The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-20

foreign ports for the week and since January L.
Tor the week.. 81 ,36s472 1,546ll9 1850 9es
Previously reported IS, $50 IS 5oi47s s79loSoo
Since January L.. $50 o6o 722 80 o47 Se7 40 $50 SIa
There is no change TO report in the money market.
DSlness is the prevailing feature, though yester-
days bank statement is regarded as generally
favorable.
moderate business has been done in foreign
exchange for to-morow's steamer. The asking
rates at the leading bankers are 1904 for sterling
% day bills and llOs for short sight; for francs
6.I3t for 80 day bills, and 5.l0s for short
sight. The steamer which sails tomorrow
will take out about 100000 in specie.
Against this the De Soto, which arrived
to-day from New Orleans, brought $500 600
In Mexican dollars. The banks again drawing
money from the Sub Treasury. The payments to-
DAY 1856 $40; receipts, $ls6 All; balance this
evening, 81, 3l8 ,496.
The business ON the Stock Exchange was larger
than usual this morning, and prices closed in the
afternoon generally higher than yesterday after a
pretty animated business. The Western shares con-
tnued TO be the favorites among spectators; to-
day the tide was in their favor, and note, on
comparing today's closing prices with yesterdays,
IN advance of per cent in Michigan Southern, old
and new, in Illinois Central in Galena, in
Cleveland and Toledo, and / in Rock Island. The
earnings of the Rock Island road for the second
week in June show an increase Of f,4Jl over the
same week last year the announcement of the fact
lad tendency to counterfeit the evil effects OF the
moor return for the same week on the Galena.
Those who look for very large increase in the
hvsiness of the Western roads this summer will be
disappointed. The Western people are too poor to
travel and most Of the grain has gone forward.
But if no accident occurs to the wheat and corn
crops which are now within three to four weeks
Of harvest, none of the Western roads have equip
,uent enough to do the business that viii offer this
fan and next spring. Michigan Central was
steady. There was no change in New York Gen.
trail or Erie State stocks and bonds were steady,
with fair business. The market was quiet this
afternoon, closing steady at the following quota
Aaf;ons:- 6s, 80! 49,; Virginia 6's, 9s}
4; Missouri 6's, SAL Z; Canton, 20i 2l3 Pacific
Naa, ss3 a Z; New York Central, Slt ~; Erie,
III I; Hudson River, Az 4s; Harlem, liz IL;
o. preferred, 3sl Z; Reading, 4oa l; Michigan
Central, l72 a 2; Michigan Southern and Northern
indiana, l33 a 1; do. guaranteed, 2G5 n; Panama,
ysi2 q 1885, Illinois Central, 62i a 1; Galena and
Chicago, 81 a 1; Cleveland and Toledo, 29l 80;
Chicago and Rock Island, 6si az.
The following dividends have been declared
The Lancaster Mills at Clinton Mass, $40 share;
the Nashua Manufacturing Company, FIVE per cent;
the Salmon Falls IN. H. Manufacturing Company,
three per cent July 2; the Great Falls Manufactur
ing Company semi annual dividend of five per
cent, payable on Monday, July 2, TO holders Of
stock June l6; the Cocheco Manufacturing Com
paDy, dividend Of SIG per share, payable July 2;
the Manchester Print Works, dividend of five per
cent, payable on demand.
The Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Rail-
road Company have declared dividend of A per
cent on the earnings of the six months ending June
30, payable August /. This is a reduction of half
per cent the road never before having dsbursed TO
the stockholders less than five per cent semi-an-
nually. The falling on Of freight traffic, which
One mainly TO the damage TO the crops along the
line from frost last season. has been quite marked,
and even four per cent, in view of this, would
doubtless have been satisfactory to many Of the
stockholders.
The following is a comparative statement Of the