New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-31

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FRIDAY, MAY 3O-PM.
There was heavy feeling in the Stock
market TO day. and generally the Fancies were lower.
The reaction was not large excepting IN one or two
stocks. Al the second Board the Bears made use OF
some small cotton failures. and the anticipate ship
ment Of gold by the steamer tomorrow, 10 continue
the downward tendency, and measurably succeeded.
The sales of Reading have been very large, reaching
5000 shares, and closing at jSi, decline Of Pcent
Harlem fell of per cent. with fair amount ofbuSi-
ness Canton has been dropped about y cent. by
the operators in it within few days, probably To
bring out stock Norwich was scarcely 80 firm Long
Island was a little easier but held as firmly as any OF
the fancies sale of Hudson River was made at g.
seller 70 months state and Government Stocks arc
buoyant and IN demand for foreign account, but the
amount offering is moderate. For the better class OF
Railroad bonds the market Is firm.
In Exchange there Is a fair business do
ing for the previous rates Sterling 10! 20
10, for frst-clasS names. Francs 5.i00507l. The
supply of bills Is moderate
Freights are without change but rather
quiet ENGAGEMENTS 5000 bushels Corn 10 Liverpool
At 4d; Flour l5d Dead-weght, lbs Cd Dl5s Cotton,
7-32d To London. 900 bbs Turpentine, p. To
Glasgow, 1900 bushels Corn, Sid. To Hayre there
is little or nothing offering Some small parcels
Cotton are taken at &C. Deal freight was made at
e. S. from Bic Island to London, and another from
Miramichi to port in the British Channel, at ca
sugar freight to the south side OF Cuba was made
at 81 so. To California there IS not much doing
The rates are 55G7Oc p foot.
There is an abundance of money Offering
on.can. and the rates are without change The
usual rates are sac = cent, but occasionally CT.
Is accepted First class paper Is IN moderate supply
and freely taken at 5c5l h cent. for short dates.
Some Of the Banks cannot get all the paper they
want Second class paper, however, Is not amelio-
rated and is difficult of sale.
The sale of Long Island Stock belonging
TO the Company, which some Of the papers have Just
got hold Of was made several months ago, At the
time the concern was replaced in the hands of the
stockholders and vas reported >! the time IN The
Tfi5un,
Three small failures among the Cotton
spectators were reported to-day, but they are not
considered important. An evening paper also gives
the names Of two gentlemen connected with real
estate operations as having suspended payment
These suspensions occurred some time since, but We
did not the tune consider them OF sufficient public
interest parade their names before the world Both
the gentlemen IN question have been men Of large
wealth and retired from active business. They nave
unfortunately involved their fortunes IN large opera
tons from which return could be At once realised,
and they have been unable to meet their immediate
liabilities. They gentlemen who are held in high
respect, and they meet the warm sympathy Of their
friends.
Tomorrow Saturday is the last day for
receiving bids for the s350OOO first Mortgage loan Of
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad. BIDS Will be
received at the Office OF Messrs. Wins!ow, LanIer
co until o'clock This loan has attracted consIde
rable attention. and bids have been received from
Baltimore Boston &c. The Road covered by this
mortgage extends from Norfolk, Va. TO South Gas
ton on the Roanoke River, IN North Carolina, ninety
miles IN length, costing over $l5O0,OOO, AMI upon
which the entire lien is siOO,0O0 Fifty miles Of the
Road Is IN operation and July. Thirty miles more,
10 Weldon Will be working. The whole Road Will
be opened BY January next. At Weldon this Road
connects with the Road 10 Wilmington, 100 miles IN
length, and at south Castor with the Road 70 Ra-
leigh, s. miles N length The Road Itself - INK Of
the direct route from New-York TO New-Orleans.
line Of steamers IL now running between Pmladei-
phia and Norfolk, and two lines will soon De put On
between Ne~-York and Norfolk
The Bonds are lcSlitl uihAri dhstpity hpHi Ni'
LEGISLATURES Of Virginia and North Carolina, and are
secured by mortgage in trust 70 John J. Palmer,
ESQ. President OF the Merchants Bank. They are
issued mainly IN payment for the heavy raj with
which the road Is now being reIaid In the opinion
Of many competent judges these Bonds offer as safe
security a. any Of their class IN the market.
The amount received at the Sub Treasu-
" j. $4,000 Payments, s2s SIS Balance 22sl,'2s
The Connecticut Valley Railroad Will be
completed in June, and all firm direct connection
between New-YOfk and the eastern parts OF Yer
mont and western portions OF New-HampshTe It
connects Bratileboro WIKI Bellows Falls, ana the
contractor, Mr. George L. Schuyler has completed
MS task faithfully ard IN advance Of the time named
N ms contract.
The two Trustees OF the Illinois canal
FUND. David Leayit and Vim. II. S"ift, have been
reelected AZ the annual sale Of Canal lands the
pri,es obtained showed a considerable advance over
The LAST sale. being an Of about IS per cent
The amount realized exceeds $4,000, which. added
10 the increased receipts on the Canal, will enable
the Trustees to pay the semi-annuai interest on the
loan due IN October, and 81 per cent Of the principal