The New York herald., 1867-11-29

II ID stated that the con sodaton or the Boston and
Worcester and the Western railroads will take place ON
the LIST Of December, though the january dividend.
which. Il understood, viii be Ave per cent win be
paid BY the respective treasuers Of the two corpora
tions The Of consolidation are mot yet agreed
upon, and should the Board Of Directors fail to
sstts the question commissioners viii b. appointed by
the Supreme Court
An English journal publishes the following statistical
Information in relation to the railways Of Great Britain
and Irsland:--
At the end Of 1865 The total ordinary capital Of the
railways OF the United Kingdom was fal9 59S 100,
paying % dSdso and ~ Ds Somp
MES not paying divdenda Reckoning only the capital
q those q work-namsy, xaoc ~, ,ooo-ths average
could assumption be safely made that has been
in any degree paid out Of capital The result would have
reduced by the circumstance Of the profits Of the
Scotch and Irish bsing below thoss Of the English lines.
Scotch was o. 3D. and hs irish J opg piy s ,ns
lowest par cont The preferential capital Of the rail-
ways Of the United Kingdom ELLA 6s 47s and upon
this the average rate paid treckoning Of
on which the companies were unable 70 distribute any.
!hngl was a "a o. per cont Ths total Of the debsn
Kingdom only Ella 795S75, and this the average
rate paid was "a a. per cent, while the debenture
subject 70 renewal and which in times pressure must
always DO cause Of danger, amounted 10 GEO. s21 00
a an average rate OF "a 8s Sd per cont The total paid
up capital Of ali kinds stood At c455. .47s1la.
London weekly Of the 9th instant thus reviews the
state Of British trade and monetary anhir:-
The condition or the trade Of the country thoroughly
explains the state OF the money MARKET and affords tha
most conclusive answer 70 those who fancy, guided by
bullion present indiCaes speedy rise tho rate Of
interest," Tho facts very simple; the export trade ID
N much the same state that u has been for tho last
Ass.sais sxporss fus II nine months ending aoa
3sce IIzI ose eoe
which - no isar; .ns. woad induce rs 70 sspsc:
special result IN the money Market and there V NO
particular change in the items 10 speak Of
But tho import trade is In curious state; the aggrs
gate import Of the year y much less than last.
Aggregate imports for eight months ending August
31-the last for which the returns Published -
ls00. .&15s. 81, ,sSs
But the Two critical Items have carion:y chanssd:
ss Corn STANDS siSsSss asssso Hsso sss sss
The increase in the import has partly counisr-
balanced the great dimnuton as far 1 value goes) In
II may q nrst seem strange tha whom the imports
a q s sa 81 sn0ua e a. q bullion ns
OF bullion, which may NOT impsobably be greater than
this year when We can compare the two but what u
demand for bullion. Al t creditors take cash
and they gradually spend that cash - They IKE every
use Of the precious mssala But Il ws contrast our
creditor countries Of this yer with thpse Of year.
We sna zee lossoe S nos sspso any s.ssr demand
great
Montreal paper puDishss tAs following IN relation
70 the trade of Canada:-
We have reason 70 bslevs that hs amount Of customs
duty collected during she fiscal year ending On the 30th
Juns 1851 In ths former province or Canada amounted
70 ~ compared with ~ $50 274 during tho
samo period last year. We also understand thai the
total value g the imports amount 70 9s1 IN 1907
- against eos 1o IN hs hscal year ended 30h june
lsoo The value q the free goods imported in ls65-6
amounted 70 so 043, and in 1S00f 70 SIS 2o2 23S
The following comparative table fer the two nscal