of Maine make the following statement
of their condition.
loans. 2lo,2i5 Deposits. 743 $50
Expenses. 6l5,4l Circulation 2o64327
They also report among their loans q suspended
debt of 81 226 COS.
The Gardiner Gold Mining Company have reduced
their capital stock from So 100000, represented by
100000 shares, to 100000, represented by 10000
shares Of S. each. This is eminently a common
sense movement in the right direction, and one that
will commend itself to stock operators and the pub
lie. There many gold mining companies of large
capitals that would do well to follow the example of
the Gardiner, and reduce their capitals to n sum
equal 10 the cost of the improvements their
tates.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company have gone
deeply into the steamboat business. On the 18th of
March the company will commence their line of first
class steamers, leaving Cairo and New Orleans every
other day. BY this arrangement the Illinois Central
Railroad Company will be able to ticket passengers
from New Orleans to all the Northern and Eastern
cities and from the North and East to New Orleans.
We understand that the Chicago, st. Paul and
Fond du Lac Railroad Company have concluded an
arrangement which will enable them TO complete the
laying Of the track between Oshkosh and Fond du
Lac in the course Of a few weeks
The following table shows the sources of the re-
cepts Of -four and grain at Chicago during January.
1t will he that the great bulk of the wheat has
arrived by the Chicago and Galena and Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroads.
REcrlr1s flour GRAIN IN JANUARY, 1858. AND