The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-31

for tho riser There are limits, surely even 70 human
folly.
At TOO stock marse. this mornugt ere was hnt little
change State stocks Mssours shade lower than
thA highest price yesterday Very few transactions so
place in bonds Illinois Ccn:rals were s.eadyshe stock
IN Per cent higher on the strength Of news from
Europe that the money required the new loan would DO
probably forthcoming New York Central was The nncst
active Of the speculative stocks il opened at u advance,
but gradually settled down to yesterday price large
lots of Harlem were taken At advance by prominent
speculative jobber. The Western stocks were all shade
better. good deal more caution is beginning
TO be displayed by the bears in onering sell
ers options. Reading was hrm at yesterdays high
est price; Panama improved u; the dividend,
which be per cent, will be declared on Monday.
The prospects of this property very good for some
years il cannot but enjoy monopoly of the best
traffic across the Isthmus Pacific Mall weaker
rurnor ascrbes Commodore Vanderbilt hostile intentions
toward the company and the general ofnonstrange
it may seemis that he can crush when he pleases Al
the second board there was moderate business DONE
without material change in prices. The following
the closing prices of the day-Missours, COS IA New
York Central 81 ~ Reading 52ta q Michigan Central
81. ~ Southern preferred As 4. Panama, l23 Vi
Illinois, 6o4 u; Gaena, TN NJ Rock Island, 5o 4
Pacific Mail, 9osl 81. The market closed steady.
The exchanges a. the Bank Clearing House this morn
ing $40 ool o. and the balances u oss 2s2 o.
The following s today's business at the Office Of the
Assistant treasurer
Receipts 1854 $50 Al
rayinents.. 4ita.o w
Balance 54il ,ss1 %
The receipts include $lsa, 900 from customs.
The payments include s96 900 Californian OATS.
The following dividends have been declared Tho Nan
haitian Savings Institution dividend the
rate of six per per al OF five hun
bred dollars and under and at the rate Of FIVE per
per larger sums, payable January Z; the Mer
chants Bank OF St. Louis semi annual dividend Of i've
per cent all stock paid up the lst Of july last and
at the rate of ten per cent per s stock subse
quenty paid up, payable at the Bank of America on the
81 Of January the Mechanics Bank Of New Haven diy
dend on and after the LIST Of january, Of i've per cent
The annual report of the Worcester and Nashua Railroad
states the amount Of capital paid in 81 4 oOo and the
amount Of bonds issued 100000 The cost OF the road
and equipment has been 81 32ss97 The earnings OF
road for the past year we're sls527 Expenses opc
rating the road SOL 27s Net earnings $50 $40 Deduct
interest debt, sll 1885, and dividends Of 81 per
share EACH making all s72,l2s leaves balance TO
served fund 81 26 This added sS2 6ls surplus not
divided last year makes the present surplus s4 34 The
of the past year has been So less than 1861
and the expenses and interest s24 ,5l2 less
The transfer Office OF the la Crosse and Milwaukee Rail
road Company is to be removed to the Office of the
pany, in the city Of Albany, the Erst proximo.
The earnings Of the Illinois Central Railroad Company in
December 1857 We're $l46o55 IS and the estimate for
this month is $4,000 The cash received in the land
department TO the oath was $46725.
The following is comparative statement OF the earnings
expenses for the month OF November 1867 1855
of the Buffalo and State line Railroad