The New York herald., 1870-05-27
THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY's

THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY'S REPOkTs
| AT meeting OF the Board Of Directors OF the
Pacific Nan steamship Company held this afternoon
the special committee submitted their report Of the
affairs OF the company. The assets enumerated in
tbs report embrace the items OF sls),0)0 cash IN
the treasury and in the hands Of tie pursers and
agents; s290000 due the company for money loan "a
$780, 900 invested IN government b0nds 81 900 OF
tine c0mpany's stock ~ par; 100000 Panama Rail
way shares at 100; ST. worth or coal; $500
worth OF supplies; Sis74,O0O real estate and
s12, 900 coo the value OF the companys steamers
and ghteIsa total OF nearly SO, 900 900, or equiv
aent 10 The capital stock As exhibit OF the
dtion of the finances Of the company the report IL
very full and detailed and exception Can be taken
only to the valuation placed on the steamers. But
even allowing large percentage OF depreciation In
this item the resources win prove aatlenngly agree
able to the stockholders who have purchased at the
more recent quotations Tor the shares. The report
Is given ut length In our advertising columns.
STOCKS STRONG AND DULL.
The stock market was again dull but prices were
firmly maintained. In the forenoon there was an
advance III the general list In sympathy with u
sharp rise In Pacific Mail, which up to 401s.
This figure brought out sales. under which prices
fell or again, Pacific Mall declining to SS1S, white
some disappointment was felt that the government
bought only one million Of bonds ana so
closed the May programme Of Treasury opera
tions without making the large purchases
originally expected. Later in the day Rock
Island took the lead In fresh upward turn
and advanced to 120A on the announcement that
the earnings for the Third week In May had i'm
proved about $40 upon those for the correspond
Ing period OF last yesr. Towards the close the mar
ket fell Off simultaneously with the report OF de-
Of $4,000 III the earnings OF the Northwest for
tie same period. Pacific Mail exceptionally
firm. and closed at 40A. The following We're
the closing prices at The last session OF the
Stock Exchange:--Canton, 66X s7A; Cumberland,
AZ Al; Consolidated Coal 25 bid; Western Union,
32X 335S; Quicksilver, sH a Q; Mariposa,
a 81; preferred, 15X II; Pacific Mai
s9% 39X; Adams Express 6S1< a 64; Wells Fargo
Express, 151 155l; do. scrip, az 32s; American
Express 43sl 4a5s; United States Express Asa a
455S; New York Central, consolidated, 1913 1o11s
New York Central, scrip 9e,s a s63l; Harlem, las n
145}4; Erie, 2aA a 23H; Reading, 1854 1o5;
Michigan Central, 1926; Lake Shore, 9sH esq;
ILLINOIS Central, 14o 14l; Cleveland and Pittsburg
1os2l 1os1s; Chicago and Northwestern, SIX SO;
do. preferred, ssl S9I; Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati 7ssl 70; Rock Island, 119K 1192+; MI.
waukee and vt. Paul. oeS e6>1; do. preferred, Six
slss; Toledo and Wsbash, 66,s 66s<; do preferred,
70 IS; Fort Wayne, 95 s51s; Ohio and Mississippi
80 q SsX; Delaware and Lackawanna, Ill; New
Jersey Central, 1o9H bd Chicago and Alton III a
I175S DO preferred 11S bid Morris and Essex, 931l
a "a; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 110 119X; do.
preferred 1171s us; Boston, Hartford and Erie, ~
bid; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 1ssS a
1874. %
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following shows the highest and lowest prices