New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-23
SECOND BOARD.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. RPM.

There was heavy market to-day at the First
Board for Stocks but at the Second Board every
thing imprc we'd, and there was large business
done at buoyant prices, especially in Morris,
Rdeevorth and Portsmouth The former i'm
prcved y cent from the First Board, but closed
at y cent below yesterdays prices. The
latter was in demand at 10, an advance Of ! =
cent. We understand that the measures for con.
solidating the old Stock into new four shares for
one, will be acted upon in few days, some of the
stockholders having desired that this portion of
the Act shall be carried into effect. A meeting Of
the Directors has been called for tomorrow
Thursday We also are informed that the cir.
culsr we alluded to q few days ago is Incorrect in
its statements in regard to dividends. After the
10 y cent is paid on the preferred Stock, dividends
are then paid on the old Stock to the extent Of 10
y cent, and the surplus, if any, is divided be.
tween the preferred and old Stock. To the other
statements of that circular we have seen no de-
NAL Edgeworth was firm at lOalOl. 1t sold at
Boston yesterday at II. Erie fell off at the First
Board, but Improved to Oh at the Second Board,
the closing price of yesterday. There was not
much Stock offering. Canton closed at s6i show
ing cent advance on yesterdays rates. 1t is
stated in the street to-day that the parties inter
ested in this Stock have commenced a subscrip-
tion, which has been literally signed, to build one
hundred houses on the lands of the Company
This improvement would add largely to the value
Of the property, which was placed by the last re-
port of the Company at two millions Of dollars.
Rochester and Syracuse was in demand, and Af.
ter the Board sold at lls}, showing / y cent in.
b,o 4 81
to sd Reading was steady, but not active
Farmers and Norwich were lower at tee First
Board, but firm at the Second Board 60 being bid
for Norwich. Long Island was firm at y cent
advance, selling at 24l, seller 90. Mohawk was
in demand st ssl. and Madison at l0li. The mar
ket has an upward tendency for both Stocks
Bonds were active at private sale, and cOnsidera.
bic parcels changed hands at fall prices. Ohio
and Pennsylvania were firmly held at 81, with 90
bid. For Mad River and Lake Erie 92i was bid,
without sales. Southern Michigan % asked. For
Government and State Stocks there was fair
demand At about previous prices.
Exchanges closed firmly at l0l 9l0l for Ster.
ling, and lo95si for Francs, with large sales
Francs. The supply over is moderate.
In Freights there is little or nothing doing 500
bbls Flour were engaged at Cd, some Cotton at
Sd, and some Dead Weight at l2s Cd 9l5s. With.
IN few days there have been engagements to
London Of l5o casks ashes at i IS; zoo bbls Resin
at 10 cd and 1000 boxes Cheese at 3Os. To Ii.
verpool, 40 casks and 1000 boxes Cheese, l5s
20 tuDs Oil, l2s; and Cotton ID a 32d, with some
Sea Island At 3-l6d. The steamer Pacific has
Measurement Goods at COO; Apples, S.; Cheese
ass and $50 ties Beef on private terms. To Glas-
gov, 400 bbls Flour, Is Sd coo bbls Resin, Is Cd
and 100 tuns Oil and TGllow 2os. To Havre,
there is some Cotton going forward at &c. To
Hamburg, 300 bales Cotton at &C. and 200 terces
Rice, sos. To New Orleans there is more offer
ing the packet rate is &C 2 foot. To Mobile,
goods are taken at &c by the packets $4,000