New-York tribune., 1875-10-09

The following shows the imports of dry goods ut
the port of Ncw-York for the week ending to-day
and since the beginning of the year, compared with
corresponding portions of previous years
rnsltd sSr ni si ts %.S port sgasslg sgga5 slsSs
thrown on market. l,6s5,6So 2.lS9,sGo Ll93sl7
Thrown on market. i0367i,7lS 93'991465 s6io964i
The Philadelphia stock market is steady; Penn
sylvania Skies, third issue, Ill Philadelphia and
Eric Railroad, 20 Reading Railroad, 53os; Penn
sylvana Railroad, 50i2; Gold. 116i2.
The recent suit begun against the Chesapeake ana
Ohio Railroad Company to f0recose the first mort
gage of the road, which amounts to Sl3ooO'ooo Is
without substantial following, and viii no doubt be
dismissed as was the previous suit begun by the
same parties 1t has been matter of surprise to the
promoters of this enterprise that the eminent di-
rectors who gave it such strong impetus at the
start have not felt interest in maintaining the
credit and market value of Its securities 1t would
seem desirable that the trustees Of the hfst mort
cage bondhodcrs take possession of the road ana
protect it from frivolous attacks that only tend to
lcpreciate the market yadc Of It's securities. IDS
property has cost upward of l5,G0O,OOo at cur
rent prices its bonds represent barely one-tenth or
that amount or less than tie state OF irginla
paid for the construction OF tunnel on the line OF
the road now owned entirely by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company.
An adjourned meeting Of the indianapolis, Bloom
ington and Western First Mortgage Extension bond
holders il advertised to be held at No 20 NaSsau-s
on Friday. the 18th inst, at II H. to hear the re-
port OF the Committee.
The earnings of the Lake shore Railway for the
month of September 1877; and 1874, officially Ie-
ported. compare with the approximate earnings for
September. 1879, as follows:
1873. 1879. 1873.
t@mber .........4 n, ,79l,375 81 $4,000 sl2G2 700
This shows 1874 Of f2j09O2 ANA from l5' )
0! fi2SL7j.
The Commercial advertiser publishes the following
as the true statement concerning the trouble with
the Baxter Steam Canal Boat Company
The facts about the affairs Of the Baxter Company ap
near TO be IA follows: They have sixteen stcamers ton
of which are pad for and SIX for which they owe These
last boats were deemed necessary ~ order 10 run 10 du
vantage and accommodate the pdtl0nS OF me line III
was Xpccted that subscriptions TO The stock would come
i'm f enough To meet the payments these six boats AS
they became due In this respect me COuiPthy NO
been disappointed. owing 70 tine general IcK OF coh
dcnce in all business enterprises ana the rlcNtihS c'
tion of capjtsSts. They have had To ic mite paper
lie over hut their total indebtedness IL small ana n
movement is being made 10 pay all OF by iuIheF slo-
scriptous of present stockholders ana new pirlts
There has been "OycrissUe or watering Ol stocA
THO proportion OF OnciOurth tn pay FOR patents, was
issued Dro or1ia and ia held in trust for the patentee
The line i now fully established and all opposition pfac
ticaly overcome. The boats are running regularly ana
making money even at the present low rates or frcight
Nothing now remains to make steam on the Can' en-
trcy successful but generous confidence on INC part VI
the publc.