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COMPILED FOR THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE BY JOSEPH G. MARTIN, COMMISSION STOCK BROKER, NO. 6 STATE-STREET, BOSTON, AND AUTHOR OF TWENTY ONE YEARS OF THE BOSTON STOCK MARKET."

The following table presents the capital of each bank, together with the last two semi-annual dividends, and the amount paid October 1. Also, the market value of each stock, DIVIDEND OFF, April and October, 1859, and April and Oc tober, 1860.

The only changes in the regular dividends since April are an increase of per cent by the Market and Mechanics', and a decrease of per cent by the Eagle Bank. The Bank of Mutual Redemption, which commenced August 23, 1858, pays its first dividend of 2 per cent. The Bank of the Republic commenced operations February 2, 1860, and now pays its first dividend of 4 per cent for 8 months, on the old capital of $650.000, which has recently been increased to $1,000 000, as also the Eagle from $700,000 to $1.000,000. The Tremont increased, October 1, from $1,250,000 to $1,500,000, and the Columbian to $1.000.000. These changes were all authorized by the last Legislature. Under the General Banking Law we are shortly to have three new institutions—the "Mount Vernon," to be located in the new Parker Buildings, on Washingtonstreet, the "Continental," in the new block, Washington-street, corner of Central court, and another, the "East India," we believe, not definitely located. This will make seven banks under the new law, and a total of 46 banks in Boston, including the Pawners'.

Of the 42 banks in the table the regular dividends average 3.6 per cent. One bank divides 5 per cent, six 44, nine 4, fifteen 3, nine 3 per cent, one 2 per cent, and the Massachusetts pays 10 per cent. The usual dividend of the Massachu setts is 3 1-5 per cent, or $8 per share, but the extra amount now is from part proceeds of sale of banking house a short time since. It was the first bank in this State, (and second in the United States,) commencing business July 5, 1784, on which day the loans and discounts amounted to only $19,645. The bank was at first located opposite Park-street Church, near what is now called Hamilton-place. In April, 1792, the present site, then known as the " American Coffee House," was purchased for £1,450 (colonial currency,) or about $4,828, and the present edifice was erected in 1836. In January, 1795, an extra dividend of $10,000 was made, "from sale of old banking house." The original capital was $300,000, in 600 shares of $500 each, of which but $253,500 ap. pears to have been paid in, and the next year this was reduced to $100,000.

The capital remained at that figure for five years, when, in June, 1791, it was increased to $200,000; July, 1792, to $400,000; December, 1807, to $300,000, and in June, 1810, to $1,600,000. This remained the capital for eleven years, when, in April, 1821, it was reduced 50 per cent, (to $800,000, the present capital,) and the par value of the shares made $250. The present cashier, JAMES DODD, Esq., has held his position for a quarter of a century:—

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*The dividend of the Massachusetts Bank was 3 1-5 per cent (par $250) equal to $8 per share, in April, and now 10 per cent, or $25 per share, is divided, the extra being part proceeds of real estate sold.

MISCELLANEOUS DIVIDENDS.

The following dividends and interest are also payable at the dates given. In addition to these, early in October is the usual period for dividends by the Boylston, City, Manufacturers', Merchants', Neptune, Prescott, and Washington insurance companies, as also the Boston Exchange and Hamilton woolen companies, quarterly, and Columbian Manufacturing-adding, in round numbers, over $250,000, and making the total to be paid out in October, fully $2,500,000.

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The $470,000 of Michigan Central bonds is the balance of $535,000 due October 1. The company announced its readiness, a month ago, to pay these bonds; but holders seem little disposed to avail themselves of the offer, while their money is drawing 8 per cent.

THE REVENUE OF CUBA.

An official statement has recently been made of all the money collected during 1859 by the government, which forms the regular revenues of the Island. The sum total is $19,202,087 964, as follows:

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The amounts collected in 1858 under the same heads were $18,293,364 68, thus making a difference of $908,822 28 in favor of 1859. The Havana treasury department collected in 1859 out of the gross amount $13,099,682 74§. The remaining $6,102,404 214 were collected in the other parts of the Island, thus showing that Havana and its jurisdiction alone yields nearly two-thirds of the whole amount of revenue.

STATISTICS OF TRADE AND COMMERCE.

WINE PRODUCT OF FRANCE.

The official reports of France show the production of wines to have been for several periods as follows, in hectoliters :—

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The most of this is used in the country. The following shows the proportion:

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The exportation of wines does not vary so much as the production. For the ten years ending with 1836, the average was 1,175,000 hectoliters; for the ten years to 1846, 1,362,000 hectoliters; and in 1851 and 1852 it rose to 2,000,000, from which figures there was a subsequent decline, as seen in the following table of annual exports:

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In the last few years France has been an importer of wines as follows :—

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The average value of wine, as given by the "commission of values," is for wine in bottles-a general average--while for casks the price varies according to the destination :-

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In the general French trade reports the value of the wine export is as follows:

Official value.

Fr. 32,006,000

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29,784,000

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