The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19

The imports of dry goods for the week were
$2.32S.040 and the amount marketed 81, 132.O2S
Southwestern passenger rates from Kansas City to
New York which were recently cut by the Wabash
road have been restored.
Movement Of grain at leading points to-day:-Mil-
waukee-Receipts Of wheat 26, 600 bushels; ship
ments. 100; receipts OF corn. 1000; shipments
none. Chicago-Receipts OF wheat, 30. l1s bushels;
shipments sO169; receipts Of corn. 245.407; ship
ments. 296.059.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives
yesterday passed bill regulating railway passenger
and freight tariffs. 1t gives the Railway Commits
sioners the right to regulate the tariff OF any road in
the State. and prohibits any Railway Commissioner
from holding Office in any railway corporation or
from owning the stock bonds of any railroad.
London despatch states that about fifty Of the
Atlantic and Great Western bondholders were pres
ent to-day at q meeting at the Cannon Street HOTEL
Resolutions we're passed in favor OF reorganization
by the present trustees in conjunction with Captain
Tyler's committee. and recommending that any
fresh scheme of reorganization should be sub lifted
to all the bondholders and the independence of the
company preserved. 1t is stated that Captain Tyler
has the support Of the holders Of third part of the
bonds.
At meeting of the Board Of Directors of the St.
Paul and Duluth Railroad Company. held in Phila-
W. Clark. Edward A. Rollins and Clarence H. Clark
having parted largely with their interest in the
road. and to I'LL the vacancies thus created there
wers elected Messrs. David BOWS. r. P. Flower.
Jeremiah Milbank and Peter Geddes, OF New York.
who, with John r. Isley. president ana William H.
Rhawn. vice president. OF Philadelphia; James
Smith. Jr.. and John Q. Adams. OF st. Paul. and
Charles H. Graves, of Duluth constitute the present
Board Of Directors.
1t is announced from st. Louis that the stock.
holders of the St. Louis and San francisco Railway
Company yesterday. by vote Of two-thirds.
approved the purchase Of the Missouri and Western
road and also the building Of the St. Louis. Wichita
and Western road. distance of l4O miles, from Os-
wcgo to Wichita. Sedgwick county, Kan This will
connect the st. Louis and San Francisco road with
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe at Wichita and
give the st. Louisand San Francisco q line of 600
miles of road. or equal to 224 miles of new road
through rich agricultural and mineral region.
The Missouri and Western road is already COM
pleted. equipped and in operation and ample funds
have been subscribed for building and equipping
the l4o miles of road from oswego to Wichita.
Tie American Bankers Association has decided to
hold the annual convention OF bankers and bank
officers this year at Saratoga, the 9th. 7th and
9Th Of next month The circular calling the con-
venton states that matters of great importance to
bank officers, stockholders. directors and dealers
will be brought to the attention of that
among others plan for closer union of those en-
gagged in the banking business throughout the
country, conducive alike to the prevention of
pancs the revival of business, the Improvements of
public and private credit the stability of our anan-
cial system and the general prosperity Of the coun
try The association VIII lay before the conven-
ton reports on bank taxation and other important
subjects
The sales of the day at the Mining Board shown
in the following table of the number Of shares Of
each dealt in aud the range of prices -