The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-18

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MosDAy, Nay 17-SP.h
YAe rpsk nUkst ives stssAy ssd strong shts .s,uiss.
WI b referssee 70 the reported sass tbs
speratsss Mis- morning aAny large, asA that
here qsrs ~ sctive uese nj The board The
Dest vas upward, and IN important advance q some
stocks realized Pacific Ssanshis Osny improved
pc, cent; Michigan Central Rsilroai, y; RsaaNg
Pa, ANA n; Gsless and Chicago, n; Cleveland and To
le&o y; Chicago and Rock slsod & MI vaakis Mis-
s,sspp, e Ees York Central opened aud closed arm At
Saturdays sustatoae, and among tbs operations there
we're several purchases, ouyers opuu. Nearly all the
Western railroad stocks in demand a better prices
nicago and Rock Island quite active, and advanced
fraction the opening price. Reading purchased in
large lots spd was we'll sustained tnreseboat Panama
steadily moves spward, without bringing 90. any s.Ocr
The holders Of this stock clAss oapitaGs not dis
Pcsed 70 cell when they hn0x they have good invest
nent In the Panama there 30 no doubt, aud an ad
vance or ten per cent wsud moi bring the stock in any
auAIthy On the naJket Dssk stocks are steadily I'm
proving in market value The daily sales are euy In
mail lets.
A. the second board tue market decidedly buoy ant
nd quite active Pacific Sts ans hip Company advanced x
per cert; Delaware and Hudson, New York Central
Hudson River Rar osd NJ Michigan Sosthern preferred,
n; Gaena and Ch,osgo, x; Cleveland and Toledo, 4;
Chicago ana Rock Island, d. After the board printed
Close The movement. upward but has no. yesa,quiTtd
msch force The speculative feeling growing and
extending, and appears 10 have . pretty good basis
There very few stocks In the street. the o
absorption has been going quietly that .s extent
hardly realised Several u the most prominent peculs-
tive railroad stocks scarce and the eec, Of the re
tsced supply must before long be IN ndon u
prices.
The aakbsttan Fro Insurascc Company has declared
semi annual dividend Of fifteen per cent payable the
Grst Of June.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as follows
roiai receipts, s9seis %
,o.1 Nv! menus o<o,iod "a
50
The receipts include s65, 900 from customs.
The Secretary Of the Treasury proposals till
14h Of June for any portion the whole Of 81 900
sfsssury Dstes IN exchange for geld.
The transactions st she Clearing Heuse 70 day were az
follows
fetal exchanges. $50 500 $50 70
sSes' pai.L 1eS li1SySis Ia
The steamship North America at Quebec from Liverpool,
brings four days later irte igen,e froa all paris o
Auorope. Copsos quoted e35z per cent Tor
which eighth better better for cotton Is
reported, with advance Of eighth of penny rc-
pound BseadstuGs were quiet but steady The political
Is un,u pcriant.
The Bank statement FOR week, CO impaired With that
=" He "Seh resSIa, eAhioiB the ioho"i1s VAi2
uoos in the aggregate OF the leaning do,srtnea.s-
Increase in leans and discounts. .........S,37 7 333
Decrease in specie 722 4l8
Decrease IN circulation. Observation-Disclosures. 232oSi
locteHte in deposits, actual ............. 1sI2i60
The eecfease in the specie seserve Is much less shan
anticipated The demand for gold 70 pay into the SUD
Treasury has been quite large since the opening OF the
bids for Treasury notes, and IL expected that tho
banks would chow reduction Of than million OF
dollars in the for the week Tho dis
deposits has been large and the aggregate
Of s gradually creeping up reported at the
time last year n ia Within half million OF
dollars OF that for the second week in 1sy Of 1851 In
depos lhe increase weekly and the aggregate UMPIRE
ceden,ed. The total has reached the amcun,
Of eighty three and ha millions. nearly thirty Eve or
which is represented by specie At this time last year
II VAS between sixtytisht and s.xty nine Millions Of
dollars