New-York tribune., 1868-01-31

The following was bid for Bank shares:
New York...-...-....l3l Hanover
Manhattan. ...........135 Metropolitan .....--.iU
Merchants. CtzeDs
Union ...........5s idt
Phenix iOI Shoe aud Leather. no
Fulton On...............l56 Continental "
National 100 st Nicholas. ............-'lVo
Seventh Ward ...ioI Importers ana lrauei'itSS itS
Commerce ............ll5i Manufs aud Merchants'o o
Mecs Bankg Assocn ll2 Central Nati9nal a'S
Ta Fst Fnr, aaISna 1913,
Bank of the Republic. ia Ninth National iO''
Exchange closed firm as follows: London, 60 days
1O93 sight, 1OgdllO!; Paris, long, 51Gl d5l3; shol
513sa512i; Antwerp, 5.lS.a516!; Swiss 61s.aoIo.'
Hamburg, 36l: Amsterdam, AZ; Frankfort p'"h'
Bremen, 7sIG79; Berlin, 7l.0u..
correspondent is in error who supposes that .iio ~
Erie Railway Company has lease OF only sVV.VV0
gross In 1862 the first year Of its management alei
reorganization il paid rent of roads, etc., S-oioiV
including slH0i0 on the Long Dock In 1866 IL p'"u
as rent Of roads $j67,22, and $l65,@O on the Long
Dock: together $732 9O2 It's leases now apart nom
the Long Dock, are not over stated at sVVVVo ion'
per annum which would absorb their captahzatioh
full slOO0OOOO of new stock. The change wou" W
eminently to the advantage ot the corporation Az
the conpany now stands there is annual claim OF
100000 to be satisfied before the holders OF the ire
ferred stock get any income and close do expenses
nnal dividend instead of semi-anuual payments.
The Erie Company is understood to lnye earned III
1867 about per cent for its share holders
which has been used III construction. How much
the floating debt was increased for construction pur-
poses is a.d VII Ie@als az 9llss sssrs1 y AS.'
fany las determined TO give no Information 10 hS
shareholders except that contained in the report to
the State Engineer which to tell everything but
really tells nothing During 1851 the road To put the
most favorable construction upon lts hgures, barely
kept its head above water-that IS 1t PAID ITS IN
tcrest rents taxes etc. and per cent upon ITS pre-
ferred stock which was made out of part of Its old
bonds not secured by mortgages What the present
Directors will 10 for the property the future can alone
determine The past has demonstrated that It's III
come is so meager that lie preferred shares are con-
sidered So insecure of income rs TO sell at 0'@oI
during 1867. The common stock has had. and SIM
has great expectations" and sells at 10 ana 49,
within short period Of time at both prices without
paving dividends It's chief value at present is spec
ulatiye. To the City of Ncw-York and tine country
at large its advantages have ever been beyond the
most sangiino predictions of its managers. As the
West fills up there must como 10 tho Railway an
increase Of traffic which will make n rs reliable Tor
dividends as any road connecting New-Iogk with the
interior
The day's business at the Office Of the Assistant
Treasurer was Receipts for Customs, $ir3oN ior
Gold Notes. sC7SOO0; total Receipts. $2.Ells2 Is;
total Payments S25Sj 30 81; Balance Sllo"t@s 20
The GebhaFd Fire Insurance Company have de-
clared somannual dividend Of five per cent hee
of Government tax, payable OBJ the 3d OF February
The calnings Of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway, from January 10 70 January - were
lscs soasg7 ls61.... Sg02a5 Increase Sl2fC2
In Treights. The engagements 70 Liverpool are
4 I fraq III. III IA
steamer 1000 bush Corn at I'd. and 80 bales Cot
TON NJ !a.d 10 Glasgow, 1900 bush. Corn at lod.,
and by steamer G0COO bu-h. Corn at y. l@d. To
Bristol. 90 boxes Bacon - tun' Tallow and q tuns
oil Cake NJ SIS Two vessels 10 Cork ior orders with
Grain al 7s Cd or Is. ID. ifdircct
We notice from our California iies the incorpoTa-
ton of q new Express Company In san Francisco
composed Of some Of the wealthy citizens Of that
city and some of our leading railroad men II j. IN
tended 10 extend their business To this CITY by
steamer and overland in opposition 10 Wells, largo
4 Go. The following is from Tie Aid of Dec. j"
The papers were filed today in the County Court
for the incorporation Of the Pacific Express Com
nonv. which las for its object the transaction Of
general express, exchange, collection. commission
and forwarding business IN the United States and
Terr,ofie-. aud in such foreign countries "a may
be desired The capital stock Of this Company shall
be three million dollars ls3Oo1Cao. divided into
thirty thousand tO,OI shares Of 500 each Tho
time Of rs existence - years. The number Of trus-
tees nine. as follows: Trustees for tho first three
moutbs-A X Grim l.. W. Coo. :. lleydcnicldt. y. j..
DE Ia Moutagnu, Edward L. Gould, l.. l. Robinson,
4. II. Barker. san Francisco; 4. c. Iilton l. { Du-
rant New York Officers of the Company: Presidents
A. X. Grim; Vice President, l.. ". Coc; Treasurer
J. f. DE Ia Montagnu; Secretary, l.. W. Coc; httor-
ncy-S Hcydenfeldt Executive Committee, a. n.
Grim. J.. w. Coe, j.. l.. RobnSsn, ). Hcydenieldt.
The President departs for the East in few days 70
complete arrangements for tho opening OF the eN-
press business between Now-York via Panama. On
his return the Company intend 10 extend their bust
ness to China and japan.
The extent OF the profits which tho London loint
stock banks and financial institutions arc making are
scarcely 10 be Teconcicd with hc low rate Of inter
est now prevailing in England when the security is
good. At the annual meeting Of proprictors of tho
London and Westminster Bank, dividend will be
declared of 10 per cent for tho six months ending the
8Ist December last being at the rate for the
corresponding period Of the previous year, and with
the II per cont paid in July last will make 80 per
cent for the twelve months IL is reported that the
January dividend b. the Union Bank Of London is
al the rate of l5 per cent per annum and that the
directors of the National Discount Company Tim
ited will recommend dividend for the half year at
the rate of Is per cent per annum at tho meeting of
the shareholders to bo held on the 23d inst.
OF the railways and telographs Of the world, an
English journal gives the following statistics:
In 1853 the total length OF railways opened for pnbio
traffic throughout the whole world amounted 10 el6Is
English mes aud are divided among the various nations