The New York herald., 1862-12-25
FINANCIAL AND CONNER CIAL

I
| vernment il disclosed. The pIssure Of specul
tors upon Congress for Il fmthelssue of grcenbacl
for the purpose OF aiding thesxpansion and sti
| further initiating values is yer severe.
Money is worth per ce per annum on cal
| AT this rate brokers borrow u they need wthor
difficulty. Mercantile pape sells at a Z for III
| hest names. Government ftiiicdtes Of indebted
ness are freely offered at 81 Demand notes rang
| from l26l% u.
There was very little die in exchange to-day
We quote first class banke at lb "A "A for sterin
and $50 q 3.s715 for fra,s. Gdd is again quit
heavy. There were largealcs atthe public boar
to day at 1872, and ut ts ciosdt was offered a
1925. For six weeks he buyts OF gold hav'
made nothing on the opfation, ad itwoulj seem
from the experience Of " past n days, that dis
astcr alone will not caue it to atance.
There was but one ession oihc closed board
! to-day. At the publ, board TIRE were calls Of
stocks at one Z. ~ and hait-pashrce. The mar
ket throughout the day was duand prices were
rather lower. Coupons of lSSaeclined Il and
Treasury notes G.3o) 70. Rainy bords were
very iirn, and so were coal stock Delaware and
Hudson advanced per cent. he general list
declined a 70 per cent. thaeavidt decline
being in Pacific Mail which wastiercddown TO
l3, ut the first board on sellers dion, at rallied
afterward to l33.A. The several hqtean Mchi-
gan Central, Toledo, Pirsbrrg, &C., ctlinua TO
maintain prices by buying freeINhe e'e OF the
money market enabling them to Try lac guam
titles of stock. At the call of the ublicoard, at
lalf-past three, the market was stsdy.
Al, , hp v Tsao
| sury this day
Total recei ipts. o'o1l 81
tor Gus oms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ooo w
/ Payments .............,........ W ~
Balance ................'. .....'.''-.' .'.''psi w
| The Hartford and New Haven Railroads. de-
clared dividend of three per cent irf go.
vernment tax, payable January 2-stoqders
in this city will receive payment At t'non
Bank the Chicago and Rock Island Rad
semi-annual dividend of three per ccnte Of
tax, payable January II; the North Rivank
| u net dividend Of three and one-half pNnt,
payable January 5; the Western Railroam-
pany o dividend Of four per cent, ffce OF go.
vernment tax, payable January to stoclers
Of Dec. %: the Boston and Lowell Rairoam-
pany dividend of $40 per share, net, JAM;
Laconia Manufacturing Company 20 per ceS-
ira, and Pepperell so per cent extra, Pie
January to stockholders of December 2c
Chicopee Manufacturing Company dia
OF $6 per share, payable December 26 t0s
holders Of the 22d inst.
The China took out 500, 900 to-day.
The following were the earnings OF the
wankee and Prairie du Chen Railroad Compan
For the second week of December, 1862 $it
the second week OF December, 1851 IA
Increase. ..'....''.,........... j,
The following were the Rock Island amir
,six montbs) from July to January |, lstc--
Estimated for November and Dcccmber. ....... slS {
| Operating expenses estimated for No
yembcr and December. .............A401 ,xs9
Six months intcres, on bonds. 1880
Six months' previous rent ............ $500
- ,,ss
Net earnings Six months. s....................sII II
Discount OF per cent and United States tax. IA
Leaving surplus for six months s..............$ .$b7
The Philadelphia Ledger Of yesterday rennl
The question, in what form our States propose 10
the interest their loans, continues 10 occupy ate
No doubt payment in "groeDbacks' Is all that tho
requires all perhaps that, IN the vast majority OF
morality might just now exact. But 50 far az stat
any corporations, whoever expect to borrow again
concerned the question Is not one OF mere law II is
OF public policy and Of reference to the future.
whose credit Is very high can borrow at or AZ
, cent. Pennsylvania used 10 borrow at less than
and continued to do 20 until, by bad financial conI
she impaired her credit, though, under good man
mcnt, 1t has largely revived in the last few u
During the war Massachusetts, hns borrowed at about
wh'c we are paying six. And the little State Of RI
Island has borrowed 5000 900 quito lately We bega
psy specie, or its worth, aud have twice done 30.
pose we now break down. Certainly il will be asked
fnsyyana, state sns. can a'rS S 20 ray twelve I've an
anord 70 pay tvonty-eEht or fhirfyW Weakness
biliiy = go in course admlttcdto be rieht-wil
Inferred Abont seventeen millions ~ our leans are
in Europe. We have now twenty millions Of debt
due. lbe remaining twenty millions are rapidly bee
ing due. We shall certainly want " take up our d
somehow before long. our credit, then, our abilit
borrow AZ a premium, becomes matter OF vas, In
tanee to Pennsylvania.
The Boston Post of yesterday thus notices
Superior mining mstters:-
Cooper stocks, notwithstanding tho high price
copper and the good condition Of the mines have
somewhat s,agnant. Minnesota, with no quantity
stoc, in the market, has declined TO 50 Quincy hss
cned 10 40 bid; both cs these mines probably will
clare dividends during tnc present week: Pewabic
Franklin have been IN demand at about ~, which fri,
OF tho mines say IS either too low or Quincy and Nj
sofa are too high knowing say both will declare
,lends soon; Isle Royalc has been firm and in good
nand at from lG 10 16ts Mcsnard aud Pontiac have
scttiing bit rallied on Saturday both mines IN
financial epndil ion and owe nothing, and the prospect
the Mcsnard is said are very aitering; While there
nothing trans prci To aiaci njuriously 10 Is ccrta
a much better venture nov at than u was IN
ago AZ 10 RccLiand has been dull at IL bid, although
mine is said 10 be nproving rapidly superior also
better and the stock Is IN demand a 81 Acton Is IN
demand nj bid late accounts from the mines are 81
70 be very favorable.
The 81. Louis Republican furnishes the fol-
ing statement Of the whole debt of Missouri, m
MP to the present ume:-
Miscellaneous debts s................,... ....,. s002
Pacific Railroad bonds (msin) ........... ,0Ot
Pac;dc l,arsa Southwest brancb) SOC
Hannibal and st. Joseph 900
North Nssonri.. yvW
Iron Mountain, vi1Uo
f4irD anu frdoH.. Vyu
Platte county tVc
R.yvLuc aOlss. ..,,.'..s,.....sss... sSi
state defence warrants .......t...... I2j
Arrears OF interest dLe. ...,,...........s..l,St ,St2
IOttl..s.s ,jfu
A small portion OF this debt bears 5A per
interest. aud another, but hiconiderable amo
7 pea cent.
stock Exchange.
WEDStsDAy, Tee. "a, 1s6
$4,000 Us e's, 81 cou to2,@ so shs pacsrssCo. .b3 I