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The increase for the year. at this rate will not vary
much from seventy thousand dollars. The freight ca
pacy of the road does not appear to be above fourteen
thousand dollars per week. a little than two
thousand dollars per day The depots Of the company
Greenbush crowded full Of freight and the entire
facilities of the road put in active operation, do not ap
pear to reduce the amount on hand.


The amalgamation Of the Western and Worcester
Railroad Companies will, without doubt be accom-
pshed and the difficulties likely at any time to arise
when under separate governments will be no longer in
anticipation and the stock of each be much benefited
The two companies last winter were continually quar-
reling and their difficulties were, for the time, regu
lated the Legislature and they were likely to come
up again at any time, amalgamation OF the two
companies a matter Of vital importance to each II
the stockholders Of both companies consent to the pro-
position agreed upon the joint committee application
will be made to the Legislature for permission to unite
the roads, and this be granted the Western company
will create six thousand shares for the twenty per
cent premium the Worcester capital Of three mil
lions.


The cost of the whole lne-two hundred and one
miles-from Boston to Albany, will be a. follows:-


BosToN AND Albany RAILROAD.


s00 do for sinking fund Sl0O ... 10000
10000 do Worcester $780,. sov0 oe0 'ooo ooo
5000 now shares for the premium on $780,. w. ooo
~ soo ,ot., ,bar., 81, 900 600


Massachusetts, Bonds. ....$! 600 600 100000


Albany Bonds. l,Oooooo}


sia,o5o, 900
This amount makes the cost per mile 100000


The nav road from Pittsfeld to North Adams is in
air wsv Of being built The stock is all taken at parwth
ouarsntaa from the Western road OF per mt div
dsnd. The Western Company has also effected sale o.
pe thoussnd shares Of their stock at par md ine
re, from lst September last that the stock will cost
the purchasers the LIST of March, but par dividend
of the dividend being equal to the interest.


The annexed statement exhibits the value OF merchsn
disc imported into Boston, for the first three quarters o
ls46. II will be perceived that there has been an in
crease every quarter The fourth quarter unusually
small compared with the second third. The value Of
the imports for tho year may be estimated at twenty
millions Of fdollars.


COMMERCE or Bosror-THsEs QuAsryRs is41
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ysIor.m :. .aassta alsa,sn s,7s;Ss sasis
ties =. ,csi s7i a,ii24so 2ls,,5ss ss4ooW


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$tlio,os9 5,t6i,iss 7,23iGoe is e8 ,ssk
The free goods valued at about fifth part of the
total importation There not that variety of articles
imported into Boston, into this port the bulk the i'm
ports there, being foreign manufactured goods paying
high average duty, the received from customs
In that district being greater In proportion the aggrs
gate Importation than in this any other port Of entry
In the country The export trade Of Boston Is increasing
much faster than the import tradshat port 10 rapid