21. 11 m 109 @109% 521%@516% 41 @414 78%@79 477 36%@36% 7%@72% 36% @36% 72%@72% 36%@364 72 72% 36@36% 71%@72X 863, 1094@109% 516%@515 109@109% 5164@518%% 41%@41% 79 @79% 36%@36% 72 @724 .108@109% 2354@511% 40% @11% 78% @79% 36 @37 714@73 31637 35%@37% 73 @ 36 @373 72 75 75% @78 76% 79% 35 37 70 73 68 @72 75 @79 68 73 77 @79 77 @80% 407@42% 78% @80 26 37% 7 @74 704@78 35 @6% 69% @71% 77 @78% 35% 36% 70% 71% 77 @79 78 @79% 40%@41 35% @34% 70% @71% 36 @364 71 @71% .105 @110 545 @507% 39 @42% 75 @80% 34%@37% 68 @75X The gross earnings of the undermentioned railroads for the month of October, 1865 and 1866, comparatively, and the difference (increase or decrease) between the two years are exhibited in the following statement : The earnings of the same roads for the first ten months of the same years are shown in the following table: Railroads. Atlantic and Great Western.. Chicago and Aiton. 3,295,348 3,069,631 Dec. 225,717 Chicago and Great Eastern.. 891,316 1,047,841 Inc.. 156,495 Chicago and Northwestern 6,665,181 7,386,635 Inc.. 628,915 Chicago, Rock Is. and Pacific 2,900,404 2.788,272 Dec. 112,132 Erie (including Buffalo Division). 13,338,454 12,124,9-3 Dec. 1,213,471 Illinois Central 6,020,233 5,829,710 Dec. 690,523 Mariett and Cincinnati 964,211 1,002,919 Ine.. 38,708 Michian Central 3,728,008 3.435.797 Dec. 291,211 Michigan Southern 3,979,851 3,857,275 Dec. 92,576 Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien. 1,648,968 1,640,691 Dec. 8,277 Milwaukee and St. Paul.. 2,017,159 2,077,944 Inc.. 60,785 Ohio and Mississippi 3,096,133 2,796,544 Dec. 299,589 Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne & Chicago. 7,186,737 6.248.179 Dec. 978,558 Toledo, Wabash and Western 2,318,045 3,075.404 Inc.. 757,359 Western Union... 589,733 684,320 Inc.. 94,537 Total (16 roads)........ Dec. $1,784,892 The aggregate earnings of these sixteen railroads in October, as compared with those of the previous month, show the following result: These results are exceedingly favorable. They show that October has been the best month of the current year, the aggregate earnings having increased over the earnings of September 17.29 per cent., and over those of October, 1865, 2.17 per cent. The net aggregate result of the ten months shows a falling off from last year to the amount of $1,784,892, or 2.82 per cent. The principal loosing roads so far, have been the Erie, the Illinois Central, and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago. JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE Returns of the New York, Philadelphia, and Boston Banks-National Banks. Below we give the returns of the Banks of the three cities for the past month: 273,3 8,391 15,511,121 31,233,502 221,892,500 68,1:0,361 842,575,299 24. 267,920,415 917,436,876 15,202,6> 81,861,418 218,414,981 62,359,254 The Philadelphia Banks returns for the month are as follows: No returns from National Bank of Redemption. No returns from the Traders' Bank. The course of the N1 Bank has been as follows: The following advertisements appear in our advertising pages this month: |