The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

UNANNiAl AND COMM6nNiAG.
FRIDAY, July 3-6 P. N.
This has been . half holiday in Wall street.
there being no afternoon session Of the boards
Most operators left the street early.
Money was easy enough. Call loans ruled at
about per cent. and mercantile paper 8 a G..
Debt certificates are in good demand at last
quotations. " A
Cold was dull and weak to-day at 1887 I441@.
Exchange was hard Of sale at 1863 for bankers
signatures.
The stock market continued inactive this morn
ing, with the exception of some specisiities. Hud-
son River was in request at an advance of per
cent Missouri skies rose 211Is. Erie u. Southern
old 3, guaranteed L.. Cleveland and Pittsburg
TX, Illinois Central u. Governments were
rather better chiefly in consequence Of
the foreign demand. At the CLOSE Of the
board and at the one p M. call every
thing was firm, and there was quite lively in.
curry for the special stocks which the attention
of spectators is concentrated market leaving
of firm. notwithstanding the approach Of the
holiday and the uncertainty enveioping the coa-
test in Pennsylvania. 5aa g.a @ a' .ha -
The Minnssosa Mining Company have declared
their usual July dividend of IS share out Of the
earnings Of 1862, payable 18th inst. Any increase
of dividend which the public may have anticipated
in consequence Of the high price of copper will be
paid in January next-the January dividend on the
Minnesota being variable in amount, while the July
dividend ia uniformly s.. saos ts.ai....,5.
The business of the Sub Treasury was a. follows
to-day toa3 ssaNt. ~ N8d l'e5
Receipts. .a............." es,e!2Ses Is
Payments Observation-Disclosures. 4072, 43T 40
Balance 24$Sl5OS o.
The imports (other than dry goods and SPECIFY
at the port Of New York for the week ending
July 8, 1868, were %, 12i, 273.
The Milwaukee and St. Paul Rsilroad Company
advertise for proposals to construct twenty eight
miles of road from Columbus to Portage City,
Wisconsin. The construction Of this road gives
them good claim to the lands donated by Con-
gress to the late La Crosse Railroad Company,
and also through route from Chicago and Mil
waukee to the Mississippi river, independent Of
the Eastern division Of the late La Crosse Rail
road. The Milwaukee and 81. Paul Railroad Com
pany is the successor Of the late La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad Company, the Milwaukee and
Western Railroad Company Commonly called the
Watertown road), and the Milwaukee and the Ho-
ricon Railroad Company. They own all the roll
ing stock and equipments Of the above companies,
and operate their whole lines of road-three hun
dred and forty-six miles in all. OF this three hun
dred ana forty-six miles the St. Paul Company
owns absolutely two hundred and fifty-one
miles, including the twenty.eight miles to
be built. The remaining ninety five miles-the
Eastern division of the La Crosseare still in liti
cation, which it is supposed will be ended within
ia iv IN tha DaulC nu
pany. All the property of the company, and that
hereafter to be acquired by them is mortgaged to
Isaac Seymour and N. A. Cowdrey trustees. to
secure the payment of their bonded debt. The
present financial position OF the company is re.
ported about as follows
Mortgage. 7per cent - 600 .ooo-sls 900 per mile
Preferred stock. I psr cent. 100000
Common stock ............. ], 100000
Total cost 81 1906 000t31 500 per milo.
4. F. Satterthwaites circular per China says
had :ss SHADY market S
ment or the account has developed continued scarcity
OF Illinois and Ere shares From Cd TO Is 3D. PER share
paid for the ban Of the former and ha dollar for
the latter They CLOSE nrm at the quotations, being
advance Of 81 on Erie and - on ILLINOIS, United States
bonds continue IN demand for the Dutch market
Illinois Central is now about "a dssrer in Lon
The Guardian Life Insurance Company has de-
clared an interest dividend of three and half per
cent. payable on the 9Th inst; the Gallatin Fire
Insurance Company, semi-Annual dividend of
three and half per cent payable on demand,
free Of tax; the New Amsterdam Fire Insurance
Company. dividend Of Eve per cent. payable on
demand, free Of tar; the Commercial Fire Insur-
ance Company, dividend Of five per cent, paya-
BILE on demand, free Of tax; the Germania Fire
Insurance Company, semi-annual dividend Of
five per cent, payable on demand. free Of tax
the United States Fire Insurance Company, a
semi annual dividend Of five per cent, payable on
demand, free of tax; the Minnesota Mining Com
pany, semi-annual dividend Of FIVE dollars per
share. or ten per cent, payable on the 18th inst,
free Of tax; the Commerce Fire Insurance Compa-
ny, Of New York. semi-annual dividend Of four
per cent free Of tax payable on the 9Th inst. and
has added seven per cent to its surplus fund after
the payment; the-Nope Fire Insurance Company
semi annual dividend Of Ave per cent, payable on
demand, free OF government tax; the Citizens'
Fire Insurance Company. a dividend Of twelve and
hall per cent, payable on demand.
Stock Exchange.
q. re FRlDAy, July 3, 1868.
$4,000 S ols sl,cou 1885, 100 shs Harlem RR. 9e,s
10000 do. ........ i05k 500 do ......... 96x
5000 do. 1o6 500 do......... 95K
ooOO0 Y 6's al req Io2lz 500 do........ Q6