The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-29

Payments 9oo,3lI 70
balance ooo,oSo %
The Etna to-day took 81, 222 400 81 in gold, and
the Bavaria SIPS ,000-in all 81 ,947 ,402 81.
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were s26, 43l 1893 IA, and the balances
81, TIA, 49S 60.
The Bank of America has declareda semi-annual
dividend of three and half per cent, payable
July l; the North River Bank, a semi-annual diyi-
dend of three and half per cent, payable July !;
the Clinton Fire Insurance Company, semi-an-
nual dividend Of five per cent payable on demand.
The bonds and coupons of the city of Brooklyn,
falling due the lst of July, will be paid at the
Long Island Bank.
1t is stated that the Pacific Mail Company has
not yet declared dividend of forty dollars per
share, as has been reported.
The annual meeting of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad Company was held in Chicago
June 20. The new Board of Directors for the en-
suing year is as follows:-
John Van Nortwick Batavia, H.; chauncey S. Cotton
Galesburg H.; James 4. JOY, liotroit Mich Erastus
Corning, Albany, N. " Edward l.. Baker, New Bedford.
Mass. and John N. Forbes John W. Brooks Henry P.
Kidder, Sidney Bartett Robert s. Watson and William
Boot, Of Boston, Mass.
The directors were authorized to extend the
company Is road from Aurora to Chicago.
From the report we learn that the earnings for
the past year upon the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road proper, between Chicago and Gales
burg, 1853 miles, cre................N 81. ISL ,227
The operating expenses WERE ...... S73l 039
Interest on bonds. ............... 273,9S6
Expenditures for improvements. ~, S26
Transfer Office expenses, taxes, rent
Interest and exchange and loss on IL
linois currency. AIT
Pa In IN a iDCO
the year, bang 100 per cent on the
capital Stock. ......................... $aOo,7S5
The company has no floating debt.
The new tariff act of Canada amends the seven
teenth chapter of the consolidated statutes of the
province which relates to customs duties and their
collection, as follows
l. In addition to the nd valorem duties Of customs
payable thereon under the said act there shall be
and paid upon tina goods hereinafter seye
raj specific duties OF opposite the same
respectively in words and figures; that Is to say
Coffee, green, ground roasted. 3 cents per ID.
s nolasse s,w d 90 wine gal
Sagar' raw. . 80; ). 90. 10.
quality OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. do I'D.
q So much Of the schedule to the said aci as impose
any duty tea is hereby repealed and in lien OF tha
duties so repealed the following duties q customs shall
DO levied and paid that is to say0n all tea specific
OF four cents per pound and al voorem duty
fifteen per cent on tina value Of such tea.
s. So much Of schedule to III. said act as imposes
specific duty OF eighteen cents per gallon whssey s
hereby repealed aud in lieu Of the duty repealed tn
following duty Of customs shall be levied and paid that
is TO ION whskey Of any strength, NOT exec dng the
strength of proof by Sykes hydroneter and in pro
portion any greater strength less quantity than
gallon for every gallon (wine measure) twenty-five
cents.
A. There shall be levied and paid oil coal
oil and petroleum OIL distilled, purified or refined adcty
Of customs Of ten cents pes gallon.
g. To tho goods exempted from duty OF customs by the
said schedule A, the following shall be added in the lis;
agricultural poses, silver plated ri
china ware, table lnon aud scgars. imported specially
by and the or any regimenta M o. officers Of
her Mlestys army serving in Canada under such rcgu
lations may be determined by order in council.
And nasmuch as doubts have arisen as to the scope
Of the following exemption in the said schedule Ayz
A importations for the use Of her Maestys army AMI
navy serving in Canada or for the public rses Of the
province-it is hereby declared that such mporta.iors
arc free only when the duty otherwise Iayabe thereon
would be paid or borne by The Treasury Of the United
Kingdom or Of this province
I. Tho duties imposed by this act shall be raised
levied and collected and paid unto hor Majesty her heirs
successors, upon the gods afoe aid when imported
sumption therein and this act shall be construed
with tho act first above cited and hereby amended
ali the provisions whereof and q the acts amending It,
now in force, shall apply 10 tho duties imposed by this
act.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad was held at CHI
cago on Thursday, when the following Board Of
Directors and Officers were chosen, presenting
only a single change in the Board: =
William b. Ogden Chicago, H.. George Smith, Chicago
H.: G. L. dunlap, Chicago, H.; r. H. smith, Appleton
wis; NJ c. Darling, Fond do Lac, Wis; A. L. pritchad
Watertown, Wis; j. J. r.. Pease, Jaaesvio, Wis.,; Will
liam A. Booth, New York. Lowell Holbrook, New York.
c. s. seyton, sow York II. H. Body New York; Austin
Baldwin, New York; George NJ Bartholomew, Hartford
Conn.
The following is the present length Of the road
Miles.
Chicago to Oshkosh. 1913
Oshkosh TO Applet No.. ...:................... 20
Appleton 10 Green Say %
Total.
The business Of the Illinois Central Railroad for
May was as follows:-
Land Department.
Acres. Value.
Construction lands. ............ 6.SC5.31 $64,434
interest fund lands ............ 777.GS 1885