New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-11
The following is statement q tho approximate earn
.ngs Of the Erie Railway Company dguus ;e first week


Trar-!!.v.!.. shows tre comparative earning. e the
Chus.. E.cE ISsla sud Pacific Railroad during tie
ST. week 90. February:
i.., es In .-l....s p $50 Increase .....eI4.;2
Dividends 81 the Hale and Eo,.loss Mmar Company
O. coin per share. sud o: jbc .l'rsEy Mining Con ~
O. coin yer SHARE. viii be paid d. tie Office OF Lee Wal
Ger, lob. II.
The Home Petroleum Company has declared diyi
Gcud of go cents per share, payable on demauG.
m executive session % tue Gold Exchange held 90
sGelock 'lis afternoon. Tie meeting was called 81 Tie
rsggest OF 5lr Albert w. Sam, Of tie firm q Wan Sam
q CO. Who applied the board TO have committee Of
fHye.tl-ltul appointed % examine the cLarc ma."
against Lu 900 morning Journal TIE Boar. agp.n, a
committee. insisting o.! Ne.ls. II. s. Gamble. q: T.
Foote. aud W. d. Wh.ttenore 10 make the
ana D., port 90 the Board.
4gs gross receipts Of the Philadelphia ana Reading
Railroad IN los were Ss7.Iel7; gross expenditures,
05ICt5u; not lr0ts, S452.,iC. TIC gross receipts ih
l.9 were Sli1sgs; the gross expenses, {clo55; net
rraGf- 2Dc,; increase or net profits, Ci $40 = cent
The National and State taxes paid dividends uaj
profits for ls9 s-522l u. nearly cent o. ts
whole amount Of the gross receipts This IS heavy taxi
tI5u. on tho 18th ot JauuaIy the Company deciArei
. dividend the common and preferred stock,
0aoaIn0 %. a. ? cent. sl,f5 55 o. and rad 90
suud of '-i3 92 The coal tuunfFe for TIE year 1872
va ALsl.7 tuus being J2t12 TINS In excess ~ ,a-
amount o any esols year Tho road is now equipped
GO transport lZ0oj tan, q coal per week. IN addition 10
tie large aud ilCsc4u- turuage Of other products;
4 ~ proposed % immediately increase tho capacity
GO At least 1000 tJus Of coal I'~ vice..
aud tac increase Of coal IrOGue Vii
keep pace Ut tle increased facilities O.! tram. .taJu
The aggregate length Of an tie railroads IpH Owned
leased or controlled by the Reading Company amounts
- I8l miles single track Tie value Of Ce rolling
stock added during the year g. tiC22yG The COMPANY
negotiated al pat without cOmmis Ous sjo9O0Of7 per
cent convertible bonds. and h,rgaftr the of tae
Company be appropriated TO tie payment Of semi
annual cash dividends The report SLOWS that the
oit0Gs- OF aggregate stock dividends, has been used
n the representative OF S722,8 Of actual net earnings
Inserted in permanent Improvements, leayiu& in feet
LyJy9 OF net earnings belonging 10 The stockholders
pli FOR which they entitled 70 stock dividends. The
number OF Passengers carried 1870 S2726; u 1852
Is2776g Tlls road and It's branches ruGs through some
Of tie best iron and coal elds % tie world, AID the finest
agricultural districts IA tho Union. aud the Allentown
Toad brings II near 10 New-YoTE.
We regret TO the sudden death Of Mr. i. a.
Burial one OF the Oldest members OF the Stock Exchange
lie died at his residence in this cy last night yesterday
Afternoon lie was the Board. attending TO las regular
business SIR. Burial was highly respected, aud the
Stock Exchange appointed committee TO draft resolu
tons expressive OF lie estimation which lie was held
by that body.
The following the customs receipts for the week
ending Feb boston. S3lC789; New-YOrk, s227l 900;
Philadelphia. 1851; Baltimore ssO7ole; Nov-oreans
FOR the week ending Jan 81 &C0 56S San Francsoo for
the week ending Jan. =, slZ746l Total. s. l6slOo