The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-11
Total. ...... $1sl,559 80
S14s,274 Sc

Total increase over business of 1S57.. S33 2S5 06
The earnings of the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad for
November foot up s75,620 There is gain freight
$1,000 last years figures, but falling off in passen
ger traffic.
The earnings of the Cleveland Columbus and Cncinna
Railroad Tor November have not yet been made up, but
will show an increase on last years figures.
The Rock Island Railroad receipts WERE in November
S70,36S.
CONVENTION OF Coal MEN-A meeting was held in
Evansville last Saturday. composed the of coal
mines on the lower Ohio All the operators of mines
mitted that the business to the present
made but poor return upon the heavy expenditures
made in bringing their works into operation; but they
looked forward with confidence future most am
pie rewards for labor and expenditures Many statements
were made, exhibiting astonishing increase in the
mand and consumption of coal. The of Of
the largest mines the river, showed single
packet, running the lower Ohio had taken coal
from that mine during the year 1857 than mined
sold to all the steamers passing the same point in 1S47
ten years Three mines in vicinity whole
delivery in 1877 less than 100 900 bushels, mined
sold during the past year nearly 400, COO bushels
From the statistics of coal mining in the west it ap-
peared that the of coal dug this side of the
Aeghenies already exceeded the production of all the
mines on the Eastern slope. At the West the grea
portion of the coal is consumed in the vicinity
mines taken by steamers from the pits month and
finds home market At the East, is transported to
distant markets; makes greater public exhibit of bust
ness and employs more labor but the quantity taken
from the earth less the East of the Aeghenes
than in the Mississippi Valley. The mines now open on
the Ohio, between Cannelton and Smithland have the
means for delivering, upon average 65 900 bushels
daily, and on some occasions, when the demand from
steamers has been active they have actually delivered
In 1S47 the largest delivery from the mines then in
operation below the falls did not amount bushels
The increase in ten years has been than six fold
The amount of money expended on the Ohio below Louis
vile, since 1S47 in opening mines, building roads, aud
providing the necessary machinery for delivering coal
exceeded 81 500 OO0 and about SO0000 has been paid
coal lands. The gentlemen surprised at the
of capital and extent of their business when their
statistics were coected.-LOaiSrile Courier
The receipts of the Philadelphia and Germantown Rail
road for the year ending the 30th of September
$2sO,5o4 2l. falling off of 10 per from the pre-
vious year
An effort was made in Philadelphia Thursday to pass
the following dangerously altered $40 bank from
Farmers Bank of Wexford Rhode Island, failed)
Farmers Bank of Bangor" Maine Look for them,
ana observe carefully the following description, which
Will detect them at Vignette, portrait of Washing
ton sailor with capstan the left female seated sheaf
of wheat, COW, etc. on right
new bank to be called the Revere" is announced
nearly organized in Boston.
The subscription to the Company of the WASHINGTON
Mills, Mass has already exceeded 81 500 900
The following is the official statement of the dnnosis
and coinage at the u 5. Branch Mint at New Orleans
during the month of November, 1858:
GOLD DEPOSITS
California gold bullion. S10,O63 "a