The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-26

Erie Cleveland xsd Toeea appears 70 be gradually NOV
ing up sssiD opened this morning at "a and lief, o at
A6A casa The buh Of the sales for cash. The prin
cips demand comes from the short interest me friends
q the road have great confidence in account Of he
character Of the arrangement We have not Heard
much lately about the finances Of the ooposrn bat pre-
sune gradually working out Of old dtfiouAes. chi
oago and Rock Island quite arm to-day, and closed
20, cash. After the board further Improvement
realized and sales made 70 per Galena and
Chicago and Panama operated in only 70 moderate
extent but each al better prices Cumberland continues
quiet The sales for some days past have been limited,
and prices have not fuctusted much Canton Company
just about holds It's own. rs not pressed for sale.
The Company receives It's stock in payment for
property sold which at cancelled and the amount
in existence therefore steadily diminishing. The longer
one holds this stock the better will be, which be
said Of very few the market State stocks all closed
firm.
At the second board the market was quite buoysnt and
closed with strong upward tendency Missouri State 6s
advanced 4 per cont; Pacific Steamship Company, IA;
Harlem, 4; Hudson River Railroad, Y; Now York Cen.
trail Railroad, IN; Erie, x Reading, "a Chicago and
Rock Island, X Michigan Southern, old, II Cleveland
and Toledo Milwaukee and Mississippi, TX. After the
board 2sX bid for Hudson River Railroad There
quite number Of short sales of Michigan Southern, COM
stock this afternoon, stimulated doub. by the "a
pid rise Of the past day or two.
The transactions at the Clearing House today
follows
Ioai exchanges 20 -
metropolitan currency certificates ....... $4,000 20
The dry goods auction houses all busy To- day with
fair success. Messrs. wimerdngs Mount had an OF.
feripg mating and carpets. The Canton mating vas
Of inferior quality Considerable Of the "a was sold at
17c. Nessrs Hidden Co. bad special sale Of British
and French and womens goods. line OF 200
lawns brought &c $40. The Queens cloths and other
tailoring goods sold olersbybdding not very spirited
Messrs Haggery Co sale Of about 300 lots Of French
goods was fairly attended
The Philadelphia Ledger gays
The tonnage duty which those interested IN the rsde OF
the PepDsy vania Railroad wish removed am cunts 70
about per barrel four 10 cents per barrel
per head OF fat cattle 90 cents per heal on horses Is
cents per head hogs and cents per head Oh sheep 1t
will DO readily that is sufficiently great to control
trade against route which s even otherwise more de-
srabe. The company declare that has been forced 70
decline thousands Of tons Of -four srd other freight and
thousands Of FAD of and other live stock, destined
for Eastern markets, in consequence Of the t,anage
Il most remarkable fact tina. Of live stock destined
for New York OF Baltimore from the West none, Gonna
rauvey speaking, passes through Pennsylvania Can tee
Legislature persist in the imposition OF ths tonnage, when
the discrimination seen TO be 30 directly against our
own, in favor Of rival works.
The Legislature OF this state has under consideration
project for tolng the railroads Of state, while
Legislature Of Pennsylvania will without doubt release the
Pennsylvania Central road from the tonnage Inn
posed.
Eli Perry, ARENAS Fish and George W. Luther, Of Al
bany either Of them have been selected to vote
proxies Of stockholders Of the La Crosse road the
annual election in Milwaukee, April %. They all
bers of the present board.
The Chicago Press OF Friday last devotes than
full page of the paper to review Of the business of the
city of Chicago for the year 1857. Some idea Of its
tent may be formed from general summary, which
annex