The New York herald., 1876-10-30

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Fine silver bars Al 10 81 II per ounce Fine gold
bars, par to u per cent premium on the lint vaiue.
roREIGN COMMERCE.
The total imports OF merchandise At the port since
January /, this year. s26', ,6is, 55., against
s2 010 0Js for the corresponding period in 1879 ana
s32 s5 10 in 1874 the total exports OF produce were
s2l7,Cl2,21s, against $2o5, ,oo2, ,0Is ia 1873 and
$2lo S55ss in 1874. and tho total exports OF specie
s44 s4s. o.9 against SOL s6s. 900 in 1875 and
$50, c3S, ,504 N lisa
oovERsnYSr BONDS.
Tho dealings IN this department during the past
week have characterized by greater lrnness and
an advance ranging IRON 4 TO per cont The 3D.
vantage OF permanent In this class OF Sc
has boen frequently pointed out in this col
umn because their stability and safety VIII always
them iavoriies with capitalists both sides OF
the Atlantic. Institutions ana individuals largely
availed themselves OF the decline 10 buy and at
times the market active
RAILWAY BONDS
There also good demand tor drst class railway
mortgages and the confidence Of the purchasing pub
lie strongly illustrated by tho sharp advance
which made in many instances. This is doubtless
due the that she gross earnings Of majority Of
tho railroads which report to the stock Exchange are
greater In 1876 than In 1875 twenty-five lines In
creased thoir receipts, while only ten report .
reduction. An early advance OF rates Is looked for
and the feeling among spectators, 1. one may judge
from The more hopeful tone Of coIvcrsation is sns-
gcstye or an improved market Tho magnitude OF
railway Investments has been made the subject Of =
recent article in an English magazine, from which we
extract The siaement that las recently ls45 the
total capital sunk IN railways throughout the world
only about t570 600 coo, OF which Great Britain
had spent $500 100000 and Amcrica $90 0c0 oO0
A. tho present limo the railways or Great Britain alone
represent nominal outlay OF nearly So ESQ 600, 600
and those or the United States So 600 0oo Besides
these sums France has spent about S. 0oo 00o. .0oO
Germany about 81, 100 o0o. 900 Russia about
81, ,o5o. .000, 900
STATE BONDS.
These were trfe nvelier during the past week
the transfer Of round lots OF several OF the
Southern State securities higher prices After ihe
election there is reason the belief that large de-.
mand will the part Of investors who propose
TO take advantage Of dcprecated values and thus
prove opportunity.
The annual report OF the Central Pac!nc Railroad
Company for 1873 h now published. The following
shows the earnings and expenscs:-
Earninga 1874. 1875
Gross earnings in CON-. $S276, 30l IS S9063 720 03
Gross earnings In cur
rency.. .............. o,SSs, 12S w otol, So2 W
Total earnings coin and
currency. 136ll, ,0S0 63 Is 665, 06l 90
Total earnings, equal 10
currency. ......,.... A53l. .355 3s lI,0ol. OILS 70
Operating Expenses 1874. 1875.
Operating expenses,
coin. 6,22s 42o ~ ss2l, S54 "a
Operating expenses, cur
rcncy. ............... ~, 7O2 Is 265, 545 10
Total expenses, com and
currency. ..... 5,26s,l3l 81 64s7, ,ls0 81
Total expenses, equal 10
currency. ............ 5.s4s.977 % 7,4l7,s44 4s
Tho earnings over operating expenses
In 1875 (ali IN currcncy) wcre:. .... 9eos. OIL 36
For year ending December 81 lS74.... SGs2, 31S IA
Being gain of.................... 500, 6s3 %