New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23
TUESDAY, Aug. PIP. VI.

TUESDAY, Aug. 22-P. NJ.
The Stock market irregular and Ere is quite eversh
II spered at &C. fell Of 3o reacted 81 tho Second
Board and finally closed at 35i-a decline OF cent.
since Yesterdays Second Board. The aggregate sales
were over eco sharos, nearly sl regular and short op
tons Tie operators for fall do not make many short
transactions - present figures The fall Of to-day seem,
10 be the result of absolute panic although much Of the
stock contrast stock which unavodIby upon the
market Tie loses buyer sixty and ninety contracts
falling due some % 10 30 cent There
appears be growing apprehension in the street that
the stock entirely worthless and this opinion IS it
spreads brings sellers into the make, at the present
low fgures more than sufiicien. 20 supply the
demands Of those who stll have faith. There
is tirong talk of holding a stockholders meeting
for the purpose Of thoroughly investigating the Affairs
OF tie Company We presume there would not be the
slightest lection the part Of the Company such
inve,gston. The general market does not appear to be
governed by Erie Although the tendency is downward
Reading is an exception and with good demand went to
e7i bid advance % ., cent from yesterday Trans
actions in Harlem recomenced to-day, and about 1000
sh8rs sod running down from IS TO 29 and closing st 3D.
At this price il pays about 10 cent if the present diy
derd. continue. Central fell off TO s9; Cumberland again
declined p cent Nicaragua, considering the market is
steady; Canton COZ The sales Of RIlroli Bonis are
100000, of which $50, ,OoO Illinois Central at o7i
Erie Income sold at s Conyeribles 1871, at 50 Cea-
rals 81. small sale of Government g. 1867 was made
at llsi.
There is an a.tive demand for Exchange mainly from
bankers to credits and from parties who remit
ting portion of the Mexican fund The rate Of Sterling
is a9i Y cent the market being well cleared Francs
5.l5a5l9l.
In FIegh;s there is but little doing. To Liverpool
few hundred bales Cotton las 3ed.; Deslweght l2l69
49, TO London and Glasgow, 100 200 TINS Oil Cake
l5i. To Havre, Cotton lc.
The Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company has declared
dividend of y cent, payable on the 2i,h inst
The receipts of the SubTreasury .!7, 500; paid,
s33l,3asi balaoce, se,29l,an.
The Erie Boaro held long session to-day and adj burned
tou oIrow without any final action. The condition OF
the finances of the Road under consderaona por-
on OF the arrangement reported to have made some days
since not having been consummated. The plan under
consideration for retiring the ncoue Bonds to which We
s uded Yesterday is to issue Third Mortgage Bonds hav
ing one two three and four years o rum price which
" inouce The exchange. This arrangement ii made
presume, would preclude the possibility OF DIVIDENDS
for tone time come it would increase the annual dis
bnnsemen,s OF the Company about 500 OOo
The Exchanges at the Clearing House were 5Oo
The amount of gold goiag by The steamer is vrously
stated at $500 coo to 1900 900. II will include
siderable amount Of the Mexican fund.
The increase in the specie Of the Banks s accounted for
by the fact that potion all Of the Mexican special de-
post turned on Friday last 10 the general deposit
account, and counted in tho specie state nen The
actual amount Of coin in vault at the time of the state
ment much larger than represented this large fund
being only counted Friday and Saturday, figured in
the average ,f the week only Onehrd Of the full amount
The million and half Of Mexican drafts no iced few
days ago having appeared, have been paid, and a
large portion of the proceeds will be shipped One pay
mept OF s4sO,OoO deposited in the Mechanics Bank.
The new certificates of the Harlem Railroad Compa
ny certify in the Of the United states Trust Compa
ny that the parties named in the certificates holders OF
90 much stock. Transfers required to be made and
the old certificates deposited the day before the new GER
ifcates ssued
We are sony TO announce the suspension Of MesSs.
Alfred Edwards & Co. Silk Goods Importers in Park
place. They made assignment last evening. This is
the house relation which rumors were 80 freely cir
cuaed last week. Tsey understood to have import
ed $500 900 worth of goods this fall which probably in
wolves considerable oss and to have 100000 Of South
ern paper under protest. NomnGIy the assets shows
surplus.
Roberts Brothers Circular gives the annexed state
III nj