New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-07
THURSDAY, May 6-P. NJ.

The principal movement to-day was in
Erie Securities of which about ss50O0o were Sold IA
GLIDING sl7oO0O at the Second Board where they
very buoyant closing in demand at 90 for ls69s Con
vertibcs an improvement of i y cent from yesterday
The Isis were also In demand better Incomes
firm at aSl and Second Mortgages 1884, all showing
strong market. Generally the Stock market was firm at
the First Board but the transactions to fair extent
only Harlem however, active, with sales Of 200
1900 shares at about 7ii. Ede closed ut s9s in de-
rnsnd an Improvement of Il p cent Reading II i
hid Nicaragua Al, and fner than during the morning
The immense load of passengers taken by the Northern
Light has increased the confidence of operators In the
stock Norwich 572. which is lower. Zinc closed in
demand at 1925, improvement of 50c v share The
demand for the paints of this Company is now far In
advance of the supply their machinery can produce
and the orders in advance reach hundred tuns
Canton firm at S3ls Delaware was heavy.
The inquiry fer Government and State Stocks and
Railroad Loans was good, and the market was well
sustained. Sound Investment Stocks have an appear
ance of advancing still further. Bank Stocks are firm at
full prices.
There is no activity in Exchange, but
the market is steady. Leading drawers ask lOal0i..
with Commercial bills at 9laa97s. Francs,
5l6l9d5l5 The supply Of bills Is not large but rather
increasing The demand does not meet the expectations
OF drawers.
The Freight market is firm, with
moderate amount of transactions Engagements 500
bales Cotton at 3l6d @7-}2d 1000 or 5000 bbls.
Flour led. 2o0oO bushels Grain AID a5d-the latter
for June shipment To London, 500 bbls. Flour ,
Naval Stores, ~ 50 tuns saltpeter private terms
To Havre, Ashes 81, and Cotton lac.
The earnings of the Hudson Railroad
continue to show aarge gain on last year.
For April they were 0i6 ~
April ISL. 1850 s94
Increase nearly % y cent. ,43j ~
: The City of Wheeling Six u Cent. Loan
guaranteed by the State of Virginia and Issued In aid Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was negotiated here
to-day with Messrs. seien, Whers & Co, of Wash.
irston The loan was for five hundred thousand dol
lars The new Constitution of Virginia forbids any fur
Their guarantee Of such loans but in this the guar
ancc given before the adoption Of the Constitution.
The Ogdensburgh Railroad CO. have made
sale at Boston of five hundred thousand ID mortgage
bonds In the neighborhood of 20.
Messrs. Clark, Dodge & Co. offer for
sale 10 q Coupon Bonds Of the Cities of Peru and
Davenport having 20 years run both bearing interest
at 10 p cent y annum, and guaranteed by the Chicago
and Rock Island Railroad Company.
The receipts of the Michigan Southern
end Northern Indiana Roads will vary bus little from
fifty thousand dollar for April
The balance in the Sub-Treasury handed
over yesterday to Mr. Bradish s3,s50ls7 The
receipts for duties since the death OF Mr. Young have
been S973,9l5.
There is very moderate amount OF
paper in the Street. which is passed at 4sa6 per cent
Oncs money l. pressed upon borrowers in largesums
al per cent and loans are made 70 considerable
tent at a ila per cent on call
Mr.. Dean S. Howard. one Of the con-
tractors for the Black River Canal having received
draft from Canal Commissioner for the amount Of
award for work under his contract presented The
to the State Auditor, who refused payment. On Mr.
Towards relation Of the facts Justice Harris, Of the su-
preme Court, recently issued peremptory manianus
commanding the Auditor to pay the draft according
law ".Under the advice OF the Attorney General" says
The albany Argus, the money has been paid Ia
piance with the order"
The Europa brings q continuation of
favorable Commercial accounts from the other aide.
The great abundance of money had at last forced the
Bank OF England to relucu In the rote Of interest
to- ceat and the discount houses making loans
at 14Qlh p cent The bullion in the Bsnk was
&l9J60s7 with large arrival. of Australian gold dsty
expected One vessel had arrived with nearly million
| of dolars and about the amsunt was coming
forward By another The Bank bad also over e's'eh
| million pounds Of notes idle.
In the Share market every description Of invest
ment has an upward tendency comprising 'na'es IN
| Bsnks Docks. Steamboats,. lssursnce eompsine''
Mines and miscellaneous enterprises
The market for Bar Silver and pollar' has gwen
..a A. the reduced quosacols lie large Import OF
the previous week bs been aken sh'eIS 'of -